Nurse is snooping in family’s records
DEAR ABBY: I put a family member through nursing school. Since becoming an R.N. and getting a job in a hospital, he has told me that, with “the best intentions,” he periodically reviews the medical records of other family members. I have told him what he’s doing is illegal and inappropriate, yet he continues.
If I file a formal complaint, his career will be over and he could possibly even face jail time. I do not wish to do that. However, I need advice on how to keep him out of my private medical records. — FED UP OUT WEST DEAR FED UP: Your relative doesn’t have the “best of intentions.” Your relative is nosy! Because telling him how you feel about what he’s doing hasn’t stopped him, the only way to ensure your privacy is to turn him in.
DEAR ABBY: Why can’t drivers be more careful about how they park? Yesterday it happened again. I couldn’t get into my car because someone had parked so close I couldn’t open the door and squeeze in. Luckily, I was the passenger, and my husband was able to get into his side and pull back so I could get in.
Does this happen to other people? What can you do but stand there and wait for the driver to show up and move his or her vehicle? I wish drivers would be more careful about parking between the lines instead of so close to the car(s) next to them. — STUCK IN CANADA
DEAR STUCK: What happened to you is a fairly common occurrence when folks are in a hurry, distracted, or lack the courtesy to properly park their vehicles. It has happened to me. Fortunately, I’m limber enough that I was able to crawl into the driver’s seat from the passenger side, but it wasn’t easy.
I’m printing your letter in the hope that it will serve to remind drivers that there are other people on the road and in the parking lot, and not to forget their manners because they happen to be in a rush.
DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Jennifer’s” mom recently passed away. I was with her through the entire process.
While cleaning out her mother’s home, Jennifer asked to store some things in my garage. Of course I agreed. She’s unable to store her mother’s things because she lives in a small apartment.
It has been three weeks now. My question to you is, what is proper etiquette when asking a friend how long she wants me to store her mother’s belongings? — STORAGE ETIQUETTE IN THE EAST
DEAR ETIQUETTE: If keeping Jennifer’s belongings in your garage is creating a problem for you, this is a question you should have asked before agreeing she could move them in. Since you didn’t, and I assume you will want your garage back at some point, set a deadline and tell your friend in plenty of time so she can make other arrangements for storing them. If you don’t, you could find yourself holding them indefinitely.