Jump to content

Things that should work but don't


dog

Recommended Posts

Posted (edited)

Pillows & Mattresses. At least half of the time.

When you want them to be supportive, comfortable and an aid to drifting off to sleep they refuse to cooperate, becoming over-hard, uncomfortable too warm.etc, you're tossing and turning, readjusting, ending up with a crick in the neck, pins and needles in various places.

...but when you wake up in the morning, when you've got s*** to do and really you need to get out of bed asap, they couldn't be more comfortable. The last thing you want to do is move or heaven forbid actually get up.

Edited by May Contain Nuts
Link to comment
Share on other sites

TV weather reports.  5mins of isobars, high pressure,  weather fronts and all manner of maps... yet I find myself totally bamboozled by the sheer volume of facts and end  up looking on my phone for a simple picture with a number and a picture of sun/rain/clouds, which tells me all I need to know. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Spouts on kettles. How hard can it possibly be to design something that directs the liquid where you want it? As it stands most of them have aim about as good as mine after 6 pints.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 03/06/2024 at 10:47, dog said:

Birmingham airport 

Isn't it just terrible at the moment? Even with an Express Lane pass it took me 40 mins to get through security last week, and if there was a fire up there ain't nobody getting out.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

NHS.

Currently sat in Derby A&E, what a horror show this place is.

Nothing serious, mums had an allergic reaction to penicillin. Got rushed to hospital, spent an hour outside in an ambulance as no beds available.

Since then we’ve been left in corridors with patients abandoned all over, 6 hours later finally got her into a Bay Area to see a doctor.

One guy spewed everywhere in his bay, took a good half hour before anyone went to clean it.

It’s not full of drunken people either, mainly older people.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, Day said:

NHS.

Currently sat in Derby A&E, what a horror show this place is.

Nothing serious, mums had an allergic reaction to penicillin. Got rushed to hospital, spent an hour outside in an ambulance as no beds available.

Since then we’ve been left in corridors with patients abandoned all over, 6 hours later finally got her into a Bay Area to see a doctor.

One guy spewed everywhere in his bay, took a good half hour before anyone went to clean it.

It’s not full of drunken people either, mainly older people.

I have been at the hospital for 9 hours with my daughter over the last two days (for booked appointments I might add, not A&E).

On Thursday she was told she needed an injection. We could either wait “a few hours” (it was already 5pm) for the pharmacy to make it up or, they’d order it and we could come back in the morning when it would be ready and waiting. Of course we chose the latter.

Needless to say, it wasn’t ready and we had to wait another 3 hours. Even when they said it was ready and they were sending a porter to collect it it still took another 40 minutes to arrive. It must be a damn long walk from the ward to the pharmacy.

Regarding A&E, I know as you say lack of rooms is a problem but so is lack of staff. I was there (Sutton Coldfield, not Derby) recently with my father in law. There was one nurse having to keep an eye on three different bays at once. And yet, in the ward where my daughter was (don’t forget, booked appointments only) there were three nurses doing not much at all. On Thursday I heard one of them say to another “we don’t have any scans booked for tomorrow. What are we going to do?” I guess it’s not as simple as it sounds but you’d think the department could “lend” a nurse to A&E (and recall her if things suddenly got busy). She might not have the specialist knowledge to do a great deal in A&E but she could have helped keep an eye on patients (in my scenario) and cleaned up the vomit etc (in your example).

I’m not blaming the nurses (except the one that it would seem failed to order the injection from the pharmacy).

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Day said:

NHS.

Currently sat in Derby A&E, what a horror show this place is.

Nothing serious, mums had an allergic reaction to penicillin. Got rushed to hospital, spent an hour outside in an ambulance as no beds available.

Since then we’ve been left in corridors with patients abandoned all over, 6 hours later finally got her into a Bay Area to see a doctor.

One guy spewed everywhere in his bay, took a good half hour before anyone went to clean it.

It’s not full of drunken people either, mainly older people.

I have nothing but admiration and praise for our overused and abused NHS. I had great care and treatment, when I went to the A&E department after suffering a mini stroke on Thursday.

I'm currently sat in the Stroke Ward awaiting further tests. You could have nipped up here and had a chat about the state of the NHS. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account.

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...