Adopt a cleaner California

  If you have ever wondered why Oregon is so beautiful, perhaps this is the main reason. This is the litter sign posted throughout the state, which displays a fine that may seem unreasonable, but residents and travelers alike respect and obey. Imagine if in California, the fine was raised from $1000 to $6250...would that detour your from littering on the streets and highways? For a state that boasts its "eco-friendly" atmosphere, it is sad to see that everywhere you turn there is trash and garbage spewed across our great state. According to the internet, Caltrans spends approximately $15 million a year to remove litter from the highways. Quite possibly, if the fine was increased, Caltrans would spend less time picking up our trash, and more time fixing our highways.  Ok fellow bloggers, what do you think?

Are some rules meant to be broken?

Lorraine Bayless, an 87 year-old resident at Glenwood Gardens retirement facility in Bakersfield, CA, died this week due to the facility nurse's refusal to perform CPR on her. After witnessing Mrs. Bayless collapse, the nurse immediately dialed 911, but could not follow through with the operators orders to perform CPR. According to the website SFGate.com, "The retirement facility released a statement extending its condolences to the family and said its "practice is to immediately call emergency medical personnel for assistance and to wait with the individual needing attention until such personnel arrives."  So in other words, just stick close and keep an eye on the situation until backup arrives.

I comment on this article due to the fact that so often people forget to do the right thing in fear of consequences; job loss being the main concern. Every company has rules and guidelines in order for the business to run smoothly, but sometimes these rules have to be broken when the health and safety of another human being is at stake. This touched my heart deeply, and I feel bad not only for the deceased family, but also for the nurse who was put in this awful predicament. God bless both families, as healing is gonna be needed on both sides.

So, fellow bloggers, what do you think? If something like this happen to you at work, would you follow the rules, or would you act?