Thrown out of an FBO...

The hospital says I'm only
allowed immediate family to visit. My best mate of 30 years, whom I love
like a brother, isn't allowed to visit. This would irk him too, but he
doesn't cry discrimination or equal rights about it.

Would it irk you? Do you consider this "best mate" to =be= family?

Jose
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The hospital says I'm only allowed immediate family to visit. My best
mate of 30 years, whom I love like a brother, isn't allowed to visit.
This would irk him too, but he doesn't cry discrimination or equal rights
about it.

Would it irk you? Do you consider this "best mate" to =be= family?

Jose

No. He's not family. Nothing will change that. (unless he marries my sister
or something, and even then, he wouldn't pass as immediate family.)
Oz/Crash Lander

Would it irk you? Do you consider this "best mate" to =be= family?
No. He's not family. Nothing will change that.

Well then, your comparison to some gay couples is flawed. There are gay
couples that are like "boyfriend/girlfriend"; they are not family to
each other. They're dating. Those are not the ones seeking visitation
rights for themselves. However, there are other gay couples that have
committed themselves to each other for life. =They= are family to each
other. =They= are the ones that want their ssspouse to be able to visit
them.

That's far more akin to your wife being denied visitation rights because
she is not a blood relative. I bet that would irk you.

Jose
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"Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where
it keeps its brain." (chapter 10 of book 3 - Harry Potter).
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.