[JSR22]

Originally Posted by KRMACK55

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.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by nick demis

He was trying to make a point. Did you really feel the need to CORRECT EVERYTHING?

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.

[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by mvbird

Today visiting a new dr. I got the clipboard and forms to complete and found I was becoming angry. Why are they collecting data on me, why do I have to sign agreement with long paragraphs of legalese. It occurred to me I have been feeling more aggravated more often. I believe more of us may be feeling oppressed and annoyed daily: bad drivers, media opinions, demands for personal information, 24 hr news, overcharges, cancelled flights, new regulations, higher prices, mask mandates robot calls, cable companies, shoddy service. Remember the film where a news anchor lifts his window and yells "I've had it and I won't take anymore! " How do we keep smiling agreeably through it all as senior gentlewomen and gentlemen are expected to do?

Breath

[Gizemo33]

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

[lkagele]

Originally Posted by mvbird

Today visiting a new dr. I got the clipboard and forms to complete and found I was becoming angry. Why are they collecting data on me, why do I have to sign agreement with long paragraphs of legalese. It occurred to me I have been feeling more aggravated more often. I believe more of us may be feeling oppressed and annoyed daily: bad drivers, media opinions, demands for personal information, 24 hr news, overcharges, cancelled flights, new regulations, higher prices, mask mandates robot calls, cable companies, shoddy service. Remember the film where a news anchor lifts his window and yells "I've had it and I won't take anymore! " How do we keep smiling agreeably through it all as senior gentlewomen and gentlemen are expected to do?

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.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by mvbird

Today visiting a new dr. I got the clipboard and forms to complete and found I was becoming angry. Why are they collecting data on me, why do I have to sign agreement with long paragraphs of legalese. It occurred to me I have been feeling more aggravated more often. I believe more of us may be feeling oppressed and annoyed daily: bad drivers, media opinions, demands for personal information, 24 hr news, overcharges, cancelled flights, new regulations, higher prices, mask mandates robot calls, cable companies, shoddy service. Remember the film where a news anchor lifts his window and yells "I've had it and I won't take anymore! " How do we keep smiling agreeably through it all as senior gentlewomen and gentlemen are expected to do?

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.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by mvbird

Today visiting a new dr. I got the clipboard and forms to complete and found I was becoming angry. Why are they collecting data on me, why do I have to sign agreement with long paragraphs of legalese. It occurred to me I have been feeling more aggravated more often. I believe more of us may be feeling oppressed and annoyed daily: bad drivers, media opinions, demands for personal information, 24 hr news, overcharges, cancelled flights, new regulations, higher prices, mask mandates robot calls, cable companies, shoddy service. Remember the film where a news anchor lifts his window and yells "I've had it and I won't take anymore! " How do we keep smiling agreeably through it all as senior gentlewomen and gentlemen are expected to do?

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.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Billy1

If you let others make you angry they have control over you. Take your life back, be happy.

Well said.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by lkagele

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.

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.

[GrumpyOldMan]

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.

[Rlheinz19@yahoo.com]

Not very helpful to the physician.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Rlheinz19@yahoo.com

Not very helpful to the physician.

What isn't?

[yankygrl]

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan

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.

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.

[Driller703]

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

[Driller703]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

If they are asking about your medical history and pills you take what is the harm?

They always ask for our SS number and that we leave blank.

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