Canada's Healthcare system (revisited)

Yay!

I'm finally out of that hell-hole they call a hospital. I had been stuck in there waiting for surgery since last wednesday, and I was getting a little tired of having a needle stuck into one of my veins for an eternity.Because of the multitude of injuries sustained by very prudent Canadian citizens whilst skating on hard ice in -30 degree celcius weather, without any proper protection may I say, the hospitals were full of whining "adults" complaining about how much their muscles hurt, and how much their ears hurt from being outside in very cold weather for extended periods of time.

There are also those people who have legitimate injuries, however stupid they may be. Like a broken knee for example. Now there are a few simple solutions to getting rid of these problems;1. Kill all of these people,2. Warn them that maybe they should dress for the weather,3. Extradite them, or,4. Make them sit in a hospital for six days at a time for a half hour procedure.It would seem that all of us have chosen option 4. Yes, I did sit in a hospital for six days on iv, and yes I did sit around for 6 days waiting for a 30 minute procedure. And yes, my injury was a stupid one.I don't know if this rant has any direction, and it certainly doesn't feel like it does, but I am just frustrated with the fact that normal people, however idiotic they may be, are made to suffer like this. I am one of the lucky ones, believe me, and I have certainly had an extremely short stay at the hospital compared to other people I met whilst I was there.


Again, the conditions I was kept in were, terrible. There were flies making their rounds in my room! Flies! It's absolutely ridiculous, and there is no reason for this to happen.Reptitiveness is my forte, so forgive me if I keep saying the same thing over again, but someone has to start doing something about this type of happening. Someone has to say something. I have been trying to do things about this, I have sent complaints to my MP, and that's only the beginning.I wonder if people in Britain are doing the same thing. Is there anyone in the Isles who disagrees with their system of healthcare? Is there anyone doing something about that?

I would honestly like to know.

Rant Over

Any comments, please leave them here, or email me at ian_forestell@hotmail.com

I give this week a 4 out of 10 (omg! it's Paris Hilton!)

Canada's Healthcare System - Experienced first hand (republish)

Note: This article was first published by me at www.chimpware.org.

There I was sitting in a stupid little wheelchair.

It was 0130 on Saturday morning, and I had just torn a ligament, cartilage, and many other things in my knee. I had been in the Ottawa General Hospital's emergency room since 2030 the previous evening.

Although a seemingly minor injury, it was the most painful thing in my life. My knee had literally cracked under me, the cap and moved one way, and then had (thankfully) returned to position. Of course accompanied by a ridiculously large amount of pain.

I had just started my second weekend of Basic Military Qualifications for the Canadian Army when this had all happened. After a large deal of ridicule from my master corporal, I was finally brought to the hospital. There I waited for a very long time until I was seen by a nurse. (Yes she was the cliché, blonde, stupid nurse who needed to call for the doctor whenever a patient started showing signs of humanity, like pain for example). She asked me the usual questions, "where does it hurt?" etc.

What really pissed me off though, were the conditions in which I was being treated. The doctor had to perform a minor operation on my knee (blood draining, because of the massive swelling), and at first just before I warned him, he wasn't wearing any gloves. No mask, nothing. Talk about a great government facility. There I was waiting in line when someone with a dislocated thumb who had arrived a few hours after me, was shunned in front of me because they were "weaker" than me. Holy bejesus, if I hadn't been gritting my teeth in pain, I would've waiting an eternity.

Our healthcare system, borrowed from Great Britain's NHS, works on the exact same principals. The taxpayer pays for shitty care, while in the U.S., people get health care quickly, no questions asked, and have to pay afterwards. Personally, I would rather pay for good healthcare, than pay stupid taxes for terrible healthcare.

Our new PM though, has proposed a better plan. A two-tiered system, where people without the money benefit from a free healthcare system, and where people with the money also benefit from an efficient system. When there are less people in the waiting lines, there are less people becoming as negative and cynical about the system as I am.

Rant Over.

I give this week a 2 out of 10 (holy shit, there's shit on my shirt)

Stephen Harper Part II

Part II

I would just like to say freaking stupid the Canadian people, including myself, were in electing this new Prime Minister. As previously stated, I have been happy with the election of a minority conservative government in Canada, because I thought that they would be able to uphold the true Canadian values of honesty and integrity.Well what an idiot I was believe this.

Stephen Harper has now done exactly the same thing as Paul Martin (our previous PM). He preached to us about accountability, then he turns around and appoints a corrupt ex-liberal onto his new cabinet. This guy name Emery was part of the Liberal money laundering scandal, and Harper used to his advantage Canadian ignorance to appoint a stupid idiot as a minister. WTF.

Now Harper has made all his supporters look like complete and utter idiots, and this infuriates me. I, among many others, fought to have this man elected into parliament, and now all the Liberal supporters are laughing at us. I am pissed off at being made to look this way, and I don't know about England, but I hope that politicians don't employ the same tactics to ridicule their supporters.

Rant Over.

I give this week a 3 out of 10 (I think i should be taking 15 valium)

Stephen Harper

Finally a change for Canada. Finally someone who will (hopefully) be able to start fixing all the shit the liberals have done to our country.

First off, in my opinion, Harper is more capable of understanding parents in the childcare issue than Paul Martin was. Harper has young kids, is young himself, and i think that this could help him in the childcare issue.

Second, I believe that it shoudl be a priority to Harper to get back onto the good side of the Americans. We absolutely need them. Without them we would be a complete and utter third world country.

Third, I would be extremely happy if Harper could resolve the Quebec issue. Because Martin was completely ignoring them, Quebec wanted nothing more than to separate. But when they saw that a prime minister would be willing to listen to them, and actually do somethign about their issues, they won Harper 10 seats in that province. That's pretty good.

I just wish that the liberal supporters would actually open their eyes, and watch some news, and not forget the countless amount of things Paul Martin's government did to undermine the very foundations of this country. I just wish people would stop being so cowardly, and face up to the fact that a conservative government will most likely boost our global standing, our economy (lowering of GST), and just raise the standard of living for everyone, not just the select few Paul Martin chose to give dirty money to.

Anyway, rant over.

I give this week an 9 out of 10 (having an orgasm)

Iano's Rating System

1 out of 10 = terribly horribly, shoot yourself-in-the-head I WANT TO DIE

2 out of 10 = holy shit, there's shit on my shirt

3 out of 10 = i think i should be taking about 15 valium

4 out of 10 = omg! IT"S PARIS HILTON

5 out of 10 = negatively happy

6 out of 10 = sensuously stupid

7 out of 10 = positively morbid

8 out of 10 = almost having an orgasm

9 out of 10 = having an orgasm

10 out of 10 = screaming my head off

Bus Drivers

When one thinks of a bus driver, one thinks back to a time when they were all friendly, nice, and upstanding citizens in this world. You could ask them where you could find a strip joint, a liquor store, a tobacco shop and whatever else floats your boat (so to speak of course).Nowadays, you get angry old men, with nothing better to do than to watch old ladies run after their buses while breaking hips and other joints.

That brings me to joints. What the fuck is wrong with those pieces of shit? W Why can't we just be made out of one big piece of bone (flexible bone) and then we'd all be happy not to have to watch our joints deteriorate over our lifetimes. I was walking along the street the other day, and I was asked if I wanted to buy cocaine. "Well," I thought to myself "this is like, totally weird." This guy was just walking alongside me all of a sudden, and he was telling me to stay out of trouble, and not do any other drug than cocaine. Great example, he looked like shit, smelled of shit, and spoke nothing but shit. That really made me want to try cocaine.

On a completely unrelated topic, there's an election campaign going on right now, and I was really thinking about how stupid this populace is. All we think about right now is: "How can I, a fine upstanding citizen of the greatest country on earth called Canada, how can I avoid electing the only worthy leader without making a total idiot of myself?" Well, I have a great answer: If you're surrended by complete idiots, you don't need to worry about making a total idiot of yourself, because you're surrended by total idiots. More on this subject another day.

I give this week a 7 out of 10 (positively morbid)

Review: The Gorillaz - Demon Days (Republish)

Review: The Gorillaz - Demon Days
Good morning to all present. I have recently been added by Sideath to his little blogspot here (http://chimpware.blogspot.com) . I thought that for my first little post, I would speak about an album I just aquired.The Gorillaz - Demon Days.

Starting off, I would just like to state that normally, I would not allow myself the thorough discomfort of listening to a rap album. But in this case, along with the recommendations of my friends, I thought I should give these primates a chance.It certainly payed off. Although there are a few tracks on the record that are not as clear, and may I say, interesting as others on it, overall the album is worth its money.In classic old-style record, D2 chose to start the album off with a little introductory song, with a few musical themes from Dawn of The Dead. I will not go into depth on the subject of DOTD, because frankly, it sucks.Anyway, the album continues on with a few more tracks, which are all quite good, although a little repetitive until you come to track five, where the repetitiveness ends. This is were D2 chose to introduce his first guest rapper. The name of the track is called Dirty Harry, and along with a mix of excellent poetic rap, great bass quitar riffs, and a little of a children's choir, this song is weird enough to be quite amazing.We go on to track eight (after tracks 6 and 7, obviously). This song is my only criticism of the album. I think that if there could be a song that should be cut from the record, it's number eight. It's repetitive as your grandmother, and it has no point whatsoever.

Moving on, we hear seven more amazing tracks, which end with the title song Demon Days. This track is perfect to end an album with, because it combines themes from earlier in the album, and introducing newer, more experimental (if that's possible) music.

So, I would just like to declare that never have I been interested in rap. Ever. But this has certainly broadened my tastes a little. If you're into fusion rock/choral/rap/everything, you should certainly check out The Gorillaz - Demon Days.

I give it an:8 out of 10 (almost having an orgasm)