The Day Gus Rushed to the Hospital
By Gus Kilthau
@Ceerios (4698)
Goodfellow, Texas
September 8, 2016 12:52pm CST
The Day Gus Rushed to the Hospital -
Good Morning to all of you MyLotters who, like me, got out of bed today, had some breakfast, and who now (sooner or later) are getting on with stuff.
I thought that I would put in a "discussion" (really a post) that is a whole lot like so many of the others we see around this place, like "I woke up, combed my curly hair, fed the kids and the dogs and the cats, had some stuff to eat, turned on the television for the news show, and got onto the MyLot thingie on the Internet."
Then, being Gus as I am, the decision was made to cause this discussion deal to be more out of the ordinary; that is, more exciting to read than are the usual "I got out of bed..." types of discussions. Yes. We see way too many of those, don't we?
So I thought I would tell you about the day, not all that long ago, that I had to rush to the hospital. (You don't see all that many posts about rushing to hospitals, do you?) Oh boy, excitement.
Before it was all done with, I came close to being really, really out of breath. Now, that is enough to scare the pants off of a brass statue, isn't it?
But I made it. I ran in through the Emergency Room door. That, of course, almost scared the pants off of the doctors and the nurses there. (They are more used to people being wheeled in on top of those gurney things, pushed along by the ambulance EMTs.)
But I made it. Not one minute too soon, either.
I was due to start my work shift at 3:00 pm, and the clock was just then ticking at 2:59.
Phew...
It is no fun to have to rush to the hospital, let me tell you.
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Image source: Pixabay dot com
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
8 Sep 16
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
8 Sep 16
@Ceerios, I'm sure that you have some very interesting ones, along with sad and joyful ones too.
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
8 Sep 16
@beaniefanatic13 - Friend of mine and Friend of those beanies, too - Happy to learn that you enjoyed my little story here. Did I work in the hospital? Yes, and for more years than would fill a bedpan, too. I worked in X-Ray, mostly doing portable filming throughout the big place and even across the way in the nursing home-retirement village run by the hospital. Lots of work in the Emergency Room(s) and over in the Heart and Vascular Institute. Had a great boss who actually hired me when I was 70-years-old. Serious stuff, but a really fun job. -Gus-
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
8 Sep 16
@peavey - I had already made note of the fact that, prior to right now, you had been absent from my posts. I have now removed you from my "missing persons listing" - so you can breathe easy henceforth. You have been moved over to my "geriatric specialists listing" which is similar in importance to the USA's "most favored nations listing." I am truly honored by your rapt attention to these important postings. (You may place one of those gold stars on the wall over your computer chair.) -
-Gus-
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
8 Sep 16
@pgnwo - Friend PGN - The next time you pass by a brass statue, reach out and touch an upper leg. Right then you will understand why brass statues need pants, especially those statues that the folks believe to be really "cool" statues. -Gus-
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
12 Sep 16
@responsiveme - Friend ARM -
Just now It seems to me that you are becoming addicted to solving Wuzzit Challenges while, at the same time, I am learning to have lots of fun in formulating them. Henceforth, there shall be a listing of possible solutions to the puzzles. Fun stuff - a bit of work messing up otherwise nice photographs, but fun to do.
I do not know if you make your own photos, but to play this game of distorting them in some manner, you do not need to own a camera. You can grab up a likely photo from a source such as pixabay dot com, change it to suit yourself, and use the new image to offer up your own "Wuzzit Challenge." All you need is a photo and an easy-to-use photo editor. I like to use the FREE photo editor - the one called "GimPhoto" that you can download from "SourceForge.net."
Give it a try. It is fun to do. -Gus-
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
12 Sep 16
@responsiveme - Friend ARM - Sure enough. In my yard there are many gardens and, consequently, in my gardens there are many paths. I have a rule about those paths and the behavior of those who tread upon them. The path walkers must have gladness. Good for ARM for following the garden path rules.
-Gus-
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@Happy2BeMe (99355)
• Canada
8 Sep 16
lol well glad to hear you made it on time!! One wouldn't want to be late for their shift!
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
8 Sep 16
@Happy2BeMe - L_B - Sure enough, a timely entry was a good thing to keep the boss lady smiling. AND I note from your profile here in the Mill Otter place that you like being a GrandMa. I would not enjoy being a GrandMa. One of a GrandMa's frequent duties is forever lowering the potty lids left up by those grandsons. Hard work. Hard work.
-Gus-
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@Happy2BeMe (99355)
• Canada
8 Sep 16
@Ceerios lol that is hard work for sure or cleaning up after theyou don't quite make it. Lol
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
8 Sep 16
@jaboUK - Ms Janet - I suppose that it a bad habit of mine - to worry folks the way I tend to do. I, myself, am like "Alfred E. Neuman" (ex- of Mad Magazine fame). His famous expression is like my usual expression - "What? Me Worry?"
-Gus-
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@JamesHxstatic (29412)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Sep 16
I hate to be late going anywhere. Glad that you made it with seconds to spare.
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
9 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic - Right-on, Brother James. Those docs and nurses in the emergency room would not have liked for me to be late to work, either, for I used to bring everyone lots of barbecue brisket and sausages almost every day. -Gus-
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
10 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic - Brother James - Well, yes they were nice to me for the most part. There was one old crone of a night nurse who used to ask me if I washed my hands before making the barbecue stuff. I was never certain if she were kidding or not because I never did see her smile - not ever.
-Gus-
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@JamesHxstatic (29412)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Sep 16
@Ceerios What a guy! I'll bet they were nice to you.
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@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
3 Dec 17
You scared me and had me going for a minute. Yes, it was an exciting post Gus. I thought you were ill and rushed yourself to the hospital.So, do you volunteer at the hospital still or did you?
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