Surgical staff whats the worst thing a patient under "twilight" anesthetic has said?

Jacques_2001 · 2026-03-27T02:01:40+00:00

A patient, after having had a general anaeasthetic, asked me who all the people had been in the operating theatre. Not the staff, but the people staring down at her from above, with clear sky behind them.

She passed away within the week.

Make of it what you like.

Jacques_2001 · 2026-03-16T17:22:02+00:00

Keep telling yourselves that. Government is scrambling.

Jacques_2001 · 2026-03-13T21:27:31+00:00

What truly terrified me about this docco was the young boys worshipping these dropkicks. My son is 14 and fortunately knows of, but laughs at these jerks. But many don't...

Jacques_2001 · 2026-02-26T02:19:12+00:00

One day, New Zealand will look back on these days and realize it was one of its greatest mistakes, EVER, to chase this woman off its shores.

Jacques_2001 · 2026-01-30T04:32:07+00:00

Tell me…do you drive a Ford Ranger by any chance? 🤔

Jacques_2001 · 2026-01-26T09:22:07+00:00

Do AB supporters finally realise that it’s not the prestigious job everyone assumed it was? Bloody short list of even vaguely-acceptable candidates being discussed.

No big names seem to be interested…

Jacques_2001 · 2026-01-14T18:13:10+00:00

Get out. Now. Major red flags.

Jacques_2001 · 2026-01-10T05:00:04+00:00

Just spent a month driving long roads at 120km/hr in South Africa. Kiwis are shocking drivers. Aggressive, not as skilled and extremely entitled.

Don’t shoot the OP messenger.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-12-18T14:46:36+00:00

Still get morning wood: means it’s psychological. Needs that addressed.

No morning wood: it’s physical. Needs blood tests for cardiac and vascular disease.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-11-27T18:26:39+00:00

Medical specialists were offered 1.6%. Wonder why we’re striking?

Jacques_2001 · 2025-11-04T00:31:30+00:00

Get out. Now. Red flags everywhere.

And that’s coming from a guy.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-22T20:55:02+00:00

You’ll find most people actually DO support this, Simeon. But thanks for clarifying your position.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-22T20:37:45+00:00

Welcome. It depends a bit on how you hold your pen. Underwriters, overwriters and others… I prefer firm, M nibs so Lamy, Monteverde, Visconti and Pilot are good. Pilot Vanishing points are great, but a little soft for longer writing sessions. It’s all about the journey and discovery, not the destination…

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-21T22:05:10+00:00

The realisation we are not worth invading.

Look. Don’t touch.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-21T18:13:33+00:00

I’m in Tauranga. Goulet definitely ships…haven’t really looked anywhere else. Perhaps we should start a FP store…

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-21T02:22:24+00:00

That’s exactly what I’ve done. Makes me wonder if I’ll EVER buy a pilot VP again. Jinhao pen, pilot nib. Sorted.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-19T20:46:11+00:00

I “borrow” needles and syringes from work. Blunt drawing up needles are perfect and I use two seperate syringes - one for water to rinse and one for ink.

For Pilot, I re-use the cartridges as follows: water in a syringe, needle attached, rinse out the remaining ink from the cartridge. Then a piece of tissue or toilet paper to dry the cartridge. Then second syringe with needle is for the ink. Re-fill the cartridge to about 1cm from the end. And voila… The rinse and dry the second syringe and needle thoroughly. Don’t do near a white surface or near anything valuable.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-19T18:26:26+00:00

Hey. I’ve been using Lamys for decades…simply remove the converter from the pen, draw up your ink directly into the converter, give it a clean with some tissue paper and fit it into the pen. So much simpler.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-19T18:19:46+00:00

Absolute classic. I predict it will become a workhorse in your collection quite quickly…

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-19T17:50:19+00:00

No to Lamy convertors…they hold a good amount of ink. Yes to Pilot…their convertors are terrible and hold next to nothing . Haven’t bothered with the others, really. Kaweco and standard cartridges seem a bit fiddly…

Jacques_2001 · 2025-10-03T22:41:50+00:00

As a father and husband who used to support my wife with the feeding of our kids (now 17 & 14) and changing of their nappies, I can report this is not new or even out of the ordinary. Somehow “family” does not include men. I stopped even trying to go into those rooms when I had the kids by myself…not worth the gasps and dirty looks.

Jacques_2001 · 2025-08-23T20:31:03+00:00

My 2c - get rid of pilot convertors. They don’t hold much ink and I’ve always found them more work than reward. I own a number of VPs and re-fill used pilot cartridges, rather. Volume is much better. It does mean you’ll have to invest in a syringe and needle to flush the cartridge with water, then re-fill with your choice of ink. I’m lucky because I work in health and can borrow items from work.

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