This sign went up at the end of my block very recently; my first thought was “Gee, thanks for the tip, as someone who lived in SoCal, my instinct is to flee across the middle, dandling a terrified child or three.” Are all of the residents of the nearby senior center and my humble apartment complex wantonly breaking the rules so often that a sign solution had to be implemented?
THEN I made the connection with another thing that had been completed recently: the add-on employee parking lot for Valley Medical, located across the street. It’s not my neighbors. It’s not the darling old people with their darling dogs dressed in darling sweaters. It’s the hospital employees. Doctors. Nurses. People whom you trust with your very life, and charge you out the ass for the privilege of being in their company, highly educated people, with no more sense than to run across the road like deer. Sure, if they get creamed by an SUV, it’s only a short trip to the five-hour emergency room line, but shouldn’t we expect better from our medical professionals? No WONDER no one from ValMed made Seattle Metro’s Top Docs 2009 list.
I hate that hospital.
It’s not great, that’s for sure. I almost voted ‘Who fucking cares, it’s still going to suck.’ for hospital commissioner position #4.
And this is why I love my hospital (Evergreen). ZOMG the commissioner we selected is awesome!
haaaaaaaay that’s where I had my gallbladder out!
Hahaha. We had a guy here in Minneapolis during our recent mayoral election that ran independently and listed his party as, “Is Awesome.” So his name on the ballot listed as, “Mike Smith Is Awesome.” I thought that was pretty clever.
hahah one of our candidates is so into the space program that he changed his last name to ‘Goodspaceguy’.
Don’t forget Mike the Mover.
I’m going to change my name to ‘Lizard People’ when I run for office.
I love this post in so many ways. But for reals, I hate it when ppl cross 4+ lanes of traffic just to get out of having to walk to the crosswalk or even *gasp* wait for the signals. Ugh.
And I know that road too, it’s super wide and always busy. There’s no good way to cross it illegally. And to think I was born at that hospital. Granted that was in 1981 so hopefully the drs were smarter back then.
One time I was driving on Denny past the Pacific Science Center with a friend and all of a sudden 2 dads and 2 kids jump out in front of my car to illegally cross 4 lanes of traffic without a center lane. You better believe I was yelling out the window at them. It was so ridiculous. And yes, I understand that it is quite a walk to the nearest crosswalk, but that’s not my problem.
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Those signs are all up near the border check station in CA, located WELL beyond the actual borders of the country, between San Diego and Orange County. I got stopped there a few times, I’m not sure whether they thought I was smuggling illegal aliens or drugs.
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That is my favorite sign ever and your post made me think about it asap, esp with the SoCal reference. I saw it in San Diego in 98 and was all
ZOMGOMGOMGLOLOLOLWTFBBQ. It was my first time to CA and I had no idea.
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That was pretty much my reaction the first time I saw it, too. I was used to seeing deer crossing signs in WI, not so much fleeing people.
The extra stupid thing is that it’s NOT a long walk to the crosswalk from that point AND they have an understreet tunnel with direct access to ValMed.
An understreet tunnel? Srsly ppl there’s no excuse!
But they’d have to walk FARTHER. Almost as far as the crosswalk, even, and then enter in the back like they’re servants or something. Unacceptable, clearly.
Or FURTHER. That’s one I can’t seem to get right.
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The important thing is that I know to cross a dangerous street at a crosswalk.
I spend all day working with doctors on the administrative end of their job. I love our doctors and have a tremendous amount of respect for them.
I also know that all those years developing their careers did nothing for developing their common sense.
They can diagnose bizarre diseases, but god help ’em if they have to send a fax.
hahahaha I don’t want the ones who can’t operate a fax machine going anywhere near me when I’m strapped into something that blasts X-rays at me.
Sure, if they get creamed by an SUV, it’s only a short trip to the five-hour emergency room line, but shouldn’t we expect better from our medical professionals?
In fairness, they’d probably get bumped to the front of the line by virtue of working there.
Or maybe not, depending on whether their co-workers hate them. Hmm…
I think the line should be stacked in Darwinistic fashion; if you’re there because some random jackass stabbed you on the bus, or some other reason that involves no fault on your part, front of the line. If you’re there because you flung yourself out in the road in front of a two-ton vehicle, well, be prepared to wait a while.
And if, while in the waiting room, you are heard to say anything about how whatever you hurt yourself with should have a warning label on it stating that you can hurt yourself with it, the doctor accidentally kills you while treating you.
‘Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.’
“For external use only!” — On a curling iron.
I had to stop there.
I think my kidneys are extra attractive and perky when they’ve spent a bit of time wrapped around a 1 1/2″ barrel!
Does this new styling product make my tonsils look slutty???
No way, they make your tonsils look totally hot!
oooh the puns have started.
I’m pretty sure the label came as a result of its comparative shape to bananas and cucumbers ifyaknowhuddimean.
I would like to make it clear that I’ve never been so hard-up that my curling iron starts to look sexy.
I’ve noticed that how sexy a person/thing is often related to whether or not said person/object is in arm’s reach. Maybe instead of referring to someone as “Mr Right Now” he should be called “Mr Right Here.”
This is the best link ever.
It simultaneously makes me happy AND sad.
My mom works at a hospital, and the stories she tells me about the nurses’ stupidity are frightening.
I used to be friends with a nurse from FL on here before she deleted her LJ and she would also tell some terrifying stories about her coworkers and their laziness/stupidity.