Posted on 08/29/2007 4:24:09 AM PDT by 60Gunner
Possibly because you know in your heart of hearts if you disconnect the doorbell, the next attractive, naive young lady with letterhead apology stationary waiting for use in her briefcase will knock, "because she thought the doorbell was not working".
And if you put up a picket fence with a Sentinel dog inside, the commotion from EVERY passing attractive, young lady who is peddling the latest whizbang concept or product will be guaranteed to disturb your sleep.
Consider further the notion you are now deprived of the use of a convenient accessory for your house BECAUSE you are unsafe from random and continuous MISUSE of that accessory (the doorbell) by poorly educated, poorly raised young adults.
May I recommend to your attention Marvin Olasky's book "The Tragedy Of American Compassion" wherein he outlines the false premise(s) of America's outlook on charity.
Your initial in loco parentis speech nailed it perfectly.
The young lady should have heard it FROM HER parents years before you delivered it to her in their stead.
I was distressed to see how far you deviated from your initial premise by the end of your composition.
Best regards,
Pssst - buy a flash drive, or other external device, to put your work on.
Believe me, I learned this the hard way.
You have a gift. Actually, you have several gifts. Thank you for sharing those gifts with us. God bless you 60Gunner.
You should write a book. Have you considered it?
Hey, you ARE already writing a book!
“The Diary of a Trauma Nurse”. Three chapters already written, and they’re powerful with the emotions, insights, people, and all that to go together!
Don’t change a thing! Just give each chapter a title to fit the subject.
Great stuff, Gunner!
Sen Jack
Thank you for another incredibly poignant look into your life. And bless you for all you do.
Forgive me if I'm jumping the gun, but what the hell's wrong with you that you would take the time to post a reply like THAT?
More jaded than thou?
I’m sorry... I’ve read the poster’s work before and thought it witty and incisive.
I suppose upon reading this one I found the constant grim, witty, black humor a little tiresome, sort of like cop humor. We all know how stressful ER work can be, we’ve been treated to it on television for decades. I almost had the sense that the poster was trying to write a new ER drama, or perhaps a treatment for the existing one(s).
Further, I too used to work the midnight shift and found daytime solicitors annoying. However, I’ve found a solution — I don’t open the door to ANYONE unless I’m expecting them. Nor do I answer the phone unless I’m expecting a call. I found the gentleman’s fury, and subsequent browbeating and guilt tripping of the unfortunate solicitor to leave me quite unmoved as to the gravity of his plight. Apparently she didn’t know who she was waking. Generally the solution to having one’s sleep interrupted is simple. Go back to bed.
Peggy Noonan wrote a couple of weeeks ago about the casual rudeness of people like your lovely conservative fundraiser. It’s worth looking up on OpinionJournal.com. This kind of behaviour is so common we hardly notice it. It’s not just the doorbell ringing.I get off at the train station and some petition signature collector jackass blocks my way our and demands to know if I’m a registered voter. WTF?
Oh, write a book, you’re the real thing!
ichabod, thanks for your reply and your perspective. As you can understand, I wouldn’t have known all that just from the “Whatever” reply.
Thanks.
This behaviour is everywhere.
Look at this(excerpt):
http://www.ahrp.org/infomail/05/11/28.php
Alliance for Human Research Protection AHRP is a national network of lay people and professionals dedicated to advancing responsible and ethical medical research practices, to ensure that the human rights, dignity and welfare of human subjects are protected, and to minimize the risks associated with such endeavors.
Marketing Drugs by Marketing Sex--Cheerleader Sales Reps
Mon, 28 Nov 2005
Readers, but not the medical community, may be shocked by a front page story in The New York Times that sheds light on yet another unseemly pharmaceutical industry strategy for pushing brand name drugs. The industry's most effective drug marketing strategy is to hire cheerlers as sales reps whose "educational" methods can be relied upon to sell drugs--"There's a lot of sizzle in it." Indeed, demand for cheerleaders by the pharmaceutical industry has led one enterprising entrepreneur to form Spirited Sales Leaders.
The Times reports that research confirms that cheerleaders' seductive charms are effective at enticing doctors to prescribe name brand drugs with abandon--never mind the adverse consequences for patients. Pharmaceutical companies don't ask cheerleaders what they majored in, and a lawsuit against Novartis charges that the company encouraged using sex to make drug sales.
Pharmaceutical companies deny that sex appeal has any bearing on hiring: "Known for their athleticism, postage-stamp skirts and persuasive enthusiasm, cheerleaders have many qualities the drug industry looks for in its sales force. Some keep their pompoms active, like Onya, a sculptured former college cheerleader. On Sundays she works the sidelines for the Washington Redskins. But weekdays find her urging gynecologists to prescribe a treatment for vaginal yeast infection."
"Some industry critics view wholesomely sexy drug representatives as a variation on the seductive inducements like dinners, golf outings and speaking fees that pharmaceutical companies have dangled to sway doctors to their brands."
"Dr. Thomas Carli of the University of Michigan who has led efforts to limit access to the representatives who once trolled hospital hallways, said the seduction appeared to be a deliberate industry strategy."
Best regards,
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