Unrelated to the volunteer gig, I have to say how cool this is: for my clinical pathology proofreading job, I have an editorial from a doctor at Emory in Atlanta about how to deal with Ebola patients, in terms of all the clinical testing that has to be done (given that the specimens that are tested are also how the disease is transmitted [one sentence literally says "It is obvious these packages must be hand-carried to the department for testing. No specimens are to be sent in the pneumatic tube system."]). Pretty cool. I also feel a little bit like a ghoul for thinking it's cool, but hey.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
Xander ,'End of Days'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Sep 04, 2014 6:30:13 pm PDT #5633 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
sarameg - Sep 04, 2014 6:37:24 pm PDT #5634 of 30000
Nah, it's cool! It's educational and seriously potentially life saving.
Steph L. - Sep 04, 2014 6:40:28 pm PDT #5635 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
And I'm amused that hospitals still use pneumatic tubes. Meaning, they couldn't really improve on them in all this time.
"Hey Bob, it's Rita down in Pathology. Stand by for some Ebola coming your way!" "Rita, no! You have to hand-carry it to my department!"
Typo Boy - Sep 04, 2014 8:00:50 pm PDT #5636 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Actually I think it is very cool that hospitals still use pneumatic tubes. I want to move to the alternate universe where mail, packages and even local freight are all routinely shipped to homes and store via pneumatic tubes.
DavidS - Sep 04, 2014 8:25:32 pm PDT #5637 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
C&P Anne's post and send it.
Seriously, Anne's post was pitch perfect.
And I'm amused that hospitals still use pneumatic tubes.
They do at JZ's hospital.
billytea - Sep 04, 2014 9:06:51 pm PDT #5638 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Seriously, Anne's post was pitch perfect.
All it needs is for you to end it with "And if you don't stop bothering me I'll send you EBOLA through a PNEUMATIC TUBE."
Laura - Sep 05, 2014 2:01:30 am PDT #5639 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Disabling the Holt Pneumatic Tube system immediately.
Anne W. - Sep 05, 2014 2:15:14 am PDT #5640 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Anne's post was pitch perfect.
Aw, thanks!
I wish we had pneumatic tubes to get stuff from campus to campus at work. Of course, people would find ways to subvert the system from its intended purpose. And this would be GLORIOUS.
Steph L. - Sep 05, 2014 2:35:47 am PDT #5641 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
And I'm amused that hospitals still use pneumatic tubes.
They do at JZ's hospital.
No, that's my point: I think many, if not most, still do, because the pneumatic tube system is so kickass that it couldn't be improved on.
Jesse - Sep 05, 2014 3:48:45 am PDT #5642 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
A good sign for the day: I missed my regular 8:10 bus, and was afraid they had actually eliminated the 8:20, since usually I end up waiting until 8:30, but no! Today it came!