Comments on: Grab Bag http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:16:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alex http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 alex Tue, 01 May 2007 14:50:21 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/#comment-1929 Now who's being naive? That staff bathroom is their little area of power, man. And you know how people are with their little power trips. :) (No insult taken on the previous comment - I'm not sure it can be insulting to call me naive if I've said that I'm probably being naive.) Now who’s being naive? That staff bathroom is their little area of power, man. And you know how people are with their little power trips. :)
(No insult taken on the previous comment – I’m not sure it can be insulting to call me naive if I’ve said that I’m probably being naive.)

]]> By: wadE http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1928 wadE Tue, 01 May 2007 13:56:38 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/#comment-1928 Oh, and I'm not exactly against the poop law... I'm just dismayed that we have to legislate for it... it would be nice if common sense prevailed instead of gov't having to force people's hands. Oh, and I’m not exactly against the poop law… I’m just dismayed that we have to legislate for it… it would be nice if common sense prevailed instead of gov’t having to force people’s hands.

]]> By: wadE http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 wadE Tue, 01 May 2007 13:55:23 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/#comment-1927 Al, not to be insulting, but you are being naive. Companies never cared about the community or the people. Maybe some... somewhere, in a magic land where bacon, ham, and pork chops all come from the same animal. Seriously though... I don't believe things have gotten worse in this arena... if anything, slightly better. Better working conditions, more scrutiny on ethics, more emphasis on environmentalism, etc. But overall it's still all about the bottom line. Even the wonderful things the health insurance companies do (like Disease Management where a nurse will periodically call and check on people who have Diabetes, or Heart Failure... these things are great services, but are only done because they save the company money)... I could go on, but I should save my rants for an article of my own. Al, not to be insulting, but you are being naive. Companies never cared about the community or the people. Maybe some… somewhere, in a magic land where bacon, ham, and pork chops all come from the same animal. Seriously though… I don’t believe things have gotten worse in this arena… if anything, slightly better. Better working conditions, more scrutiny on ethics, more emphasis on environmentalism, etc. But overall it’s still all about the bottom line. Even the wonderful things the health insurance companies do (like Disease Management where a nurse will periodically call and check on people who have Diabetes, or Heart Failure… these things are great services, but are only done because they save the company money)… I could go on, but I should save my rants for an article of my own.

]]> By: Becca http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1897 Becca Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:37:03 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/#comment-1897 Speaking as someone about whom you all had a pool going to bet on when I was going to rush to the bathroom during my wedding, I can attest that greater awareness of this issue, if not legislation, is a good thing. I have been in the circumstance of begging to use employee bathrooms at random retail locations when the attacks hit and have done the desperate dash/hobble from place to place when I was turned away/denied. (And WadE, the answer was more usually no than yes) I don't know that the legislation would help me anyway, as I'm not a "card carrying" sufferer, but the occasional IBS attack can hit you like it is Crohns. Anyway, I had seen this article this morning too, and was grateful for it for fellow sufferers. :-) b Speaking as someone about whom you all had a pool going to bet on when I was going to rush to the bathroom during my wedding, I can attest that greater awareness of this issue, if not legislation, is a good thing. I have been in the circumstance of begging to use employee bathrooms at random retail locations when the attacks hit and have done the desperate dash/hobble from place to place when I was turned away/denied. (And WadE, the answer was more usually no than yes) I don’t know that the legislation would help me anyway, as I’m not a “card carrying” sufferer, but the occasional IBS attack can hit you like it is Crohns.

Anyway, I had seen this article this morning too, and was grateful for it for fellow sufferers.

:-) b

]]> By: alex http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 alex Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:04:51 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/#comment-1894 I'm not necessarily trying to single out health care. It just seems to me (and perhaps this is just me being naive) that when I was younger, companies cared both about the bottom line and about helping both community and country thrive. It doesn't seem so much like the latter anymore. I’m not necessarily trying to single out health care. It just seems to me (and perhaps this is just me being naive) that when I was younger, companies cared both about the bottom line and about helping both community and country thrive. It doesn’t seem so much like the latter anymore.

]]> By: wadE http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-1892 wadE Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:44:25 +0000 http://www.simpleprop.com/2007/04/26/grab-bag/#comment-1892 I'm torn on the Poop Law. Any establishment that serves food I believe by law needs to have a public restroom. But Old Navy? I know it wouldn't be "Public", but instead of a law it would be nice if people used common sense and if someone was in obvious pain needed the bathroom they would let them use it. It's a shame that we need to legislate something like this. On the plus side, I now know what Crohn's disease is. Wow, I could write a 10 page response on the Drug Company story. I am quite familiar with Medicare Part D, the "doughnut-hole" and the skyrocketing costs of Rx. The short reply is: the system is broken, economic forces will bring them back into alignment, just not as fast as we would all like (maybe not for 10 or more years even). Can you put a $ figure on an additional week, month, or year of someone's life? Lastly, believe it or not, but the Health Insurance companies are actually trying to help with stuff like this. I used to have a subscription to Mother Jones, perhaps I should get it again. I’m torn on the Poop Law. Any establishment that serves food I believe by law needs to have a public restroom. But Old Navy? I know it wouldn’t be “Public”, but instead of a law it would be nice if people used common sense and if someone was in obvious pain needed the bathroom they would let them use it. It’s a shame that we need to legislate something like this. On the plus side, I now know what Crohn’s disease is.

Wow, I could write a 10 page response on the Drug Company story. I am quite familiar with Medicare Part D, the “doughnut-hole” and the skyrocketing costs of Rx. The short reply is: the system is broken, economic forces will bring them back into alignment, just not as fast as we would all like (maybe not for 10 or more years even). Can you put a $ figure on an additional week, month, or year of someone’s life? Lastly, believe it or not, but the Health Insurance companies are actually trying to help with stuff like this.

I used to have a subscription to Mother Jones, perhaps I should get it again.

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