Originally Posted by TRICK

I've been wrestling with feelings of guilt about boating this weekend myself. So I was a bit relieved to see this thread and know I'm not alone with my conflicted thoughts.

I do feel extremely bad for all those affected by the hurricane. I have given money to the cause and will give more. But beyond that, at this time, there isn't a whole lot I can do.

I'm going to go to the lake this weekend and try to enjoy myself. I have a boat. I have the payments. I have the insurance. I have a full tank of fuel. None of that changes by staying home, watching the TV and staying in a funk.

Yes, I want to see more done to help the unfortunate folks caught up in what is probably the worst natural disaster this country has faced. At the same time, this country and this economy MUST move forward.

Originally Posted by sonicator

my brother in-law just returned from Iraq and would like to go for a boat ride so I am going.

Originally Posted by dyno

Chris, your a good man....

Originally Posted by TRICK

I've been wrestling with feelings of guilt about boating this weekend myself. So I was a bit relieved to see this thread and know I'm not alone with my conflicted thoughts.

I do feel extremely bad for all those affected by the hurricane. I have given money to the cause and will give more. But beyond that, at this time, there isn't a whole lot I can do.

I'm going to go to the lake this weekend and try to enjoy myself. I have a boat. I have the payments. I have the insurance. I have a full tank of fuel. None of that changes by staying home, watching the TV and staying in a funk.

Yes, I want to see more done to help the unfortunate folks caught up in what is probably the worst natural disaster this country has faced. At the same time, this country and this economy MUST move forward.

Originally Posted by RedDog382

baf.com,

It is my business when the health care system/insurance company/"non-profit" organization he runs and was paid into for a lifetime of my step-father's hard factory work reviews my mom's case. She was paralyzed from the armpits down with two malignant tumors in her spinal cord from renal cell CA that "their" doctors missed on a CT scan two years earlier. She could barely feed herself, couldn't turn over in bed or wipe her butt without help, and lived in a wheelchair/bed for the last miserable year of her life. They denied her claim, stating she "didn't need skilled nursing care".

It is my business when I'm told they don't have the money to pay me when I stay overtime at the end of my night shift to finish taking care of the patients paying for his outrageous salary and perks.

It is my business when they cut nursing staff and vital supplies needed to take care of critical emergency patients because they don't have the funding needed. But he can give himself a fat raise under the same circumstances.

It is my business when they say they can't afford to have a second doctor on duty at night, and then tell me I don't have the authority to go on EMS bypass to divert ambulances from the ED when it is so busy that patients lives are endangered. Apparrently, I'm not qualified to make that decision despite my residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and six years with The University of Michigan.

It is my business when I bring a friend into the ED and suture his thumb back on in the middle of my night off, generating a $1200.00 bill (which they were fully compensated on) and I don't get a penny of, not even a "thank you".

By the way, his salary was published in the local paper, so it's no secret.

But thanks for your opinion on something you know nothing about!

What kind of work do you do, anyways?

Originally Posted by buyafountain.com

Getting back a little late.

No, his salary is still none of your business. The operations and finances of the business he runs concerns you. Change jobs if you don't like your situation. That's what makes this capitalist society great............you can change and improve your life if you choose to.

As for me, I think you can tell I am a capitalist. I started out with NOTHING at 18. I was not happy. I made my life what I wanted it to be. I didn't sit back and ***** because I did not make enough money. I simply figured out how to make more and then worked like a dog for it. I hate excuses.

I'm done here.