On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:38:20 GMT, otnmbrd
wrote:



Horace Brownbag wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 05:00:28 GMT, otnmbrd
wrote:
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Only a fool goes offshore/deepsea for extended voyages, with one single
navigation method available ..... and six GPS receivers does not mean
you have six methods, only that you have 5 backups for one method, maybe.


ah....but if you're in the middle of nowhere and; even if your backup
GPS is functional, but GPS is down; you're better off staying where
you are...even if you don't know where that is.

ah.... but if you have the ability to use other methods, not related to
GPS, there's no need to stay where you are, unless they too are down.

I was in an accelerated nursing program once. Git yer BSN in 1 year;
no sleep; pre-reqs required.

I'm in my, what was an equivalent to 2nd year student, and in the 1-1
debriefing I was doing with my instructor regarding the status of my
patient for the day, I go through the guy's vitals...heart rate and
rthymn, temp., other stuff to show we've read the text, and used our
heads.

She interupts my report to ask a question, as expected, if something
wasn't clear.

"What's 'normal' body temperature?"

"Huh?"...I just didn't get this. I asked for clarification. "What do
you mean...?"

"What is the normal body temperature of an averge person?"

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Really?"...but she gave that look that said she wasn't going to
budge.

This was too much for me.

I said, "I hate to be insulting, but I learned that in elementary
school. I think most people have. I remember it being repeated, and
repeated throughout the grades through high school. I'm in the second
year equivalent of an accelerated program. My classmates and I didn't
'just fall off the turnip truck'."

"If you have to ask me; and I didn't know what the generally
considered human body temp is; at this stage of the game...we've got
some very serious problems with the system that put us here in the
hallway."