1205: Whistleblower

[Todd]

I really don't see how the NYC Dept of Education rules on sexting/cyberbullying can be enforced. They are overstepping their boundaries in a huge way to think they have any say over what a student does when not in school.

If my kids are ever the victim of cyberbullying, Ill simply make it a matter for the police. The Department of Education should stick to trying to educate kids.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Todd

If my kids are ever the victim of cyberbullying, Ill simply make it a matter for the police. The Department of Education should stick to trying to educate kids.

I (no joke) might raise my kids where that would work. The cops would take care of it? I LIKE IT!

[DWarrior]

Originally Posted by Todd

I really don't see how the NYC Dept of Education rules on sexting/cyberbullying can be enforced. They are overstepping their boundaries in a huge way to think they have any say over what a student does when not in school.

If my kids are ever the victim of cyberbullying, Ill simply make it a matter for the police. The Department of Education should stick to trying to educate kids.

You've never heard kids get suspended for stuff they did outside of school? It's not that crazy.

[Bucho]

Originally Posted by Todd

I really don't see how the NYC Dept of Education rules on sexting/cyberbullying can be enforced. They are overstepping their boundaries in a huge way to think they have any say over what a student does when not in school.

If my kids are ever the victim of cyberbullying, I'll simply make it a matter for the police. The Department of Education should stick to trying to educate kids.

I'm with you on the first point, that schools trying to have jurisdiction outside of their grounds and hours is out of line.

On the second point I'm half with you. Cops should be involved for anything that happens in school that involves a student's actions physically endangering other people.

As for the verbal/cyber bullying, it depends what form it takes. If it's sticks and stones bullshit like calling each other ugly or gay then don't bother the cops with that malarky. A good dean or principal can dole out the discipline for that and have much more effect than a cop can. But if it's any kind of threat of physical violence then that's potentially a serious crime and I'd agree with you that calling the cops is a good idea.

[jimmelloan]

Originally Posted by GossipTGirl

When I was younger, my sister went to see an ear, throat and nose specialist because she needed ear surgery and I tagged along because I had wax build up that affected my hearing.

When I told him, he sat me on a stool and he took out these very long, thin metallic tongs. He plunged these tongs into my ears and digged around a bit (it was kind of painful) and then he pulled out (it felt like a suction) a huge ball of wax and I could hear perfectly again.

Maybe Keith should go see an ear, throat and nose specialist and ask them to do this.

Keith:
Dr. Neville Carmical
305 E. 55th St.
212-755-2575

He's been blowing and scraping wax out of my ears every two months or so for the past 12 years. Some of us need it done regularly.
No suction, just a pretty intense stream of lukewarm water (the temperature is very important). Then some gentle scraping with some little coke-spoon type thing.
Last time he told me to use Debrox the night before because my wax was harder than ever.
When I was uninsured in '03 & '04, they would charge me $120 a visit.

[FreydNot]

I can't wait to read Keith's reply to that. It should be phenomenal.

[Keith]

Sounds like you got it all figured out. Congratulations.

[truetimer]

Seriously Keith.... meat Skewer/red hot poker ... ear problems solved...DO IT...

[DWarrior]

Notice how you stopped listening to Poison and your infection got worse. I suggest more Poison, nothing can survive their music, not even ear infections.

[LatterDaySaint]

I always use a bobby-pin in my ears. They have soft rounded edges so it doesn't hurt like a pen cap or something. Some of them even have a wax or plastic coating. Also the round loop at the end allows you to hook and pull large chunks out. I do it myself when I don't think there is a lot in there but if I know there's a shit load I get my dad to help. He uses a flash light to zero in on the shit. Also a second perso can tell if they are going too far in. I hurts for a little while after because of the scraping also I have an allergy to metal so that makes it a little worse. In the end it's a small price to pay to have a free ear hole.

I know Keith hates my guts for posting this but I just had to. It's the only home remedy that I haven't heard for the problem and it's one that has been working for my family for generations! Fuck you too!