Rant - Some People Dont Share Well

[hurlock1]

Complain! Get moved! Stop letting Him shove you around. Complain everyday. Complain twice a day until something gets done. The wheel that squeaks the most gets most of the grease. Get mad in front of him.

[hurlock1]

Actually I have a remote to the tv.  I just let him watch what he wants and let him control the tv because its such a big thing to him.  The tech was standing there and said he could make him share 50-50, but that would mean a hissyfit from him so what the heck.

Really I blame the center for making us share a tv.  Its not like they dont get enough money from us to afford them.  All the other centers in my area have a tv per chair and some have lap top computers at each chair.

Who is the provider, the company? I go to a Fresinius facility. They have a unit at every chair, that has games, an internet connection, and a tv all balled into one. (There, for a while, about half of them didn't work but they have corrected that problem) If it were me I'd be the one to throw a hissy fit, not at the self centered guy, The facility. I would complain, loudly, so the others can hear. These facilities make a shitload of money. The stinkin' facility director is always worried about the bottom line. They don't really don't really know, if there's no complaints. If I find something not to my satisfaction (within reason) I write a paper, make several copies and make sure everybody get's a copy. Get people talking. The poor little dialysis facilities! Let it be known that most other facilities have much better entertainment for dialysis patients. Time was, they had one tv, or no TVs. The most horrible thing about dialysis is the boredom involved with sitting in one place hooked to a machine, for 4 and 5 hr. at a time, and not being able to do anything.

[RichardMEL]

This is why I don't rely on the facility for my entertainment (though some of the nurses can be pretty funny sometimes!).. I bring my own. Of course my unit is a public hospital unit, not private, so the facilities are pretty basic (but the care is not, nor is the dialysis equipment - but the extras). Luckily they have no problem with me plugging in my laptop so I am right to go with stuff to watch and keep myself amused with.

In a way this is sort of akin to taking a trip on an airline. You can go the cheap no thrills airline - they charge you for food and blankets and whatever, or you can pay more and go to the full service airline that give you a meal, movies on the in seat TV etc.. both airlines transport you from A to B safely......

[Chris]

Bub, since you have a remote too, it's time to have some fun with it at his expence. Try fake sleeping and verytime you move, change the channel. Move again in a few minutes, change it again Do this if diplomacy fails, revenge can be so sweet when having fun with it.

Or get a shock pen, let it roll by him so when he picks it up to take it home with him even though he saw you drop it "by mistake of course", it jolts him a little  Thou shall not steal and thou shall not be rude to others  He's gotta learn a leason somehow.