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Irritability is a symptom of depression. Talk to a therapist who can help even if you aren't suffering from depression.

As far as the Dr.'s office goes, they need as much information about your health history as you can give them in order to treat you properly. If you knew how many doctors, nurses, and health facilities are sued for frivolous reasons, you would understand the need for all the forms of "legalese" you must sign. Even that doesn't stop it from happening 100% of the time. 24 hour news? Turn off the TV and go for a walk or take a golf cart ride, or maybe just watch a funny movie or sitcom. Take up golf or another sport if you don't already do it. Join a club, go play cards. There are so many things to do here in The Villages. You can also obtain an app on your phone that will cut down on robo calls significantly. There is one called RoboKiller. It does a good job. As far as the rest of it, there has always been bad drivers, shoddy service from some places, etc. You can do your part to help reduce prices and improve the economy with your vote! You are not powerless! I have to admit gas prices right now are annoying! chilout

We just do. That is what a civil society should do! Yes, difficult at times but being calm, patient, kind, helpful and civil is much more constructive in helping our country return to a more positive and healthy lifestyle.

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The movie was Network and all of it is true ! Due to pride people have up convince themselves they got the best value for their money living here. It’s just not true

I have to disagree. I think TV is a great value. I have a beautiful home, lots of friends many activities at a moderate cost.

Yes, and if you weren't as new on TOTV as you are, you would know Tal and I have been playing at this game for years. It did not involve YOU.

Breath

It is all about laughing & smiling. Every morning when I get up and finish brushing my teeth I’ll look in the mirror and say who the hell is that? I smile or laugh I kiss my wife in the morning I kiss my wife at night before I go to bed and we laughed a lot. If you can’t laugh at yourself then you have a problem. So to answer your question keep on smiling, tell jokes - as the saying goes “don’t worry be happy.”

Oh yeah, don’t forget to get vaccinated, wear a flaming mask and social distance.

If you disagree, please understand - I DON’T CARE!!! smile

LOL. Had the same type of feelings at my dentist appointment this week. Was handed a yearly update form to document any changes. Immediately handed it back to them and said no changes except for my birthdate. Made me feel better and after the pause, quizzical look and finally laughter; I think it made the receptionist feel better too.

I pick my battles, and I get over immediate annoyances.

Bad drivers - only bother me when I encounter them. The annoyance continues, usually, until it's time to take a left at a traffic light. Then my annoyance of the driver disappears, replaced by the annoyance of having to take a left at pretty much any traffic light, anywhere. That lasts only until I actually take the left and I continue on my merry way, oblivious to anything other than driving. I don't usually listen to the radio at all and when I do, it's a music station not a news station.

People in general - I've already concluded that the human race is thoroughly borked. We are doomed, we have no hope of survival, full stop.

And since I acknowledge this, things become easier to tolerate, and the things I *can* change, or work toward repairing, become much clearer to me.

Dog pooping on my lawn? No biggie, I know whose dog it likely is. Next time I see the neighbor I just give her a friendly scolding. I'll joke with her that if it continues, she'll have to mow my lawn so that I don't have to get dog poop splattered all over my shoes when the mower blade whirls over it (that never happens to me, by the way, but it's a good way to get the point across). That is, if I even remember it happened the next time I see her. I usually forget, because it just isn't all that important.

Some self-entitled moron hogging FOUR spaces with their golf cart in front of the postal station? Easy peasy. I snort, make a few passive-aggressive comments under my breath about how tiny those spaces are, why, look at that ENORMOUS postal truck, it barely fits between the lines of their singular space! Then I get my mail, and leave. Event forgotten moments later.

These are certainly annoying things. So I get annoyed, and then I get over them. My battles are more important. Reducing the risk of virus spread without giving in to fear or conspiracy, making some attempt at caring for my own piece of the planet, and hopefully when I die, knowing the universe was just a touch better for my having existed, than it was before I was born.

The reasons are endless. Escape there does not seem to be one. You call a company, typical response. If, you xxxxx push 3, etc. Longest I've seen is about 15 no one can remember 15 options. You push 16 and it goes through the entire list. Short of temper?
I had four issues going at the same time. I discovered my nice limit is 2-3.

Robot calls? I play with them. So glad you could call I was just thinking I need sky blue pink ???????? I was just in the middle of making my famous sauce, please hold I must stir it. Then you ask them if they think it needs dill? Then salt, then pepper. My best record is four ingredients. Imagine the villages sauce, robo call OLYMPICS. Perhaps, the reason when they call here they ask for my wife.

I suggest one day a week where you shut off the TV, shut of the computer, shut off the cell phone. Get some exercise or not. Take a nap or not. You can tell the world to stuff it but not until tomorrow. THIS IS YOUR DAY.

Well said.

Realize it or not, the receptionist is doing as she is told. You are abusing someone that perhaps needs his or her job. The one to complain to is the dentist. Those forms are likely as instructed by the LEGAL STAFF.

I kind of agree with the OP, but I don't see any point at getting mad.

The issue I have is every time we go to a new doctor (dentist, whatever) we have to fill out the SAME forms with the SAME information over and over again.

There is supposed to be a national medical information records now. It should have ALL that information and it SHOULD be just a matter of walk in, prove you are you and they access all that and it fills their local system with information goodness.

The problem I expect is all the legacy systems doctors are using for their office that are not compatible with the national system - but, I have not worked in that field for 40 years, so I could be wrong. I am just saying at this point that is what SHOULD happen. It is long over due and certainly technically possible.

Not very helpful to the physician.

What isn't?

I wouldn’t want “ALL MY INFO” on a National database just think of the ramifications if a cyber geek got into it - worse the a compromised credit system.

What a great attitude! I’ll have to try that.

Just put the last 4 digits. They need it to be sure they are treating the right patient.

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If you are expecting an important call, pause RoboKiller until after you have received it. Saves a lot of headaches.