Tales from the Nuthouse: Lest You Think I have a Really Suck Job - Page 11

wolf · 08-15-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I vote 'yes' on the polygamy. It's not as much fun as you'd think, though.

I watch Big Love. I know.

sexobon · 06-16-2010, 02:31 AM

Suggest to 'em that they stash the video and tell the insurance company it was hail damage!

wolf · 06-23-2010, 10:18 PM

Yesterday I got to see our criminal justice system at work.

Or not work.

There is a lot of waiting around involved.

On the upside, I got to hear a police sergeant tell funny true stories.

He's a real cop. He says you're not a real cop until you've been suspended, sued, and divorced. He has also been hung in effigy. I had seen the effigy, but didn't know it was he.

Anyway, I had to tesify at a trial for the drugs I found. This one was for the recipient.

They forgot to bring him from the jail. So that meant waiting another two hours until the sheriffs brought him down from the county.

Pre-trial testimony prep is not like you see on Law and Order. I did not meet with the ADA in a nice office. I stood in a hallway and she gave me a printed sheet of the questions she was going to ask me, with answers filled in, pretty much based on my initial witness statement to the police.

I ended up not having to actually testify. Probably just as well. We were heading in towards lunchtime and the judge wanted to wrap things up. Prisoner pled to some lesser offence to avoid a two year minimum manditory sentence for contraband.

I go to a preliminary on the one who smuggled in the drugs next week. At least that one's at the District Justice's office that's down the street from my house. I get to sleep in. For this one I had to be up before 7am, and at the courthouse by 8:30, was stuck there until past noon, never got any sleep ... I can't nap. So by the end of my shift my butt was dragging something awful. And it was busy.

But all the time at the court was OT, so that's something.

Shawnee123 · 08-07-2010, 08:17 AM

There was a kid who worked at the Speedway for a while, who was like that. I loved this kid, he was always cracking me up. One day I went in and they were particularly busy and he just kept saying (in that voice) "This is OUTRAGEOUS. Where are they all COMING FROM?"

I think that was the last I saw him there.

Nirvana · 08-07-2010, 09:59 AM

I had a Chihuahua named Mr Nibbles. He like to nibble my ankles to get my attention. No tooth marks just a friendly reminder that he was on the floor "pick me up!"

HungLikeJesus · 08-07-2010, 10:05 AM

I just read an article about a guy who got drunk and passed out and his dog nibbled his toe right off. He ate the whole thing.

wolf · 08-07-2010, 12:46 PM

I read that article. The dog saved his life, apparently.

But has now had the taste of human flesh.

I wouldn't sleep in that guy's house.

(and yes, I'm sure it wasn't nipples.)

Gravdigr · 08-08-2010, 06:18 AM

Nipples is a fun word.

wolf · 08-22-2010, 11:30 AM

You never know what kind of impact you're going to have on someone.

There's this guy, I'll call him Dave.

Dave is a classically crazy guy. Hears voices, has difficulty understanding and participating in interpersonal interactions, all that, but he's a nice guy.

As I went into work last Wednesday, who do I walk past in the lobby, but Dave.

After I was on the clock, I sat out on the couch to chat with him for a little while, catch up on how things where going, and all. I wasn't working with him, just chatting.

He remarked, as a lot of our frequent flyers do, on how long I'd been working at the nuthouse, and started talking about the first time we met. He remembered a lot of details about that day on the unit, which for me, honestly, was just one of a bunch of days on the unit. I mean, I remembered Dave and all, but no real specifics. He mentioned that I had been wearing a hat from a concert that I had gone to ... I remember the concert, and I had remembered the hat. What I didn't remember was this ...

He remarked that it was common in those days (about 16 years ago) for nursing staff members to spend their time on the unit talking to nursing staff members, except for the time that they were supposed to spend interviewing their caseload of patients. What Dave said was that I didn't do that. I spent my time talking to the patients ... and when he asked me about that, I told him that I wasn't there to talk to my cow orkers, I was there for the patients, who came to the nuthouse because a lot of the time they didn't have anyone else. He said that was very important for him ... that he knew that I really cared.

So, you never know how you're going to touch people. Be mindful of that.

limey · 08-22-2010, 11:48 AM

I'll bet that felt good, Wolf. I'm proud to know you.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-22-2010, 12:25 PM

So it's your fault, they keep coming back to see you.

HungLikeJesus · 08-22-2010, 12:55 PM

Didn't Heart sing about that?

TheMercenary · 08-22-2010, 04:39 PM

You are a good egg wolf.

Shawnee123 · 08-22-2010, 06:46 PM

Trilby · 12-08-2010, 01:38 PM

Hey, who doesn't want a donut every now and again?

06-23-2010, 10:18 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Yesterday I got to see our criminal justice system at work. Or not work. There is a lot of waiting around involved. On the upside, I got to hear a police sergeant tell funny true stories. He's a real cop. He says you're not a real cop until you've been suspended, sued, and divorced. He has also been hung in effigy. I had seen the effigy, but didn't know it was he. Anyway, I had to tesify at a trial for the drugs I found. This one was for the recipient. They forgot to bring him from the jail. So that meant waiting another two hours until the sheriffs brought him down from the county. Pre-trial testimony prep is not like you see on Law and Order. I did not meet with the ADA in a nice office. I stood in a hallway and she gave me a printed sheet of the questions she was going to ask me, with answers filled in, pretty much based on my initial witness statement to the police. I ended up not having to actually testify. Probably just as well. We were heading in towards lunchtime and the judge wanted to wrap things up. Prisoner pled to some lesser offence to avoid a two year minimum manditory sentence for contraband. I go to a preliminary on the one who smuggled in the drugs next week. At least that one's at the District Justice's office that's down the street from my house. I get to sleep in. For this one I had to be up before 7am, and at the courthouse by 8:30, was stuck there until past noon, never got any sleep ... I can't nap. So by the end of my shift my butt was dragging something awful. And it was busy. But all the time at the court was OT, so that's something. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-07-2010, 08:17 AM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	There was a kid who worked at the Speedway for a while, who was like that. I loved this kid, he was always cracking me up. One day I went in and they were particularly busy and he just kept saying (in that voice) "This is OUTRAGEOUS. Where are they all COMING FROM?" I think that was the last I saw him there. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-07-2010, 09:59 AM	#5
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I had a Chihuahua named Mr Nibbles. He like to nibble my ankles to get my attention. No tooth marks just a friendly reminder that he was on the floor "pick me up!" __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

08-07-2010, 10:05 AM	#6
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I just read an article about a guy who got drunk and passed out and his dog nibbled his toe right off. He ate the whole thing. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-07-2010, 12:46 PM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I read that article. The dog saved his life, apparently. But has now had the taste of human flesh. I wouldn't sleep in that guy's house. (and yes, I'm sure it wasn't nipples.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-16-2010, 02:31 AM	#2
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Suggest to 'em that they stash the video and tell the insurance company it was hail damage!

08-08-2010, 06:18 AM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Nipples is a fun word. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-22-2010, 11:30 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You never know what kind of impact you're going to have on someone. There's this guy, I'll call him Dave. Dave is a classically crazy guy. Hears voices, has difficulty understanding and participating in interpersonal interactions, all that, but he's a nice guy. As I went into work last Wednesday, who do I walk past in the lobby, but Dave. After I was on the clock, I sat out on the couch to chat with him for a little while, catch up on how things where going, and all. I wasn't working with him, just chatting. He remarked, as a lot of our frequent flyers do, on how long I'd been working at the nuthouse, and started talking about the first time we met. He remembered a lot of details about that day on the unit, which for me, honestly, was just one of a bunch of days on the unit. I mean, I remembered Dave and all, but no real specifics. He mentioned that I had been wearing a hat from a concert that I had gone to ... I remember the concert, and I had remembered the hat. What I didn't remember was this ... He remarked that it was common in those days (about 16 years ago) for nursing staff members to spend their time on the unit talking to nursing staff members, except for the time that they were supposed to spend interviewing their caseload of patients. What Dave said was that I didn't do that. I spent my time talking to the patients ... and when he asked me about that, I told him that I wasn't there to talk to my cow orkers, I was there for the patients, who came to the nuthouse because a lot of the time they didn't have anyone else. He said that was very important for him ... that he knew that I really cared. So, you never know how you're going to touch people. Be mindful of that. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-22-2010, 11:48 AM	#10
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I'll bet that felt good, Wolf. I'm proud to know you. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-22-2010, 12:25 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So it's your fault, they keep coming back to see you. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-22-2010, 12:55 PM	#12
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Didn't Heart sing about that? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-22-2010, 04:39 PM	#13
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	You are a good egg wolf. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-22-2010, 06:46 PM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	__________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-08-2010, 01:38 PM	#15
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Hey, who doesn't want a donut every now and again? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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