On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 06:57:20 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:

We have NEVER refused Balloons of any sort and we have NEVER had a problem.

That may be the case where you work, but you won't get past the lobby
with anything other than a mylar balloon in both of the hospitals in
my town.


--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:24:12 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:

I find that very odd. I have NEVER heard of security stopping anyone for
bringing in a regular balloon.

Big signs in the lobby, listing items that can't go beyond the lobby,
with latex balloons being one of them.

That being said anyone coming into pediatrics
with balloons would be stopped at the nurses station and Believe me if a
child had a reaction to latex it would be well know by then with all of the
contact of the physicians and Nurses, Phlebotomist (etc, etc.) gloves.
Oh do tell what town you live in?

Boise.

I am in Michigan.

I don't think Michigan is a town. But I could be mistaken, as I've
only been to Canada twice.


--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology

"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 06:57:20 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:

We have NEVER refused Balloons of any sort and we have NEVER had a
problem.

That may be the case where you work, but you won't get past the lobby
with anything other than a mylar balloon in both of the hospitals in
my town.



I find that very odd. I have NEVER heard of security stopping anyone for
bringing in a regular balloon. That being said anyone coming into pediatrics
with balloons would be stopped at the nurses station and Believe me if a
child had a reaction to latex it would be well know by then with all of the
contact of the physicians and Nurses, Phlebotomist (etc, etc.) gloves.
Oh do tell what town you live in? I am in Michigan.

peace,
Barbara

--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:15:57 -0600, "TomD" wrote:

"Fifth" is a fifth of a gallon and not available in US anymore.

A fifth of a gallon is 757.08236 milliliters, though - pretty darn
close to 750ml.

-sw

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:34:57 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:


"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:24:12 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:

I find that very odd. I have NEVER heard of security stopping anyone for
bringing in a regular balloon.

Big signs in the lobby, listing items that can't go beyond the lobby,
with latex balloons being one of them.

Still find that hard to believe, but if you say sooooooooo........

Why would you find it hard to believe? I can't think of any reason I
would have to be less than truthful with you, and I can't think of any
reason why someone would post nonsense to Usenet in the hope that
others would believe it or would believe that the poster believes it.
In fact, I think people should check their facts before posting
nonsense to the USENET. I know I always do.

I haven't been to the hospitals in over a year, but I assure you the
signs were there. What would convince you? I have a digital camera,
but you'd probably say that I altered the images in PhotoPaint or
something.

That being said anyone coming into pediatrics
with balloons would be stopped at the nurses station and Believe me if a
child had a reaction to latex it would be well know by then with all of
the
contact of the physicians and Nurses, Phlebotomist (etc, etc.) gloves.
Oh do tell what town you live in?

Boise.

I am in Michigan.

I don't think Michigan is a town. But I could be mistaken, as I've
only been to Canada twice.


Did I ever say Michigan was a town?

Why, yes you did! You said, "Oh do tell what town you live in? I'm in
Michigan." That infers that you think MIchigan is a town.

I thought you would be smart enough to
know it is a State.

Remember, I'm the one who pointed out to you that it wasn't a town. I
didn't want to be rude, so I said "I don't think Michigan is a town."
But I really was quite certain, having driven through across it the
last time I was in Canada. (BTW, do you have counties there, or
parishes, or what?)

Well now you know. Your welcome!

My welcome what?


--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology

"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:24:12 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:

I find that very odd. I have NEVER heard of security stopping anyone for
bringing in a regular balloon.

Big signs in the lobby, listing items that can't go beyond the lobby,
with latex balloons being one of them.


Still find that hard to believe, but if you say sooooooooo........


That being said anyone coming into pediatrics
with balloons would be stopped at the nurses station and Believe me if a
child had a reaction to latex it would be well know by then with all of
the
contact of the physicians and Nurses, Phlebotomist (etc, etc.) gloves.
Oh do tell what town you live in?

Boise.

I am in Michigan.

I don't think Michigan is a town. But I could be mistaken, as I've
only been to Canada twice.


Did I ever say Michigan was a town? I thought you would be smart enough to
know it is a State. Well now you know. Your welcome!

Peace,
Barbara




--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology

In article , Steve Wertz
wrote:

On 13 Nov 2003 19:44:15 GMT, wrote:

Methinks Steve's age is showing. Not only didja use to be able to get some
fine hookers for $20 to $50, fifty years ago,

Current going rate for street hookers is $20 for a BJ, $50 for strait

Who wears the strait jacket, the hooker or the client?


:-)



but that was when they still
sold whiskey in 'fifths'! Now all I see are 750 ml or 1.75 litre bottles.

I thought a fifth was 750ml. In liquor stores that have the stuff
behind a counter, asking for a ffth always produces a 750ml bottle.


750 ml is .198 gallons, which is within 1% of being a fifth. And a quart
and a liter are also very close, so I would expect that if you asked for a
quart, the clerk would hand you a liter bottle.


The story I heard about booze being sold in fifths, was that a fifth of
wine was considered to be a good amount for two people.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:59:14 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:


"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:34:57 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:


"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:24:12 -0600, "Z GIRL"
wrote:

I find that very odd. I have NEVER heard of security stopping anyone
for
bringing in a regular balloon.

Big signs in the lobby, listing items that can't go beyond the lobby,
with latex balloons being one of them.

Still find that hard to believe, but if you say sooooooooo........

Why would you find it hard to believe? I can't think of any reason I
would have to be less than truthful with you, and I can't think of any
reason why someone would post nonsense to Usenet in the hope that
others would believe it or would believe that the poster believes it.
In fact, I think people should check their facts before posting
nonsense to the USENET. I know I always do.

Calm Down.........

I'm calm. What makes you think I'm not calm?

The protocols where you live must be different.

That's the understatement of the year. I can't think of too many
things more different than the US health-care system and the Canadian
health-care system.

We do not have that policy
here but If that is the case where you live then like I said there are
sooooo many things that Pediatrics can use and would appreciate. It would
be benefical for The O.P to call Pediatric's and ask what they may need
with in his budget. ( The call would cover the Balloon issue.)

Excellent suggestions.

BTW, you snipped out the part of my post inquiring about whether you
call them counties, or parsishes, or what in Canada. I'm just glad you
didn't pounce on my stupid statement earlier, in which I referred to
Michigan as a state, rather than a province. I don't know what I was
thinking. Not enough coffee, I guess.

--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"You can safely ignore Kevin in order to
maximise life's experience." --A. Loon, in alt.religion.kibology

Kevin S. Wilson wrote in message
...

Why, yes you did! You said, "Oh do tell what town you live in? I'm in
Michigan." That infers that you think MIchigan is a town.

throat-clearing sounds

Actually, knowing how exacting you are about language usage, I'm sure you
meant to say "that implies that you think Michigan is a town". To which she
would perhaps reply "you inferred that I think Michigan is a town".

Would this be an appropriate point to drop the name of the town Michigan
City, Indiana?

No need to thank me. g

Oh, to get on-topic: I went to my local lump purveyor today. I arrived
while the management was out to lunch and the office was being "run" by two
guys from the warehouse. Said I wanted five 20 pound bags. Paid for five
20 pound bags. The guy brings a hand truck out to my car. I'm a bit
distracted and puzzled that it seems a tighter fit than usual. When I get
home I notice that he brought out five 40 pound bags.

So, I'm left with this moral dilemma: do it make another 35 mile round-trip
to correct the error? I'm thinking I probably won't. I'll just have to
hope that the local supreme being was as distracted as I.

Oh yeah, stopped on the way home and picked up four butts totaling 33
pounds.

--
TFM3

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Nancy Young wrote in message
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I don't know about where anyone else lives, but the soup kitchens I
know of have to turn away volunteers on the holidays, too many people
show up.

nancy

Too many on the holidays and not enough the rest of the time.

TFM3

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Balloons are often NOT good for childrens' hospitals, due to the risk of
latex allergies. Mylar balloons are okay, AFAIK.

Oh, for the love of God. I've heard it all, now. I think you're mistaken,
possibly a fool, and have your head up that well-known orifice.

Frankly, I am sick to tears of everybody in the world suddenly coming up
with an "allergy" for everything from floorwax to Cracker Jack. In fact,
before about ten years ago, I never heard of any such "allergies" to
anything apart from the usual - nuts, bee stings, etc.

A while back, I saw some joker post in a Disney World group that she wanted
to go to the head of every queue because her son had an allergy to peanut
butter, and was worried that he'd ( insert allergic reaction here ) if he
passed someone in line who'd eaten a peanut butter sandwich. Either get over
it, get some medicine for it, or stay at home, but stop asking the world to
change to suit you.

I don't know about where anyone else lives, but the soup kitchens I
know of have to turn away volunteers on the holidays, too many people
show up.

Yep, then the other 363 days of the year they're scrambling for help.

--
Brian P. Baresch
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Professional editing and proofreading

If you're going through hell, keep going. --Winston Churchill

I'm just glad you
didn't pounce on my stupid statement earlier, in which I referred to
Michigan as a state, rather than a province. I don't know what I was
thinking. Not enough coffee, I guess.

Huh??


John O

wrote:

A while back, I saw some joker post in a Disney World group that she wanted
to go to the head of every queue because her son had an allergy to peanut
butter, and was worried that he'd ( insert allergic reaction here ) if he
passed someone in line who'd eaten a peanut butter sandwich.

Then why does she want to pass the people in the line? Why does
she even want him in any public place? That makes no sense
whatsoever. As you know. How does getting on the ride faster
eliminate his exposure to people who'd eaten peanuts?

Either get over
it, get some medicine for it, or stay at home, but stop asking the world to
change to suit you.

Everyone in the entire line should claim peanut allergy so she could
wait behind them. Then she could just go home if she doesn't like
the line.

nancy

Brian Baresch wrote:

I don't know about where anyone else lives, but the soup kitchens I
know of have to turn away volunteers on the holidays, too many people
show up.

Yep, then the other 363 days of the year they're scrambling for help.

I know. I was going to say that, but I don't volunteer, so who am I
to say. I donate, but I don't volunteer.

nancy (not proud)