Jeff Bezos evacuated off Galapagos for kidney stones

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/04/world/jeff-bezos-evacuated-galapagos/

by leak • 13 years ago

22 11 13 years ago

Galapagos: five stars. Kidney stones: zero stars

Dammit Jeff. One is lowest number of stars. It's an arbitrary number. Anytime you see a review that starts "I wish I could give this zero stars..." you know you're dealing with a knucklehead.

mlangdon• 13 years ago

An arbitrary number that makes crap products look artificially good. "3.5? How bad could it be?"

kmfrk• 13 years ago

If that were an actual Amazon review, he would base his entire review on the shipping experience instead of the actual product.

nixgeek• 13 years ago

If a US ambulance ride for 15 minutes costs $1,722 [1] then how much does evacuation via an Ecuadorian navy helicopter and then a jet back to a US hospital cost the insurer?

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/05/health/think-the-er-was-ex...

tomfakes• 13 years ago

I think the plane was his, and was already there, so he probably picked up the tab for that one himself.

One thing to note is that there is a hospital at the location he was evacuated from, so if it was a true emergency, they could have operated right there.

scoot• 13 years ago

He probably flew Prime Air.

JetSpiegel• 13 years ago

He could just have waited for some other diseases to appear and they would transport them for free!

drdeadringer• 13 years ago

I was expecting either Bezos or medical treatment to be delivered by Amazon's drones.

cl8ton• 13 years ago

Walk it off and resume work

RexRollman• 13 years ago

I've had kidney stones and they were incredibly painful. I wouldn't wish them on anyone.

MyNameIsMK• 13 years ago

I wish Jeff a fast recovery. He is probably overworked and has a lot on his mind. Get well soon!

Jeff Bezos evacuated off Galapagos for kidney stones

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