I don't think the dogs, cats, and gophers really care if you have the flu or
not.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message

Oh great!!!! You subjected yourself to a test kit.

Adminstered by a physician, you dunce. These kits are available only to
clinics, hospitals, and physicians' offices. You make a lot of wrong
assumptions, Donal, which leads one to believe your really aren't terribly
bright.

It really sounds like you had a blocked nose.

I'd have been more than happy to lend you a few virions in order for you
to make up your own mind. In fact, I'd have been tickled to have you
suffer the same Sx, you've been such a trolling jerk.

There is nothing to be ashamed of.

Not so sure about that--you really should be ashamed of your obtuse posts.
The innate stupidity in them would cause embarassement to a normal
individual.

Many people feel a little bit "under
the weather" when they have a blocked nose. Wimps feel entitled to claim
sick pay when they are a little unwell.

I earn a living from seeing my patients. "Sick pay" isn't in my
vernacular. This illness cost me three months or more of your pay.

Stick to whatever it is you do, Donal. With respect to things medical,
you're a babe in the woods.

Max

I'm sure that'll improve your bedside manner with the next dog.

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"Maxprop" wrote in message
k.net...

"JG" wrote in message

Sounds like you need another shot.

Now that you mention it, another Jack Daniels does sound like a good idea.
Thanks.

Max

"Maxprop" wrote in message
.net...

"Donal" wrote in message

Oh great!!!! You subjected yourself to a test kit.

Adminstered by a physician, you dunce. These kits are available only to
clinics, hospitals, and physicians' offices. You make a lot of wrong
assumptions, Donal, which leads one to believe your really aren't terribly
bright.

It really sounds like you had a blocked nose.

I'd have been more than happy to lend you a few virions in order for you
to
make up your own mind. In fact, I'd have been tickled to have you suffer
the same Sx, you've been such a trolling jerk.

There is nothing to be ashamed of.

Not so sure about that--you really should be ashamed of your obtuse posts.
The innate stupidity in them would cause embarassement to a normal
individual.

You are probably normal, but I'm not.




Many people feel a little bit "under
the weather" when they have a blocked nose. Wimps feel entitled to
claim
sick pay when they are a little unwell.

I earn a living from seeing my patients. "Sick pay" isn't in my
vernacular.
This illness cost me three months or more of your pay.

You lost $3000.00!!! So what?




Stick to whatever it is you do, Donal. With respect to things medical,
you're a babe in the woods.

My experience would suggest that most medical doctors lack the analytical
skills that are required to make an accurate diagnosis. They tend to jump
to premature conclusions based on their limited experience. They always try
to match the patient's symptoms with something that they recognise. This
means that when a patient presents with a whole bunch of symptoms, the
doctor will ignore the unrecognised symptoms and make an incorrect
diagnosis. In my business, when we hear about symptoms that we don't
recognise, we ask more questions. If we don't *fully* the problem after
these questions, then we seek outside help. We are not afraid to admit that
we don't know everything.

Medical doctors seem incapable of admitting that they don't recognise the
symptoms. They usually "try" something, and wait to see the results.
Unfortunately, they don't seem to consider the effects of their
incompetence. I know (knew??) four people who have died in the last year as
a result of over-confident doctors.

Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote in message

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Good Grief Donal!!!!!!

Are you attempting to strip the Shaman Status from our Medical Staff???

"Donal" wrote in message

My experience would suggest that most medical doctors lack the analytical
skills that are required to make an accurate diagnosis. They tend to jump
to premature conclusions based on their limited experience. They always
try
to match the patient's symptoms with something that they recognise. This
means that when a patient presents with a whole bunch of symptoms, the
doctor will ignore the unrecognised symptoms and make an incorrect
diagnosis. In my business, when we hear about symptoms that we don't
recognise, we ask more questions. If we don't *fully* the problem after
these questions, then we seek outside help. We are not afraid to admit
that
we don't know everything.

Medicine is an inexact science, and an art. Mistakes are made, and poor
judgement can be a problem. However I sympathize with your plight there in
Ireland, if your physicians fail to seek outside assistance in making
accurate diagnoses. Ours tend to use every resource available, including
consulting non-medical personnel who possess specific knowledge in narrow
fields of expertise. That said, most physicians, there or here, aren't
going to get too concerned about an obviously healthy man of my age with flu
symptoms. I'll recover, despite what the doctor does for me, and he/she
knows it. The mark of a competent clincian is to know when the symptoms
portend a serious illness and when they don't. To pull out the stops for a
case of influenza is pointless and a waste of time and resources. That
said, an influenza test kit goes for $90.

Medical doctors seem incapable of admitting that they don't recognise the
symptoms. They usually "try" something, and wait to see the results.
Unfortunately, they don't seem to consider the effects of their
incompetence. I know (knew??) four people who have died in the last year
as
a result of over-confident doctors.

Most regrettable. Your medical system needs help. Ours isn't perfect, but
I've never known anyone who has died from medical incompetence, despite what
those who'd make a living disparaging the medical community might contend.

Max

Step one. Don't got to Maxipad if you value your vision.

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"j" ganz @@
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"Maxprop" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Donal" wrote in message

Medicine is an inexact science, and an art. Mistakes are made, and poor
judgement can be a problem.
Max

"katysails" wrote in message
...

That's a shame Max, I know the feeling. Does your wife baby you
when
you're sick?

SNORT
I can't even imagine Max putting up with being babied....

Mine does.

how , touching ?

Yes, among other things.

;)

TMI...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...

"katysails" wrote in message
...

That's a shame Max, I know the feeling. Does your wife baby you
when
you're sick?

SNORT
I can't even imagine Max putting up with being babied....

Mine does.

how , touching ?

Yes, among other things.

;)

You are fortunate to be sailing. I'm heading to
St Thomas for a week on a J-44 in early March
to kick off my sailing year.

Yey-HA!

I've been drooling over my new chart book for the
last few days. I'm going to look over a lot for sale
on St John. I'd love to build a house over looking
the Drake Channel.

I'm thinking about sailing the Spanish Virgins and then
spending the next few days island hopping beating to
weather to Virgin Gorda to set up a fast return to St
Thomas at the end of the week. I'm not doing the
typical booze cruise. I plan on fishing and cooking
aboard like a cruiser--not a charterer.

If anyone will be down that way between March 5th
and 12th, we can hook up.

Bart

In April I'll be sailing in Barcelona and adding the western
Med to my list of places sailed, and taking a side trip to
Majorca. .


"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
I have just returned from several days of sailing. The conditions were
close to perfect
with our commencing our sail on the heels of a norther in winds of 25 to
30 knots. My
guest enjoyed the safe and relaxing sailing except for the second day
where the winds
were steady at about 25 knots but gusting to around 35. Unfortunately, it
was a close-
hauled sail to a little offshore island where we could tuck in behind a
sandbar to get out of the three to four foot choppy waves that had been
kicked up in Hawk Channel. My guest had a hard time getting used to the
heel my fine, bluewater vessel
experienced due to being close-hauled in the strong prevailing onshore
winds. She
was happy when we anchored in relatively calm water in the lee of the
sandbar.
The third day we departed from the shelter of the sandbar and sailed well
out
into the Gulf Stream in winds of only 15 to 20 knots. There were some
left-over rollers
from the open ocean of 4-5 feet variety, so my guest got a taste of ocean
sailing. This is something most of you on this group have never
experienced. She held up just fine,
did not become fearful nor did she become sea sick. What a woman! What a
boat!

Too bad Mooron is too chicken to take this fine woman for a sail. . . Too
bad his
vessel is sad and icebound. Too bad he doesn't remain sober long enough to
sail even when the ice has melted.

CN