RANT: Clear cutting a small green island in 08901

Friday, August 1, 2025

Dear Mayor 

It’s a shame no one asked about the impact of clear cutting the “island” at Paulus Blvd and Route 18.  Today, the Public Works men show up and devastated the “island” of brush, trees, and anything green. So much for ecology and green spaces. Expect to see birds and deer displaced; maybe even more “accidents”. Spoke to the crew chief and hey said they had “orders from the mayor”. Argh!  

Supposedly, a fatal accident occurred there which was blamed on limited visibility. We never heard or read about it. An internet search did not revel any accident.  

Now let’s chat about the impact on my house.  

  • The traffic noise for 18, which was significantly muffled by the green space, is louder than ever.
  • Drivers coming up the ramp to “make the light” or “get ahead of the 18 traffic” don’t even have to pretend to stop at the stop sign. Talk about an accident waiting to happen.  
  • The value of my property has be hurt but I can’t quantify the amount.

Now what happens next:

  • Will the city put up a big ugly sound barrier?
  • Raise the berm to cut down on the noise?
  • Replant some hedges or trees?

If a neighbor did something like this, the various city agencies would ask for public comment. But the city does it with aout any “impact statements”.

My wife and I are very upset and we vote.

s/ Ferdinand J. Reinke

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HEALTHCARE: Father Saved Son AMA From Hospital

Friday, August 1, 2025

WOODS2665: Father Saved Son AMA From Hospital

Tom Woods Podcast #2665

https://tomwoods.com/ep-2665-we-saved-our-son-by-ditching-the-hospital/

Will Boytim’s son drowned several years ago, and his experience with the medical establishment was harrowing yet revealing and instructive — they knew nothing about the kind of treatment that would eventually save him (outside the hospital), and “organ donation” ghouls kept implying that they should just let the boy go — think of all the lives they could save!

DrownedBaby.org

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Listening to this podcast episode was mind blowing.  

Especially listen to the Czech doctor, who went along with the treatment plan, to humor the parents and figuring it couldn’t do any harm.  He rewrote “the book” (i.e., the standard plan for drowning victims) based on what he saw with his own eyes. 

Points that I took away:

  •  Never EVER leave your child alone in a hospital;
  • You MUST be prepared to be a VOCAL “patient advocate”;
  • Have an organized way to keep a record of EVERYTHING that impacts you or your patient;
  • Be familiar with, and keep your own, SOAP <<Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan>> notes (a highly structured format for documenting the progress of a patient during treatment)
  • Have pre-set up an effective communications tool to keep my family and friends informed about conditions with the minimum of effort. (I recommend Caring Bridge. It’s free and puts readers in control of how they receive information.  I have one for myself with two co-contributors for when I’m not able to update either.)
  • With the Patient, it is important to stay optimistic and positive. To a certain extent, I agree that the Universe does supply what you focus on; so NEVER let patient see anything but your “happy face”.
  • With everyone else, it is important to stay realistic and objective.  Facts only; not opinions since you as PA are not an “expert”.  
  • But with the Medical People (i.e., doctors; specialists; nurses; bureaucrats), you ARE the “expert” in your patient (i.e. complete history with lots of data).
  • As her PiA (I call it being the “patient advocate”; been called PIA), I keep all the notes, do the RXes, nd generally fuss over her like a mother hen.

Clearly in my mind, the medical establishment is NOT your benevolent friend with your or your patient s best interest at heart.

I should write up my experiences with my sainted wife’s medical struggles as I tried to be her patient advocate.

Maybe it might help all future patient advocates get ready for their mission!

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