Comments on: Dear Diary http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/ A blog from inside the emergency department Wed, 22 May 2013 00:58:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sarah G http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77766 Sarah G Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:25:34 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77766 My parents retired to Florida. One of the bathrooms in their house had tiles held in place with packing tape – and one perfect gecko skeleton. Didn’t know packing tape would hold up that well over time!

]]> By: Dr Killpatient http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77694 Dr Killpatient Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:42:04 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77694 Wow, that seriously sucks. I remember going to parties like that in High School. It ain’t pretty. Keep strong brotha’.

]]> By: SeaSpray http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77295 SeaSpray Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:21:19 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77295 Loved the post!

Reminds me of some Seinfeld episodes.

I was thinking of the insurance. :)

Hope your house wasn’t trashed badly.

And that you all had a terrific vacation and will have a great 2012. :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77276 Anonymous Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:14:18 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77276 I assume you’re in Arizona for the geckos then? You can buy a sticky pad meant for mice that might catch them. They like to run along baseboards. I just wait to see one, put a clear plastic cup over them, then release them back outside. If the cup cuts their tail off then it twitches like crazy for 10 minutes.

They’re not really a big deal though. My cat actually managed to kill one by pawing it to death.

]]> By: DefendUSA http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77263 DefendUSA Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:37:10 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77263 It’s not funny that a college student would do that to you…but we joked last night about Kid #3 doing that as we returned to the house because we forgot something…Love the entry, hate Florida too!

]]> By: Marilyn B. http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77236 Marilyn B. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:56:59 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77236 Happy New Year to you and your family.

Great entry! I’ve already told my husband he’d better not even think about retiring into one of those stuffy communities. If he wants it, he lives alone. ;-)

]]> By: Chrysalis http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77223 Chrysalis Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:20:51 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77223 Hope you have a terrific 2012, WC! Love the way you handled your long distance house cleaning.;)

]]> By: Ann Onymous http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77175 Ann Onymous Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:25:05 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77175 The geckos won’t bother you in your sleep or in the shower. They’re essential — they eat the tiny house spiders and ants. (And *everyone* has ants down here, I promise.)

Actually, after 25+ years of living with geckos, I learned last year that they can “talk.” The males make grunting/chirping noises at each other during season.

]]> By: tracy http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77168 tracy Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:52:01 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77168 Yay, Dr. WhiteCoat, best “vacation” ever. Hope you don’t forget to bring a “get-go” home in your suitcase!

Loved this entry. Kinda makes you miss work, eh?

Happy 2012!

]]> By: doc99 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2011/12/dear-diary-3/#comment-77165 doc99 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:21:31 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=7491#comment-77165 Happy New Year, WC, to you and yours. Waiting in breathless anticipation for the ending of the Bundled Payments saga. All the best in 2012.

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