Comments on: Hospital Howling and Hazing http://harrumpher.com/?p=529 Commentary from a Boston crank. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:15:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Braidwood http://harrumpher.com/?p=529&cpage=1#comment-781 Braidwood Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://harrumpher.com/?p=529#comment-781 Wow! I hope you are home now enjoying some quiet, or at least the noise of your choosing. "You know the little joy of a cashier who is efficient and considerate, the one who whisks your yogurt and bag of oranges through. In truth, there’s little motivation, other than what their mama taught them about being thoughtful. We should be sure to praise those nice folk as they help us." That is SO true. I am always grateful for those people who make my life a little easier and more pleasant- especially when they don't have to. That's why I'm pro-health care for everyone. Do it for the cheerful cashiers! ;) Wow! I hope you are home now enjoying some quiet, or at least the noise of your choosing.

“You know the little joy of a cashier who is efficient and considerate, the one who whisks your yogurt and bag of oranges through. In truth, there’s little motivation, other than what their mama taught them about being thoughtful. We should be sure to praise those nice folk as they help us.”

That is SO true. I am always grateful for those people who make my life a little easier and more pleasant- especially when they don’t have to. That’s why I’m pro-health care for everyone. Do it for the cheerful cashiers! ;)

]]> By: Lizard Eater http://harrumpher.com/?p=529&cpage=1#comment-779 Lizard Eater Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:06:30 +0000 http://harrumpher.com/?p=529#comment-779 TOTAL sympathy here. And I think you're right about "grocery-cashier mentality." On the oncology floor, where nurses had long-term relationships with patients, just about everyone was very courteous, thoughtful, quiet. But when we were in the ICU -- where it should have been more important, right? -- the nurses acted as if the patients had no ears. I can still remember one shouting down the ward to another one at 2 in the morning about where they should get dinner. Patients? What patients? Wishing you a fast recovery. TOTAL sympathy here. And I think you’re right about “grocery-cashier mentality.” On the oncology floor, where nurses had long-term relationships with patients, just about everyone was very courteous, thoughtful, quiet. But when we were in the ICU — where it should have been more important, right? — the nurses acted as if the patients had no ears. I can still remember one shouting down the ward to another one at 2 in the morning about where they should get dinner. Patients? What patients?

Wishing you a fast recovery.

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