...I said "YES YES YES."
Part of what's great about socialised healthcare is they look at the
whole overall picture instead of just pieces, so when you have
something like RA there are vocational programs and stuff you can
access for free. I guess it's cheaper to teach someone new skills
rather than have them on disability. So even though I am still able to
do my job I thought now would be a good time to contemplate retraining
into a job less physical in case I have more problems in the future
(not unlikely given that I have RA), and I got my doctor to refer me.
It's sort of like career counselling but with funding options as well.
Anyway, I went to my first appointment a few days ago and I went to the
bathroom while I was there. The toilet seat was heated! Then I noticed
there was a control panel for the toilet with a built in bidet and blow
drier! You could control the temperature, force and duration. I walked
out of that bathroom thinking "I HEART SOCIALISED HEALTHCARE!"
Granted, most healthcare facilities are not so deluxe, but at this
centre there's a lot of wheelchair riders so I guess it helps them to
not need attendants.
I want a heated toilet seat and a blow dryer for my bum!
Oh and Gimpy hope rehab does ya some good in the future.Gimpy, sounds like heaven to me! Guess we could always put some sheepskin on our toilet seat and then get out our hair blow dryer. OMG!
Apparently, you've never sat on a heated toilet seat! I have the "ghetto" version of bun warmers (heated car seats): a heating pad plugged into a power inverter plugged into the cigarette lighter socket. Yep, I got a pimped-out Saturn. Even has a customized bumper (thanks to the hit-n-run biotch that hit me last week
Hey, check out ebay they have some heated seats.they say they retail for 79.95. just plug it in, you're good to go!!!!!!!We have some friends who accidentally plumbed the toilet with hot water. If someone had flushed the toilet just before you went in (it was especially bad when they had parties) your butt got steamed. A butt sauna, it was gross, everything that was inside the rim was damp. Boy, the things you can learn on the message boards LOL. Never even imagined there was choice for hot or cold toilet water. Must have been the plumbers that built our house. this is true, Katie. I guess I don't what I'm missing
[QUOTE=Suzanne]Boy, the things you can learn on the message boards LOL. Never even imagined there was choice for hot or cold toilet water. Must have been the plumbers that built our house. [/QUOTE]
My sister's ,000,000 house has the upstairs bathroom faucet pipes reversed... hot is cold and cold is hot.
They did the same thing in one of our bathrooms, and hubby didn't even want to put it on the punch list! He had some floor squeak that only he and dogs could hear, but not what could be very dangerous to a young child or a guest!
I put it on the punch list, and they happily and easily corrected it. Then spent two days griping and tearing up our whole bedroom for the squeak. It was hard for them to fix, because I don't think they could hear it, either....
My whole house squeaks. It's 75 years old, with hardwood floors. There are some spots that even squeak when the fat cat walks on them! I like it, though... the boys can't sneak.LOL Suzanne!!!!
Kelly, if you do reverse it for them....don't tell em. Just hang around until one of them goes to take a shower.........and enjoy! [QUOTE=arriscolwell]
LOL Suzanne!!!!
Kelly, if you do reverse it for them....don't tell em. Just hang around until one of them goes to take a shower.........and enjoy! We used to sneak into the bathroom, and throw a huge cup full of ICE COLD water over the shower curtian.....usually onto my mom. And I'd get in trouble for it, even though it was dad's idea.......Dad always got me into trouble.....I didn't NEED siblings, he made sure I was tortured enough without them. LOLHilarious.....your dad sounds like a fun guy Katie. You're really close with him, aren't you? [QUOTE=arriscolwell]LMAO LINK
My mom's never layed a hand on me, but she's threatened too. For the life of me, I'm scared to death of her. She's half my size and weight, but I'm convinced she could KILL me if she wanted to.
She always told me "I brought you into this world, I can take you out. And it don't make any difference to me, I'll make another one that looks JUST like you" (gee, thanks Bill Cosby..
We were riding in the car with her best friend, and her daughter (MY best friend) They were in the front seat, and my friend smarted off to her mom, and her mom smarted back....to which my friend SMACKED her mother on the arm. The whole car got silent.....when mom and I got home, she told me "if you ever...........let me assure you, your head will bounce off that side window MORE than once..."
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