Comments on: Testing, Testing…Is This Thing On?

By: Thibodeaux

Thibodeaux — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:18:47 +0000

*Sniffle*…I get no credit.

Ok, you see the timestamp, right? And you see the title of the post, right? And then, under that, there’s the name of the guy who posted it.

By: Heartless Libertarian

Heartless Libertarian — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 21:43:02 +0000

Um…am I being dense, or maybe the date/time stamp on this post is out of whack, but didn’t the baby arrive a couple of weeks ago? And isn’t that said baby in the pic with SayAunt’s dog?

By: Thibodeaux

Thibodeaux — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:15:57 +0000

Well…yeah, there’s that risk.

By: Jay G

Jay G — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 16:51:22 +0000

My wife, who has worked in a hospital for seven years now, tells me that the ban on cell phones has to do with the buildings’ alarm systems, not “sensitive equipment”. They use the line about “sensitive equipment” because people respond better to it than “alarm systems” (no lie).

As far as blogging the miracle of birth, I believe that if your wife wraps the webcam wire around your neck and garottes you with it, it’s considered justifiable homicide.

Just a thought…

By: Thibodeaux

Thibodeaux — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 12:28:00 +0000

Yeah, they said no. And the hospital does have the “NO CELL PHONES” signs all over the place.

By: glenn

glenn — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 04:27:47 +0000

So I take it they said no. I think they are afriad the wifi equipement could interfere with “sensitive” machinery. I’ve seen signs to that effect about cell phones. I remember thinking “what is this, an airline? Since when do doctors not carry cell phones?” But then it occured to me that they don’t generally cary phones, they carry beepers which only have to receive signals, whereas cell phones and wifi equipment do a lot of broadcasting, so maybe it is for the best.