Politcally incorrect rant aka how my day went

[rngreenhorn]

If anyone here thinks that healthcare is not already suffering because of Medicare cuts and reimbursement cuts as a result of Obamacare and the general state of the economy... are smoking some great crack (and I'd like some). And the bad news is, we are in a downward spiral with very little to no hope of stopping it. Staffing cuts are leaving our hospital workers overwhelmed and unable to provide the level of care that we once did. Value-based pricing, process measure indicators, and customer satisfaction scores, which Medicare reimbursement is now based on, have nowhere to go but down. Which equals more decreased reimbursement and even more staffing cuts. Our national leaders from the left and the right should hang their head in shame at what they have done to our national budget.

And hospital administrators need to pull their heads out of their elitist, overly educated a$$, and join us "peons" on the front line. Then, they can tell us we need to do more. We need a practical paradigm to emerge from this nightmare--- not more esoteric weak management and leadership philosophy from the school of BS model of useless politically-correct drivel. Our leaders need to extricate their lard butts from their inane committee meetings and take a peek at the state of things. Stop telling us "we know this is a problem, we are working on it" and do something about it---- that is why we pay you the big bucks.

[NP Sam]

This is HILARIOUS!!! Look how easy it was to change subject/find common ground... :[anb]:

[pockunit, ADN, RN]

I cannot express in words how hilarious I find it that a political rant dissolved into an intensive knitting discussion. I love this forum

Knittas don't mess around, yo.

eta: not leaving the hookers out, either.

[rngreenhorn]

Was this an audio rant? I must have my speakers on mute.

Yes, it was an audio rant, everyone check your hearing aide batteries. ;0) OK, so I was being malevolant. Letting my alligator mouth out talk my bunny rabbit a$$.

What have I got on the needles? Making this cowl http://www.shibuiknits.com/Patterns/Detail.php?Category=Accessories&Pattern=Piega+Cowl I'm a little confused, though, about how to put the peices together. Starting on the second peice now and hope I have an epiphany when I finish.

[rngreenhorn]

I cannot express in words how hilarious I find it that a political rant dissolved into an intensive knitting discussion. I love this forum

Yes, we knitters in general are an affable group... Though, I once saw a couple of grannies at a knit shop group almost come to blows over the relative merits of English vs. continental...

[nursel56]

I wish we still had a knit shop nearby! The yarn selection at J***** F***** and M******'* is frustratingly horrible. I guess I need o do some serious stash fortifications. Darn. :hpygrp:

[pockunit, ADN, RN]

I wish we still had a knit shop nearby! The yarn selection at J***** F***** and M******'* is frustratingly horrible. I guess I need o do some serious stash fortifications. Darn. :hpygrp:

They must be bad if they show up as swear words.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

Knittas don't mess around, yo.

eta: not leaving the hookers out, either.

betta no' be doin' tha'!

[pockunit, ADN, RN]

I would never. They're not as pointy as DPNs, but hooks can do plenty of damage.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

I would never. They're not as pointy as DPNs, but hooks can do plenty of damage.

glad ta hear tha'! are they allowed on airplanes these days? understand the pointy things aren't...

[pockunit, ADN, RN]

Oh, they all are. I took some WIPs to Germany and didn't get guff from anyone on either side of the ocean.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

Oh, they all are. I took some WIPs to Germany and didn't get guff from anyone on either side of the ocean.

Hmm, it appears i am mistaken....very good!