GYERO ARCHIVE

[Phil McKracken]

Been essential employee from start (engineering working in Construction) and have had very few potential exposure incidents since March (all being negative tests). Now construction workers left and right testing positive and shutting down job sites and exposing my employees, all in last 2 weeks.
You non-essential ******** need to stay home!!

 

[Wodie sloot]

So we shouldn’t get our haircut, Phil?

 

[WayneDougan_rivals170043]

The more deaths over 100 than under 45 in Penn is pretty fascinating considering that centenarians represent like 0.0173% of the American population.

 

[drxman1]

I recommend the Powerbeast Pro if you’re gonna be active, but that’s just me.

Use the regular pods at work too.

 

[jameslee32]

There's only 1 other guy who could have a 10 part documentary which would be nearly, if not equally, as compelling -----> Tiger Woods.

Waitress #1....W2, W3...W61

 

[SAECATFAN]

Yea if you plan to be active like drx Powerbeast Pro is the best bet.

 

[Geese Feeder]

So we shouldn’t get our haircut, Phil?

You're literally saving lives if you stay home, Sloot.

So do us (especially Phil) a favor and STFU about your manicure appointments.

We'll holla in a few years once we've stomped out every contagion and infectious disease on the planet.

Perhaps then you'll be able to get G some hitting lessons!!

 

[ukguy78]

UKguy78 has seemingly been around the world multiple times yet has never been to Jackson Hole. Didn't see that one coming.

Visited 54 countries but only 34 states. Century Cat definitely does not approve of this ratio.

 

[cricket3]

$500 in ear buds because you need an active and work pair.

 

[jameslee32]

Are air pods worth the hype? I get my ear buds snagged at least every day.

CR wasn't at all impressed.

 

[_Chase_]

If you get AirPods get the pros. The regular ones just don’t stay in the ear very well if you’re the least bit active.

 

[PTI Anon1640710541]

At one point, Louisiana (New Orleans) was the hottest hot spot in the world. Come to find out that 40% (let's call it half) of our COVID-19 dead came from nursing homes.

Seems like a pretty important detail.

 

[anthonys735]

-Won a pair of Bose pods things last year and they're pretty neat. I just always forget to charge them so I wind up using a corded version. I also don't listen to music when I run or bike and listen to the community music in the gym. I don't need a podcast on how to charge my ear buds, Joey.

-I'm one cat fan that's happy about the London game moving. 2 years, G will probably be old enough to tag along, and I couldn't make this year anyway(because of the SEC Championship Game).

-Sounds like the cheerleader coaches were a little too knowledgeable. Sucks that's where the world is today but probably not much of a choice to can them.

-Watched the Valhalla PGAC last night. Outstanding. I'm still not sure how May didn't win.

 

[MaxPowerrr]

I feel the same way about my AirPods as I do about any Apple products I wind up getting.


Seems like a needless purchase but now that I have them they’re my favorite thing ever and exponentially better than any other brand’s similar product.

 

[Hank Camacho]

People are about 2 days from openly defying whatever governors order. If you think Americans are going to listen to a single thing any authority figure says on Memorial Day when there is some disease that only effects the elderly and the infirm, well that's on you.

The loss of legitimacy in authority over some hyperbole is staggering. Why listen to this nonsense?

Wash your hands. If you go around granny, wear a mask and don't hug her. Don't make out with strangers, or if you do then don't go around granny for 14 days or until you've been tested. There you go.

 

[anthonys735]

At one point, Louisiana (New Orleans) was the hottest hot spot in the world. Come to find out that 40% (let's call it half) of our COVID-19 dead came from nursing homes.

Seems like a pretty important detail.

Kentucky is 60%.

Correct and here's the reason, you should know as well as anyone the urgency to clear a hospital room being in the insurance game. The system was built to get those people back to LTC and out of beds as fast as possible.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

I feel the same way about my AirPods as I do about any Apple products I wind up getting.


Seems like a needless purchase but now that I have them they’re my favorite thing ever and exponentially better than any other brand’s similar product.

Except for their fraying-*** power cords. Which can eat **** for eternity.

 

[Brandan Stroud]

Who would have guessed shoving our parents and grandparents into homes with the cleanliness and workforce comparable to a prison was a bad idea????

 

[_Chase_]

Wireless charging FTW. F*ck cables.

 

[anthonys735]

Who would have guessed shoving our parents and grandparents into homes with the cleanliness and workforce comparable to a prison was a bad idea????

Fairly certain you'll understand that situation better some day but a lot of people need more help than can be served by shoving them in the spare room in your basement or putting them on an iceberg. It's not the resident's families fault this happened. What a weird way to look at it.

 

[PTI Anon1640710541]

How about a warm glass of SHUT THE HELL UP?!


Is what you're saying, basically.

 

[Hank Camacho]

Fairly certain you'll understand that situation better some day but a lot of people need more help than can be served by shoving them in the spare room in your basement or putting them on an iceberg. It's not the resident's families fault this happened. What a weird way to look at it.

What a weird response to a reasonable point.

Putting old people in nursing homes causes incredible loneliness and death. There are gradations of care that can be provided for most people that don't require full elderly daycare.

It is necessary for some but far too prevalent. And we have to face that we all die. If I die, I sure as **** don't want to go at Tanbark eating peas and asking an orderly to change the channel.

 

[anthonys735]

I knew I had you on ignore for a reason. Only took like 3 days to remember why, you're awful.

 

[Hank Camacho]

I knew I had you on ignore for a reason. Only took like 3 days to remember why, you're awful.

K.

 

[ukalum01]

My wife's grandmother requested to move into a nursing facility and it really was the best option (granted, none of the options were ideal). While it was the job of the facility to meet her needs, it was still our responsibility to take care of the head of the family. The percentage of families that put someone in a facility then basically walk away is really depressing.

If you really want to make a huge difference in the day-to-day life of someone, just volunteer to sit and talk with nursing home residents.

 

[_Chase_]

Nursing homes aren’t optimal situations, but it beats rotting away from neglect as you slowly die. Plenty of people just don’t have the means or ability to provide the care at home a lot of the elderly need. The huge majority of people don’t actually want to put their parent/grandparent in a home, but they do it out of necessity.

Bad nursing homes should get their asses shut down, but the good ones provide a really important service for the olds and their families.

 

[Wodie sloot]

Brandon Stroud has the same views on elderly care as child care. Just do it yourself (well, have your wife do it).

 

[Phil McKracken]

So we shouldn’t get our haircut, Phil?

I don't care....Do what you want. Just be prepared for the "essentials" to call you out on it.

 

[KingLlama]

My mom has Alzheimer's and can't see. My dad has fallen four times in the past year, the last of which resulted in him being found bleeding from the head on the garage floor. While he can still care for her, and is now doing reasonably okay himself, I have spent the past three months praying every day that they both make it through this initial phase of lockdown so that in the event that something happens to one of them(especially if it's my dad), I can safely and comfortably move the other(my mom) into some kind of assisted living, because I don't feel that I have the ability or the expertise to care for her the way she needs to be (and deserves to be).

That's not me locking her up in some deathtrap, that's me trying to do what is best for her. And while I know that many in nursing homes do not receive the attention from family and friends that they should, I don't know a single friend who has had to make that decision and then turned their back and walked away. They visit or call weekly, if not daily. And if I sadly have to move her into such a facility, I will do the same.

I've been paying attention to this carefully ever since my brother died a few years ago, because I know that the decision will lie squarely on my shoulders. So I know exactly which facilities offer the kind of care and staffing that I want and expect. It's sad to say, but I do have a "plan" in the event that something happens.

So I guess what I'm saying to Brandon, Hank, etc., is this...kindly get pumped.

 

[krazykats]

As someone who is currently going thru this situation as we post, homes of any gradation are very much appreciated.

We had to place my parents in the nicest newest place in town for them to even consider, and they aren’t happy because it isn’t “home” but they are buying in.

If it doesn’t happen to work out then we sell our house, my parents condo, and my wife suits her job to care take if we can build a concept fast enough to meet all of these needs.

Not every family has the means or the desire to overhaul their whole life in order to properly do what is needed though, and it’s no surprise Hank or Brandon have no clue of this and simply think their point is valid.

[eyeroll]

 

[BristolCat_rivals158386]

You can put them in a home, you just have to like their mediocre message board posts.

 

[Hank Camacho]

So I guess what I'm saying to Brandon, Hank, etc., is this...kindly get pumped.

Bubs, we are saying the same thing with different language. I respect your point and will kindly get pumped.

Aging sucks, probably more so for the adult children (usually the oldest kid). When a nursing home is the only option, find the best one you can afford and hope for the best.

That said, I stand by my point that we ought to do a lot more to keep older people active and in the world rather than shutting them in nursing homes. You probably did that because you are a good, Godly person. A lot of people don't. So please also kindly get pumped by taking every single thing personally when it was not directed at you, someone I respect.

Cool?

 

[mashburned]

Around here, generally speaking, the old people drive their vehicles till they are a huge danger to society, and a lot of them drive long after that. The old people get out to eat, man, do they love to eat. If anything, the olds are too active, and they need to slow down a bit, but I'm not gonna do or say anything because I wish a mfer would when I'm that age.

f it doesn’t happen to work out then we sell our house, my parents condo, and my wife suits her job to care take if we can build a concept fast enough to meet all of these needs.

Just so we're clear, you have thought about building your own nursing home concept?

 

[Brandan Stroud]

Brandon Stroud has the same views on elderly care as child care. Just do it yourself (well, have your wife do it).

I actually didn’t have my wife take care of my grandparents before they died. I did it with my brother and father, while living 45 minutes away. But I guess I’ll just have to wait until I grow up before I understand that decision making process.

That said, I never said there was never a situation that it made sense just that it is overused and the “norm” when it probably shouldn’t be.

Llama I obviously wasn’t talking about your case or ones like it, so take your pump elsewhere. Respectfully

 

[PTI Anon1640710541]

Nursing homes aren’t optimal situations, but it beats rotting away from neglect as you slowly die.

Forget DIAF. I hope you RAFNAYSD.

 

[TheShowKiller]

Really digging all the fun and original Karen videos on the tweet machine.

 

[_Chase_]

I’ve been to very few nursing homes where the residents didn’t need to be there and it was unnecessary. So I’d disagree that they are overused.

If you aren’t already broke, and don’t do Medicaid planning, you’re going to be broke pretty fast even if you’re moderately wealthy if you live very long private paying. So it’s typically not a “oh let’s just send Pops to the nursing home for the f*ck of it” situation.

 

[catsfanbgky]

My father in-law passed from cancer about 3 weeks ago. When the time came my wife was not having him in a nursing home. Her mother could take care of MOST of his needs, but she is not exactly in a great place herself. My son, his fiancee, and my wife rotated days of going to their house and caring for him. We have a really good friend that works for one of the at home health / hospice places and in one day she had oxygen, a chair, and his bed delivered to the house along with all of the red tape handled. I get why some would place a loved one in a nursing home, but myself, no way I could, whether it be a day, week, or months. Some one that is close to me, I will do everything in my power to make sure they get to enjoy their time left on earth as best they can. The comfort of your own home is a very important aspect of it. Some in rest homes are very caring, some are not. I will not take the gamble to find out which are, which are not.

 

[cole854]

What a weird response to a reasonable point.

Putting old people in nursing homes causes incredible loneliness and death. There are gradations of care that can be provided for most people that don't require full elderly daycare.

It is necessary for some but far too prevalent. And we have to face that we all die. If I die, I sure as **** don't want to go at Tanbark eating peas and asking an orderly to change the channel.

The majority of the elderly that can no longer live by themselves do require a facility to provide the care needed to have a quality of life. Despite wanting to take care of their parents, grandparents, etc...it is a rare occasion where the younger generation has the means to have them live in the same household and provide all of their needed services, of which are a multitude.

Your vision of an LTC facility as a death sentence is misguided. Yes, there are bad situations, and there will always be...many places didn't receive the best ratings long before this mess started. Regardless, it doesn't have to be a prison sentence as you seem to believe.

 

[krazykats]

I’ve been to very few nursing homes where the residents didn’t need to be there and it was unnecessary. So I’d disagree that they are overused.

If you aren’t already broke, and don’t do Medicaid planning, you’re going to be broke pretty fast even if you’re moderately wealthy if you live very long private paying. So it’s typically not a “oh let’s just send Pops to the nursing home for the f*ck of it” situation.

This is absolutely accurate. I was livid the amount we are paying temporarily, and hope it is only temporarily.

Not to mention the onslaught from family that are all qualified to care for the those needing it and laying their judgement, privately, at my door that I promptly shut as fast as possible. Then send Facebook updates they seem scared as hell to respond to in front of others.