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Sunday, November 30, 2014 3:37 PM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Sunday, November 30, 2014 3:39 PM
MAGONSDAUGHTER
Sunday, November 30, 2014 3:40 PM
Sunday, November 30, 2014 3:44 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: A good idea.
Sunday, November 30, 2014 3:46 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: The nurse who caused an Ebola scare that closed many Ohio schools and businesses is demanding a refund from the bridal shop she visited during her trip to Akron last month. The attorney for Amber Vinson, the Texas nurse who traveled to Ohio after treating an Ebola patient, sent a letter to the owner of Coming Attractions Bridal and Formal shop in Akron requesting a refund of $480 in deposit money that her bridesmaids paid to the store for dresses for Vinson’s upcoming wedding. The bridal shop closed for several weeks after being notified that Vinson had tested positive for Ebola. Anna Younker, owner of the Akron store, said she paid to have the shop cleaned using ultraviolet light technology. In addition, she lost business during the 21 days her store was closed and had customers cancel orders because of fears of infection. When Younker received a letter from Vinson’s attorney, she thought it was an apology for the inconvenience she caused. The Beacon Journal reported: Instead, Dallas attorney Stephen F. Malouf requested the refund and notified Younker that Vinson has decided to use another bridal store for her nine bridesmaids’ dresses “in order to minimize additional public scrutiny.” “Would you kindly advise whether this is agreeable to Coming Attractions?” Malouf asked. “If it is not, would you ask your attorney to contact me to discuss this matter?” “Are you kidding me?” Younker thought as she read the letter. Younker said she never received a phone call from Vinson or any of her bridesmaids before getting the request from the attorney. “This is like the icing on the cake for her to ask,” the bridal store owner said. “By canceling completely because she wants to go somewhere else, that’s like a slap in the face to me.” The store’s policy typically prohibits refunds or order cancellations, but Younker said she makes exceptions in special circumstances. “I couldn’t believe she didn’t at least call me and have some discussion on why,” Younker said. “Maybe I would have considered it differently.” In the letter, Malouf acknowledged that “Amber’s Ebola infection brought significant attention to Coming Attractions, not all of it positive.” Nevertheless, he asked for refunds of $107 for two of the bridesmaids and $132.92 for two other bridesmaids “due to the most unusual circumstances.” He said it would be best if Younker kept the matter “strictly confidential.” Malouf said he tried to contact Younker before sending the letter. “I’m sorry that the shop is upset,” he said. “This was an effort to help the shop and Amber. Amber feels strongly that the publicity was such it was harming the business and she didn’t want to add any further scrutiny to it. This was a purely innocent request and I’m sorry it wasn’t received in the spirit in which it was sent.” “If that’s how she feels, I can’t force her to continue to order,” Younker said. “But for me to hand over a refund, it’s not feasible. It doesn’t make sense. I’m out a lot of money.” http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2014/11/26/ebola-nurse-demanding-a-refund-for-bridesmaid-dresses/
Sunday, November 30, 2014 4:06 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: A good idea. But not a good idea if you're a nurse who was dealing w/ Ebola patients, huh?
Sunday, November 30, 2014 4:15 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Ohio is stupid. And so are you.
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: A good idea. But not a good idea if you're a nurse who was dealing w/ Ebola patients, huh? Uh, no a good idea for anyone who is working with ebola patients.
Sunday, November 30, 2014 11:01 PM
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Monday, December 1, 2014 12:04 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: As long as it's at government expense, I have no problems with it. But if government is going to demand it, it should at least foot the bill. Aside from which, in general people can't afford to lose 3 weeks pay.
Monday, December 1, 2014 12:18 AM
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Monday, December 1, 2014 10:25 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: " The shop then is forced to close down, pay for cleaning of the establishment, sending its workers home w/ out pay, who are also quarantined. " Considering this was political theater, republicans should pay or it.
Monday, December 1, 2014 11:30 AM
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Monday, December 1, 2014 5:10 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Sailors, airmen celebrate Thanksgiving amid Ebola quarantine A Seabee chief mid-way through a 21-day quarantine after a West Africa deployment said spirits are high for the nearly 90 troops going through the Ebola quarantine — the first of its kind for military troops in the United States.
Monday, December 1, 2014 5:11 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: How was it political ? You can't / won't explain. Try, or admit you are wrong & drop it.
Monday, December 1, 2014 5:14 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: I think most people understand the rather simple concept. And while I can explain it to you - again - I can't understand it for you.
Quote: A spokesperson for Coming Attractions Bridal and Formal in Akron, Ohio told WKYC 3 that it closed voluntarily after speaking with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It will not reopen until it gets an official's go-ahead. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ohio-bridal-store-closes-ebola-patient-visit-article-1.1977175
Monday, December 1, 2014 5:53 PM
Monday, December 1, 2014 5:55 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: whatever
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: I think most people understand the rather simple concept. And while I can explain it to you - again - I can't understand it for you. Your crazy is showing. Quote: A spokesperson for Coming Attractions Bridal and Formal in Akron, Ohio told WKYC 3 that it closed voluntarily after speaking with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It will not reopen until it gets an official's go-ahead. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ohio-bridal-store-closes-ebola-patient-visit-article-1.1977175 You've not sanely explained it ONCE, so your claim that you can do it again is text book coo coo- bananas. Where is the political or financial upside for the shop to close, not pay its employees, go into self quarantine, pay for a the shop to be sterilized and only AFTER having done all that, have the Ebola nurse decide she wants HER $ back ? The shop owner did everything RIGHT ! SHE paid for all this , and didn't ask for govt help. Nor did she ask the Ebola nurse to pay for anything either , just to fulfill her order.
Monday, December 1, 2014 5:58 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: whatever Like, totally ! OMG ! Mind of a 13 yr old girl. And it shows.
Monday, December 1, 2014 6:03 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: A good idea. But not a good idea if you're a nurse who was dealing w/ Ebola patients, huh? Uh, no a good idea for anyone who is working with ebola patients. Gasp. We agree!
Monday, December 1, 2014 6:11 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: whatever Just because you feign (cough cough) stupidity doesn't mean other people can't understand. I think I've made the point with anyone who counts.
Monday, December 1, 2014 6:22 PM
JONGSSTRAW
Monday, December 1, 2014 6:28 PM
Monday, December 1, 2014 6:54 PM
Quote: So, who's being 'responsible'? The fear-mongers - like you - who cause damage to gain political traction?
Monday, December 1, 2014 7:15 PM
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Monday, December 1, 2014 7:35 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Now don't you feel silly getting caught making things up (cough RapFacts®) - AGAIN?
Monday, December 1, 2014 7:44 PM
Monday, December 1, 2014 7:47 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: So there rappy - how many people died because of Vinson? How many ended up in the hospital? How many even got a little sick from Ebola due to Vinson?
Monday, December 1, 2014 7:51 PM
Monday, December 1, 2014 7:55 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: Apparently, reading a sentence that DIDN'T say the CDC told her to close the shop took too much out of your CRAZY time. And you failed to read the part IN YOUR OWN CITE that said the CDC told her it was OK, but that COUNTY officials told her to close the store. Ya might want to see to that. Because, you see, they IMPLIED that they closed voluntarily BECAUSE of the CDC, but really only said it happened AFTER. And they said they were waiting for AN OFFICIAL to say it was safe to reopen - once again IMPLYING it was the CDC - when it fact it was a COUNTY official.
Monday, December 1, 2014 8:05 PM
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 12:45 AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 10:06 AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 10:11 AM
Quote: Considering this was political theater, republicans should pay or it.
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