Volume in our society

Why is it in our society that, in order to enjoy a concert at a normal level, we all have to bring and use ear plugs?

Why, why, WHY do we ALWAYS turn up the volume at concerts to such levels that we all just expect to need earplugs, whether outdoors or indoors?

When I go to watch the Pops play at the Hatch Shell, I don't need earplugs. I really enjoy the music much more when I can hear it at a normal volume.



Can anyone explain why they ALWAYS turn up the volume to unhealthy levels at any rock concert???


grrr........

Stubborn aunt hurts her family

I have an aunt who has been notoriously stubborn all her life.

She is that aunt who embarrasses you with comments at Thanksgiving about those people who need to learn English or those people stealing our jobs. She loved to listen to Rush Limgaugh and never worked outside of the home ever.

My uncle is a good person and their daughter is semi-special needs.

They recently moved to Florida.

She was diagnosed with MS but refused to take anything to help.
She was diagnosed with diabetes but refused to either alter her diet or take her meds.
She was told she has high cholesterol but refused to take any meds to help.

Then Saturday both her arms went numb and she had pain in her chest.
My cousin called her father who was closing on the old house up here in Boston. He told her to call 911.
My aunt refused to call 911 and insisted my cousin could just drive her to the hospital.
She got there and had to wait in the waiting room for almost 30 minutes before someone looked at her.
They finally took her in and put her into a waiting room. While in the waiting room, my cousin finally called in a nurse because her Mom didn't "look good." She was passed out with her tongue hanging out of her mouth.

The nurse called the doctor and they realized she had had a heart attack.
She had no pulse but they successfully revived her.

They med-flighted her to Tampa (and a real hospital) where they did emergency surgery.

Two days later, she has yet to wake up from the surgery. They are bringing in a neurologist to determine if she has brain damage from the lack of oxygen.


Had she called 911 and not insisted she was fine enough to ride in a car, they would have taken her right in. Ambulance people can take vitals and determine if you are having a heart attack. She would not have had to wait 45 minutes in the hospital before a doctor finally said "shit, she's having a heart attack!"

It's one thing to be stubborn for yourself. It's another to possibly injure yourself that badly, hurting your husband and your daughter.

Just once in her life, I wish she had listened to someone else.

I'm angry at her for doing 3, 4, even 5 different things that helped cause this situation.



I understand now why they tell us at CPR class to CALL 911! Don't drive the person in.

I'm angry.

Aunt update

She's in a coma. Plaque from her arteries broke off and went to her brain.
They are doing an EEG but won't know results for a bit.

Thyroid condition plus diabetes without taking meds...

I'm still angry at her.