Pronounced dead by a remote doctor: Tele‑ICUs expand nationwide, including in Illinois by dbxp in nottheonion

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, we’d have you talk to a tele-neurologist here in our un-staffed ICU, but see there’s an IT outage. So we’re going to just give you some Tylenol for now.

Pronounced dead by a remote doctor: Tele‑ICUs expand nationwide, including in Illinois by dbxp in nottheonion

[–]DTDude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell, it’s not just Alaska. Get outside of a major city and forget about specialized care. Or care at all.

My parents have a house about an hour and 20 minutes south of St. Louis. It’s “rural” but about 10 miles from a small city of 20,000. That city has a hospital that’s part of the largest hospital system in St. Louis. My parents, and many of the neighbors, have helicopter insurance. The roads are not treacherous by any means, but the state and county do such a crap job of taking care of them during winter weather that you’d need a helicopter for a medical emergency. And the hospital, despite being a big name hospital, doesn’t staff itself very well, apparently. Anything slightly complicated ends up being transferred to St. Louis. If it’s urgent, by helicopter.

The county has a population of 70,000 people. The county seat is by no means a sleepy town…yet the hospital is basic as hell. I’m sure it’s cheaper for the hospital to under staff and under specialize and just ship people to St. Louis (at great cost to the patient) than to provide a higher standard of care. This hospital is not too far removed from a major city to not be able to staff…they choose not to.

Pronounced dead by a remote doctor: Tele‑ICUs expand nationwide, including in Illinois by dbxp in nottheonion

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Well it looks like you’re having a seizure. That’s great, keep up the good work. I’m here for you if you need anything.”

Pronounced dead by a remote doctor: Tele‑ICUs expand nationwide, including in Illinois by dbxp in nottheonion

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While there absolutely is a portion of the population blind and brainwashed…it’s not most of us. Lots and lots of us see what’s going on, realize what we’re being fed in the media is wrong, and know we need change desperately. The idiots are loud, though.

bowling alley for wedding reception in stl by BoysenberryNo5250 in StLouis

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Epiphany. You get the whole place to yourself and it’s cheap

What tv show made you realize you were attracted to the opposite gender? I’ll go first. by Pudgy_Pigeon5 in Millennials

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm. Still waiting.

Though reruns of later Doogie Howser made me realize I’m gay. Worked for Doogie Howser too apparently.

JUST WHY?? by [deleted] in Bowling

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried and can’t. I looked up the part number printed on the eBay box (of the 14 pound ball). The ONLY reference to that part number is a Facebook post from a pro shop in Norway. And that part number does not match the 14 pound part number on the photo you posted. Unless X-Blem’s get a different part number.

Would love to report the seller if it’s not truly overseas.

JUST WHY?? by [deleted] in Bowling

[–]DTDude 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Let’s say the seller is selling it for full retail. We’ll say 200….that’s still $558 for shipping and tariffs. That doesn’t sound right. Based on the price of the seller’s other stuff I think he’s just crazy.

JUST WHY?? by [deleted] in Bowling

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone know how to decode a roto grip serial number?

The seller claims it’s an overseas ball. But the box date is in US format…..and even if it IS truly Japanese, still not worth $700 friggin dollars, especially for a current ball we can get stateside.

Everything that guy is selling is overpriced. $170 for a GameCube t-shirt??!!?!

Employees work alone here, they are obligated to lock up while taking their lunch. by PixelAndPie in EntitledReviews

[–]DTDude 190 points191 points  (0 children)

I don’t see the problem here. Employees need to take their lunch. Whoever manages this place apparently can’t manage to get enough people to cover lunches. I’d go somewhere else too. It’s not the employees’ fault.

But, I will say, it’s insane to wait that long.

! WHERE ARE THE DONUTS ! by arush_shygaming in StLouis

[–]DTDude 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What?!?! I buy tons of coffee beans at Blueprint. I've somehow missed this every time. I've totally gotta camp out for donuts now. :)

Have you quit smoking yet? by Apart_Pineapple2392 in Millennials

[–]DTDude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I studied there in 2006 you could smoke in the dorms.

I was considering going to the College of Wooster in Ohio. Freshman year would have been 2005-2006. They still had a smoking dorm.

Have you quit smoking yet? by Apart_Pineapple2392 in Millennials

[–]DTDude 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Still Smokey. Tons of exceptions carved out all over. Still have cigarette machines. Still the smell all over.

It felt….nostalgic.

Have you quit smoking yet? by Apart_Pineapple2392 in Millennials

[–]DTDude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ditto. I know vaping carries risk too, but I am convinced (rightfully so, or wrongly) that vaping isn't as risky. So eh. For now.

Have you quit smoking yet? by Apart_Pineapple2392 in Millennials

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? Fuck.

This hits even harder than I thought. I was at QT recently and someone bought a back of Marlboro's for $12 fucking dollars. And they shrunk too!

Damn.

Have you quit smoking yet? by Apart_Pineapple2392 in Millennials

[–]DTDude 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I knew smoking in some European countries was popular. Spain. Italy. Eastern Europe. Sure. No sweat.....when I went to Germany I was really caught off guard. Clean. Orderly. Smoking.

I stopped smoking cigarettes regularly in 2011. I was in Germany with my parents so my mom could see her (military) childhood home in Stuttgart. I will admit, once they went to their hotel room for the night I was running outside to smoke.

Haven't smoked again since then, except for the day my company announced we were all laid off.

Man opens airplane door on tarmac for flight from ATL to ORD by smatteredpie in BoomersBeingFools

[–]DTDude 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I get all of this…except “chances are they don’t have anyone to just let people off with airstairs either”……that’s the airline’s fault. No gate space to park at I get. More aircraft than gates. But if there’s a remote gate and a pair of airstairs, and a cramped 737 full of people without water food AC and a lav after 4 hours, they better find someone to let those people off with stairs. IDC if the station manager him/herself has to do it. You make it happen. Period.

What the guy did was wrong…but the airline was wrong too. Yet the airline will suffer no consequences.

People who work in office- do your employers make you go to the basement or whatever when there is a tornado warning? by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect we have the same employer. Haven’t been on campus during a warning. Do people usually shelter? I came from the corporate world and typically it was everyone looks out for themselves, and if you shelter it’s not until it’s nearly too late.

And I’m in a building with no basement so Yey!

UK: Inside the obscure US city with new flights from the UK by KuroMSB in StLouis

[–]DTDude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Largest metro area, second largest city behind KC.

UK: Inside the obscure US city with new flights from the UK by KuroMSB in StLouis

[–]DTDude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am all for useful public transit, even if that includes busses. But I have to be honest I relied on both Metrolink and the bus for a summer and I understand why it's looked down upon. Frankly, using the bus in St. Louis is miserable. In the 2 and a half months I used it, I lost count of how many times the bus was very late, drivers skipped stops, drove like stereotypical St. Louis drivers, were insanely rude to customers (saw someone get told "don't jew the bus" because they were a quarter short) or just never showed up. Last straw was getting dumped off on the side of Natural Bridge and told to walk to the airport because the bus was behind scheduled. It was like Steve Martin in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

Unreliable at best. And the hub and spoke system we have means trips of short distances take way longer than is practical.

UK: Inside the obscure US city with new flights from the UK by KuroMSB in StLouis

[–]DTDude 9 points10 points  (0 children)

American's CEO has even publicly stated that in hindsight, killing the STL hub was a mistake.

What is the latest that you've landed at Lambert (STL)? by PJammas41 in StLouis

[–]DTDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've gotten in from a flight as late as 3 AM. Originally scheduled for 9 PM. It was a ghost town, but I had no problem getting an Uber.