An Apple a Day

I recently spent several days in the hospital. While that is a not a wonderful experience, there was something that made it even worse than it already was.

Room mates. I had 3 of them during the 5 days I was there.

#1 roommate was, I believe, quite a few bricks short of a load. She was a screamer who had her shoulder and arm broken. I can't imagine how horribly painful that must have been. I can imagine how many times (6) I was awoken from a drug induced, painful sleep by her shrieks. Honey, come on. Yes, it is painful, we all know that. At some point though, one must suck it up and stop with the screaming. Save it for when someone is trying to slit your throat.
Also, calling the nurse over the little intercom thing and telling her "my vagina really itches!" is just not cool. No one needs to know that except the nurse. Ask her to come in and then tell her in private. Sheesh.

#2 roommate was a tall woman who cried almost the entire time. I never did really figure out what was wrong with her other than she had massive stomach issues (ulcers, etc..) and could not keep anything down and was in a lot of pain.
What I did know about her was her family situation. We were in a small room separated by a curtain. On my side of the bed was me in bed on her side of the room was her in bed, her mother, father, two daughters and one toddler boy. Even if you don't have children you know that putting a toddler in a small room with lots of people and lots of cool things to touch and look at is a bad idea. Non stop screaming at little Johnny. Two teen daughters texting and talking on the phone, beeping, ringing, laughing.
The patient was very rude to the nurses and anyone who crossed her path really. Not fun.

#3 roommate was an elderly woman who was really quiet actually. She didn't cause much trouble at all and we got along fine. She had the joy of listening to me vomit numerous times so she probably is writing a blog post about me! Her elderly husband in a wheel chair came to visit. He was accompanied by a young woman. From the moment he entered her part of the room he sneezed, coughed, snorted,blew his nose, etc... and kept saying he had chills and didn't feel well. The nurse came in for something and ended up telling the young woman that he needed to go since he was not feeling well. The young woman said ok and they left. About an hour later, the girl came back and told the older lady that she had taken the old guy to the E.R. and that he had pneumonia. Well boy howdy. Thanks for spreading that all around a post surgical floor where there are a ton of people trying to recover. People are dumb no way around it. 

I really hope that I don't have to be a patient at the hospital again any time soon.

A little of this, some of that..

 

OK, I know ads are a necessary evil, pays the bills so to speak, with that said, if you are going to make me watch an ad before I can watch my internet video, I have a few demands er requests..

• Let me mute it or close it, don take away the damn controls. I usually run my computer with the sound muted because of arsehatty websites who have multimedia ads that start blaring crap!

 

 

• ROTATE the content of the ads, do NOT make me watch the same 30 second ad with each and every video on your site!

• I am slightly annoyed by the ones that let you skip the ad after 5 seconds or so, because those had have teaser beginnings and I 'almost' want to watch the ad, but then a little voice in my head screams, GET OUT OF MY HEAD, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME WATCH YOUR CRAP!!

Note to advertisers: I know you think you are being clever, but I do remember your name and will never buy from you if you piss me off. NEVER.

 

And FFS don't drop some bomb on me, hidden at the top or bottom of the web page, so I have to search for it to shut your unwanted shiat off. There are several websites I no longer view because of such shenanigans.. And again, NEVER.
 

 

 

I was thinking the other day, as some asshat pissed me off for some reason or another.. That a lot of what we do pissed off others.. Some things can be written off as an honest mistake, but somethings?

• Changing lanes in front of someone and making a left turn at the very next intersection. Now if there was room behind the car you cut off, you sir or madam, are an asshat!

• I have kids, and eat out frequently. But if you take your kids out to dinner (or anywhere for that matter) and do not parent you children, let them run wild, those poor kids have an asshat or two for parents..

• Can't wait your turn in line, or even those who don't like lines and stand sloppy, confusing others, and allowing those who don't like to wait the excuse to cut.. All ya'll is asshats!

• I like to be able to hear my music, sometimes crank it up, but if I can hear your crap from a block away.. You know it, you know the drill..  The hat fits..

• Read the damn signs! If the sale mentions specific items are on sale, don't grab random stuff then argue with the cashier, while I am waiting in line behind you, about how you should get a discount because you can not be bothered to read!

• Sometimes a driver has only a few seconds, literally, to make that left turn or get through specific intersections.  So when the light changes, don't take that moment to fall asleep at the wheel, or take your damn time..  And pedestrians?  Those intersections are ones you do not want to get in front of my car, during my few seconds of opportunity, jaywalking your big ol' asshat head, robbing me of my turn.. 

• Speaking of pedestrians, what is so damn hard about waiting until you walk your carless ass to the intersection and wait for the light before you cross the street?  I mean its simple physics people..  Even if you are 250, 350, hell 400 pounds, my made-in-the-usa hunka junk WILL be the winner if we happen to meet in the street.  And I am not in the mood to scrape asshat off of the bottom of my car, knowwhatImean?

Ok, well I am tired so will say good night to you kind gentlemen and gentlewomen..  Good night I say!