Problem with all these sudden relatively simple rules that we all have to abide by is that they've got to be written at a simple level to apply to the lowest common denominator i.e. the terminally daft (i.e the lemmings that all dashed to congregate at their destination).
Hence why in hospital they lock away your meds in your cupboard, even if you're generally sane & self-medicate at home, and a nurse doles out the tablets - same in hospital why they bring you a cuppa when there's usually a perfectly good kettle in the ward kitchen and you're not allowed to make a cuppa when you fancy. Even hospital ward windows can now only open a couple of inches cos a small minority of patients believed they could fly and use to make themselves worse adding to the workload / morgue capacity.
Sometimes exceptions can be made if you respectfully prove yourself compos mentis and will be allowed to take your own meds, make a cuppa and wander off the ward for fresh air, but it can lead to problems if other patients see this and question why they can't also - and so rules is rules is often the common answer to such requests when things are busy / dealing with traffic warden mentality.
Hence why in hospital they lock away your meds in your cupboard, even if you're generally sane & self-medicate at home, and a nurse doles out the tablets - same in hospital why they bring you a cuppa when there's usually a perfectly good kettle in the ward kitchen and you're not allowed to make a cuppa when you fancy. Even hospital ward windows can now only open a couple of inches cos a small minority of patients believed they could fly and use to make themselves worse adding to the workload / morgue capacity.
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Sometimes exceptions can be made if you respectfully prove yourself compos mentis and will be allowed to take your own meds, make a cuppa and wander off the ward for fresh air, but it can lead to problems if other patients see this and question why they can't also - and so rules is rules is often the common answer to such requests when things are busy / dealing with traffic warden mentality.
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