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Rob Hosking

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:08:57 +1200

Evan,

Love the story about the farmer.

Have passed it on to my brother-in-law who works at Gallaghers.

Evan Yates

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:59:30 +1200

True story.
An Emergency Department doctor I know told me about a grizzled old farmer who came in with chest pains and irregular heartbeat. When asked how long he had the problem he said "About two years". The doctor asked "Why on earth didn't you come to hospital before now?"…

poffa

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:11:18 +1200

good luck Che i spent 2 yrs getting reffered for problem i was having.
ended before easter when i attended after my 4th refferal, the specialist said no problem i'll send you for a test (for the 4th time). luckily the dr that did the refering checked blood test results…

Richard Llewellyn

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:10:56 +1200

'Packer Whacker' – heh, love it.

Shortly after Big Kezza shuffled off this mortal coil, there was a thriving Aussie cottage media industry recycling some of the considerable gruff wit and wisdom of Mr Packer, one of which seems directly related to the use of the Packer-Whacker.

Reputedly uttered after…

David Slack

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:59:47 +1200

It happened yesterday morning. Young, fit-looking guy. When they took him away he was unconscious. I asked after him at the gym this morning and the latest they'd heard was that he was in a coma. That's all I know.

Richard Wain

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:51:08 +1200

so did the guy make it, or what?

on edge of seat. . .

Kyle Matthews

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:33:30 +1200

i'm thinking the application of the packwack probably would have speed this little farce up nicely.

I think they tend to discourage you using them on the doctors when they're not sorting your problems out fast enough. Something about an unsafe workplace environment I heard.

hamishm

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:02:29 +1200

I went to a First Aid course last week where a portable Defib was demonstrated. It's your little emergency buddy alright.
Tells you where to put the sticky flaps, tells you to take the pulse, tells you to get away, tells you to press the button to deliver the whack.…

Che Tibby

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:56:30 +1200

Che, have you been able to check your ECG since Sir Humphreys went off the air?

lqtm.

i did wonder if voodoo wasn't the actual problem.

all good though. the guys have been using anonymouse to stay in touch via object dart

David Slack

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:49:15 +1200

Che, have you been able to check your ECG since Sir Humphreys went off the air?

Robyn Gallagher

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:42:35 +1200

I like the colloquial style of Australians. I wouldn't give you ten bucks for a trailer-load of John Howard, cynical political football player that he is, but I like the way an unflustered Aussie can undo all the tension. Cardiac arrest? No worries. We'll get you on the Packer Whacker,…

Che Tibby

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:32:26 +1200

i had to haul this sorry arse into the emergency myself, only to be sent home. was back there two days later. and three days later.

finally got an appointment to see if they can diagnose anything just the other day.

nice 19 month wait.

i'm thinking the application of…

Rob Hosking

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:20:31 +1200

Umm, it could be because people karking it on the couch at home are not doing it in public. Do it at the gym and a lot of people see it.

I suspect you don't hear of women collapsing at the gym so much because they're better at pacing themselves…

InternationalObserver

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:29:45 +1200

I had a similar thought: why is it always people who are working out who have heart attacks? I never hear about a poor schlub who expired on a couch watching TV; yet I hear plenty of tales (from reliable sources) along the lines of "I know a 35 y.o.…

Juha Saarinen

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:27:41 +1200

Why is it always men collapsing in gyms and getting packawhacked? Never women, not once.

It's a conspiracy, isn't it?

Public Address

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:27:41 +1200

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