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From: Eeyore on 16 Nov 2006 17:58 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > > I find the idea of advertsising prescription drugs to the general public > > rather bizarre. > > What better way to get a doctor to prescribe a new drug, than the have the > patients bugging them about it? Pure capitalism at work. All about sales and nothing about delivering sensible health care. I bet the doctors love having their time wasted by numerous patients reminding them of the benefits of the latest 'wonder drug' ! Graham
From: T Wake on 16 Nov 2006 17:58 <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:QM57h.6472$IR4.1816(a)newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... > > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > news:eji1vk$8qk_030(a)s938.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >> In article <v1M6h.10666$yl4.242(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>, >> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> <snip> >> >>>The usual reason for not wanting luxury extras like the www is that such >>>services cost more and have the potential to cause more >>>problems....except, >>>in her case, they cost less, and they would cause fewer problems >> >> Definitely not. I would have more problems and I'm not ready to >> ramp up w.r.t. learning how to deal with today's worms, virus, >> and other bug infestations. > > They have really cool things now that do that for you. In about 15 years > on the Internet, I've never once had a virus or worm. It is strange that she is a ComputerGuru (as she often alludes), yet is wormed to death, I am like you. I have been online since 1992 and have never had a virus or a worm. Odd that, isn't it.
From: Eeyore on 16 Nov 2006 17:59 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > > British Telecom reckon 99.4% of the UK population now has access to ADSL. > > Many larger towns also have cable broadband. > > I've heard numbers around 90 % here. BT relaxed their 'rules' on long ADSL lines. It seems to work. Graham
From: lucasea on 16 Nov 2006 18:13 "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote in message news:jO-dnVaA1bRbIcHYnZ2dnUVZ8tCdnZ2d(a)pipex.net... > > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:455BD2C0.7A9B7952(a)hotmail.com... >> >> >> lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: >> >>> "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote in message >>> >>> > As a side note,what sort of surface area would a 4 bedroom house in >>> > the US >>> > have? >>> >>> NB she said 4 rooms, not 4 bedrooms. That would typically mean bedroom, >>> kitchen, living room and bathroom. That's probably on the order of 1000 >>> sq >>> ft. >> >> LOL. My house has that area and it has 7 rooms. > > We have history and the Americans have space... That about sums it up. Eric Lucas
From: T Wake on 16 Nov 2006 18:18
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:455CED2B.D9F95317(a)hotmail.com... > > > lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> >> > I find the idea of advertsising prescription drugs to the general >> > public >> > rather bizarre. >> >> What better way to get a doctor to prescribe a new drug, than the have >> the >> patients bugging them about it? Pure capitalism at work. > > All about sales and nothing about delivering sensible health care. > > I bet the doctors love having their time wasted by numerous patients > reminding > them of the benefits of the latest 'wonder drug' ! It happens over here. People read up some advertising on the internet about WonderDrug (tm) and then demand they are proscribed it. Often this demand is despite a lack of clinical trials or any evidence it is effective. |