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« on: July 20, 2008, 11:03:45 AM »

I just returned from a weeks vacation. During this time, I spent much of the day at the Condo pool because the sand on the beach was just too hot to be on. Anyway, during this time I noticed one big fat condo owner. He was so arrogant it was not funny. He came to the pool, all 350 pounds of him with gold chain all over his neck and arms and gold rings on every finger. He either had money, or he wanted everyone to think he did, but either way, he was an arrogant jerk. Very loud and opinionated. You could hear him talk all over the pool area. He was slamming this and that, on and on every day.
Well, now for “the rest of the story”. On Thursday he was sitting in his chair, again being loud and obnoxious. Well, you could not help but hear him and what he was saying. I tried to shut him out, and I am pretty good at that when I want to be. But then I heard the word “dialysis”.  Well, needless to say my ears perked up.   Anyway, here is pretty much what he said.

He was pissed that ‘his’ taxes had to pay for other peoples health care issues. I don’t know who or what got his panties all messed up, but he was going on and on how ‘he’ should not have to support peoples health care, ESPECIALLY dialysis patients. He said that it was the person on dialysis that was at fault and that they caused themselves to lose their kidney function and as far as he was concerned, dialysis patients should just die and insurance/medicare/Medicaid should not be spent to keep people alive.   :Kit n Stik;

Well, that was all it took. I had three days of listening to his bull$hit. I was laying on my stomach but I just rolled over, got up and lit into him. I told him, right up front that he was an ignorant bastard and he had no clue what he was talking about. The fat a$$ prick jus t sat there and looked at me.  I did not even give him a chance to say anything in his defense, in my opinion, there was no defense for what he said.

I gave him a few facts about dialysis, causes etc. I told him that in my years as a manager of a dialysis manager I had never had any patients, or heard of any patients, that ‘wanted’ to be on dialysis. I went on and on and when I was done, I just looked at this jerk and told him I was sorry that he felt the way he did, and I prayed that no one in his family lost their kidney function.  I also asked him if he had any questions about dialysis that he would like to ask before I left. Of course, he just sat there (the fat a$$ jerk). There had to have been 16 to 20 people that were close enough to hear everything I said. A couple of people just smiled when I was ranting, others nodded, but really no one said a word.   :rant;

The next day I went back to my little area at the pool and sure enough, about noon or so here comes Mr. fata$$ Gold chain man. He would not even look at me. But I will say one thing. It was very quiet that day at the pool. Mr. Opinion kept his mouth shut, at least during the time I was there.  :yahoo;

I have never EVER NEVER wished bad things on people. But I would not be said if he in fact had to go on dialysis. The only bad thing about that would be the poor staff that would have to keep this jerk alive.

Thanks for listening to my anger rant. 
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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2008, 11:10:22 AM »

One day his chickens will come home to roost, in the meantime GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :2thumbsup; :yahoo;
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2008, 12:24:44 PM »

sounds like a prime candidate for a good ole fashioned country ass whoopin'
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2008, 12:33:28 PM »

 :thx; That was great. So many times we walk away and later think "...oh I SHOULD of said..." but you actually did it!  :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2008, 01:19:26 PM »

 :bow; Good for you.
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2008, 01:25:34 PM »

Right on, bioya. Maybe that dicktard should spend some time at a dialysis centre, preferably with needles in his arm, then he might have a different idea of what dialysis is, and how none of us "asked" for dialysis or caused it ourselves. Oh, and he should have the tech that ALWAYS infiltrates people  >:D Some people are just asshats.

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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2008, 01:27:50 PM »

bioya  :bow; :bow; :bow; I say, bless your heart. I hope that this ass---- gets a lesson in "What goes around, comes around".
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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2008, 04:57:23 PM »

i  think  they  call  it  karma,hopefully  it'll  come  back  and  bite  him  hard
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2008, 05:01:13 PM »

 :clap; Well done!
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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2008, 09:44:18 PM »

Awesome!  :clap;
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2008, 09:57:18 PM »

what goes around comes around (always) someday he will regret his attitude. (good for you, and thanks)
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« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2008, 07:49:02 AM »

 :Kit n Stik; :Kit n Stik;  That was using the old Kit stick. Good for you!
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« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2008, 10:20:04 AM »

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« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2008, 02:59:05 PM »

I applaud your efforts in standing up for those of us who never chose to be afflicted with kidney failure.

If he was a real man and had any gumption, he would have walked up and apologized for speaking so ignorantly about Dialysis.

By his silence, he proved what kind of individual he truly is.

Weighing over 350lbs. leads me to believe he'll have his own set of medical problems within the next few years.  I wonder what his opinion on health care will be then.
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2008, 10:47:52 AM »

Weighing over 350lbs. leads me to believe he'll have his own set of medical problems within the next few years.  I wonder what his opinion on health care will be then.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't already have major health problems and either doesn't know it or is in denial. Either way, he sounds like a schoolyard bully, especially since he shut up as soon as someone stood up to him. Way to go, Bioya!
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« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2008, 09:51:41 PM »

Sounds like a prime candidate for type 2 diabetes at the very least from what you've said. Yes, hopefully karma does come around. Sad and horrible to say, but ignorant people like that really make me angry too.

Thank you for standing up for the dialysis community!!
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« Reply #16 on: August 11, 2008, 06:31:45 PM »

 :2thumbsup; :bow; :bow;  So glad you stood up to the arrogant bas---d!!!  If hubby was there he would have been right behind you NO probably ahead of you in giving him a few facts about dialysis!!! 
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« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2008, 07:56:44 AM »

I just returned from a weeks vacation. During this time, I spent much of the day at the Condo pool because the sand on the beach was just too hot to be on. Anyway, during this time I noticed one big fat condo owner. He was so arrogant it was not funny. He came to the pool, all 350 pounds of him with gold chain all over his neck and arms and gold rings on every finger. He either had money, or he wanted everyone to think he did, but either way, he was an arrogant jerk. Very loud and opinionated. You could hear him talk all over the pool area. He was slamming this and that, on and on every day.
Well, now for “the rest of the story”. On Thursday he was sitting in his chair, again being loud and obnoxious. Well, you could not help but hear him and what he was saying. I tried to shut him out, and I am pretty good at that when I want to be. But then I heard the word “dialysis”.  Well, needless to say my ears perked up.   Anyway, here is pretty much what he said.

He was pissed that ‘his’ taxes had to pay for other peoples health care issues. I don’t know who or what got his panties all messed up, but he was going on and on how ‘he’ should not have to support peoples health care, ESPECIALLY dialysis patients. He said that it was the person on dialysis that was at fault and that they caused themselves to lose their kidney function and as far as he was concerned, dialysis patients should just die and insurance/medicare/Medicaid should not be spent to keep people alive.   :Kit n Stik;

Well, that was all it took. I had three days of listening to his bull$hit. I was laying on my stomach but I just rolled over, got up and lit into him. I told him, right up front that he was an ignorant bastard and he had no clue what he was talking about. The fat a$$ prick jus t sat there and looked at me.  I did not even give him a chance to say anything in his defense, in my opinion, there was no defense for what he said.

I gave him a few facts about dialysis, causes etc. I told him that in my years as a manager of a dialysis manager I had never had any patients, or heard of any patients, that ‘wanted’ to be on dialysis. I went on and on and when I was done, I just looked at this jerk and told him I was sorry that he felt the way he did, and I prayed that no one in his family lost their kidney function.  I also asked him if he had any questions about dialysis that he would like to ask before I left. Of course, he just sat there (the fat a$$ jerk). There had to have been 16 to 20 people that were close enough to hear everything I said. A couple of people just smiled when I was ranting, others nodded, but really no one said a word.   :rant;

The next day I went back to my little area at the pool and sure enough, about noon or so here comes Mr. fata$$ Gold chain man. He would not even look at me. But I will say one thing. It was very quiet that day at the pool. Mr. Opinion kept his mouth shut, at least during the time I was there.  :yahoo;

I have never EVER NEVER wished bad things on people. But I would not be said if he in fact had to go on dialysis. The only bad thing about that would be the poor staff that would have to keep this jerk alive.

Thanks for listening to my anger rant. 

WHAT AN A*HOLE That guy sounds like an ignorant self centered jerk Karma will come to him for sure
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« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2008, 09:59:58 AM »

Good on ya, Bioya.  I would have been right there with you. :clap; :clap; :clap;
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« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2008, 06:29:12 AM »

Good for you!

Sometimes the ignorance of some people is
just unimaginable.  I am sure he would be singing
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was suffering from kidney failure.

Bless you for setting this guy straight! :2thumbsup; :clap; :2thumbsup;

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« Reply #20 on: September 20, 2008, 08:49:30 AM »

Way to go!!!  Thank you for putting that jerk in his place. 
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« Reply #21 on: September 20, 2008, 12:26:41 PM »

Thank you for defending kidney patients   :cuddle;   You are a good person and an angel to those with kidney failure  :grouphug;
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« Reply #22 on: September 20, 2008, 01:09:53 PM »

Maybe if you had pushed him in the pool he would have sank. Great job...Boxman
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