[Archived] Rant (4?)

[K-Hod]

Love both, always had cats at home, got one in my own house as well. (Mostly because it wouldn't be fair on a dog to leave them at home all day solo).

My folks have a dog now since me and my sister have flown the coop, so I help out with walking that goon!

[Blue Cabbage]

Can't be doing with the whole 'stroke me, stroke me', 'feed me, feed me' with dogs, cats do it and then they think ' @#/? ya then, let me outside so I can kill summat'.

[K-Hod]

Yep, my cat brought back a dead rodent about 20 minutes ago, I had to scoop the poor thing up!

[Blue Cabbage]

Had one when I was younger (RIP) that used to bring live ones in the house for funsies.

Used to amuse me no end. My poor mother was not as impressed

[T J Hooker]

Had one when I was younger (RIP) that used to bring live ones in the house for funsies.

thats exactly what my sadistic little puss does, she'll spend all night releasing and catching a mouse until it finally dies(or i spoil her fun by catching it and putting it back outside) and if she wakes the dogs up they all join in the fun, poor little mouse.

[Blue Cabbage]

thats exactly what my sadistic little puss does, she'll spend all night releasing and catching a mouse until it finally dies(or i spoil her fun by catching it and putting it back outside) and if she wakes the dogs up they all join in the fun, poor little mouse.

Yup, they are savage beasts.

We had 2 that used to team up on a mouse, pull it's legs off, bat it to each other then leave it when they got bored!

[old darwen blue]

Because dogs are naturally social, loving, faithful, dependable creatures.

Cats are assholes.

PMSL

[Pedro]

On my way to work, I noticed there was a floral tribute and messages at the local bus stop across the street. I assumed that someone had been killed in a road accident or something? Nope. Turns out it's to mourn a local moggy who got hit by a car. There's even been talk of raising thousands of pounds for a plaque in its honour! Yeaaah, let's not raise money and put it towards a good cause or anything. Let's blow it on a commemorative plaque for a goddamn cat!? I could understand if it was a dog, maybe, but a CAT!?

@#/? me. It's only made the national news!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bus-stop-becomes-tribute-shrine-7291849

I wonder if rich cats leave their money to the children's home?

[Mattyblue]

On my way to work, I noticed there was a floral tribute and messages at the local bus stop across the street. I assumed that someone had been killed in a road accident or something? Nope. Turns out it's to mourn a local moggy who got hit by a car. There's even been talk of raising thousands of pounds for a plaque in its honour! Yeaaah, let's not raise money and put it towards a good cause or anything. Let's blow it on a commemorative plaque for a goddamn cat!? I could understand if it was a dog, maybe, but a CAT!?

@#/? me. It's only made the national news!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bus-stop-becomes-tribute-shrine-7291849

This reminds me when someone in that famous mawkish city on the Mersey found a 'foetus', and then started a tribute for it.

'With Baby Jesus Now'

'RIP little one'

'Wiv the Angels'

and so on.

Turned out it was a dead chicken

Found the link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4372230.stm

[Paul]

Just what is Jeremy Hunt's problem?

Earlier this week I was offered a routine appointment with my consultant for 11.00am today. I couldn't make that so have been given an alternative for 6.30pm on a week day.

Clearly these doctors aren't working hard enough or at times convenient to patients.

[old darwen blue]

I rang my surgery last week to make an appointment and was told it would be two weeks and would be with a doctor I didn't recognise. When I asked how long it would take to see my own doctor the receptionist laughed and said a lot longer than that!

My NHS contributions will rise by £25 per month shortly. I wonder if I can opt out of the lot and just go with BUPA?

[Paul]

I wasn't discussing GPs which is a very different, and increasingly lottery style issue, from hospital doctors. Out of interest how do you know your NHS contribution will increase?

Allowing people to opt out of the NHS could be beneficial to the service as I feel sure many would do so but probably without making other provisions. If, and I stress if, a proportion of opt outs proved to be amongst those in the population whose lifestyle choices, alcohol, diet and tobacco, place significant demands on the service this could help to reduce NHS costs, waiting times etc. to the benefit of those who stay with the service.

The question I always feel needs answering by those who would chose to opt out is this. When you need the emergency services, A&E or find private health care doesn't cover the condition what would you do? Ambulance drivers requesting proof of cover at the roadside? That would be the inevitable outcome.

No medical insurance = no care? Do we really want to live like this? It's what would be required and would leave hundreds of thousands, probably from lower income brackets, unprotected.

The NHS works so to opt out would have to mean 100% out and not when convenient to the user.

[jim mk2]

My NHS contributions will rise by £25 per month shortly. I wonder if I can opt out of the lot and just go with BUPA?

That's news to me and the rest of the population I suspect. How do you know your contributions will rise ?

Answer to your second question is No. And even if you could you'd end up paying much more.

[Pedro]

Drives me mad how drunks, druggies and idiots take up so much time, effort and money. Whenever I've had to go to A and E, or visiting someone at the hospital I feel like I'm trying to a slip through a load of skanky zombies who are smoking and swearing in the doorways. Wastefulness, idiocy, lack of gratitude and skankiness - eradicate it by any means as far as I am concerned.

[Amo]

I rang my surgery last week to make an appointment and was told it would be two weeks and would be with a doctor I didn't recognise. When I asked how long it would take to see my own doctor the receptionist laughed and said a lot longer than that!

My NHS contributions will rise by £25 per month shortly. I wonder if I can opt out of the lot and just go with BUPA?

Count your blessings. It takes me about a month to see my GP!

[adopted scouser]

Drives me mad how drunks, druggies and idiots take up so much time, effort and money. Whenever I've had to go to A and E, or visiting someone at the hospital I feel like I'm trying to a slip through a load of skanky zombies who are smoking and swearing in the doorways. Wastefulness, idiocy, lack of gratitude and skankiness - eradicate it by any means as far as I am concerned.

That's part of the problem, too many hangers on with the NHS these days. The service was and still is the envy of many other nations but it's becoming a giant money pit.

If my national insurance contributions were greatly reduced I'd go private tomorrow.

[Guest]

Can't really say I've ever had a problem with the NHS, including recently. They've often been brilliant for me, and I've had my fair use out of them. Perhaps I should contribute more than the rest of you.

The only bad experience I've had is at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. You wait months to get the appointment in the first place, and then you can wait a good few hours in the waiting room once you're there. You also see somebody different every time, and have to explain your situation every time, even though they've got the notes. The staff aren't to blame, as it's clear they just haven't got time to have a look at your notes beforehand due to their workload, but the system there needs sorting out.

[adopted scouser]

Can't really say I've ever had a problem with the NHS, including recently. They've often been brilliant for me, and I've had my fair use out of them. Perhaps I should contribute more than the rest of you.

The only bad experience I've had is at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. You wait months to get the appointment in the first place, and then you can wait a good few hours in the waiting room once you're there. You also see somebody different every time, and have to explain your situation every time, even though they've got the notes. The staff aren't to blame, as it's clear they just haven't got time to have a look at your notes beforehand due to their workload, but the system there needs sorting out.

Did you get to see someone ?

[jim mk2]

That's part of the problem, too many hangers on with the NHS these days. The service was and still is the envy of many other nations but it's becoming a giant money pit.

If my national insurance contributions were greatly reduced I'd go private tomorrow.

What would you do if you were involved in an accident ? The private sector won't help you.

[Paul]

If my national insurance contributions were greatly reduced I'd go private tomorrow.

The NHS is primarily funded out of general taxation so what you should be asking for tax rebate on contributions to private health care.

National Insurance entitles one to state benefits such as the state pension, maternity benefit and ESA.

[T J Hooker]

i think people that go to a&e with alcohol or drug related injuries should be fined(and the fines should get bigger every time they go)

[Pedro]

i think people that go to a&e with alcohol or drug related injuries should be fined(and the fines should get bigger every time they go)

Absolutely. We all make mistakes but definitely a three strike rule and especially if they contribute zilch to society. It does get under my skin because the wasters are the ones who most often are impatient, abusive cretins too.

[T J Hooker]

The nurses doctors and staff hate having to deal with them every night but theres little they can do other than get security or the police to chaperone the idiots around the hospital(which obviously wastes a ton more money)

[koi]

I'll give you a rant; Got an email earlier today saying the password for a debit card on a current account for my business has been changed. strange as I'm the only one who has the original password. Immediately phone the fraud line, I was passed between departments, put on hold and basically asked daft questions. I refreshed the bank account half way through the call and £16k had been taken using the debit card number. Here's the rub; I'd been put through to the online fraud team when I needed the card fraud team, who, would you believe it, finish at five. I've now got an agonising wait for them to open at 8am to find out what the hell happens now.

[Baz]

i think people that go to a&e with alcohol or drug related injuries should be fined(and the fines should get bigger every time they go)

Easier said than done. It would be a nightmare to administrate, and would probably cost more to collect the fines than would be raised.

Plus where is the line? Do you fine someone who has had 3 pints and fallen over? You would end up with people suing the NHS about their fines, and the NHS having to hire even more risk assessors.

As someone who works in the healthcare industry, there is plenty more waste in the NHS that is easier to look at than that idea.