You'll Never Take Me Alive coppers

So naturally it seems reasonable to send in the robots. They'll come no matter how many times you push the button.  Of course the button has to work . They'll adjust your pillow a million times. And the robot has to work. Remember Luke Skywalker, he passed on the used robot that had a bad motivator. https://www.starwars.com/video/bad-motivator

In all fairness there was a diverse population of people at this retirement home. Some were completely ambulatory walking around visiting other rooms. some were in wheelchairs who could roll themselves around. Others were in wheelchairs who had to be pushed. A few were in wheelchairs staring vacantly off into space waiting to die. There was one lady that was particularly joyful and gregarious. She seemed happy with life and happy with the whole situation even though she was wheelchair ridden. She always said hi with a big smile when I came in and frankly she seemed like one of those people that was going to be in charge no matter where she was. She was the kind you could talk your ear off, but she appeared to be a good listener too. She asked questions and was happy to hear what you had to say. I'm sure her call Button worked. And her oxygen machine was the quietest one in town. She simply wouldn't have it any other way. But most people were not in that boat. The impression...

Several years ago my wife went into a rehab facility over a serious illness she had. It was a combination retirement home and rehab facility. When she went in she couldn't walk and she could barely talk. mind you in about 10 days she was walking and talking and we took her home. Nevertheless I would suggest that retirement homes are an incredible disaster. Her first day there she was able to call me and say nobody would come help her. I called the front desk and they answered promptly. They went to her room and helped her, but didn't check on her call Button. She called me a little later and said nobody will come help me. So I drove down there. I went to the desk and I said my wife says nobody will come help her when she pushes the call button. They said she's not pushing it her light never comes on. I went with them to the room and we pushed her button. It didn't work. The lady responded incredulously. I worked in this industry over 20 years I've never seen one o...