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Sunday
Nov152009
Day Fifteen: I have an excuse
November 15, 2009
There were cyclone-like winds last night. Again. The power was out all evening. We filled our house with candles and I sleepily lounged around because candles make me sluggish and content. Then, just as I was drifting off to sleep, the power came back and so did all the lights! Then the clicking from light switch to light switch, tired feet on an unforgiving floor.
I'm yawning now. I was going to link to something exciting (starts with "c" ends with "alendar") but my super x-ray night editing vision caught a mistake. So I'll put that link up later.
Here's a story about how three men who were caught in the cyclone that came through this week, (it has a name: Cyclone Phyan) survived in the sea by clinging to plastic bottles and then were shouted at and turned away at the Government Hospital near the capital, here in Goa. I'd just like to point out that my son and I were treated very badly at this same hospital, that I suspect they are trained to be heartless, and that in fact I suspect them to be part of the axis of evil.
There are good hospitals here. Decent hospitals. That one? I'm not sure what they're playing at, but it's tough to imagine shouting at three men who have just been shipwrecked and staying afloat for 24 hours, who have broken arms and concussions, and tossing them out on their ears! They did end up getting treatment in one of the good hospitals.
The cyclone was pretty rough. It came out of the blue and a lot of fishermen were killed. No one from our village, because it just happened to be a Catholic Feast day, and no one was out in their boats. I'm thankful that no one nearby was hurt or killed, but sad for the other families.
I'm yawning now. I was going to link to something exciting (starts with "c" ends with "alendar") but my super x-ray night editing vision caught a mistake. So I'll put that link up later.
Here's a story about how three men who were caught in the cyclone that came through this week, (it has a name: Cyclone Phyan) survived in the sea by clinging to plastic bottles and then were shouted at and turned away at the Government Hospital near the capital, here in Goa. I'd just like to point out that my son and I were treated very badly at this same hospital, that I suspect they are trained to be heartless, and that in fact I suspect them to be part of the axis of evil.
There are good hospitals here. Decent hospitals. That one? I'm not sure what they're playing at, but it's tough to imagine shouting at three men who have just been shipwrecked and staying afloat for 24 hours, who have broken arms and concussions, and tossing them out on their ears! They did end up getting treatment in one of the good hospitals.
The cyclone was pretty rough. It came out of the blue and a lot of fishermen were killed. No one from our village, because it just happened to be a Catholic Feast day, and no one was out in their boats. I'm thankful that no one nearby was hurt or killed, but sad for the other families.
Reader Comments (5)
This is scary ...
Wow, glad you're all OK.
So what happens in a case like those men? Is there any overseeing authority you can take your complaint too? Will that hospital continue, business as usual, or will there be some kind of censure?
(By the way, I'm doing Nanoblomo this month too)
Crazy weather by the sound of it. Thankful that you are okay. Hope everything came through unscathed. How did your new plants fare?
Oh, yes...the poor rosebushes! And I can relate to your sleepy-candle impulses....but here when the power goes out, it's usually winter, and I get all scared about the furnace being off for any period of time.
Sheryl, basically this hospital can do whatever they like. But maybe since this story was published in several papers, maybe something will happen. That the story was covered at all is a big step here, I think.
We're find, we live in a concrete bunker of a house. The roses seem to be fine, but I have these other plants that are all leaning.