tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post5524987827144083990..comments2023-11-13T02:00:52.653+11:00Comments on life's free treats: meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-27651744021153576782007-02-23T08:49:00.000+11:002007-02-23T08:49:00.000+11:00Meggie,We are all expected to be text book cases. ...Meggie,<BR/><BR/>We are all expected to be text book cases. When one of us steps outside of that classification, the monkey trained personnel don't know what to do.<BR/><BR/>I remember working with a man who's wife was dying of cancer. He had her at home. The drugs she needed to take to give her a better quality of life whilst dying cost him $700 a week. Because he was still working. He didn't even earn $700 a week. He discovered that by leaving work and going on the dole, he could get the drugs for nothing. So that's what he did. He didn't want to, work gave him a release, a break. <BR/><BR/>There are no exceptions to the rules, as far as the rules are concerned. It is very unfair. And for those outside of the rules, very sad.Aunty Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433383999833031264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-12330290254690247912007-02-22T23:01:00.000+11:002007-02-22T23:01:00.000+11:00Buracracy can drive you crazy if you let it. Our D...Buracracy can drive you crazy if you let it. Our DIL is Japanese and the stories they have on trying to get family allowance (they needed the mother's Social Insurance number, never mind that she didn't have one) or getting her landed immigrant status, would fill a book. No one would want to read it though.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-16116456567912874442007-02-22T22:43:00.000+11:002007-02-22T22:43:00.000+11:00Well done for fighting your corner. And sometimes...Well done for fighting your corner. And sometimes crying is what it takes for people to treat you properly. I did it once after a botched car service when the <B>apprentice</B> they'd assigned to look after it basically insinuated that I was wasting his pimply-faced time. I stormed into the manager with my belly out front and tears pouring down my face, saying "I'm 9 months pregnant, I don't need to be talked to like this". The manager just about fell on his knees and grovelled. And they ended up driving to our house the next day to personally collect the car for repairs and dropping it back that same day.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-65380509999950276412007-02-22T21:36:00.000+11:002007-02-22T21:36:00.000+11:00This is what can happen when we forget that we are...This is what can happen when we forget that we are people, not just numbers. It is impossible to create a 'system' that can possibly account for the many variations and personalities of humanity.<BR/>Good for you for standing your ground. Sometimes it is exhausting to fight for what is just.Tracey Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434423460092424684noreply@blogger.com