Er Tech Quotes

Erring on the side of caution paid off. Japanese retailers liked that one high-tech company finally took responsibility for its errors and fixed them for free. (Nintendo continues to do so today, to the point of reapplying kids’ stickers onto a new console if the old one has to be replaced instead of repaired.)

Er tīng wéi xǖ, yăn jiàn wéi shí (耳听为虚，眼见为实). It means, in effect, “Seeing is believing

But who was I kidding? It was and is the biggest spectacle happening in the hospital. It’s no coincidence that there have been so many television shows with titles like ER, Emergency, or Medical Center, but there’s never been a program called Urology Clinic!

Back at bed 10, Randolph kept watch at his grandson’s bedside. An ER technician came in to request a urine sample for a drug screen. She was young and pretty, and as she handed him the bottle, Paul leered. “Would you hold it for me?” he asked. The tech ignored him. When she came back, collected the container, and turned to walk away, he pointed at her behind. “Oh wow, that’s nice.” Randolph III had heard enough. “Shut the fuck up!” he told his grandson. The old man wandered out into the hallway, muttering “He’s drunker than Cooter Brown.