Payson Roundup

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

Or another retort: “You are? Who are you trying to fool?”

Tom, having been subject to sexual harrassment, I take sexual harrassment very seriously and welcome all efforts to recognize it for what it is and all steps to end it.

In the past, how many truly intelligent females have hidden their intelligence or have had to finagle to get the males to recognize their suggestion as better than the males? Or worse yet, how many females have had to have a male present the female idea in order to get it accepted by the males? How many females embrace anorexia in order to be accepted as attractive to the opposite sex? Why are women paid less for the same work? While some of these suggestions probably are not directly sexual harrassment they grow out of sexual harrassment which is simply the idea held by some that one sex is less than the other.

While in a food store, I have had a man come up to me and say, “You have a nice a _ _.” Would this man go up to another man and say the same thing? (I was much younger at the time. Thankfully, I have reached the age at which I just fade into the background. Unfortunately, I have also gained weight. Perhaps, the weight gain was to protect me from unwanted remarks from males???????????????????? :-0)

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

Tom, your reaction is a result of the fact that you have never been sexually harrassed. When I was in 7th grade I had a male teacher who took extreme pleasure in sexually harrassing the girls. Of course, at that time we had no idea of what was going on. Well, eventully he quit teaching, joined the air force, was trained as a pilot, and when he finished his time in the air force he got a job with the airlines where I am sure he sexually harrasssed the stewardesses. Well, at least they were fellow adults.

Girls, at least in my time, got a lot of sexual harrassment from boys, I might add especially in a certain 7th grade class room. I am pleased that sexual harrassment is being recognized as being separate from bullying, etc.

p.s. I am not sure that the boy's remark was sexual harrassment. I think instead it was a stupid remark that deserved the answer, “So who cares?”

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

Pat, on that road between Payson and Pine there is only 1 passing permitted spot besides the four lane place at the county dump/natural bridge. Tom, what I hate is when someone goes 45 miles an hour and slows down to 35 to 40 when going up hill. These are usually cars pulling trailers. And yes, they do speed up at the four lane placel I guess they just don't see the signs that say that slow traffic MUST use the pullout lane.

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

The media is in the business of selling newspapers or just plain news, and if there isn't enough of a story, they find nothing wrong in adding a bit of embellishment. Sad, sad, sad. (To keep everyone happy would we have to add “except for a certain local newspaper”?) :-) :-)

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

I am told that PSWID has cancelled its May meeting. Does this PSWID action show an interest in answering the public's request for openness and more information?

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

Since you haven't seen “Greek Life” from the inside, do you have enough evidence to comment? Unfortunately, by its nature “Greek Life” is exclusive. We simply did not have room for more than the university allowed 60 members. I formed close relationships with my sorority sisters. We were proud of our sorority grade point average. At least two of the sisters in my class graduated with top honors in their respective schools. Others weren't far from the top. We talked to the sisters that were not keeping up. We were expected to act in a manner that did not discredit ourselves or our sorority. We annually sponsored a university wide popular jazz concert. We were expected to actively participate in homecoming, campus carnival, etc. We encouraged the development of hidden talents as sorority members designed and made costumes, floats, etc. We learned how to raise money to support our various activities and how to budget and work together as a community. Frankly, we didn't have the time nor energy for the beer extravaganzas that are discussed in the media. I have kept in close contact with many of the sorority sisters in my class and university reunions are more fun because of them. I would probably not support my university if not for the many happy sorority memories that I have.

p.s. we could not rush until the spring of our freshman year.

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

Pat, I think doctors usually alot 15 minutes per patient for an office visit. Fifteen minutes still isn't alot of time if one is really sick. But think of it 15 minutes means 4 patients an hour times 8 means 32 in a day times 5 (although most only work 4) 160 patients a week. Lotsa patients walk through that office in a month. Can they really give undivided attention to all of them?

I think one of the problems is the way the primary care physician system works. You go to him/her and it is decided you have a kidney problem so you are sent to kidney specialist. Then if you have a heart problem you are sent to a heart specialist, then there are pulmonologists, etc. Do any of these doctors ever compare notes?

The various specialists can also argue about what the cause is. My husband was involved in a matter where the kidney doctor said that his severe swelling was not caused by a kidney problem, but by congestive heart failure, the heart specialist said it was caused by kidney malfunction and not congestive heart failure. While they debated about proper treatment, my husband languished. He finally recovered, I often wonder if it was despite the doctors.

And in my opinion the hospitalist system used by hospitals STINKS!

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

You might want to read Sue Green's letter to the editor in the May 4 edition of the Payson Roundup.

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

Tom, please answer Pat. I would definitely tell all my family members to apply if such a job exists. Our money problems would be fixed for generations!!!!!

SantaBerry (Bernice Winandy) says…

Tom, your remark about not having a nickle to make a phone call reminded me of the time I tried again and again to make a call on a pay phone. I could not make it and became rather upset. I then realized that phone calls no longer cost a nickle and that I would have to use a quarter. Times do change.

P.S. Maybe the guy at the fruit stand didn't understand your question. I know that one time I asked a stranger who was wearing a watch, “Can you give me the time?” She became upset because she thought I said, “Can you give me a dime?” I guess I was taken for a panhandler.