Universal Truth - Organisations

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees longitude."

"You must be in Information Technology," said the balloonist. "I am," replied the woman. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip!"

The woamn below responded, "You must be in management." "I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."

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It's funny cause it's true. :-)

Lest We Forget

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead.
Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved,
and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

- John McCrae, 1915

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They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old.
Age shall not wary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.
We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

Complete bullsh*t!

First of all, I decided to stop making promises of more frequest updates, cause it's obvious that I don't keep those promises. :-P

Today's topic is about something that is really irritating me lately. A new study now says that the majority of Canadians can't find a family doctor, which means they have to go to the clinics or to the emergency rooms if they get sick. This leads to longer wait times and most people decided not to go because of those wait times, which means that many serious health problems are not diagnosed early.

Yet, I saw a commercial on tv saying that "right now, in Ontario, there are more nurses, more MRI techs and more doctors to see you which means less wait time." Ah, I see. So which Ontario are you talking about? Cause it sure ain't this one!

My girlfriend is an emergency room nurse and my sister is an oncology nurse, so I know for a fact that there is a shortage of nurses in Ontario. So I don't know where these dumb fucks got their stats. Probably pulled them out of their asses! The reason there is a shortage of nurses in Canada is because they get paid dickall! For the amount of work they do, they get paid close to nothing. And they also often work close to 80 hours a week! My sister had a hard time getting a full-time position at her hospital because whenever a full-time nurse would retire or leave the profession, they would reclassify her position as part-time. The reason for this: you don't have to pay part-timers benefits and don't have to guarantee them vacation. A good way to save money. The large majority of nurses suffer burn-outs and leave the profession in the first 5 years after obtaining their license. But according to the producers of the commercial, right now, there are more nurses in Ontario. That's complete bullshit!

As for the MRI techs, my father booked an appointment for an MRI because he was suffering from back pains. They called him last April to tell him that his appointment was at the end of May, at 1:55 am. He wondered what they were talking about and they told him it was for the MRI for his back pain. He called for that appointment in November 2003! He hasn't had back pain since 2005! But according to the commercial, right now, there are more MRI techs in Ontario. Where do you come up with this shit?!

No one is going into the medical professions anymore, because of lousy work conditions, low pay and high stress levels for which they get no support. If you want to help nurses, doctors and specialists, write to the government and tell them that they need more support. Write to the hospitals and tell them that their staff is good but need more support. Once the government gets off its ass and actually does something, other than making little bullshit commercials that spread lies, then things may start to change.