The Good Banter Thread

[addy1]

Big news down here him be arrested and booked, drunk, drugs, racing in a neighborhood............too much money, not enough brain cells.

 

[MitchM]

How tragic the seniors home burning down in Quebec. 30 residents still missing, presumed dead.
We need better standards for seniors facilities.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...rs-residence-fire-claims-at-least-5-1.2507699

 

[addy1]

That is horrible Mitch, it seems seniors are parked in homes and forgotten quite often. They may not have had a good escape plan, we used to practice at the hospital 3-4 times a year how to remove patients quickly.

 

[MitchM]

You're right addy.
I'm all for profit and privatization, but we obviously need the government to set basic safety standards across the country. - Maybe licensing for care providers?
We all will be ending up requiring extended care at some point.
I think this is an area that we need government involvement.
Blaming operators and holding them accountable after the fact just doesn't seem like it's enough.

 

[addy1]

We kept his parents in their house, hired in help, until the end. Had my dad live with us until he passed just so they would not need to go into "homes"

 

[j.w]

That's horrible news. They are so vulnerable and sounds like there was no plan of escape. Terrible tragedy!

 

[Big Lou]

How tragic the seniors home burning down in Quebec. 30 residents still missing, presumed dead.
We need better standards for seniors facilities.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...rs-residence-fire-claims-at-least-5-1.2507699

Absolutely. During Katrina one or more nursing homes flooded. Numerous casualties. So sorry for those folks in Canada.

 

[callingcolleen1]

News said there was another nursing home fire some other place in Quebec. Strange!

 

[CountryEscape]

OMG, what a tragedy indeed!!! Once I was traveling, stopped at a McDonalds for lunch, and sirens went off next door at the nursing home. Everyone was watching and standing around. Ambulance, police, nurses, scrambling to get all the residents out, smoke coming out of the building. A lady was in McD with her 2 small children, I heard her say she needed to go help, but was frantic about the kids! I turned to her and said, "I will stay here as long as necessary and watch your kids. Please, go help!" She did! It was a very rewarding thing for me, and I took care of those kids like they were my own. We went and played in the play area, instead of watching the commotion, so they would not be afraid of their mother getting hurt. She returned in about an hour. Told me she worked there, but it was her day off. Can you imagine what she was going through, the need to go help her residents, but also to keep her children safe? I'm so glad she trusted me to watch her kids. That doesn't happen much now, people are so untrusting. That was about 20 years ago or more.

 

[Event Horizon]

It is tragic what happened. Lets hope they finally get on with it and make sprinklers mandatory in all senior homes.

 

[MitchM]

Stores around here are starting to put out their seeds and seedling kits.
It's time soon to get some seedlings going inside for the vegetable garden.
That always makes it feel like spring isn't too far away.

 

[sissy]

same here I went out yesterday and spring stuff is on the shelves and so is valentines day

 

[addy1]

We have a tomato plant in a pot outside around 3 feet tall, tomatoes on it, bought it from costco. Spring is here if you go by our maryland temps, winter is here if you go by south florida temps.

 

[j.w]

We will be married for 45 yrs the day after Valentine's day and my little grand-baby will be 1yr old on the 10th :cheerful:

 

[sissy]

mine is on the 18th and as supposed to married the 14th in the chapel but minister was sick and we will be 41 years .Happy happy .Any one watch DIY network as a family built there own geodesic home from a kit .The kit cost 35 thousand dollars .How neat .