You have an acquaintance that you would certainly not classify as a friend, however you do interact with this person and you generally think well of him/her. You see each other infrequently, always by chance, and you normally exchange pleasantries.
This person is in danger. One way or another (specifics don’t matter) this person will be harmed; however it is guaranteed that this person will not die. They might end up with a sprain, a broken leg, or might even be permanently disabled and confined to a wheelchair for life.
You have the power to prevent this person from becoming harmed. However if you choose to intervene it will have consequences for you. If you decide to help so that this person is injured in no way it will mean that for the rest of you life it will rain. It will only rain where you are and will in no way affect the climate of the planet, but it will always rain where you are no matter what. You will never see the sun again if you choose to save this person. You are aware of the consequences of helping this person.
Do you help them and why?
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Totally depends if this person will merely have a broken leg (sorry, I won't help yah) or be confined, for a life, to a wheelchair (I'm there-absolutely).
i would help them. and then, i would hire myself out to drought sticken areas of the country.
Nance - that is information that you don't know. They may end up with a strain or they may end up in a wheelchair for life. You don't which.
Frank - even if you did that the overall impact of the rain recieved in those areas would not be enough to help them even if you stayed for years.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, okay. Yes, I would dance in the rain. Probably, just move to Ireland...that would be nice. :-)
P.S. My ear is fine. A little tender, but fine.
hey, everyone, just a quick note. Friday is Don's birthday. He was supposed to get out and then they (dr.s I suppose) had a meeting last week and decided to keep him in for a while longer. He doesn't know how much longer - weeks or months - so it might be nice to send him something for his bday. Mary just talked to him about it- he sounds fine but of course anyone would need cheering up after hearing this. p
Ed- is it a torrential rain or a soft, gentle Washington State misty kind of rain? Also, what would the dew point be?
Too bad about Don. We'll call him and/or send him something. Maybe a good book...?
Tom
I get a little SAD (seasonal affective disorder) in the winter months. Not family...not a close friend...not a chance I'm going to help him or her. It's a tough world, get a crash helmet.
Kelli
PS. This attitude does not reflect my attitudes towards my work as a nurse.
They'd be a goner. Hopefully they aren't potentially the next Mother Teresa or something.
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It's rain! What's wrong with a little rain...hello? What if this person was crippled for life 'cuz you didn't wanna walk around like you were in Ireland. People pay good money to visit Ireland.
P.S. Just in case you were worried...my ear is still a-ok.
I need the sunshine!!! Ed, is this a question from your new boss? It's a trick question, isn't your logo a green sun? It stands for selfish sunlight, those Brits!
NANCE, NOW YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE PEOPLE SIDEWAYS GLANCES, OVER THE SHOULDER, ETC...OR WEAR MISMATCHED EARRINGS!
Don's phone# is different from the list...507-931-7049...it's free for him if we call!
He's probably due for the new clothes...maybe something knit, polo shirts, that don't wrinkle, etc...it will help when he meets with his counselor.
I mean new or slightly used :-)
I'm still interested in what the dew point is gonna be on this deal.
Medical question for anyone qualified to answer: How long does it take to heal from a broken collar bone? A complete break almost breaking the skin....?
Tom
Who has a broken collar bone? Ask Joe how long he had to wear the harness with woman things underneath to soak up his underarm sweat and keep his skin from chafing.
I watched Tony Blair's last "Prime Minister's Questions" from the House of Commons this morning. I wish USA had something comparable. It's a chance to really gauge the PM's smarts, humor, political savvy and grasp of government policy. You can just picture Thatcher, Churchill, etc. enjoying and standing up to the hurly-burly. Clinton would have been good. Lil Bush would have been abyssmal.
Don would be a size large...yes?
Our cook (1 of 2) who did not have a license due to a drunk driving dealey-o...rode his bicycle drunk and fell.
Ed- do we get a lifetime supply of umbrellas?
Tom
It seems to me that unless you created the dangerous situation that the person now finds himself/herself in, you have no obligation to intervene.
Tom -
The rain would be varying. It would sometimes be a horrible downpour and sometimes it would just be a drizzel. It would vary. You would not get free umbrellas but you could certainly buy your own.
What about the dew point? What will it be? Some people look closely at the humidity but I'm more of a dew point kind of guy.
Tom
The humidity factor would be killer on my hair.
Tom, does dew point have an effect on gourmet cooking?? Or are you worried about your glasses fogging up??
How about if you go to this person and strike a deal, taking a mortgage on his home. He shouldn't walk totally unscathed. Jerk. He prolly wouldn't do it for you.
An unfavorable dew point can wreak havoc on souffles and puff pastries.
Tom
Hey, does this person have long term disability coverage?
Tom
I'm sorry I ate all of your beautiful & pink Tiger Lillies and the hanging basket (again).
Can the person you save be obligated to hold an umbrella for you every time you go out..garden work, or out to church, or to work on your personal ark?
What color is your parachute?
Does anyone have a recipe for groundhog? Monica requested that I shoot our resident groundhog the other day and if we have another show up I'd like to put it to good use.
Curry works well with groundhog. I would add some peppers and pineapple too!
Bake him with a tiny apple in his mouth.
Rain's not so bad. I'd help the person, and spend the rest of my life taking a great nap every afternoon, and my garden would be breathtaking. And Ryan would always want to take me fishing.
Of course, I'd really miss the sun so I'd flip longingly through pictures of sunny tropical islands and my skin would revert to it's natural ghostly pale state. However, I would have fewer wrinkles. It's a wash (ha. get it?)
Nance, did the boys watch your ear-piercing ordeal? What a great way to prevent them from ever, EVER getting an ear pierced. Especially with those big grommet things that let light shine through.
Zane's already asked if he can get one ear pierced, like a boy in his grade (who has a mullet as well). We tell him the same thing we tell the kids when they ask about tattoos. "When you're eighteen, and out of the house, and enlist in the marines."
You bet I'd help them. If I felt I needed a little sun I'd go to a tanning bed.
Grace~ Ha! Yes, you are right...perhaps it was a good thing the boyz witnessed my pain. :-)
Ed~ I was thinkin' last night in bed...would the rain follow me everywhere...but, ONLY OUTSIDE?
Monica~ If the rain, truly, follows you EVERYWHERE you go...not a good idea to be in a tanning bed! :-<>
Hello!
Nance, sorry about your ordeal, but as Tom Wolfe says, "Balance is not the same as symmetry." You are a very balanced person. I agree with M.E. that you'll just have to polish up those flirtatious head tilts and over-the-shoulder come-hither glances.
You help the person because you probably don't have much time to think about the possible consequences. I don't mind rain. I would build a spa in my home with lighting that feels sunny with the money from the grateful recipient of my selfless generosity.
I would buy some cheap desert real estate and create my own little private Eden.
What's the diff between this scenario and moving to Seattle?
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