Starlord Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 It's because Satanists have better lawyers, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Old Man said: Polyamorous? please leave the parrots alone Sociotard and BoloOfEarth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 46 minutes ago, Starlord said: It's because Satanists have better lawyers, isn't it? Seeing as I am married to an attorney, I believe I shall refrain from expressing an opinion to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Pariah said: Not me. I'm not gonna let a stupid cardboard box tell me how much milk to put in my mac & cheese. If I want it creamier, then by Jove, I'll make it creamier, and there's nothing the bigwigs at Kraft can do about it! You're out of control, mister! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Logan.1179 said: You're out of control, mister! YOU'RE out of control!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 If you are out of CONTROL join KAOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Done that. Eventually you get tired of both sides and lapse into ENTROPY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Florida Man returns from China, is tested for coronavirus, gets stuck with $3000 ER bill That'll teach him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Old Man said: Florida Man returns from China, is tested for coronavirus, gets stuck with $3000 ER bill That'll teach him. Dammit, Florida Man! Stop ruining everything for the rest of the states! First George Bush II and now this? What is wrong with you, Florida Man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Bazza said: If you are out of CONTROL join KAOS. Maxwell Smart: "If I was from CONTROL, you'd already be dead." Siegfried: "If you were from CONTROL, you'd already be dead!" Maxwell Smart: "Since neither of us is dead, I must not be from CONTROL." Shtarker: "..... That actually makes sense." Pariah, Old Man and Michael Hopcroft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 80000 cases, 2700 fatalities. Also an outbreak occurred in a non-Asian country so the stock market finally noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Starlord said: It's because Satanists have better lawyers, isn't it? I thought lawyers were Satanists. Or is it that sold their soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Cancer said: Seeing as I am married to an attorney, I believe I shall refrain from expressing an opinion to this. should we offer condolences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Not at all. It'll be 28 years together in September. Badger, Pariah and Hermit 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Cancer said: Not at all. It'll be 28 years together in September. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Actually, September is the wedding anniversary. The relationship really got well started on April 1, 1991. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 23 hours ago, Old Man said: Florida Man returns from China, is tested for coronavirus, gets stuck with $3000 ER bill That'll teach him. Yep. Under no circumstances should anyone in America ever go to the ER or ride in an ambulance. These are financial setbacks from which you will never recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Duke Bushido said: Yep. Under no circumstances should a yone I. America ever go to the ER or ride in an ambulance. These are financial setbacks from which you will never recover. That there is one of my nightmares. Man our system is screwed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 36 minutes ago, Duke Bushido said: Yep. Under no circumstances should a yone I. America ever go to the ER or ride in an ambulance. These are financial setbacks from which you will never recover. I have an HMO plan through my work. A few years back, I had an allergic reaction to a sulfa drug, and the back of my mouth closed up. I had to make a decision of trying to get an ambulance, or driving myself to the ER. I ended up choosing the latter, and I ended up with a $1500 co-pay for the ER and a night of cardiac monitoring*. If I had taken the ambulance, the minimum co-pay for that was $2000, with no upper limit. I chose to drive to a hospital that I knew was in-plan, as opposed to the two nearer hospitals, which were not in-plan. I was extremely lucky that my airway through the nose was relatively clear, but I couldn't speak when I got to the ER. I'm still trying to build up my savings from the event, but I was lucky that I had some money set aside. These are not the calculations that someone should have to make before seeking needed medical assistance, but they are common in the US system. *It took two shots of epinephrine (adrenalin), along with a Benedril IV drip to reduce the swelling. That much adrenalin in a person can lead to heart attacks or stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I'm with you. Went to the ER three years ago, presenting with symptoms of both stroke and heart attack. (I have record-setting high blood pressure) Won't tell you what the bill was, but I work two jobs now, everything is now in my wife's name, my credit is shot, and my ability to afford my htn meds is spotty at best. I know everyone thinks anyone saying this is full of crap, but I have decided I'm not going again. Had two more of those episodes since, but haven't sought help. If I died right now, my life insurance would almost pay off the balance on the current bill. Almost. There is no way in hell I am sticking my family with another two or three of that. Instead I had to teach a 12 year-old girl how to steer the truck off the road from the passenger seat 1 and kick it out of gear when it slowed down in case Daddy died next to her. I want to politicize this, but I know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Cancer said: Actually, September is the wedding anniversary. The relationship really got well started on April 1, 1991. So she's waiting for the 30th year anniversary to yell, "April Fools!!" and let you know it was just a 3 decade long running gag? Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Hosni Mumbarak has died at age 91. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, tkdguy said: Hosni Mumbarak has died at age 91. And he leaves a really complicated legacy, filled with victories, defeats, and unanswered questions. How many of his actions were truly justified, and how many were excessive and cruel? Was his rule beneficial to Egypt or destructive? When he fell, many republicans in the US Congress were unhappy. If the Americans would not step in to prevent the deposition of an ally who trusted them, why would anyone -- dictator or no -- trust the United States in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Hermit said: That there is one of my nightmares. Man our system is screwed up "Breaking Bad" could only have been set in the United States. Hermit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Duke Bushido said: Yep. Under no circumstances should a yone I. America ever go to the ER or ride in an ambulance. These are financial setbacks from which you will never recover. Yesterday my brother was taken to hospital emergency by ambulance with severe abdominal pain. He was put through an MRI which found stones in his pancreas, which need to be removed. Because his pancreas was so inflamed, he needed a more specialized treatment. Today he was transferred across the city to another hospital where a team with more experience and more advanced equipment sucked the stones out of him. He'll need a couple more days in hospital to recuperate before discharge. My brother is being charged $45 for his initial ambulance trip. Everything else is covered by his provincial government health insurance, which all citizens contribute to. The Canadian government-funded health care system most definitely has flaws. But no Canadian citizen hesitates to see a doctor when they're sick. Hermit, Duke Bushido and Ternaugh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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