Collapsed Man's Car Cited Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A diabetic man rushes to the hospital. He manages to pull in and collapses outside his car. Nurses rush to render aid. A meter-maid ignores the frantic life-saving attempt and tries to give the car a ticket for pulling into a ambulance bay, ignoring the nurses and even the ambulance men explanations. Unbelievable
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Woman in labour still cops a parking fine Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Stacey Turner was about to give birth when her fiance Jeremy Chapman parked their car outside Sydney's Sutherland Hospital and rushed her inside. Parking tickets were the last thing on their minds, but Sutherland Shire Council has refused to waive a parking fine levied on the couple that day.
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Woman Dies After Ambulance Gets Lost Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
A driver unfamiliar with the area and relying on navigational equipment took a wrong road back to the hospital. No one knows if the delay contributed to her death - probably it didn't but the family says they'll never know.
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Man in deep doo-doo over ticket protest Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
A man who allegedly included dog feces along with his payment for a parking ticket has been charged with disorderly conduct.
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No luck for NYC Santa in parking ticket fight Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
A New York City man who fought a parking ticket he got while dressed as Santa Claus and giving out toys says the city's response is more ho-hum than ho-ho. Follow up on this post.
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Man held by police over £5 parking ticket Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
A composer who refused to pay £5 for a lost car parking ticket at a supermarket ended up in police custody for six hours, was interrogated, finger-printed and made to take a DNA test, it has been disclosed.
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Wienermobile gets parking ticket Posted: 2 years ago by punthe
It is truly EVIL to ticket the wienermobile. It's like giving the Batmobile or Wonder Woman's invisible jet a ticket. It's just not American! lol
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Homeless Use Ambulances as Taxis; Emergency Room as Hotel Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
How some people abuse 911, the city ambulances and emergency rooms. Example one is "Ricky Alardo, a homeless alcoholic nicknamed Ricky Ricardo" who "swigs cheap vodka by day at his favorite corner in Washington Heights, then calls an ambulance to chauffeur him to the hospital for a free meal and a warm place to sleep, courtesy of taxpayers who fund his Medicaid benefits.
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Hospital staff told to make sure Muslim patients' beds face Mecca five times a day Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The job of the nurse used to one of caring for the sick and needy. But not - it would seem - in today's politically-correct Britain. Now, nurses are being encouraged to spend valuable time turning around the beds of Muslim patients up to five times a day - so they can face Mecca.
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Speeding ticket drives man round bend Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
No one likes getting a speeding ticket in the post.
But when South Australian police sent one half way around the world to David Smart in northern England, the 65-year-old former surveyor was flabbergasted.
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Santa gets parking ticket while delivering toys Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
Santa Claus has added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket while delivering gifts to children.
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Hospital death rates for key conditions unveiled Posted: 1 year ago by TraumaMamma
If you or a loved one develops pneumonia or has a heart attack and is taken to a hospital, do you know what the chances are of getting out alive? Hospital death rates are difficult to pin down because some see sicker patient populations than others. Your chances of survival have become a little easier to find, thanks to information included in the government's Hospital Compare Web site.
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Row after Milan hospital removes crucifixes Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
A top Italian maternity hospital has drawn criticism from right-wing politicians by replacing crucifixes on the walls of its wards with images of the Virgin Mary so as not to offend immigrant women giving birth there.
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Garrison Keillor preparing to leave hospital Posted: 3 months ago by Bingo
Garrison Keillor, author and host of the live radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," is to be released Friday from a hospital where he was undergoing tests after suffering a minor stroke, his spokesman said.
Keillor, who turned 67 last month, checked himself into United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday,
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Hub Hospital First In U.S. To Perform Face Transplants Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
Boston's Brigham & Women's Hospital is the first U.S. hospital approved to start performing face transplants.
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Dead Babies Kept In Hospital Refrigerators for 2 Years Posted: 11 months ago by suebe
Warrington Hospital has apologised to a mother whose miscarried baby's body was stored in the mortuary for almost two years without her permission. Leanne McCabe, 25, of Runcorn, Cheshire, found out the body of her son had been frozen when she had a second miscarriage at the hospital last year. More at The News of the World
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Purdue Student Accused of Terrorism Posted: 7 days ago by cb__
..following attempt to pay parking ticket by box.
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Idiot May Lose Home Because He Has Refused To Pay Parking Fine Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
For 4 years Peter Tubic has refused to pay a ticket he received for parking his untagged vehicle in a front driveway. He also refused to move it, increasing his fines. Now he faces foreclosure for his willful disregard of his debts.
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Guard shoots at colleague outside Walter Reed hospital Posted: 2 years ago by Moe
Umm,hello? Aren't the "good guys" only supposed to shoot at the "bad guys"? I mean if our freaking HOSPITAL GUARDS cannot get along, we have some serious issues here!
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Get a parking ticket? Tow the police cruiser! Posted: 2 years ago by wags273
A tow truck driver, upset over a recent ticket, tried to tow a Gresham police cruiser Thursday.
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NY considers creating 'organ-removal' ambulance Posted: 1 year ago by lpoindexter
Saving the living has always been the No. 1 priority for a New York City ambulance crew. But a select group of paramedics may soon have a different task altogether: saving the dead. The city is considering creating a special ambulance whose crew would rush to collect the newly deceased and preserve the body so that the organs might be taken for transplant.
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