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  Waiver possible, Physician liability?

  by Fatfreek in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  in the small arkansas town of camden close to our home the media recently gave tribute to an elderly physician from this town.

  he's in his 90's now and continues to work because he loves what he does.

  however, he barely makes his expenses, essentially working for nothing.

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  In the small Arkansas town of Camden close to our home the media recently gave tribute to an elderly physician from this town. He's in his 90's now and continues to work because he loves what he does. However, he barely makes his expenses, essentially working for nothing. Why? Liability insurance costs him over $100,000 per year. He doesn't have a lot of patients and understandably works on a limited schedule.
  
  He's not my doctor but my heart goes out to him and other doctors like him. I admire him for continuing to service patients, some who, by the way, described him in glowing terms. There are probably other doctors in rural areas who simply cannot afford to practice at all because of the insurance cost.
  
  I realize the importance of being able to make a physician responsible for his actions. Using a court of law can serve that purpose. But cannot we, the consumers, have the freedom of choice in such matters? I mean, suppose a physician had the option of practicing under some type of non-liability mode. His office would make it clear that he carries no such insurance and you, the customer, would need to sign some type of waiver before he could administer care. If he did blunder when administering care to you or yours, tough luck. You're on your own.
  
  I am interested, of course, in my U.S.A. Do other countries do anything like this?
  
  What do you think?
  
  Fats
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  Choices, if I could change only one.

  by Fatfreek in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if life were only like some rewriteable media -- rewind to where you'd change something, make a different choice, and proceed.

  i'd go back exactly 50 years when i conceded, reluctantly, to study with the jw's alongside my parents.

  i was some 15 years old and, admittedly, naive.

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  It's always fun to speculate at times. Truth is, we all make lots of bad choices in our lifetimes.
  
  Yeah, I'd like to take that bad one of mine back but, in a sense, I was able to do just that -- by getting out eventually. I think of the ones who haven't done that. Ones who never will.
  
  Sure, there were consequences. I lost two of my three sons to the JW's. Too, there are three grandchildren in that mix that I've never seen, or met, or taken to the mall, or hugged. Probably never will.
  
  Do most of us have it bad? Ha! There are folks who, if they could look in on this thread of ours, would only shake their head in disbelief at what we complain about.
  
  Downtrodden people in third-world countries with half of their family dead or dying from Aids. Folks living in war-torn countries who've never known a moment's peace. People still picking up the pieces in those Tsunami zones. Victims living in tents and makeshift homes and shelters as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
  
  Fact is, I'll make more bad choices along the way and continue to be thankful for all the good ones I've been fortunate enough to decide on.
  
  Fats
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  Choices, if I could change only one.

  by Fatfreek in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if life were only like some rewriteable media -- rewind to where you'd change something, make a different choice, and proceed.

  i'd go back exactly 50 years when i conceded, reluctantly, to study with the jw's alongside my parents.

  i was some 15 years old and, admittedly, naive.

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  No, Jez, I didn't see the movie. Nor did I know what the principle is about till I read the following link. In addition to an explanation there is a graphical illustration. Very profound thinking here:
  
  http://www.cmp.caltech.edu/~mcc/chaos_new/Lorenz.html
  
  Fats
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  Choices, if I could change only one.

  by Fatfreek in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if life were only like some rewriteable media -- rewind to where you'd change something, make a different choice, and proceed.

  i'd go back exactly 50 years when i conceded, reluctantly, to study with the jw's alongside my parents.

  i was some 15 years old and, admittedly, naive.

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  "Not only would I have declined a bible study, I should have taken steps to prevent the JWs from coming to the house and talking to my mom. That's what started the whole cycle of stupidity."
  
  Yes, 'Finally', pulling them out by their roots -- the beginning of it all.
  
  In my case, two years before. Dad went to our spare room with all my older brother's belongings. He had just run away from everything leaving his apartment and all its junk. There, amidst the junk, was this yellow hardbound book. Its name escapes me. Dad, being disabled from gainful employment, could do little more than read. He read it, he'd said, several times. He then wrote to the address on the back, subscribing to the Watchtower and asked them, "are there any people in my town who believe like this?". The rest is history.
  
  A good rewrite would be to go into that room, confiscate the book and personally tote it to the dumpster.
  
  Fats
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  Choices, if I could change only one.

  by Fatfreek in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if life were only like some rewriteable media -- rewind to where you'd change something, make a different choice, and proceed.

  i'd go back exactly 50 years when i conceded, reluctantly, to study with the jw's alongside my parents.

  i was some 15 years old and, admittedly, naive.

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  If life were only like some rewriteable media -- rewind to where you'd change something, make a different choice, and proceed.
  
  I'd go back exactly 50 years when I conceded, reluctantly, to study with the JW's alongside my parents. I was some 15 years old and, admittedly, naive. I lacked the wisdom. I lacked the resources that we have today -- JWD, the internet, etc.
  
  I'd have just said NO!
  
  That single choice has affected my life in more negative ways than any other decision that I can think of.
  
  How about you? Which choice would you change if you only had one to change? If you had two?
  
  Fats
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  Toilet seat case coming unglued?

  by Fatfreek in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember this one?

  well, according to his hometown's former city official, it may not have been bob dougherty's first attempt at claiming some toilet seat stick-down.

  dougherty's attorney, mark cohen, said this latest allegation "... doesn't make any sense".

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  Let's see if this post can see the light of day. Fats.
  
  BTTT
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  Toilet seat case coming unglued?

  by Fatfreek in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember this one?

  well, according to his hometown's former city official, it may not have been bob dougherty's first attempt at claiming some toilet seat stick-down.

  dougherty's attorney, mark cohen, said this latest allegation "... doesn't make any sense".

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  Remember this one? Well, according to his hometown's former city official, it may not have been Bob Dougherty's first attempt at claiming some toilet seat stick-down. Dougherty's attorney, Mark Cohen, said this latest allegation "... doesn't make any sense".
  
  I think it does.
  
  Fats
  
  November 8, 2005
  
  DENVER --A man who sued Home Depot last month claiming a prank left him glued to a toilet seat made a similar allegation about another restroom more than a year ago, an official told a newspaper.
  
  Bob Dougherty's lawsuit alleges employees at the store ignored his pleas for help on the day before Halloween 2003 because they thought he was kidding.
  
  But Ron Trzepacz, former director of operations for the town of Nederland, where Dougherty lives, told the Rocky Mountain News in Tuesday's editions that Dougherty told him in the summer of 2004 he was glued to a toilet seat in the town's visitor center but pulled himself free.
  
  Trzepacz told the paper he inspected the bathroom and found "no indication that anything had been on the toilet seat." No police report was filed, he said.
  
  Dougherty's lawyer, Mark Cohen, denied his client made such a claim and said Dougherty, 57, is willing to take a polygraph test.
  
  "The allegation doesn't make any sense," Cohen told The Associated Press Tuesday.
  
  Neither Trzepacz nor the Nederland town administrator immediately returned a call from the AP. Nederland is about 45 miles northwest of Denver.
  
  Dougherty's lawsuit, filed Oct. 28, said officials at the store in Louisville called for an ambulance after he had been stuck for about 15 minutes. Paramedics unbolted the toilet seat, which separated from his skin, leaving abrasions, according to the suit.
  
  The lawsuit also said Dougherty was recovering from heart bypass surgery and thought he was having a heart attack when he got stuck.
  
  The lawsuit claims he suffered pain, humiliation and financial loss. It seeks $3 million.
  
  "It's not about the money. I want my health back. I want to be back to normal," Dougherty said. "I want to make sure this doesn't happen to anybody ever, ever again."
  © Copyright 2005 Associated Press.
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  Man Sues Home Depot After Using Glue-Covered Toilet

  by Nellie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  omg - can you imagine watching the ems wheeling this man out?

  i know it's wrong

  man sues home depot after using glue-covered toilet

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  Here's his video interview by KUTV (you probably need a high speed connection)
  
  http://kutv.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_308132654.html
  
  Apparently, the lawsuit is recent but it seems the actual event happened some two years ago. His bypass surgery was earlier. His trauma began some months ago which may have triggered his seeking legal action. The $2,000 settlement offer by Home Depot, this man called "an insult".
  
  Fats
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  Here's an article on SECRECY I put together with your help

  by jgnat in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  it's aimed at the newbie ubm.

  thank you to all who contributed.. secrecy: pros and cons.

  who doesn't preserve their partner's feelings by not revealing the complete truth?

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  Ummm ... what's a UBM?
  
  One Google definition suggests "under bump metallisation".
  
  I doubt that is correct since it appears from this discussion that a person can be a UBM. Okay, "Utterly Broke Male", could fit the bill. On second thought, persons saying the above are women, so strike that.
  
  "Underachieving British Maiden" is my next try. Nope. The originator is from Canada so strike that also.
  
  I give up.
  
  Fats
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  Man Sues Home Depot After Using Glue-Covered Toilet

  by Nellie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  omg - can you imagine watching the ems wheeling this man out?

  i know it's wrong

  man sues home depot after using glue-covered toilet

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  Or is this just another staged event in hopes of a big fat settlement?
  
  Man goes into rest room, glue in his pocket. Makes sure he's alone. Swabs seat with glue. Walks over to trash container and ditches glue (and the rubber gloves he wore to hide his prints on the tube of glue). Walks back to the stall and shuts the door. Drops his britches and bravely sits on the throne. Sure, he's gonna stick. Sure it will cause some pain when the emergency room does what it needs to do.
  
  Begin to yell for help.
  
  For a couple-hundred grand, he thinks, it may all be worth it.
  
  Fats