To all,
I had a similar experience when I went for my annual physical at me local
Kaiser Permanente office.
I tried to ask about my weight and temp which they check as you go back to
see the doctor. I simply asked if there was any possibility of using
kilograms and Celsius and the nurse simply looked at me in an
uncomprehending manner. She did not comment or answer.
Norm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
, I just had an incident with the nurse
> who took my temperature at a doctor's clinic last week.
>
> I simply asked the nurse if they ever used Celsius thermometers if a
patient
> requested it. To my surprise she did not even know what Celsius is and
she
> is an RN. I was going to explain to her that its 'another' scale where
> water boils at 100 and freezes at 0 but I simply
> decided to drop it and not waste any further precious time.
>
> Just can't believe it. How much more inward looking can some people
be????
> >>>
>
> A LOT, see the joke below!
>
> I know it's off-topic, but it relates to the same attitude of "it's too
much
> of a bother to put the effort into learning something new", that causes
> trouble with SI conversion.
>
> My response to the person's skills at international travel might be
similar
> to the Help Desk's response to the person's skills at computers. <g>
>
> Nat
>
