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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:40 AM Original message |
Home evicts 75-year- old amputee, smoker |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. oh for pete's sake.... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. If the anti-smoking Nazis have their way this is what we will come to |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. What about the oxygen tank dangers? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. They could accomodate people outdoors |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Outside on a public sidewalk? |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Of course it's a safety hazard .... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:47 AM Response to Reply #20 |
43. I wonder if candles are outlawed in the entire facility. |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
56. Most nursing homes ban candles |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
78. They need a designated smoking area |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I'm sure that she was a fire hazard |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Dude we don't know what else has been going on there. You don't |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Based on the same 'logic' they can just throw everyone out! |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
46. "one-sided"? |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
45. minimize them. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:27 PM Response to Reply #45 |
62. Truly? Where would that be? |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #62 |
72. Kings County Hospital/SUNY Health Science Center - Brooklyn, NY |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #45 |
79. Not in my state. Doctors can allow you to go outside to smoke. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
60. Utter bullshit |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
73. so you support the legalization of all drugs |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. No, I support the legalization of all drugs |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
85. You're wrong about some of that |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. Not really |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
69. It's nicotine stained, stinky smokers you need to watch out for... |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. With all thos fuckin oxygen tanks on campus. They need to be harsh |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That is a valid point, but if she was off-campus, they are overstepping |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Well of course she's gonna say she was off campus. I'd lie too. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Well, without impartial eye witnesses, not sure who to believe. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Zactly...so why beat up on the home? I know why the Home did it. |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. And because she's a smoker |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:02 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. NO WHAT THE FUCK....Because she's LOSING HER HOME...I'd Lie |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
48. And you are making up parts of the story that are not there |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. She was OUTSIDE on the SIDEWALK and IN THE FUCKING STREET! |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. No proper smoking resepticals means possible fire danger on the |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:19 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Thanks |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:34 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. are you serious my gawd we are all so f*in incompetent, why |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:38 AM Original message |
So you think this is about you? This isn't about you. You livin in a home? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
38. no, i think this is about a bunch of people so busy trying to dictate |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
32. The last time I heard, "liberal" meant protecting minority liberties ... |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:38 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. The RICH IS A MINORITY...You protecting them? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:43 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Absolutely. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
41. So PUT A PROPER RECEPTICAL OUTSIDE! |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
59. I have emptied ashtrays into garbage cans. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
50. Sorry, but she's outside, on a sidewalk, in the street |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
12. People love to boss others around |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
34. She was sapping their vital juices. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
13. I have some experience with this... |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Aren't you concerned about fires? Other people who aren't so careful? |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:16 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. They were only allowed to smoke outside |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:47 AM Response to Reply #17 |
42. OH REALLY? Outside!!!! I doubt you're being honest with yourself. |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
71. All I can tell you is what I observed |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #71 |
83. He wasn't responding to you... |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
19. DUers in this thread don't give a shit about the others in the home |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I know I don't give a shit about them..in fact if it were up to me.. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:19 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Yeah those smokers are REALLY dangerous |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. OK, xultar...you need a quick course in nursing homes |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. Well apparently they do. She has been evicted. WE don't know |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:57 AM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Believe it or not, this also happened in the place where my dad was |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #19 |
44. More of this story: |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
24. Obviously, she is an evil person and they should euthanize her |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
55. Where are the leper colonies when we need 'em? |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
28. this is just so sick |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
29. What A Bunch Of Morons. Controlling MF'ers. They Should Be Ashamed Of |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
35. bad for your health, = 75-year-old ..... n/t |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
63. My grandfather was 84 when he died of mesothelioma |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:57 PM Response to Reply #63 |
80. My dad died from asbestoses and he didn't smoke. He quit like 30 |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. My grandfather was a non-smoker as well |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
36. This is exactly what I went through with my father |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. My mother was in a nursing home for 3 months (after hospitalization). |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Congrats to you... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
40. If she was caught smoking in the facility |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
47. It's hazardous to others health |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. she is smoking out in the street and it is hazardous to others health |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Secondhand smoke |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:35 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. So now the residual smell of smoke stuck to clothing |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I'm not agreeing with the eviction |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:28 PM Response to Reply #66 |
94. Well, that you and I can agree on |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:38 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. You don't have asthma or any other lung ailment, do you? |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:52 PM Response to Reply #67 |
91. Eviction from nursing home for smoking? Perfume sets off my ashma. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:00 PM Response to Reply #67 |
92. I do, and I view all this somewhat differently... |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:31 PM Response to Reply #67 |
95. I see what you are saying, |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Besides that, she must be a racist, right? |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #47 |
65. Um, look upthread |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
54. Gah. Fucking health Nazis. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
61. I'm with the home on this one. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. Very well said |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:57 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. And a Lexus Liberal too... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:28 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. No Lexus here. I drive a GAS GUZZLING MINIVAN@@@!!! |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:10 PM Response to Reply #70 |
84. So where do I report to get my Lexus? |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #61 |
74. There is a bigger picture here |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:27 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. The problem is staffing and monitoring of individuals who might |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Memory impairment certainly adds to the challenges |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:16 PM Response to Reply #74 |
86. If we would properly allocate resources in this country |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:20 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Right, right, and right. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:28 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. I'm glad your father had such nice people watching over him |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:04 PM Response to Reply #90 |
93. Can't say it was always a pleasure... |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
87. Ah, compassion. - n/t |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
96. My mother is a landlord, and she rents out rooms in her home. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 06:00 PM Response to Reply #96 |
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