archer 2,036 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 So an update on my Wal-Mart pharmacy adventure. It turns out that my doctor's office didn't authorize the refill on my medicine and that the lady who took forever typing my name into the computer this morning at the pharmacy lied to me about the doctor's office authorizing the refill and about how that Wal-Mart would have it ready for my daughter to pick up by 1:30 pm. My daughter arrived at the pharmacy counter a few minutes ago and we had to go through the whole rigmarole again but with her there and me on the speakerphone after she'd had to go and stand in the "drop off" line to get our questions answered after already having stood a good long while in the "pick up line". I want single payer nationalized socialized medicine which forces companies who sell medicine to use unbroken computers and doctors who don't force you to go through crap to get medicine which is already on their books as "yes, I actually did already write a prescription for that, the pharmacy must have screwed up". Old Man 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 4,250 Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 My cousin has had a CTR scan and is ok. She is recovering. It will take a month or so. Her mother has not seen her since September and cannot see her although she is not that far away due to Lockdown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 3,345 Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 As if the protest in DC wasn't enough to put a damper on my day, one of my cats had to be taken to the ER. The vet will do some tests on her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pattern Ghost 2,684 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 DT, glad your cousin is doing better and hope you are too. TKDGuy, hope your cat is OK. I get very attached to my pet critters, so I know it's a rough time. Wishing you and her the best. I've got a (probably) benign tumor that's pretty large sitting between my spine (and growing out of it) and my aorta. Not looking forward to getting it cut out. Especially disturbed by the idea of collapsing one lung to do the work, even though that's routine. Since I developed asthma in the Army, I've had a slight fear of death by asphyxiation. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 3,345 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Best of luck Pattern Ghost. Thanks for the well wishes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 3,345 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 I got a temporary crown on Friday, and my mouth is still sore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pattern Ghost 2,684 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Sorry about the sore mouth, but at least now you're royalty. Of course, it's a temporary crown, so it's like: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pattern Ghost 2,684 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Or a more modern "King for a Day" (Cover) (NSFW: Language): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ternaugh 2,304 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 The car is getting new tires right now. The old ones were starting to dry rot from the Las Vegas sun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aylwin13 737 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 I didn't want to put this in the Political thread, just in case: Do you realize that T***p will be the only POTUS that will never be called "Former"? He will always be a Piece Of Totally Useless S#!t. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 8,307 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Even with medications, diet changes, and exercise, I feel like the best thing I can do to lower my blood pressure is to stop reading the comments sections of political articles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 3,345 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Two weeks after my temporary crown was installed, I'm still in pain. Looks like my tongue has suffered damage as well as my tooth. Eating and swallowing are still painful. It has started to get better, but I'm going to call the dentist tomorrow anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hermit 6,239 Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 We need a break from Housemate's mother. *Sigh* That's putting it mildly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 3,345 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 How is my bill overdue when I'm on autopay? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 3,345 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 I can't shake this feeling of malaise that I've had for the last few days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man 11,641 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 39 minutes ago, tkdguy said: I can't shake this feeling of malaise that I've had for the last few days. If you figure out how to get out of it, let me know. I've been pretty undermotivated the past few months, feeling like I'm using a shot glass to bail the Titanic. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 124 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 I hate dealing with people who are apparently unaware the rest of us are occupying the same reality. We’re looking at starting late at work due to a snow storm and this guy is telling me he’s going to have dig his car out of the snow - as I’m staring at the cars buried in my driveway. Does this guy think he’s the only one who got snowed on? Seriously? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hermit 6,239 Posted February 16 Author Report Share Posted February 16 9 hours ago, Tom said: I hate dealing with people who are apparently unaware the rest of us are occupying the same reality. We’re looking at starting late at work due to a snow storm and this guy is telling me he’s going to have dig his car out of the snow - as I’m staring at the cars buried in my driveway. Does this guy think he’s the only one who got snowed on? Seriously? Okay. I admit to a lack of perception skills and sometimes I have the empathy of a pet rock, but geez o pete. This makes me feel down right in tune with the cosmos by comparison. Sympathies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 3,345 Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 My beef with a couple of website (not this one) today: 1. Why is it so difficult to change your password now? It was much more user-friendly before. 2. What's the point of resetting your password when the website (another one) won't recognize it 15 minutes later? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 7,058 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Melancholy. An old, old family friend of my wife's passed away a couple of days ago; he was an uncle to my wife and her sister in all but blood, and he'd been the principal photographer at our wedding. It was not COVID related, he was in his 90s, he'd been in general slow decline for a year or two. After a hospital visit a week and half or so back, we all had been waiting for it to happen; his swallow reflex had stopped working properly, so that he was aspirating whenever he swallowed. Nothing you can do about that, other than hope it comes back into working order. It didn't. He'd been at home waiting for the inevitable for about a week, during which time my wife and her sister spent a lot of time with him. Not a happy time. Now, my wife and her sister are the heirs in his will, and he was a Boeing engineer for over 35 years. But before you inherit someone has to die, and if it could have been arranged so that he would have been comfortable, content, and safe for the interval, we'd rather he was still with us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 8,307 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Sympathies to you and your family, Cancer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hermit 6,239 Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Condolences, Cancer . He sounds like he was a great guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 7,058 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Well, as I said, uncle in all but blood, and one can't say he was taken before his time. Just one of these things that is happening more frequently as I reach my mid-60s, which by itself is reason to be cranky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 3,345 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Condolences, Cancer. I just heard a friend of the family recently passed away as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pattern Ghost 2,684 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Condolences, Cancer and tkdguy. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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