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I have completed my Internship, which was just for 1 year but felt as if it is an end of an era. This year although was the best so far in terms of learning medicine, but it was worst ethically and has left a deep impact somewhere deep down in my conscience. I have been shown a glimpse of reality, which I used to feel was only a part of books and newspapers. From abandoning an unknown patient to slapping pregnant females in labor, I have seen the worst possible scenarios, which I would like to share in here. This is
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Shamefully outrageous and yet sobering.. but something which the medical fraternity will unite to decry and deny..
Makes one wonder if doctors have started taking a hypocritic pledge and replaced the Hippocratic oath.. Nobility and ethics are expendable sacrificial lambs at the altar of callousness where the goddess of wealth trumps the goddess of health as hospitals turns into temples of business..
I admire that you didn't compromised and wrote such a revealing blog.
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It's so sad.. It's a curse if you are poor in our country. You read a article like this and you want to help but there's no direction from the government. How can you volunteer with your time, there is no clarity. Our country needs a strong leader and It takes a lot to stand up against the system and be the voice. Thanks for sharing.
Dr Varun Patel,
Though to be very honest i was not surprised to read about the behavior of these doctors. But i was more happy to see there still some people who feel bad about it. In India at large i have found people have just lost the Idea of being human. Let it be domestic servants, child labor, employee in office etc all are treated in bad to worse.
Iam not sure how well you will be treated after this blog but for sure You have made some people to think if they have humanity left in them or not
Reality is ok! When would the reforms come in? Insecurity causes the doctors to be more corrupt & greedy, which in turn makes them ruthless and inhuman! Hope there are periodic evaluations & random checks on humane nature & co-operation nature. A doctor's medical knowledge & diagnostic skills may be excellent but if he is not a good human being, is he a good doctor? What can we do and how to improve the nature of the doctors? Would good pay-scales improve their nature? Post-graduate & even regular medical courses, even in private colleges of repute go to highest bidders! Can we expect such doctors to be humane? Like our politicians who spend a lot in the elections try to recover their expenditures, even doctors must be doing the same to recover their expenditure for education & bribing their way to the lucrative jobs!
I admire your courage to speak out,in India doctors are considered next to God…. This is the state of our Govt hospitals ,no Govt will accept it.
Thanks Dr Patel.
Aleast you had the courage to speak up. Hopefully things will improve.
Medical profession has more or less become a profession to mint money rather than serving humanity. I really appreciate your courage to write this blog, even though you have to serve as a junior doctor for the next couple of years. There was a huge outcry from the medical fraternity when the Satyameva Jayate episode was broadcasted on this.
Dear Youngman,
I am an Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in Botswana. I am a graduate from GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, 1969 batch. I passed out in December 1973and finished my Masters in Dec 1977. I got selected in State Health Services three times and also cleared UPSC exam but could never master the courage to join government service. The decay had just started but what you wrote seems like a horror story. We were Saints if compared to the present doctors.
The reason is very simple. We did not have to pay one or more crore of Rupees to get a seat for medicine and PG and the society was not so violent, arrogant and apathetic. It is changing times. Young men like you should try to bring in the change. Do not loose heart and keep helping people. Always remember money in Medicine should be a by product of service. Try also to understand that God has chosen you to heal people. Do write back to me at email@example.com
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Things have always changed for good when people unite.
For uniting people we all have to believe in the strength of righteousness and unity. Its the first step that is the difficult one. The CMO or Senior docs behave in such manner because they find that they can do so. Not questioning them back gives them the power to do so.
I agree with some of the people above that as young Doctors ( or any profession in that matter) can be instruments of change. It feels good when students at IIT or IIM refuse top salary placements to do what they feel right. The Doctors by profession are considered as God who can make a difference to ones life. It is a different profession and more humane. Its unfortunate that greed has overtaken the noble profession that it is. They get easily swayed by these Pharma companies and other such things.
The young doctors should remember Chanakaya's theory and recent Edward Snowden's courageous steps. If you believe in truth and fairness, you may not be in a position to refuse upfront but be cunning enough to play along and bring the truth in blogs or media or something like wikipedia… Its a different matter that in India even that may not do anything but who knows it may give voice and strength to many who are helpless and weak to raise their point..
Great work Dr.Varun Patel. Don't be disheartened if you find yourself alone. Its just that you have not connected with others like you. Its only a matter or time.
I bet the picture is the same all over India. It is part of a culture of people in "upper tier" to treat the poor/people in a "lower tier" like garbage. But the idiots do not realize that they live in the same garbage dump!
Thank you for identifying the filth in the mindset. You are a true 'hero', hopefully, a representation of the new generation with balls to say "enough"!!! My best wishes!
You're absolutely right Varun! Ignorance is in fact bliss.
Rather than being viewed as a noble profession, medicine nowadays is seen more as a safe and profitable business. And why not? If it's all about minting money out of people's miseries by treating them as objects or milch cows.
Batting, shooing away the sick and destitute, beating a woman in labor to keep her mouth shut….This is India. Anything goes!
Talking about the 'unreasonable usage…' it's not just the government hospitals Varun, it happens in most private hospitals too.
I come from a family of doctors and I've often seen my folks and their colleagues mock a patient's suffering behind his/her back. Now, I don't know if it's legal or illegal but it certainly IS NOT the right thing for a doctor to do. What if you were in his/her place? How would you feel? Grow up people!
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I appreciate the author for bringing this out.
A lot of people with limited or no knowledge end up paying huge sums of money for drugs & salts, just because someone somewhere needs a thick cut.
The article answers why there are so many incidents of patients & their relatives getting into scuffle with medical staffs in hospitals. -
Awesome Comments, it should get more coverage.
A big "Thank you" for making this public knowledge. Amazing that you wrote this inspite of pressure/ fear that you must have felt while writing it.
I got a feeling after reading about Code Blue that the medical system in India is not any less corrupt than the US. -
Thanks for bringing this to the attention of public. The care provided in our hospitals is absolutely ridiculous. Working in Indian hospitals it becomes clear that there is no value for life. There is significant neglect and large number of people die because they do not get right treatment. I think we need to do something about it together. Raising issues is just a first step, no one will act unless something is done now. Otherwise the fear is that your article will become just one other article on the world wide web!
Can I please ask you to not post pictures of patients in internet. If you were not well and in hospital you wont like your picture to be posted on internet so do not post other peoples photos (especially without their permission) As a doctor you should respect patients privacy and right to confidentiality.
Good job, keep it up!
I really appreciate Dr. Varun Patel for your efforts to bring down all these to people's notice.
People goes there, ignores all humilaiation and insult done by house keeping staff, Ward boys and Doctors and gets a prescription for medicines any how and come back. They just ignore whats happening arround.
Being a Doctor, it would have been possible for you as well to let the things go on…..let this business runs as it is and make money in the same way as other doctors are doing. But u decided to bring it to notice. Hats off to you Sir. Our country needs more doctors like you!!. -
Amazing. I appreciate you for being brave throughout this year. Hope we have s great doctor now in society unlike the ones compromised.
This is awful. And this kind of cruelty towards needy patients can happen in a country of staggering millions where the Government has no control on the hospitals they run. These people are more of butchers rather than doctors!
Innocent doctors, ignorant patients …… Addicted to servival……
No profession is ignoble, no man is ignoble, all wish to survive,Even prisoners have moral code, but no team to safeguard legally.
But Doctors have as any other professionals.
You go to Go to State owned educational set ups, your experience be very disappointing …… Many minds are made into rotten,
Checks and balanced is the only effective remedy.
Its indeed pathetic……I see so much of this too in a small way….!!!!! Its not new to me…..this disgusting behavior is unfortunately taught……!!!!! There is no compassion left in the meaning of Doctor….the idea is to scare the patient, charge exorbitantly, do unnecessary tests, mentally, physically and financially screw him/her up and make a killing each time a patient walks in.!!!!!! Super specialty, I care/we Care all marketing tactics…..!!!! how can people trust their lives with such heartless people….!!!!!!!
Thank you! Thank you Dr Patel for sharing this with the world. This is something like an elephant in the Indian health care room. That to an obnoxiously ugly one. We all know about it…but no one discuss this. Forget about doing something about it…thanks again doc!


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Now that the building that houses the historic Studio 'A' on Music Row in Nashville has been sold to Brentwood, TN-based real estate company Bravo Development, the next question is what moves do preservationists have in the playbook to help save the landmark? Ben Folds, the current renter of the studio, and someone who has spent over $1 million on the space in the last dozen years in both rent and renovations, says he is being forced out of the building because of a 124% rent increase. Bravo Development says the building is in poor shape, citing asbestos, bad plumbing and wiring, a leaky roof, and mold in the air ducts. And despite Bravo's promises to Ben Folds that it was always in their plans to save the historic studio if it was architecturally feasible (even if they tore the rest of the building down), as soon as the company gained possession of the building they immediately put it back up for sale to whichever new developer is willing to pay their price. Saving Studio 'A' from the wrecking ball continues to get more complicated by the day.
Preservationists are trying to get the city to grant a zoning overlay on 30 Music Square West and many of Music Row's other historic landmarks, but there is push back from wealthy developers and some of the property owners on Music Row not wanting to jeopardize future real estate profits by succumbing to such financially cumbersome restrictions. Though there is a lot of popularity for preserving Music Row's landmarks in the community, it is not a given that saving Studio 'A' can be accomplished through the City of Nashville.
So now the question is, who, if anyone, would be in a position to purchase the property with the intent of preserving the Studio 'A' space, and potentially the building it occupies? As Bravo Development has stated, the building is in poor shape. All indications are that financially, the most feasible move for most any developer would be to demolish the building and build on the property footprint.
One of the problems in the fight to save Studio 'A' is that aside from the studio occupying part of the building, the building itself is not necessarily historic, or attractive, or architecturally significant. We are not talking about a turn of the century structure like the Ryman Auditorium with its regal exterior, or Nashville's Downtown Presbyterian Church with its Egyptian Revival style. 30 Music Square West was built in 1964 and has a very utilitarian, austere presence indicative of mid-century modern architecture. In other words, it's a big rectangular box with little ornamentation or imagination. It's one part offices, one part large-scale studio, with a row of windows along half of it's horizontal front face, and a mostly brick exterior with some stone thrown in to break the starkness. Compared to the buildings that surround the property, it is fairly nondescript, if not outdated, without being old enough to be called classic. Add on top the other infrastructural and environmental problems with the building, and the outlook is not particularly rosy.
That doesn't mean that the building, or Studio 'A', couldn't be preserved, the building renovated, and the property beautified by the right owner. But it would take an institution just as interested in preserving the historic space as they are being financially smart about how to craft a sustainable future for the property. Any developer whose plans are simply concerned with the bottom line highest valuation for the asset would likely not be interested in renovation. One of the reasons the building might be in the condition it is in is because the previous owners—the estates of Chet Atkins and Owen Bradly—didn't see the point in putting more money into a doomed building. That also might be the reason the property was up for sale for so long without finding a buyer, until Nashville's current boom got so big, developers started looking to gobble up any assets they could.
So who might look to take on Studio 'A' simply for the spirit of preserving the landmark, while still getting some functionality out of the existing space? It would have to be a not-for-profit, or a public or private institution not concerned with bottom-line financial outcomes, beyond making a sound investment on a piece of property in a desirable location. And it would have to be someone with the financial resources to purchase it.
Luckily there is precedent for public institutions taking over Music Row properties, and being very successful in that pursuit. Music Row's Studio 'B' on virtually the same piece of property as 30 Music Square West is owned by the Country Music Hall of Fame and is on the National Park Service's Register of Historic Places. It is co-operated by the Country Music Hall of Fame, who gives guided tours of the studio daily, and another private institution, Belmont University. This partnership has resulted in both the preservation of the site, and the continued use and profit from it as a Music Row institution. Of course, it helped that the studio and land were donated by previous Studio 'B' owner Dan Maddox in 1992, but despite the profit potential of the property, preservation prevailed and not at the complete expense of financial return. The Studio 'B' building is not particularly architecturally impressive or significant either, and Studio 'A' and Studio 'B' are virtually connected, making the ability to manage the studio or conduct tours between the two properties by the Country Music Hall of Fame or someone else fairly easy.
The Country Music Hall of Fame also has the resources to raise the cash to fund the acquisition. Keith Urban, who has headlined numerous concerts for the Hall of Fame that have netted millions and helped pay for a recent $100 million expansion on the Hall of Fame, has already lent his voice to Studio 'A' preservation. Taylor Swift also recently gave a large sum to the Hall of Fame. Like Studio 'B', Studio 'A' could continue to function as a studio, while tours could help buffer the overall income environment for the building. The Country Music Hall of Fame could also use the offices for accounting and other tasks that don't need to be housed at the Hall itself, or open up a Music Row museum as an annex to the Hall and the studios proper.
There is another example of an institution purchasing a historic Music Row property that is much more recent, and much more relative to the situation with Studio 'A' since the studio will never be donated by its current owners like Studio 'B' was. In early July, Vanderbilt University purchased Sony's century-old office on Music Row for $12.1 million. Vanderbilt was currently occupying 27,000 square feet of space in the building, and when it was put up for sale by Sony, who intends to move to Nashville's "Gulch" area a couple of miles from its current location, the purchase made sense. Vanderbilt's close proximity to Music Row made the logistics of the sale feasible, and just like Belmont University, who has numerous co-inhabited properties with Curb Records on Music Row, the university sees the Music Row campus as a natural extension of its borders and interest.
Even if a new buyer for 30 Music Square West makes promises of preserving the historic Studio 'A' space, and even if new zoning restrictions kick in from the City of Nashville, minds can chance, and so can ordinances. If an institution like The Country Music Hall of Fame, or Belmont or Vanderbilt University, The City of Nashville itself, or some large entrepreneurial spirit with an established footprint on Music Row such as Mike Curb or Scott Borchetta could buy the property. It seems like this would be the best option to see the long-term preservation of Studio 'A'. Out on the open market with investors and developers dealing in the future of the property, most indicators point to the historic studio being doomed.
30 Music Square West (Studio 'A' Building):
Studio 'B' Building on Left (lighter exterior), Studio 'A' on Right
Inside of Studio 'A'
Album Review – Marty Stuart's "Ghost Train"
With the album Ghost Train – The Studio B Sessions, the classiest man in country is saving country music the right way.
The amazing thing about Marty Stuart is that he can be all things to all people. With his background in bluegrass, being an understudy of Lester Flatt for many years, then playing in Johnny Cash's band, going as far as marrying Cash's daughter Cindy before eventually landing long-term with his current wife and Grand Ole Opry great Connie Smith, Marty has had his toes in just about every country music creek. He's a bluegrass legend. He's a country music great. His 90′s stint of country rock and his honky tonk styles round him out as a living history of all the styles residing under the big country music tent.
And he can shift gears so easily. His gospel music is authentic. He can swing western with The Quebe Sisters, pal around with Dale Watson, make an appearance on a Hank III album, and nobody bats an eye. And with his Marty Stuart Show on RFDTV, he's bringing all of these styles together and keeping true country on the boob tube alive.
If you've watched Marty's show, you might worry a bit that a new album might be a little hokey: more Hee-Haw than hard country. George Strait might have put out an album called Twang, but Ghost Train is the one that delivers it. This album is heavily guitar-driven from the start, turning the twang on the Telecasters to 10 and leaving it loud in the mix. Its the kind of twang that makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Then add some Ralph Mooney pedal steel on top and Ghost Train might be the freshest, funnest and truest traditional country album to come out of Nashville in years.
Ralph Mooney is all over this album like a bad rash, adding a thick, countrified feel to many of the compositions. He co-wrote two of the songs, including one of the standouts, "Little Heartbreaker," which when I first heard it, sounded so much like Waylon's "Rainy Day Woman" my rip-off alert started to sound. But of course, that's because Mooney played on that song as well in 1974, as well as many other Waylon songs for 20 years, as well as all those great early-era Merle Haggard songs and so many others that define what real country fans think of when they think "country."
Lyrical standouts from the album are "Hangman," which was composed with Johnny Cash and takes a very stark look into the heart of the executioner, and "Hard Working Man," which despite the glut of working man songs in country, really makes you think about the impending extinction of people who find fulfillment and soul from working with their hands in a way I had never thought about before.
The Ghost Train was recorded at RCA's studio B, which in short, is where pretty much every country song from the 60′s was recorded. These days it is mostly a museum piece of the Country Music Hall of Fame, but Marty convinced them to let him borrow it. Some may complain that a few of Ghost Train's songs like "Drifting Apart" and "A World Without You" deal with tired themes, but these were the themes that made Studio B legendary. The ghost of Studio B is alive in Ghost Train, and should be seen as an underlying theme woven throughout these songs, though they don't have the stuffy feeling, or the overdubbed strings and choruses that defined Studio B's "Nashville Sound" and eventually created a ghost of Studio B when Tompall Glaser opened his Hillbilly Central studio and The Outlaws won control of the music back from the old guard.
With an album like this, I was destined to latch on to songs like "Branded," "Country Boy Rock & Roll," "Ghost Train Four-Oh-Ten," "Hummingbyrd," and "Little Heartbreaker;" the more, twangy, high-energy numbers. But there really isn't a weak track in the bunch, and the diversity of songs keeps it fresh. "Porter Wagoner's Grave" is a little hokey, but a gospel element adds that legitimacy to the project, just like the gospel number Marty does on every episode of The Marty Stuart Show.
When I first heard "Hummingbyrd" I remember thinking after the song started, "Man I hope there's no singing on this song, just driving guitars," and Marty had that same thought. It is a tribute to Clarence White of The Byrds (and the reason for the 'y' in -byrd.) Marty's primary telecaster guitar was White's. He died in 1973. Marty also pays homage to the old time music that country came from, and the bluegrass world that he came from with the last song "Mississippi Railroad Blues" where he shows off his mastery with the mandolin.
I really want to pound the pavement for my individualism from being from Mississippi and the heritage from which I step out from. It's a record about a train, I'm a mandolin player from Mississippi, and it just seemed like the final brush stroke on a portrait of a music and a culture that I love. It was a simple way to say, "Thank you very much, friends and neighbors."
You get a sense with this album that Marty feels he has plenty of money. He just wants to make good country music the right way and have fun doing it. Damn the commercial success, though if the "take a case a beer and a four wheel drive out to the lake" pop country crowd overlook this album it is their mistake, because songs like "Hummingbyrd" and "Country Boy Rock & Roll" are as fun and accessible as any.
And this album is important. It reminds us that Ralph Mooney is still around, and just how important this one man has been to the formation of the country sound. It reminds us too that not all is lost in Nashville. There are still great artists making great music, despite the influence and desires of suits in tall buildings. Marty doesn't fight the musical gentrification of Nashville with songs filled with four letter words, he does it by example. He puts out great songs with a wide appeal, served with a friendly smile and a appreciation and respect for all.
I give Ghost Train two guns up!
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Once And For All, What Makes an Outlaw?
Today is the 4th of July: the birthday of The United States. It is also arguably the birthday of the Outlaw movement in country music.
Nailing down an exact date when the Outlaw movement started depends on who you talk to, but a popular one is when Willie Nelson's legendary 4th of July Picnics started in 1973. The Dripping Springs Reunion happened the previous year, but this was held in the Spring, and was marked by classic country performances from people like Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, and Roy Acuff. 1973 is when native Texans Willie, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson famously reunited to headline the festival.
There's been a lot of questions on what really makes a country music Outlaw swirling around lately, especially with the controversy surrounding the "New Outlaws" (Eric Chruch, Josh Thompson, Gretchen Wilson, etc.) Misconceptions abound. That is why the original Outlaws hated the term, and why new artists as well as fans use the term incorrectly. So I thought I would clarify:
Being a country music Outlaw has nothing to do with having tattoos. It has nothing to do with motorcycles, or how much you cuss in your music or reference drugs. It has nothing to do with rock influences in your music, nothing to do with if you "party" a lot or live an "Outlaw" lifestyle. Being an Outlaw has very little to do with the music itself. You can play traditional country, neo-traditional country, country-rock. There is NO definable Outlaw country sound. As long as it is country music, it can be Outlaw music.
"Outlaw" is a business term more than anything. Yes, all the above can be and have been elements of the overall Outlaw culture, but neither Willie, Waylon, or Kris had tattoos, rode motorcycles, and none of them were big drinkers. What they had in common with Outlaws that WERE big drinkers like Johnny Paycheck, or that rode motorcycles and had tattoos like David Allan Coe, was that they had all fought for creative control of their music from the country music establishment, and won it. THAT is what makes a country music artist an Outlaw.
And just for the record, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and George Jones were never considered Outlaws, though you could say that Cash became an Outlaw near the end of his life with The Highwaymen project, and the Rick Ruben American Recordings later on, and he did have many dealings with The Outlaws over the years.
The original Outlaw was Bobby Bare, who was the first to fight for creative control of his music, and the first to open up new themes that before were taboo in country. This is typified by the 1966 song Streets of Baltimore, which very subtly is about a woman leaving her man to become a prostitute. The song was written by Tompall Glaser. Another taboo hurdle was cleared by Kris Kristofferson's Sunday Morning Coming Down, which references wanting to be "stoned." But Tompall started the Outlaw revolution in earnest when he built a renegade recording studio called "Hillbilly Central" on 19th Ave in Nashville.
At the time almost everything in Nashville was controlled by a few men: mainly RCA producer Chet Atkins, and the Acuff-Rose Publishing Company. Nearly all music coming out of Nashville was recorded at RCA's "Studio B". The songs recorded by artists were written by dedicated songwriters, and selected and arranged by record label producers. All studio musicians were selected by the producer, and were unionized so as no outside musicians (say from an artists touring band) could be used.
Enter not a musician, but a slick lawyer from New York named Neil Reshen. Reshen helped two disgruntled RCA artists, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, break their RCA contracts and wrestle control of their music. (You can read more about Reshen HERE.) Willie and Waylon were inspired to do this by watching Bobby Bare and rock musicians have almost unilateral control over their music. Willie left RCA, and eventually singed with Atlantic, a rock label, with complete creative control. Waylon stayed with RCA, but established control over his music the likes of which had never been seen inside Music Row.
The first thing Waylon did was record an album in 1973 of Billy Joe Shaver songs, Honky Tonk Heroes, at Tompall's Hilllbilly Central. This was one of the most significant moves in country music history, because after Reshen's legal maneuverings, it broke the back of the Music Row monopoly, and opened a floodgate for artists to be able to record their music outside of RCA's "Studio B" (or Studio A) and without using union studio musicians. It also ushered in a period where label-owned studios became virtually extinct, and independently-owned studios thrived.
The next significant move was Willie Nelson releasing Red Headed Stranger in 1975, considered by many as the greatest country music album ever. It was done in a small studio in Garland, TX with Willie's own musicians on a shoestring budget. The next year RCA released Wanted! The Outlaws, which became the first million-selling album in country music history. All the songs on those two albums were recorded with the artists having the final say.
So when Josh Thompson says to blame his Outlaw ways on Waylon, meaning his college-style coed drinking antics and pop-style "partying," I have to object. Waylon's "Outlaw Ways" would be to insist on not putting out music that was tooled from beginning to finish by industry producers. I also have to object when someone thinks being an Outlaw means getting a skull tattoo and interjecting devil and drug references into their music.
"Outlaw" is a state of mind; an approach based on strong-willed principles. Anything beyond that is lesser qualifying points based on opinion or simple elements of culture.
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ANALOX Sensor Technology has expanded its sales team, bringing in a new sales executive with a background in customer services and sales, as well as an 'addiction' to scuba diving.
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A first of its kind concept, "Emirates Investor Savings Plan," has been designed as a glowing tribute to the visionary leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on the occasion of the nation's 40th National Day.
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I found this backsplash a couple of days ago, and I love it. It has more brown than what I thought I wanted. I was originally wanting a granite that was white and gray with some beige and brown. With this backsplash, a creamier color might be called for. But, I don't want the granite and backsplash competing for my visual attention. I wonder if I could do a quartz counter where the backsplash is and than a busier granite for the island? It will be a huge island. Or can I find a granite that doesn't have as much movement that compliments this backsplash? There is also another backsplash with the same type look and pattern but its all silver and gray so it isn't as busy as what I posted. I would consider that as well. That was the original color scheme that I wanted. It's just the multi-colored backsplash was "talking to me." Someone suggested to me not finalizing backsplash until the granite was installed. I am not sure about that though. I want to have a plan, you know? Thanks for your suggestions. |
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With a busy backsplash like that, you will need a quiet countertop. I would suggest a solid-reading quartz counter over granite. If you love that backsplash, or any busier tile, in my opinion it would be a mistake to pick a granite now and wait until later for the backsplash. Most granites are quite or at least somewhat busy, and will limit your tile selection. It will likely work better if you find a tile and a counter that work together before you place an order for either component. |
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Ducks, Evil Coins, and Liberal Conversions
Submitted by dwalters on Mon, 12/30/2013 - 16:31Currently, the Daily Paul seems to be mired down in hogwash. The Duck fiasco is MSM fodder for the flock. Analogous to the Wall Street tycoons of the early 1900's damning the creation of the Federal Reserve, Krugman's outcry against Bitcoin should ring hollow to anyone that realizes the US Central Government has the technological ability to data-mine its way into a hefty fortune of the currency (not to mention that the FBI reportedly already has the largest wallet). And, how the hell did an insincere post about a libertarian-to-liberal conversion get up-voted so much on this forum?
I felt it necessary to take a break from my holiday sabbatical in order to address these concerns and cast a few well deserved down-votes.
My humble suggestions:
- If you disagree with what the Duck man said, use your free market vote and don't watch the show.
- As far as Bitcoin is concerned, sell high.
- If it's not obvious, the libertarian-to-liberal post is a poor attempt by a liberal at a persuasive essay aimed at conversion.
In addition, I imagine all of the religious posts that have been receiving so much attention are likely just attempts to cause and sustain infighting.
The election season is upon us and, not surprisingly, so are the trolls. Philosophically, the Republican and Democratic parties are bankrupt. Since they can't convince us to put the blinders back on, they have resorted to tomfoolery and chicanery.
On a positive note, these are just symptoms of our inevitable victory. After all, we have the truth on our side.
Don't be fooled.
May the tone of this nation and the world continue to drift towards Individual Liberty in 2014! Things are looking up!
Have a happy New Year!
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Hey we made it through a "13" year!
Some tall buildings don't even have a 13th floor!
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Some don't collapse in ten seconds either...
Including the World Trader Centers.
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as far as bit coin
Looking for a interest free loan.. keeping with Sharia laws.. anyone making interest free loans on bits?
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2013 and earlier Volkswagen Passat Prices Paid and Buying Experience
boomer1523 Posts: 2I'm about to bite on a 2001 Passat GLX, auto, invoiced at $27400. I can get it for $28,300, so we're close, but I'd like some feedback just for my peace of mind. Should I be able to get it for less. There are not that many dealers close to where I live. Should I be concerned about buying from one dealer and having it serviced by another? If so, should I pay more from a dealer near me?
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japan1 Posts: 1I'm a military member stationed overseas and I will be moving back to the states in the very near future. Upon my return, I will be searching the market for a new car. I would like to purchase a 2001 Passat GLX. Can some shed some light on what I should pay for this vehicle. In addition, I would like to know if the Honda Accord EX-V6 competes well with the GLX Passat. I will be making the purchase in Atlanta Ga. Please provide as much information as possible. Thanks
glxwagon4mo Posts: 121Danny,
If you haven't done so yet, you should read Edmunds' Comparo of Mid-sized Family Sedans. Both are excellent cars, with the top of the line Passat offering a few more features and better driving experience than the Honda EX-V6. The advantage of the Honda is its legendary reliability.
As for how much can you get a Passat for, that depends on the supply and demand. The great reviews of the Passat have certainly increased the demand and hence, reduced some of the buyer's leverage for the car. You may want to throw out some request thru Autobuytel, Carpoint, Stoneage and see what these services are offering. I got our wagon thru the latter via a dealership in Huntsville for $1100 over the invoice.
George -
busan Posts: 12Are the invoice prices the true dealer cost for the car? Or is there also a little fat in there? Additionally, were there any dealer incentives recently which prompted my below invoice purchase? It was a 2000 model Passat V6 4Motion Automatic. I suppose they were motivated to sell the 2000's but just wanted to know if in fact I got a good deal or was just an unaware customer. Picked it up for $24K, which was $1K under invoice price.
vwguild Posts: 1,620Hard cost on this car...no roof/wheels/leather/monsoon/cw pkg. is $25083.USD
There was a dealer incentive of $1000 or special
financing for the customer as low as 3.5% to 6.25%.
If you got that car at that price, they are ready to go belly up and you should consider yourself
blessed that you got such a great deal.
Frankly...I do not believe you. -
vwguild Posts: 1,620This is a subject of great debate, as you can well
imagine. And I think you have to get together with
your Dealer Principal, GM, or whoever it is at your store that can assist you in formulating an
*on-line marketing plan* that you are all comfortable with.
I follow to the letter what I have written in my
mission statement. It is my firm belief that if a
customer has done their *homework* and *research*
they are totally aware of all the numbers in a
broad sense (they is a fair amount of misinformation out there), but by and large they
have a good idea of what a car costs a dealer.
The prices that I have posted for each car I belive are not only fair, but by and large, really
aggressive. They reflect Edmund's *TMV* and also
take into consideration availablity...Silver, Auto
Trans. (still not abundant), GLX, etc.
Another component is your market...are you in a
major metro area or a smaller store in a suburban
area? If the majority of the Dealers around you
have ADM and you don't; let people know that, if
your Service dept. is open on Saturday and most of your competition is not; let people know that.
But this is the bottom line...I believe that
if a customer does not find value in your product, or that you are trying to give them a
truly painless, hassle free experience; it doesn't matter what you do. All you have to do is
read the posts here to realize that some folks,
although they may claim otherwise, want to play the game...the ole back & forth in an attempt to
claim victory over the Dealer. I have sales people to take care of these folks, and sales mgrs. to help them realize their dream of winning...90%-100% of my customers have their
financing arranged through their own bank or credit union or are paying cash; so there is no
second guessing about rate, but if VCI is offering a better one, I offer it. I really believe In VW Masterguard Warranties, especially
if my customer is planning on keeping the car for 5, 6, years or longer, and I will make sure that
they understand that it is a REAL warranty as opposed to the vapor that some dealers offer.
You have to keep in mind that 70+% of your customers have been on the net looking up info
on our cars...you need to know more than they do,
so make sure you know your Product Source Book
I am off to Volkswagen of Mexico tomorrow morning,
and I'll fill you in on anything new when I get back.
I would be interested in finding out exactly what your experience with online pricing has been, and
why you feel that structure doesn't work for you. -
neverretail Posts: 3I expect my local dealer in Tennessee to laugh at
my offer tomorrow based on the collective wisdom I
garnered from reading LOTS of posts about Passats in Edmunds. But I'll still make it all the
same and we'll see. I'd be willing to drive a
state or two away to purchase a GLX with 4M and
Tiptronic for the kind of reasonable over invoice
prices mentioned in many of the posts.
I bought (and likely overpaid) for an A6 4.2
several months ago at this local dealer but fully
expect him to turn his nose up at the cash deal
I'll offer tomorrow. Based on what I've read,
$1000 over invoice should be plenty to get this
deal done but he's asking for more than $3000 over
invoice. $30000 plus tax should be more than
enough to get this car, no??
I know how to walk away - but where to? Anybody
know a dealer a little hungrier within a few
hundred miles of east TN??
BTW, I love the Passat. Drives like the worthy
younger sister to our A6. I feel great about the
value but would be happier with a longer warranty.
Jim -
ffxvw Posts: 93I tried the structured arrangement when I first started, and it seemed like people regarded me more as an information resource than as a buying service. In short, these people would take the no-haggle price, (that oftentimes I had to argue with the GSM to get) and use it to beat up the most convenient dealer for them to go to. I didn't seem to get any kind of loyalty for providing this info. I am in a Metro area, and ADM is very rare, except on Silver cars. Now, I am still giving people the same kind of pricing as much as possible, however, almost no numbers get thrown out before they come in. I would love to find an effective way to use a system like yours. If I could surmount the customer walk-away problem, I would switch in a heartbeat.
P.S. Neverretail, too bad you're not up here in Northern Virginia. I could do that deal, and probably better if you would take a Green w/Black. Good luck. -
arefurrahman Posts: 1I've been trying to decide between the Acura TL and The 2001 GLS for some time now, and I am going for the Passat. I am looking at a lease, for an Auto GLS with the luxury package and posssibly the Monsoon. What sort of numbers have people in the area been looking at? Any dealers anyone would recommend?
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aves Posts: 3In response to sfpassat..I paid 28,810 for my new GLX (satin silver /black),very close to Edmunds TMV. I searched around to other dealers(parts dept) for a trunk 6CD changer. Since my dealer would not budge on the 425 price .I paid 350 and installed it myself which required 4 very small screws and connecting the pre-CD wire hook-up.
The vehicle was previously ordered by the dealer and I happened to come in at the right time to make the deal.They would not go lower than the above price since they can't keep aGLXsilver/blk on the lot. Hope this helps you!


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I am aware that there are lone wolf barrels for other glock models to convert but I'm just not sure if there is a conversion for a g17 9mm to .40 caliber. If you know then please help, thanks!
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Short of changing the slide, no. The opening for the barrel is larger on the .40 calibers in order to fit the larger barrel diameter. There is no way to fit a .40 barrel into the 9mm hole.
No you cant if you had a 22 you can go to 9 m or even 357 . But the 9 cant be done
Yes there is. Bring it to a gun shop and convert it to money. Take said money and convert it to a .40 j/k Lol
I don't need No stinking signature.
The Glock .40 frames have aditional pins and reenforcement the the 9mm frames do not have. this is the reason that you can go .40 to 9mm but not the other way around.
You could buy a g22 slide from a aftermarket supplier.
Ah yes he could i forgot all about that thank you for reminding me of that


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