You know America is lazy when...

JimFiore wrote:

That's an interesting flip. I haven't seen anyone in here claiming that walking a few extra rows of parking equates to sainthood. What I have seen is people complaining about others being inconsiderate with their laziness. This is a matter of minimum acceptable behavior among civilized people. Doing the minimum is never a cause for rejoicing.

How is it inconsiderate to ride an escalator? To take a bus a short distance? To go to a drive through? To buy motion control shoes? I understand and agree that these aren't necessarily good things, but to me whining about it comes across as self-righteous.

Fat Guy, you shouldnt answer your own question after directing it to me...because I could give a flying f@ck whether they buy the shoe or not...so you are wrong..

LA..I agree with you..docs should be more honest..but in the end.".if its to be..it is up to me..."

Oh they let you know when they're diabetic and need diet rather than regular......

....i've found this game fun at school. In one of the buildings i walk in and stare at the people getting on the elevator, then try to beat it to the 2nd, or 3rd floor (there's only 3 total floors in the building), depending on where i need to go, and then stare down the people getting out of the elevator. I'd like to think it makes them feel ashamed at their "need" to ride the elevator. Reminds me of the spanish servent in Mr. Deeds who watches adam sandler get on the elevator, then is there waiting when adam comes back out of the elevator. Good times.

KevinM:

You were talking about parking. Earlier, I gave the example of people parking in "no parking" areas that impeded traffic flow and created a hazard just because they are too lazy to walk a few rows. That's inconsiderate at the minimum and generally worse. Buying motion control shoes is not inconsiderate. I didn't claim that it was. Taking a bus a very short distance *might* be, if you are depriving a seat to someone who needs to go a much longer distance.

Jim,

Sorry for the confusion. Of course it's ridiculous to park in the grass, in fire lanes, in handicaped spots, etc. A previous poster whined about people who drive around looking for a spot closer in the time that they could be in and out of the store. Lazy? Hell yes. Worth spewing self-congratulatory venom over? Not to me.

Kevin,I think the anger also comes from the pollution of waiting vehicles and the high medical insurance costs that are directly atttributable to obesity related diseases. We all pay for those things.

KevinM wrote:

Jim,

Sorry for the confusion. Of course it's ridiculous to park in the grass, in fire lanes, in handicaped spots, etc. A previous poster whined about people who drive around looking for a spot closer in the time that they could be in and out of the store. Lazy? Hell yes. Worth spewing self-congratulatory venom over? Not to me.

Maybe so, maybe not. Reading other threads over the months and years on this page, however, leads me to believe that the exercise/running set loves to pat themselves on the back for many things.

you would rather SHIT YOUR PANTS than disrupt your trips from buffet to your table. YOU WOULD RATHER SHIT YOUR PANTS!!!

You would rather shit your pants.

Ok, I'm confused....You mean to tell me that the fatties would rather shit their pants than walk? Is this what you are saying?

LaWoof wrote:

You would rather shit your pants.

Finally, someone is paying attentiopn to me!

So the story goes, a very large woman at an all you can eat resturant shat her pants at the table but continued to get up and go for more food.

Now ask me if I'm an orange.

Wait, she shat her pants and kept eating? For real?One other thing: Are you an Orange?

LaWoof wrote:

Finally, someone is paying attentiopn to me!

So the story goes, a very large woman at an all you can eat resturant shat her pants at the table but continued to get up and go for more food.

Now ask me if I'm an orange.

For real. The owners of the store I currently work in were witness. shat her pants, big wet wad being smeared in and out of the booth on the way to the food bar. I hate to think of the clean up for that.

to answer your question: no

I think the solution is to convert one of the booster seats into a restaurant-style bed pan. :)So how do you know that you're not an orange?

LaWoof wrote:

For real. The owners of the store I currently work in were witness. shat her pants, big wet wad being smeared in and out of the booth on the way to the food bar. I hate to think of the clean up for that.

to answer your question: no

Good question. Life is perception.

To expant on your idea, we can start putting zippers on the front AND the back of pants so we dont even have to drop trow to go.

LaWoof wrote:

Do you ever get to a point where you just tell them that you cant help them? Do you ever tell a person to stop comming in you office because there is nothing that you can do for them? This is a genuine question, I am very curious about this.

I occasionally do tell patients that there is nothing that I, their doctor, cannot help them. I tell them that in order for them to get better, they must not do "x": smoking, drinking, drugs, and yes, even stop playing sports (for those folks whose overuse injuries have become chronic).

More often, I try to suggest some sort of treatment options: more exercise, different exercise, a different diet, etc. A few patients are very receptive - but they most likely didn't need me to tell them that they needed to change; they might have needed reassurance, etc.

However, I would NEVER tell a patient to stop coming to see me, or any other doctor if they have a problem. Its my job, as a physician, to find solutions to person's health problems. Its also my job to care for my patients. While telling my patients "No" if often part of my job, telling them that I am unavailable or can't help them, is not. Casting them out is not finding a solution, or attempting to find one. Its passing the buck. And furthermore, its unethical to deny treatment to someone who needs help.

OK, I saw one the other day, I think it was The Daily Show or maybe the Oddball section of Countdown. Apparently, there's a growing number of people (men) who urinate into plastic bottles while they drive instead of stopping at a rest area. The bottle itself is not so bad. What is nasty is that when they have filled the bottle, they simply toss it out of the window of their moving vehicle! Supposedly, there are places in the US where this has hit near epidemic proportions, that is, along some highways "urine bottles" are about as common as used condoms in a high school parking lot.

My kid's football team had a scrimmage about a month ago at a local elementary school. The "field" wasn't marked very well so all the parents sort of staked out an area near the parking lot, assuming that the scrimmage would take place around there. We were then told that the game would actually be taking place at the opposite end of the field, about 200-300 meters away (it's a decent sized field area). Immediately, everyone got into their CARS and DROVE to the opposite side of the field. I walked and everyone looked at me like I was crazy. Unbelievable.

You mean those wider neck plastic bottles they're shipping the soda and sport drinks in are for something else?? That is not being lazy dude, anyone who has ever driven more than 1000 miles, stopping only for gas and fast junk food knows it is an athletic feat to stay alert and keep the needle at 70. Most of us know that everything from urinating to sexual desires can be completed with some level of competency while at the wheel driving down the the highway at 70.

JimFiore wrote:

OK, I saw one the other day, I think it was The Daily Show or maybe the Oddball section of Countdown. Apparently, there's a growing number of people (men) who urinate into plastic bottles while they drive instead of stopping at a rest area. The bottle itself is not so bad. What is nasty is that when they have filled the bottle, they simply toss it out of the window of their moving vehicle! Supposedly, there are places in the US where this has hit near epidemic proportions, that is, along some highways "urine bottles" are about as common as used condoms in a high school parking lot.