Editing The Pen Addict 366/transcript (section)

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'''Myke Hurley:''' All right, should we do one more before we take a break?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, this is, I think, the short one of the day but I think it's relatable in the general sense but I'm going to make you read it because I will enjoy you reading this.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I've already scanned across it and I don't want to read it. I'm definitely not reading it the way it's written.

'''Myke Hurley:''' This is from Sarah. Sarah, I've been meaning to write this in for some time to tell you this story with one of the grossest things, well, to ask actually, what is the grossest thing that's ever happened to one of your pens but instead, I'm going to tell my horror story instead. Okay, I'm a nurse so I have to deal with bodily fluids and such every time I work. The following story is why I can't bring nice pens to work. Many of our patients get out of bed so we help them use a bedpan. They can't get out of bed so we help them use a bedpan. Well, I just helped a patient off the bedpan after a usage. As I leaned over the bathroom toilet to empty the bedpan, my pen slipped out of my scrub top pocket and into the bedpan. Needless to say, this pen is a goner. In case you were curious, it was a Pilot Acroball 4, nothing too fancy. Thank goodness it wasn't because I wasn't going to get it back.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I'm glad you got to read that one. This is for real though. Like, anytime you, like, I've always carried my pens, especially like when I was in the office, I wasn't, you know, cleaning out bedpans, but I always carried my pen in my shirt pocket, right? And you lean over to pick something up, that thing falls out. Luckily, I've never had one fall out in an irretrievable situation like this. it's, I imagine the hospital plumbing system is filled with many pens from this type of situation and that is just not something I want to be involved in. Yeah,

'''Myke Hurley:''' there are certain industries where using really expensive pens must be difficult and this has got to be one of them. Yeah,

'''Brad Dowdy:''' so, to end this on a good note, for all you hospital workers, the Pilot Acroball is a great choice for pen. It's just like the Uniball Jetstream that I recommend and you will enjoy it as long as you can hang on to it. Not a Hall of Famer. No, not a Hall of Famer.

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