Wild ride: Flu turns nasty with appendicitis

I gather that Vancouver has become the crime capital of Canada.

 

I am glad to hear your little one is recovering... :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

As for the medical providers... I have my opinions about several... and you are not the only one with yours Sis.

 

So the lesson to be learned is that if you want medical care at the ER you should go then shoot yourself in the leg or something.

 

Yeah, but it's Canadian crime. How bad could it be?

 

Depends how close you are to a hog farm or a city...

 

Oh please, that's crap. I've driven in Vancouver/PoCo, the QEW in the GTA, and lets not forget here in Winnipeg. Happens all the time

Crime rate near nation's worst

The Rankings: Canada’s most dangerous cities - Canada - Macleans.ca

Actually, the cities of Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Regina (All three are real armpits anyway) seem to always trade the title of Worst In Canada, and are usually neck-and-neck in the Worst rankings

Or the "best" ranking, depending on your perspective

B.C. court rejects Robert Pickton's appeal - thestar.com

Many people in the PoCo and Greater Vancouver area are still pretty sensitive on that topic

The lax enforcement, outrageous criminal rights and freedoms, and the inability to protect yourself all can make for a bad day

 

I passed through Saskatoon, maybe 15 years ago, and it was such a friendly city that I really liked it. Too cold for me to want to live in, but I'm devastated to see it listed high in crime statistics.

 

No surprise there. Criminals have oodles of rights now, and thanks to the previous Liberal government ramming through the YCJA (Youth Criminal Justice Act) in 2003, you can be under 18, kill someone, and have a clean record once you turn 18

Enforcement has backed WAY off too. So it really is a free-for-all

 

glad everything worked out for u. as far as our "health" care system, its simply misnamed. it s really "stop-gap" care. iow, only doing enough to keep you alive so you can pay the bill.

my SO works for cancer place. she is a financial consultant which is short for "the person who calls insurance carriers to argue with claims reps to make sure the patient gets the benefit that they are entitled to"

time is of the essence in her job as most of her patients are in end of life care. frequently, the procedures she is trying to get authorized simply only allows the patient a few more weeks or sometimes only few more days to live. insurance companies know this and will frequently delay coverages hoping to "out wait the patient"

all this adds to the cost of medical care. administrative costs are more than quadruple what they should be and in some areas more than 10 fold. many care providers either fold or greatly restrict their policies in order to survive financially. this creates an emergency room where only gravely ill patients have a better than 50% chance of receiving proper medical attention in time.

a lot has been said about health care reform and where it needs to go, but the first thing we need to do is ban health insurance coverages for all health maintenance, emergency and preventive care.

 

You're joking, right?

I lived half my life in Utah, and trust me on this sister, I was one HELL of a lot safer living in Utah, compared to Manitoba

 

its the weather... Alaska has high crime as well. its the toll on the human psyche when you have 39 minutes of daylight and shuttered in for 6 months at a time. makes people weird.

after all, Jayman ONLY lives up there so he can feel normal

 

When I was in the Army, I had two nicknames: "bunny"

and

"psycho"

Both nicknames have interesting stories behind them. I should probably start a couple of threads eg "Jayman's Army nickname Bunny" etc

 

I like video games too!

But seriously, isn't Canadian crime like not tipping at Tim Hortons?

 

Compared to the people around me, of course!

 

GTA = Greater Toronto Area

QEW: Queen Elisabeth Way

But seriously, two words: bull and s***

Perspective: Chill. Thrill. Kill. - Winnipeg Free Press

Never, EVER squeal on Winnipeg gang bangers

CTV Winnipeg- Man set on fire in horrific attack - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television

which is why I believe we should send out the Army and waste all of them

What else?

CBC.ca - News - Interactive Feature

Gunman wounds self fleeing police | Winnipeg | News | Winnipeg Sun

CTV News | Shooting at Winnipeg wedding reception kills one

Drive-by shooting leaves 2 injured | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun

I think its cute how Americans have this wistful fairy-tale image of Canada as not having crime. There is a huge problem up here with grow ops, gangs (Especially youth gangs and Native gangs), bikers, car theft, drive-by shootings (Gun control appears to have only disarmed honest folks, not criminals), stabbings, etc

 

LOL....ya Jayman AKA "sanest man in the neighborhood"

 

WARNING this is R rated at best

I bet Danny, Evan, Tideland, Tony and the other mods are reaching for the Xanax, Zantac, and the Wild Turkey bourbon aka "thunder chicken"

:mod:

Long story short: I was *really* frisky back then, and I'm frisky enough now. I got the nickname "bunny" because everybody noticed I was always hopping from hole to hole

It would probably be best if we used PM to go into all the details ....

That's what bubbles are meant for, to be burst