Last Friday, we got a call from the Big Box pharmacy stating that mom had a prescription ready for pick up.  It was not our regular pharmacy, but they called us, and it is not the first time one locale was out and they sent us to another one nearby where the med was available. The missus was going to be in the area on Sunday (yesterday), so she could pick it up and bring it home with her.

Now, since mom is getting into years and her speed is not the usual, I am the one overseeing her medical stuff, taking her to doctors and making sure she is taking her meds. All that means I know all her doctors and her medications and when I checked this latest batch of pills, I did not recognize either the medication (BP pills) nor the doctor.  Something was not kosher here.

I located this doctor’s address and phone number and indeed, we have never been to it.  I called the office just a few minutes ago and had a chat with the assistant indicating that my mother got a prescription from the doctor and she is not a patient. It went something like this.

Asst: “She is our patient.”
Me: “No she is not. Maybe you have somebody else with that name, but not my mom.”
Asst: “Of course she is. She was here last week.”
Me: “No she wasn’t. Is your patient 86 years old?
Asst: “Huh? 86?”
Me: “Yes. Is your patient born on (DOB given)?”
Asst: <keyboard sounds> “And her address?”
Me: <Give our address>
Asst: “And the phone number?”
Me: <recite phone number>
Asst: “No, it is not the same patient.”
Me: “I know. That is why I am calling and figure out what went wrong.”
Asst: <coping attitude> Well, it is not our fault. It is the pharmacy’s.
Me: “I don’t care. I will be going to the pharmacy to return the meds anyway. But you are forgetting something.”
Asst: <Attitude level increases> What?
Me: “You have a patient who did not get her prescription. You should be worried about her.”
Asst: “Oh!” <All 4 lumens of the lightbulb finally light up>

John Hopkins Medicine is suggesting after studies were made, that we are suffering a quarter of million deaths every year due to medical errors, just under Heart Diseases and Cancer and above respiratory illnesses. According to the FBI, in 2016 the murder/manslaughter total was 11,004.  Basically Medical Personnel are killing Americans 22.7 times higher than criminals, but the Left and the Democrats demand that Gun Owners should be arrested, its property confiscated, sent to re-education camps or killed outright. And mind you, we had nothing to do with those killed by firearms, we were just minding our own regular business. Doctors, nurses and the rest are directly causing damage to their patients.

Maybe it is a political variation of a quote attributed to Stalin:  A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.

 PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Public School students walked out of class Wednesday to protest school resource officers, or SROs.

Students from a half-dozen Portland Public Schools planned to walk out of class at 9 a.m. to make their voices heard. About a dozen and a half students showed up for the protest. One student read a statement to the crowd.

Portland students walk out to protest school resource officers. 

After the report about the abject failures in Broward county that led to the Parkland High School shooting, this has to be kids demanding protection, right?

Wrong.  This is Portland.

“We as PPS students are extremely disappointed in the school board’s actions and believe that police do not have a place in our schools.”

Lucas said SROs make students feel unsafe, contribute to discrimination in school and their presence can lead to hostile and unsafe school environments.

“Stationing police officers in schools will further contribute to an environment of fear and distrust,” Lucas said.

Please, please, please. Grant their wishes. School must be a place of education and they need to start learning what the real world can do to them.

I have no idea how Portland got like this, I imagine started as some sort of West Coast dare:

• – San Francisco: ” We are the weirdest and most illogical city in the United States.
  – Portland: “Hold my bong.”

One Hundred Years Ago.

Hat Tip David H.

Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons or Firearms: Removes provision prohibiting concealed carry licensees from openly carrying handgun or carrying concealed weapon or firearm into college or university facility.

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Now, I am wondering. Will the Chest-Thumping Brigade will move to have this bill killed if the Open Carry part is removed prior approval?  I mean it would be a compromise, right? We can’t have that.

The instructions say you need a tripod to get a good panorama shot (you can see the glitches in the Matrix), but sincerely it is just a cute thing to have. Not planning on using it too much anyway.

I finally got around to finish the final placement for the system.  Thanks to the doorbell camera has a 180 degree view, I have all points of entry to the house under the eye of a camera.

Another small layer of security added. If it gives me an extra 5 second reaction time, the investment was worth it.

Here is the equipment:

I caught one of those flash deals and got it for $50 less. And you can get cloud service for around $5 which I plan to take.

I found this one in a two pack sale for $50 back in April. I think it was some company that may have bought a bankruptcy lot. anyway, there is a new version of this camera (It has a hoodie) in the mid $30s. Word of advice, install using the QR code method as it is in the app. easiest way possible.

My house did not come wired for a doorbell so I had to buy an old school one with transformer to run power to the door bell camera. That was under $20 but I can remember exactly how much, lost the receipt. Wife won’t be happy.

Add another $20 for a couple of waterproof boxes to keep the transformers dry outside. I did not go crazy opening holes in the walls but used already existing wiring from floodlights I installed when we moved in.  You I have a simple yet efficient surveillance system for outside the house for $210.00 which I can access from my phone or online anytime, anywhere.

Future investment will be a couple of IR illuminators to add feet to the camera’s reach at night.

I like technology in a dirty evil capitalist system, you know?