tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post1637478663142744685..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: The telltale cupGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36242301133838317042013-12-04T21:25:13.953-05:002013-12-04T21:25:13.953-05:00And, yet, each day, my purse slung over one should...And, yet, each day, my purse slung over one shoulder, guidelines for status epilepticus (or MMWR, or ... ) wedged under one elbow, lunch bag strap in one hand, slough of ER orders rolled up in one fist, and the hot cup of coffee in a wobbly styrofoam cup snagged from the ER pot (either fresh-brewed for day shift, or 8 hrs old cold when that smart young doc that disdains the hot brown juice)--with a paper towel folded into an origami starling to cover the coffee if someone sneezes in the elevator. Inevitably, no matter how very careful, when I reach across to the wrong pocket with the free hand and lean over to reach for the door keys to the pharmacy ... there suddenly forms a little puddle outside the department in the hall. The first thing the person following me down the hall sees, is me setting everything down on the floor outside the pharmacy door and a little fat frumpy pharmacist cleaning up a coffee spill. Every. single.morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60555331928844261842013-12-04T19:18:22.534-05:002013-12-04T19:18:22.534-05:00Here in Canada we have a coffee and donut shop cal...Here in Canada we have a coffee and donut shop called "Tim Hortons". Every so often they do something called "Roll up the rim" with their paper cups, where if you unroll the edge of the cup, you might win a free coffee, a donut, or some other prize, the most being a car or something.<br /><br />My sister insists that the way to win is by holding a hot cup of Tim Hortons coffee while driving in traffic, with no lid on the cup, while wearing white.<br /><br />Maybe Rick knows my sister and is practicing following her advice for when he comes to Canada.Steeny Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065954539178408927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89271611554690620162013-12-03T21:18:05.443-05:002013-12-03T21:18:05.443-05:00Don't worry, Grumpy, I work with his sister (o...Don't worry, Grumpy, I work with his sister (or maybe his kid).<br /><br />Our management is so astute that they give her nursing students to precept so she'll have someone to actually do the work.<br /><br />So annoyed that I'd love to set her chair on fire so she'd have to stand for hours and really "suffer" while surfing on Facebook.RehabRNhttp://rehabrn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65687570009948354632013-12-03T17:08:01.450-05:002013-12-03T17:08:01.450-05:00I think he's working locums, or at least his c...I think he's working locums, or at least his clones are.thethingspatientssayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09926686175578949475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80654054691204668182013-12-03T13:39:54.836-05:002013-12-03T13:39:54.836-05:00Come on Grumpy, you HAVE to tell us what became of...Come on Grumpy, you HAVE to tell us what became of this guy. No wait, I know. He's a CEO or something, right? Has to be.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87235334454443676272013-12-03T12:53:02.587-05:002013-12-03T12:53:02.587-05:00Anonymous is right -- Rick is a corporate officer ...Anonymous is right -- Rick is a corporate officer in some health company/insurance company telling you peon doctors (LOL!) how to do your jobs.<br /><br />This works in all careers, not just medicine.Ms. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945753071493117365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2839041928466748942013-12-03T11:57:56.059-05:002013-12-03T11:57:56.059-05:00Pathologist - no need to rushPathologist - no need to rushAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-75860700876836563032013-12-03T09:36:36.542-05:002013-12-03T09:36:36.542-05:00Rick is probably in some high up corp position now...Rick is probably in some high up corp position now. These people always seem to get promoted. On the other hand, he's probably safer in an office than a hospital. And patients definitely are safer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-31583171613806908752013-12-03T08:48:54.056-05:002013-12-03T08:48:54.056-05:00So Rick was not only lazy, he was extremely coordi...So Rick was not only lazy, he was extremely coordinated. That took an incredible amount of control, running all that distance with a full cup/no lid/no spills.<br /><br />Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84380852965450229642013-12-03T08:46:54.822-05:002013-12-03T08:46:54.822-05:00I think he did go into emergency medicine - I beli...I think he did go into emergency medicine - I believe I work with him now and he still carries that damned cup of non dribbled coffee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79245418811246540722013-12-03T08:32:25.431-05:002013-12-03T08:32:25.431-05:00I wonder where Rick is today and if he ever made i...I wonder where Rick is today and if he ever made it as a doctor. If so, hope he didn't go into emergency medicine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-31486664232414383602013-12-03T08:30:58.626-05:002013-12-03T08:30:58.626-05:00This story is really funny. People are hilarious.This story is really funny. People are hilarious.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830390554590394017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74910236626400106712013-12-03T04:10:12.762-05:002013-12-03T04:10:12.762-05:00That's the spirit Ricky boy. Nothing EVER shou...That's the spirit Ricky boy. Nothing EVER should stand between you and your coffee.peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254289560180340388noreply@blogger.com