avoid a scuffle with the five knuckle shuffle

our patients can be a cranky lot at times. because they’re long term, some of them get possessive about chairs in the lounge room, or want to watch a particular channel on the television, or even be in control of the cd player. the women squabble more about the chairs and the men tend to rule the roost with electrical appliances.

we also have a “Feedback Form” system where patients are encouraged to write out their complaints, anonymously if they prefer, and drop them into a locked box which nursemyra checks every day opens occasionally when she’s looking for bloggable material. this afternoon I found an anonymous complaint about a certain patient who hides the remote controls, then locks the tv onto a sports channel and plays country and western music on the cd player. I know who the culprit is, and have my suspicions about the complainer.

unfortunately for male patients at the gimcrack, ever since juniorfilly moved on to greener pastures and Mrs. B passed away, there haven’t been a lot of outlets for pent up testosterone which is why we’re seeing this metaphoric chest beating with a couple of six inch remotes.

have been thinking long and hard about the situation and have decided to get behind this campaign. it’s been around for a couple of years but I don’t think the gimcrackers have seen it yet so I’ll just download a few of their posters and let the pictures speak for themselves…..