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Please don't put popcorn in the microwave and walk away. One staff member did this and burnt the popcorn so bad it actually caught fire and I had calls from four floor about a burn smell.

Just fondly remembering San Antonio. Absolutely nothing went wrong on that honeymoon and the weather was perfect.

Can't believe I forgot this one. Before moving a patient's bed for any reason you MUST check to ensure everything is disconnected from the bed. We've had phone cords ripped out the wall because they were wrapped around the headboard, hand held callbell plugs break off in the wall socket cause the callbell was tied to the handrail, power cord plugs bent or break off in the electrical socket, and reading light pull string break the switch because the string was tied to the handrail. Please check the bed and please don't tie anything to the bed.

We once tried a system many liked but administration didn't. We hired a nurse practitioner and provided him/her with a small staff. Once they checked into the ER it was decided if they needed "quick care" or not. Quick care was for the colds, flu, infection, and other relatively minor stuff that most people would normally go to their GP or a clinic. It did result in lower wait time in the ER but it was wages being paid for staff that wasn't needed for several hours a day so they got rid of it and the ER wait is back up again. Sometimes that's the fault of the patients.

Oooooohhhhh! Where I work, clear job title is required on our ID cards for patient benefit. It may even be a state requirement.

My wife and I spent our honeymoon in San Antonio in February. Morning lows in the 50s. Afternoon in the 70s. If you're getting married I highly recommend a honeymoon in San Antonio. Go to your hotel and ask for tour packages. We took an all day tour for $50 each. They picked us up from our hotel, took us all over, boat ride down the river, and dropped us off back at the hotel. Next day we went back downtown to see the sights on our own, especially the riverwalk. Just don't go in the summer unless you like your shoes to melt.

Was it hospital maintenance or elevator contractors working on the elevator? We don't do repair work on elevators. We'll try to reset the elevator and if that doesn't work we'll take it out of service and call the contractor. Using a contractor is initially expensive but it saves on liability insurance. When I have to fish dropped keys out the elevator shaft I take the elevator to the next floor up, put it on independent, close the outer doors while leaving the inner doors open, go down the stairs, open the outer doors, and climb down. If we find elevators broken and we can't fix them we'll put it on independent and close the outer doors to prevent anyone from trying to use it on the chance it'll start up again and stop again later. Only major problem we had with our elevators was during the hurricane we had a power blink while our #1 elevator was in motion. This caused it to stop in between floors and the only way to get it started was to call out the contractor. By the way, this was the only elevator that could run on emergency power. Our electrician and other guys were scrambling to run cables to put another elevator on emergency power for the hurricane. With our new generators this shouldn't happen again.

You missed my words, "in some cases" and I followed that up with my ex-wife as an example.

When face to face with an angry screaming boss who is screaming for no good reason then do what I learned in the Navy. Smile, nod your head, and say "OK chief". You're not actually agreeing with what the boss has said but your reply will do one of two things. Either it will calm the boss down to think he/she accomplished something when they really gave you ammunition to file a complaint or it will get them spinning out of control in rage cause what they were really looking for was a fight and a reason to fire someone. But by saying "OK chief" with a smile you haven't given them a valid reason to do anything to you.

If I won the lottery and didn't have to worry about money I'd work in a library. Love being around books as well as the quiet enviroment of the library.

What is HTN?

When at sea at night you can see all the stars in the sky, especially on the night of a new moon. If you suffer from alergies you'll find most of your alergy symptoms disappear when at sea due to the lack of dust, pollen, dander, and other things. You'll see dolphins riding alongside the ship. One night during Desert Storm when we dumped trash (paper bags with no plastics or chemicals) we saw the waves glowing in the dark from the sealife contained in them.

One nurse was willing to offer me $20 to come to her home and do what I can to reduce her home electric bill and make suggestions on other things she could do. Unfortunately our schedules didn't match. Even with my wife keeping our thermostat at 73 degrees in the summer in south Louisiana our highest electric bill has never broken $100. Heat reflective window tint, solar screens, water heater set at 120, ceiling fans blowing downward and cleaned monthly, computer turned off when not in use, fluorescent bulbs where possible (wife want's regular bulb in bathroom), use toaster oven for small oven cooking like biscuits (2 or 3), one fish, one chicken breast, etc) instead of using the big oven, boil one quart of water to make 2 quarts of tea, measure out how much water you intend to drink for your coffee and use only that amount, close blinds and drapes, use cold water for laundry, and once a year clean your clothes dryer. Pull the dryer away from the wall, remove hose and electrical plug, remove back cover off dryer, remove blower housing, vacuum out inside the dryer and blower housing, clean blower fan, and put back together. You should also keep your refrigerator coils clean and keep the fridge part between 36 and 40 degrees to prevent your compressor from running more than it needs to. If your attic has electric fans then go test to see they still work properly. If it's electric then it runs on a thermostat. Set the thermostat pretty high so the fan doesn't run 24/7. Inspect attic ductwork for air leaks and repair leaks using aluminum tape. Clean and inspect ceiling vents ensuring they are properly open and louvers are aimed properly for even distribution of air flow. If you work a normal schedule, get a programable thermostat. If not then set it and leave it at that temperature. I highly recommend an automatic thermostat. You set the heater setting at say 68 and AC setting at say 78. Then if a cold front passes while you're at work you home won't be freezing. If the evening was cold and you left for work with the heater on then the AC will come on if it gets above 78. Use garden hose to keep your AC condenser coils clean (coils outside the home). If you can get to your evaporator coils then use a soft brush and soapy water to clean them. If not then pay the money for someone to come to your home to do it for you.

If you have dumbwaiters please remember to close the inner door first then the outer door. It won't run if you close the outer door first. It might work if you can close the inner door with your mind.

If you think they're mean you should see me before I drink my first cup of coffee.