Yeah, no. In my area, there is still a hospital, but the maternity ward was closed due to budget - which is the whole point of this article. There WERE obstetricians who were willing to live and practice there, no one was “forced”, that’s ludicrous. The decision to close it had nothing to do with “higher” mortality…

I live in an area where the drive to a maternity ward is between 40 and 60 miles depending on what hospital you choose. Of course, the larger, more equipped hospital is 60 miles. We also have long brutal winters, so if you can’t afford snow tires or 4wd, the drive is even more insane. Is it any wonder that we have…

That girl in high school who did nothing but kiss asses in order to be liked.

Well, fuck the Nazi nurse who turned them in. How fucking sick of a human being do you have to be to do that? I hope he or she gets a nasty case of piles that never heal.

That guy officially has to leave Germany and change his name.

Definitely kidding. And none of them look older than 21, because anyone over 21 isn’t stupid enough to go.

Or, take two steps off of the subway car and stop. Ugh.

Jesus, this is going to haunt my dreams.

How about Times Square on New Years Eve, huh???? It’s a lovely way to spend an evening.............

This problem can be solved SO easily. I once used a restroom that had a very loud exhaust fan. Covered up all the noise and I felt fine doing number 2 while people came in and out. These should be standard in every communal bathroom.

Yeah, I personally feel that library janitors deserve hazard pay.

I work in a library too. Shit does go down here and I mean that quite literally.

True! Yes, we library folks love books, but we really can’t do anything with dusty, moldy textbooks from 1922. Nor can we use a set of encyclopedias from 1972 that your now-adult children scribbled all over in crayon when they were five. Or yellowing romance novels from the 1980's that have been nibbled on by mice.…

“I hope he will have the confidence to be himself with all his quirks and his idiosyncrasies and characteristics.”

That was not at all frightening. Not in the least. Nope.

The phrase “scraping the bottom of the barrel” has never been more appropriate.

That whole story just floored me. Really? He has to disown bathrobes to prove himself?

It’s really been a surprise, hasn’t it? I mean who in their right mind could have seen this coming a year ago.......

Great post for what is otherwise a shitty week. Fiona, you are the best.

Kind of common sense - the more people who give a mediocre rating to a product, the more likely it is to be mediocre. I would take a chance and buy the one with fewer reviews. Plus, you actually have to read the negative reviews to decide if they’re even credible. Some people give a bad rating because the post office…