Fasting blood work?

I'm sure everyone has had to go to a lab such as Gamma-Dynacare to have fasting blood work done as part of your annual physical.

I'm sure you've all had to wait in a long lineup too at 7:30 in the morning before going to work without breakfast.

What bugs me, and I don't even have to go to work, is that the lab has only one person at the computer and two drawing blood when there are 45 people waiting for morning (fasting) blood work. Then when the, and I quote, "worst part of the day" is over 3 more staff come in to work.

Why do they not have a full staff on to do the bulk of the days work? People are having to stand and wait in the hallway outside since there are only 35 chairs, and some of course may eventually pass out after standing over 30-45 minutes waiting their turn with no food in their stomaches.

I don't know about you, but I'm not waiting 45 minutes to an hour for blood work to be done when I haven't even had a coffee yet. My family doctor will just have to open up earlier in the morning and draw the blood himself if this isn't going to change.

Why should I bother since I'm not going to take that statin drug he's going to offer me anyway...

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The Good Guys and The Bad Guys

When I was a boy in the 1960's you could tell the Good Guys from the Bad Guys. The good guys always wore white hats and the bad guys wore black hats. (we had a lot of Western shows on T.V. then).

When we were kids we played outdoors dressed up like Cowboys and Indians and the Cowboys were the good guys and the Indians were the bad guys. This is not politically correct today of course but it did happen. At that time The U.S.A. and Canada along with Western Europe and Great Britain were the Good Guys and the U.S.S.R. were the Bad Guys.

Today... people don't wear white or black hats, Indians are called First Nation people and are given the respect they deserve, the Cold War is over and the U.S.S.R. is no more.

We have "Peace Keeping" missions through the United Nations which I honestly don't understand since they're still at war in most places the U.N. is involved with. We have wars between the U.S.A. and anyone who threatens Homeland Security. This can be interpreted pretty liberally by the U.S.A.

Fear mongering with regard to immunization, terrorism, global warming and other scare tactics may very well lead to Warmongering.

Since the end of the Cold War the U.S.A. has not had a real or visible enemy, until 911. Although they stuck their noses in several places many believe it didn't belong. Now there is a constant threat of Terrorism within the borders of the U.S.A. for the first time in many years. Why is this happening now? Who's to blame for Terrorist attacks on the U.S.A.? Is this something brought on by the U.S.A. trying to dominate the world peacefully? What is the truth behind the Iraq war(s)? Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Was this all just about oil and power?

It has become, in my opinion, much more difficult to distinguish the Good Guys from the Bad Guys today.

Will the good guys please stand up.

BIONAIRE BU4000 ULTRASONIC HUMIDIFIER

I bought a Bionaire Ultrasonic Humidifier, shown here, several months ago. I needed a humidifier for our boy who gets frequent nose bleeds and higher humidity helps. It's also necessary for hardwood flooring so it doesn't crack in winter.

I chose this unit for it's quiet running so as not to disturb your sleep or T.V. viewing.

On the downside it blows 'white dust' that settles, no sticks to all electronic components like T.V.'s, computers, DVD players etc. It's not easy to dust off, you need to get a wet cloth and rub it off.

The first unit I took home I returned as it was heating up and corroding inside in the first few weeks. The store manager said they don't get hot so I returned it and received a new one.

I took that one home with new filters and still had a carpet of dust on my electronics that I had to wipe off daily.

I wrote an email to Bionaire requesting information as to whether this dust was harmful to my electronic components, since it was all over the outside I could only imagine what the inside looked like. I received no reply after two attempts at getting information.

What is listed on Bionaire's site is that Water Purification Cartridge Helps Eliminate White Dust. I found it reduced it very little. Not enough at any rate, but I still don't know if it's damaging my T.V. or my computers.

Does anyone out there know if this dust is harmful to your electronics? I'd like to know...

What to do about Telemarketers

Someone has given me a few good ideas of how to handle a telemarketing call and junk mail that may in the future reduce the number of calls and junk mail you get.

1. As soon as you realize you have a live telemarketer on the phone say, "Hold On, Please...", and put the phone down and go back to what it was you were doing before you were interrupted. When the phone makes several beeping noises it's time to hang up.
2. When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.
3. When you get a pre-approved credit card application with a postage paid return envelope, return the application not filled out in the envelope and mail it back. Hey, why not add some junk mail in there too?

Thank you, they're some great ideas.