| [LORD of TEXAS] Wednesday, December 19, 2012 3:12:08 PM | |
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I will be posting more soon..I'm back
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| [Becks] Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:40:30 PM | |
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Probably smash, I dunno though LOL.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:37:25 PM)| |  | guidogodoy wrote: | | RIP ex-trusty laptop of Becks. I hope that you either erase or completely smash the harddrive and recycle.
May you new one give you many years of happiness.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I'm so behind the times it's now wednesday - my trusty laptop died *sniff* found a good deal and found a new one though  only prob so far is I have to press the spacebar reasonably hard! lol.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy Saturday, ladies and germies!!! 
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| [guidogodoy] Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:37:25 PM | |
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RIP ex-trusty laptop of Becks. I hope that you either erase or completely smash the harddrive and recycle.
May you new one give you many years of happiness.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:31:16 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | I'm so behind the times it's now wednesday - my trusty laptop died *sniff* found a good deal and found a new one though only prob so far is I have to press the spacebar reasonably hard! lol.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy Saturday, ladies and germies!!!
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| [Becks] Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:31:16 PM | |
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I'm so behind the times it's now wednesday - my trusty laptop died *sniff* found a good deal and found a new one though only prob so far is I have to press the spacebar reasonably hard! lol.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, December 08, 2012 8:12:13 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy Saturday, ladies and germies!!!
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| [METALMANJP] Monday, December 10, 2012 3:03:33 PM | |
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| Does anyone know where the link to KK Downing interview that was posted last week is? He mentioned two Priest songs done by other artist that he likes and now I'm curious to hear them. |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, December 09, 2012 12:46:54 PM | |
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Dude, I am not the King of JP.com (I am the General....heh). Thus, no need to answer or apologize to me. Mention MRH anytime you want. Wasn't that the band I said that I'd even try to digup a bootleg for you so you could see your wife get that guitar pick? I'm just glad that you do recognize that the only time you really mention Priest, it is to trash them. Disrespect to do so on their own website, if you ask me. You KNOW something is wrong when you are on the same side as Bwian. Only true difference is to swap out MRH and his favorite, Maiden.
That said, post anything you so desire. If you recall, what really kicked this off was me saying that I liked the new Van Halen!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Sunday, December 09, 2012 3:37:06 AM)
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I'm not sure that you really care but I did try to find out the meaning of the two X's. I asked on their site
and the response that I got was that in the beginning they all wore different style masks and attire. After a few albums they decided
to have a more universal look. They all started wearing similar attire and masks that bore the XX symbol. To sum it up if I'm understanding
correctly the XX was the ending of one era and the start of another. Now they use the two X's in everything MRH.
@Guido, (and anyone else it bothers) I get your frustration with me mentioning these guys all the time.
I've mentioned Priest on their site but not to the extent that I've mentioned MRH here. I know that people here do not care about them.
I'll try to take that into consideration in future posts. What some should understand though is that I'm only trying to help keep this site going
by posting and contributing. I post about and contribute by discussing what's going on in my life or things that interest me in life. Right now
MRH is the band that interests me the most.
Not an apology or attempt at dialogue.
I know where we stand. I'm OK with it. Peace!
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That's interesting. Only other guess I can come up with is that their first Christmas show was a secret show. I dunno. They'll probably say something about it during the concert.
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Very logical guess but they just did their 19th Halloween show and I think they've been doing those longer.
I'm more of a newer fan (last 4 years) so I'm not sure.
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Maybe it's their 20th annual Christmas show? 
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I get that you're kidding but I'm not sure why two x's.
They have an album (compilation of a couple albums) called XX
and their logo is a face similar to Disturbed's logo and the eyes are basically x's
so it's probably a play on that.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, December 09, 2012 11:44:31 AM | |
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I see. Eh, 20th anniversary use of it seemed much cooler. BUT! Whatevs.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Sunday, December 09, 2012 3:37:06 AM)| | | Budred wrote: | | I'm not sure that you really care but I did try to find out the meaning of the two X's. I asked on their site
and the response that I got was that in the beginning they all wore different style masks and attire. After a few albums they decided
to have a more universal look. They all started wearing similar attire and masks that bore the XX symbol. To sum it up if I'm understanding
correctly the XX was the ending of one era and the start of another. Now they use the two X's in everything MRH.
@Guido, (and anyone else it bothers) I get your frustration with me mentioning these guys all the time.
I've mentioned Priest on their site but not to the extent that I've mentioned MRH here. I know that people here do not care about them.
I'll try to take that into consideration in future posts. What some should understand though is that I'm only trying to help keep this site going
by posting and contributing. I post about and contribute by discussing what's going on in my life or things that interest me in life. Right now
MRH is the band that interests me the most.
Not an apology or attempt at dialogue.
I know where we stand. I'm OK with it. Peace!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | That's interesting. Only other guess I can come up with is that their first Christmas show was a secret show. I dunno. They'll probably say something about it during the concert.
| | | Budred wrote: | | Very logical guess but they just did their 19th Halloween show and I think they've been doing those longer.
I'm more of a newer fan (last 4 years) so I'm not sure.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Maybe it's their 20th annual Christmas show?
| | | Budred wrote: | | I get that you're kidding but I'm not sure why two x's.
They have an album (compilation of a couple albums) called XX
and their logo is a face similar to Disturbed's logo and the eyes are basically x's
so it's probably a play on that.
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| [Budred] Sunday, December 09, 2012 3:37:06 AM | |
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I'm not sure that you really care but I did try to find out the meaning of the two X's. I asked on their site
and the response that I got was that in the beginning they all wore different style masks and attire. After a few albums they decided
to have a more universal look. They all started wearing similar attire and masks that bore the XX symbol. To sum it up if I'm understanding
correctly the XX was the ending of one era and the start of another. Now they use the two X's in everything MRH.
@Guido, (and anyone else it bothers) I get your frustration with me mentioning these guys all the time.
I've mentioned Priest on their site but not to the extent that I've mentioned MRH here. I know that people here do not care about them.
I'll try to take that into consideration in future posts. What some should understand though is that I'm only trying to help keep this site going
by posting and contributing. I post about and contribute by discussing what's going on in my life or things that interest me in life. Right now
MRH is the band that interests me the most.
Not an apology or attempt at dialogue.
I know where we stand. I'm OK with it. Peace!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Tuesday, December 04, 2012 9:20:51 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | That's interesting. Only other guess I can come up with is that their first Christmas show was a secret show. I dunno. They'll probably say something about it during the concert.
| | | Budred wrote: | | Very logical guess but they just did their 19th Halloween show and I think they've been doing those longer.
I'm more of a newer fan (last 4 years) so I'm not sure.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Maybe it's their 20th annual Christmas show?
| | | Budred wrote: | | I get that you're kidding but I'm not sure why two x's.
They have an album (compilation of a couple albums) called XX
and their logo is a face similar to Disturbed's logo and the eyes are basically x's
so it's probably a play on that.
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| [guidogodoy] Saturday, December 08, 2012 9:29:06 PM | |
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A question for anyone with input. Who is crazier, the person who posts on a blog or the person who tracks you? Is it a simple lack of understanding of how a blog / noticeboard works?
Serious question. [ed note. I'll include YouTube there as well as you can see stalkers left and right. Not knowing Facebook, I won't comment on that but any thoughts are welcome].
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, December 08, 2012 8:12:13 PM | |
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Happy Saturday, ladies and germies!!!
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| [METALMANJP] Tuesday, December 04, 2012 10:25:04 AM | |
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You hit the nail on the head. It is small so you will have excellent views
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Monday, December 03, 2012 6:24:53 PM) |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, December 04, 2012 9:20:51 AM | |
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That's interesting. Only other guess I can come up with is that their first Christmas show was a secret show. I dunno. They'll probably say something about it during the concert.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:19:37 AM)| | | Budred wrote: | | Very logical guess but they just did their 19th Halloween show and I think they've been doing those longer.
I'm more of a newer fan (last 4 years) so I'm not sure.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Maybe it's their 20th annual Christmas show?
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and their logo is a face similar to Disturbed's logo and the eyes are basically x's
so it's probably a play on that.
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| [Budred] Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:19:37 AM | |
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Very logical guess but they just did their 19th Halloween show and I think they've been doing those longer.
I'm more of a newer fan (last 4 years) so I'm not sure.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, December 03, 2012 11:26:08 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Maybe it's their 20th annual Christmas show?
| | | Budred wrote: | | I get that you're kidding but I'm not sure why two x's.
They have an album (compilation of a couple albums) called XX
and their logo is a face similar to Disturbed's logo and the eyes are basically x's
so it's probably a play on that.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, December 03, 2012 11:26:08 PM | |
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Maybe it's their 20th annual Christmas show?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Monday, December 03, 2012 6:29:51 PM)| | | Budred wrote: | | I get that you're kidding but I'm not sure why two x's.
They have an album (compilation of a couple albums) called XX
and their logo is a face similar to Disturbed's logo and the eyes are basically x's
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| [Budred] Monday, December 03, 2012 6:29:51 PM | |
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I get that you're kidding but I'm not sure why two x's.
They have an album (compilation of a couple albums) called XX
and their logo is a face similar to Disturbed's logo and the eyes are basically x's
so it's probably a play on that.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, December 02, 2012 10:41:12 PM) |
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| [Budred] Monday, December 03, 2012 6:24:53 PM | |
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That's the place. Any reviews? Dump? Cool? Etc.?
I was told intimate, rednecks, douche security. Sound about right?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METALMANJP from Monday, December 03, 2012 9:17:49 AM)| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Must be playing at The Cove Geneva On The Lake. Been there many times in my younger days.I'm about 20 miles east of Geneva, have fun.
| | | Budred wrote: | | Just got my tickets for Mushroomhead's "Nightmare Before XXmas" show in Geneva Ohio.
I chose that over a show a little closer to home because I'm off the next day. The bad thing is
that I bought VIP and it includes admission to the show I was skipping. I bought the VIP just to
get an event T and ended up with tickets to two shows. Now I may go to both just because of the
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| [Becks] Monday, December 03, 2012 2:53:15 PM | |
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Yep I've gotten several of those emails too.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, December 02, 2012 4:27:10 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Hey, has anyone else seen that the Halford "Live in London" double cd is out?!
Damn. Baxter and company "thanks me for my patience" and then spams my inbox like crazy! 
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| [METALMANJP] Monday, December 03, 2012 9:17:49 AM | |
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Must be playing at The Cove Geneva On The Lake. Been there many times in my younger days.I'm about 20 miles east of Geneva, have fun.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Sunday, December 02, 2012 4:31:34 PM)| | | Budred wrote: | | Just got my tickets for Mushroomhead's "Nightmare Before XXmas" show in Geneva Ohio.
I chose that over a show a little closer to home because I'm off the next day. The bad thing is
that I bought VIP and it includes admission to the show I was skipping. I bought the VIP just to
get an event T and ended up with tickets to two shows. Now I may go to both just because of the
free admission. Good issue to deal with I guess. |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, December 02, 2012 10:41:12 PM | |
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"XXmas"?
Does that mean the show will be two-thirds naughty? 
HA! Only kidding.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Sunday, December 02, 2012 4:31:34 PM)| | | Budred wrote: | | Just got my tickets for Mushroomhead's "Nightmare Before XXmas" show in Geneva Ohio.
I chose that over a show a little closer to home because I'm off the next day. The bad thing is
that I bought VIP and it includes admission to the show I was skipping. I bought the VIP just to
get an event T and ended up with tickets to two shows. Now I may go to both just because of the
free admission. Good issue to deal with I guess. |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, December 02, 2012 7:10:50 PM | |
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Sorry to say that you are not special in that respect. I am also getting the same spam twice multiple times a day.
Not that I mean to be critical, though. Indeed, you are "special" in your own way! LOL!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, December 02, 2012 6:56:26 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | I think I saw an email to that effect. no it was 30 or 40 emails. why do I get spam twice? in every email account? FFS?
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Hey, has anyone else seen that the Halford "Live in London" double cd is out?!
Damn. Baxter and company "thanks me for my patience" and then spams my inbox like crazy!
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| [Head banger] Sunday, December 02, 2012 6:56:26 PM | |
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I think I saw an email to that effect. no it was 30 or 40 emails. why do I get spam twice? in every email account? FFS?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, December 02, 2012 4:27:10 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Hey, has anyone else seen that the Halford "Live in London" double cd is out?!
Damn. Baxter and company "thanks me for my patience" and then spams my inbox like crazy!
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| [Budred] Sunday, December 02, 2012 4:31:34 PM | |
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Just got my tickets for Mushroomhead's "Nightmare Before XXmas" show in Geneva Ohio.
I chose that over a show a little closer to home because I'm off the next day. The bad thing is
that I bought VIP and it includes admission to the show I was skipping. I bought the VIP just to
get an event T and ended up with tickets to two shows. Now I may go to both just because of the
free admission. Good issue to deal with I guess. |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, December 02, 2012 4:27:10 PM | |
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Hey, has anyone else seen that the Halford "Live in London" double cd is out?!
Damn. Baxter and company "thanks me for my patience" and then spams my inbox like crazy!
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| [Becks] Tuesday, November 27, 2012 1:46:11 PM | |
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My sister in law and her boyfriend are kinda in to them, not big fans or anything. Back in the day my father in law owned their stuff on vinyl, and he's a big Priest fan, so he's a metal head from waaaay back lol.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Tuesday, November 27, 2012 12:56:27 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | That's a good bunch of people going with you! Are they all into Sabbath? Hopefully they are, 'cause there's nothing worse than going to a concert with someone who isn't even remotely interested in the music at all. That's one of the few life lessons that I learned indirectly from one of my sisters.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Going with Craig, his sister, his sisters boyfriend, and hopefully his dad. If we can convince him! LOL!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Nice!!! Hope you have fun!!! 
Are you going alone or with a friend/relative?
| | | Becks wrote: | | Well I just secured tickets to Black Sabbath's NZ concert next April. I know it's missing Bill Ward, but we couldn't miss out on this
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, November 27, 2012 12:56:27 AM | |
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That's a good bunch of people going with you! Are they all into Sabbath? Hopefully they are, 'cause there's nothing worse than going to a concert with someone who isn't even remotely interested in the music at all. That's one of the few life lessons that I learned indirectly from one of my sisters.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Sunday, November 25, 2012 9:38:31 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Going with Craig, his sister, his sisters boyfriend, and hopefully his dad. If we can convince him! LOL!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Nice!!! Hope you have fun!!!
Are you going alone or with a friend/relative?
| | | Becks wrote: | | Well I just secured tickets to Black Sabbath's NZ concert next April. I know it's missing Bill Ward, but we couldn't miss out on this
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| [Becks] Sunday, November 25, 2012 9:38:31 PM | |
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Going with Craig, his sister, his sisters boyfriend, and hopefully his dad. If we can convince him! LOL!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, November 25, 2012 7:03:31 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Nice!!! Hope you have fun!!!
Are you going alone or with a friend/relative?
| | | Becks wrote: | | Well I just secured tickets to Black Sabbath's NZ concert next April. I know it's missing Bill Ward, but we couldn't miss out on this
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, November 25, 2012 7:03:31 PM | |
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Nice!!! Hope you have fun!!!
Are you going alone or with a friend/relative?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Sunday, November 25, 2012 6:46:44 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Well I just secured tickets to Black Sabbath's NZ concert next April. I know it's missing Bill Ward, but we couldn't miss out on this
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| [Becks] Sunday, November 25, 2012 6:46:44 PM | |
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Well I just secured tickets to Black Sabbath's NZ concert next April. I know it's missing Bill Ward, but we couldn't miss out on this
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| [Becks] Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:59:35 PM | |
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Hmm, not if you wanted to survive the trip LOL!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, November 23, 2012 5:19:28 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Haaaa! Come on, you're the scientist. Do you think I could vacuum-pack myself for the journey? LOVE to see NZ!
I just hope I don't end up as some fuzzy grey mush at your end. LOL!!!
| | | Becks wrote: | | Maybe if she vacuum packs it it will last the journey? LOL!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Also, if you write "fragile" or "do not bend" on a package, it most certainly means that they will kick it down a flight of stairs and then use a stick to jam it into your mailbox.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | if your postal service is like ours, all should be uniformly fuzzy, grey green color.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ewwwww. I've got $100 riding on the fact that she won't be able to tell one item from the other if you throw all that in an envelope and send it to NZ!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Thanks, Becksters! I'll send you some turkey, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy by mail. 
| | | Becks wrote: | | Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Friday, November 23, 2012 8:56:48 PM | |
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Oop! Too late. Already shipped off a full plate of Thanksgiving dinner this morning.
The bright side to getting one large mass of green and furry fuzz is the abundance of bacteria you can look at under the microscope. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, November 23, 2012 1:29:57 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Maybe if she vacuum packs it it will last the journey? LOL!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Also, if you write "fragile" or "do not bend" on a package, it most certainly means that they will kick it down a flight of stairs and then use a stick to jam it into your mailbox.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | if your postal service is like ours, all should be uniformly fuzzy, grey green color.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ewwwww. I've got $100 riding on the fact that she won't be able to tell one item from the other if you throw all that in an envelope and send it to NZ!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Thanks, Becksters! I'll send you some turkey, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy by mail.
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, November 23, 2012 5:19:28 PM | |
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Haaaa! Come on, you're the scientist. Do you think I could vacuum-pack myself for the journey? LOVE to see NZ!
I just hope I don't end up as some fuzzy grey mush at your end. LOL!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, November 23, 2012 1:29:57 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Maybe if she vacuum packs it it will last the journey? LOL!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Also, if you write "fragile" or "do not bend" on a package, it most certainly means that they will kick it down a flight of stairs and then use a stick to jam it into your mailbox.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | if your postal service is like ours, all should be uniformly fuzzy, grey green color.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ewwwww. I've got $100 riding on the fact that she won't be able to tell one item from the other if you throw all that in an envelope and send it to NZ!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Thanks, Becksters! I'll send you some turkey, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy by mail.
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| [Becks] Friday, November 23, 2012 1:29:57 PM | |
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Maybe if she vacuum packs it it will last the journey? LOL!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, November 23, 2012 11:27:30 AM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Also, if you write "fragile" or "do not bend" on a package, it most certainly means that they will kick it down a flight of stairs and then use a stick to jam it into your mailbox.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | if your postal service is like ours, all should be uniformly fuzzy, grey green color.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ewwwww. I've got $100 riding on the fact that she won't be able to tell one item from the other if you throw all that in an envelope and send it to NZ!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Thanks, Becksters! I'll send you some turkey, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy by mail.
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, November 23, 2012 11:27:30 AM | |
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Also, if you write "fragile" or "do not bend" on a package, it most certainly means that they will kick it down a flight of stairs and then use a stick to jam it into your mailbox.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Friday, November 23, 2012 7:50:35 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | if your postal service is like ours, all should be uniformly fuzzy, grey green color.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ewwwww. I've got $100 riding on the fact that she won't be able to tell one item from the other if you throw all that in an envelope and send it to NZ!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Thanks, Becksters! I'll send you some turkey, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy by mail.
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| [Head banger] Friday, November 23, 2012 7:50:35 AM | |
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if your postal service is like ours, all should be uniformly fuzzy, grey green color.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:19:41 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ewwwww. I've got $100 riding on the fact that she won't be able to tell one item from the other if you throw all that in an envelope and send it to NZ!
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| [guidogodoy] Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:19:41 PM | |
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Ewwwww. I've got $100 riding on the fact that she won't be able to tell one item from the other if you throw all that in an envelope and send it to NZ!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Thursday, November 22, 2012 8:58:41 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Thanks, Becksters! I'll send you some turkey, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy by mail.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, November 22, 2012 8:58:41 PM | |
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Thanks, Becksters! I'll send you some turkey, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy by mail.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Thursday, November 22, 2012 5:53:27 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends
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| [DemonCat] Thursday, November 22, 2012 8:02:19 AM | |
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| [Head banger] Sunday, November 18, 2012 5:58:35 PM | |
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2nd monday in october here.
probably earlier to corespond with an earlier harvest time
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, November 18, 2012 4:37:03 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I believe it is different in Canada but it is always the fourth Thursday of November in the US.
| | | Becks wrote: | | When is Thanksgiving exactly?
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | ME! After a dinner with me, myself and I (depending on what I fix, Calvin and Nina will be looking up with the "aww..give puppy something" look), and the birds. Fred screeches so much that my bet is that he'll have cover over his cage in 10 minutes so he kinda doesn't count. I may or may not get a small turkey and then go Thanksgiving Caroling! I only have one real neighbor who is retired so I think I'll wait until about three am to wake him with song.
I am thinkng that the song will be Dissident Aggressor.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and germs of the Noticeboard! Hope you're all having a good Sunday!
For all ma fellow 'Mericans. Who's getting ready for Thanksgiving?!?
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, November 18, 2012 4:37:03 PM | |
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I believe it is different in Canada but it is always the fourth Thursday of November in the US.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Sunday, November 18, 2012 3:12:25 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | When is Thanksgiving exactly?
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | ME! After a dinner with me, myself and I (depending on what I fix, Calvin and Nina will be looking up with the "aww..give puppy something" look), and the birds. Fred screeches so much that my bet is that he'll have cover over his cage in 10 minutes so he kinda doesn't count. I may or may not get a small turkey and then go Thanksgiving Caroling! I only have one real neighbor who is retired so I think I'll wait until about three am to wake him with song.
I am thinkng that the song will be Dissident Aggressor.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and germs of the Noticeboard! Hope you're all having a good Sunday!
For all ma fellow 'Mericans. Who's getting ready for Thanksgiving?!?
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| [Becks] Sunday, November 18, 2012 3:12:25 PM | |
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When is Thanksgiving exactly?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, November 18, 2012 1:54:29 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | ME! After a dinner with me, myself and I (depending on what I fix, Calvin and Nina will be looking up with the "aww..give puppy something" look), and the birds. Fred screeches so much that my bet is that he'll have cover over his cage in 10 minutes so he kinda doesn't count. I may or may not get a small turkey and then go Thanksgiving Caroling! I only have one real neighbor who is retired so I think I'll wait until about three am to wake him with song.
I am thinkng that the song will be Dissident Aggressor.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and germs of the Noticeboard! Hope you're all having a good Sunday!
For all ma fellow 'Mericans. Who's getting ready for Thanksgiving?!?
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, November 18, 2012 1:54:29 PM | |
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ME! After a dinner with me, myself and I (depending on what I fix, Calvin and Nina will be looking up with the "aww..give puppy something" look), and the birds. Fred screeches so much that my bet is that he'll have cover over his cage in 10 minutes so he kinda doesn't count. I may or may not get a small turkey and then go Thanksgiving Caroling! I only have one real neighbor who is retired so I think I'll wait until about three am to wake him with song.
I am thinkng that the song will be Dissident Aggressor.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:35:01 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and germs of the Noticeboard! Hope you're all having a good Sunday!
For all ma fellow 'Mericans. Who's getting ready for Thanksgiving?!?
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:35:01 PM | |
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Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and germs of the Noticeboard! Hope you're all having a good Sunday!
For all ma fellow 'Mericans. Who's getting ready for Thanksgiving?!?
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, November 12, 2012 12:59:30 PM | |
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Nice!!
Which one is wearing the crown?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, November 12, 2012 8:50:43 AM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Happy Monday kiddies!!! GREAT weekend for me!! And the caption for this picture- "So You Wanna be a Rock n Roll Star"?.. HAAA! The lovely Miss Nevada and ME!
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, November 12, 2012 8:50:43 AM | |
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Happy Monday kiddies!!! GREAT weekend for me!! And the caption for this picture- "So You Wanna be a Rock n Roll Star"?.. HAAA! The lovely Miss Nevada and ME!
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| [HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS] Saturday, November 10, 2012 12:24:44 PM | |
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Haha! I LOVE your mom!!! Hopefully we can do something about this before it's too late..... but as your mom said, it will take someone with a BRAIN. Good luck finding that in DC!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, November 09, 2012 10:43:35 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Mom's answer was back and quick. I quote: "GO PAM!!!" (verbatim). Added in that someone with a brain actually sees the larger dangers for the field.
I had to quote her words as she wrote them as she is not one for caps nor exclamation marks. I think we can say that she is 101% in your corner on this issue.
| | | HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS wrote: | | YUUUUUUUUUP!!! That's a bunch of bullshit. They want their office visit $$$, and you know a specialist gets even more than your regular doc, so what $100+ to walk in and poke your stomach and write a script?
Here is the thing, I absolutely believe that EVERYONE should have good healthcare and not be denied. Having said that, the government can't even run itself, how the fuck is it going to run healthcare??? Yeah, it isn't. Just talked to my director and he said that EVERY hospital our size will lose $20-30 million per YEAR due to lack of reimbursement when Obamacare starts next year. So, everyone will be allowed healthcare, but there will be NO HOSPITALS to go to, because with lack of reimbursement, they will all fold!!! I'll be out of a job because the lab can't run without money! Our instruments and reagents aren't free you know! Look at every country with socialized medicine - everyone pays a shit ton in taxes, like 50% to PAY FOR IT! Oh, but not here. Sorry, you can't have something and expect not to pay for it! I sure as hell don't want to pay 50% of my paycheck for it!! Guido, ask your mom, I'm very interested in her take on this where the lab is concerned and tell her I said HI.. .
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Exactly! That was $40 (copay) x 2 as I went to see him on Tues and again on Wed. I can only imagine what he charged the govt. Any fool could have said "antibiotics" without needing me to actually see him again. Add in the cost of the Rx? Pushing $300. Fastest way to run into debt in this country. Healthcare.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats 40 bucks you paid, right. co pay with insurance.
same thing happens here, the doctors call you in to tell you your tests were fine, they just send the whole bill to the government, not just part...
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I'll throw in something very solid to the argument. I just had bloodwork done which came up perfect. Still, my regular physician preemptively sent me to a gastro. +$40 copay + three hours of my time. Both his nurse, him and me were scratching our heads about why I was sent to a gastro specialist with normal bloodwork. Still 3 hours waiting + $40. Odd thing was that night I went for a 7 mile run. Felt great until AFTER the run. Sparing the details, it got me back to the gastro again as I was really feeling ill (caught something in his office is my guess!). +$40 today plus $175 Rx as they weren't covered on my Rx plan. Doc only poked my stomach asking where it hurt and prescribed a general antibiotic! $40 for THAT?! WTF!!
I could only imagine what he REALLY made on both visits. Even better? I get a monthly phonecall today from some idiot who has the unfortunate task of asking about my health. THEY call but put me on hold for 20 minutes to only ask if I have any questions about my health. Only one I could think of was "why are you calling me...it raises my blood pressure." Bureaucracy at its finest. US healthcare system (aka Obamacare) SUCKS!!!
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, November 09, 2012 10:43:35 PM | |
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Mom's answer was back and quick. I quote: "GO PAM!!!" (verbatim). Added in that someone with a brain actually sees the larger dangers for the field.
I had to quote her words as she wrote them as she is not one for caps nor exclamation marks. I think we can say that she is 101% in your corner on this issue.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS from Friday, November 09, 2012 11:34:29 AM)| | | HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS wrote: | | YUUUUUUUUUP!!! That's a bunch of bullshit. They want their office visit $$$, and you know a specialist gets even more than your regular doc, so what $100+ to walk in and poke your stomach and write a script?
Here is the thing, I absolutely believe that EVERYONE should have good healthcare and not be denied. Having said that, the government can't even run itself, how the fuck is it going to run healthcare??? Yeah, it isn't. Just talked to my director and he said that EVERY hospital our size will lose $20-30 million per YEAR due to lack of reimbursement when Obamacare starts next year. So, everyone will be allowed healthcare, but there will be NO HOSPITALS to go to, because with lack of reimbursement, they will all fold!!! I'll be out of a job because the lab can't run without money! Our instruments and reagents aren't free you know! Look at every country with socialized medicine - everyone pays a shit ton in taxes, like 50% to PAY FOR IT! Oh, but not here. Sorry, you can't have something and expect not to pay for it! I sure as hell don't want to pay 50% of my paycheck for it!! Guido, ask your mom, I'm very interested in her take on this where the lab is concerned and tell her I said HI.. .
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Exactly! That was $40 (copay) x 2 as I went to see him on Tues and again on Wed. I can only imagine what he charged the govt. Any fool could have said "antibiotics" without needing me to actually see him again. Add in the cost of the Rx? Pushing $300. Fastest way to run into debt in this country. Healthcare.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats 40 bucks you paid, right. co pay with insurance.
same thing happens here, the doctors call you in to tell you your tests were fine, they just send the whole bill to the government, not just part...
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I'll throw in something very solid to the argument. I just had bloodwork done which came up perfect. Still, my regular physician preemptively sent me to a gastro. +$40 copay + three hours of my time. Both his nurse, him and me were scratching our heads about why I was sent to a gastro specialist with normal bloodwork. Still 3 hours waiting + $40. Odd thing was that night I went for a 7 mile run. Felt great until AFTER the run. Sparing the details, it got me back to the gastro again as I was really feeling ill (caught something in his office is my guess!). +$40 today plus $175 Rx as they weren't covered on my Rx plan. Doc only poked my stomach asking where it hurt and prescribed a general antibiotic! $40 for THAT?! WTF!!
I could only imagine what he REALLY made on both visits. Even better? I get a monthly phonecall today from some idiot who has the unfortunate task of asking about my health. THEY call but put me on hold for 20 minutes to only ask if I have any questions about my health. Only one I could think of was "why are you calling me...it raises my blood pressure." Bureaucracy at its finest. US healthcare system (aka Obamacare) SUCKS!!!
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| [Becks] Friday, November 09, 2012 2:10:42 PM | |
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Straight income. Sounds like it's similar to here. Depends on your earnings though, 30% is about average. Our goods and services tax is 15%.
That's true HRMG, you can't expect something without having to pay for it! The only reason we get our medical care the way it is is because of the taxes we pay.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Friday, November 09, 2012 7:45:30 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | straight income tax or overall taxation with property tax, sales tax, etc?
income here varies province to province, probably averages 35%. I am in one of the lowest provinces, I pay about 30%. if I earned more that would climb a bit.
total taxation is a little over 50% on average.
| | | Becks wrote: | | What's the tax rate there like? When I was working I think mine was about 30%.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats something that just bugs me no end. sorry. everyone here says its free, we pay so much bloody taxes...
| | | Becks wrote: | | Well I was over simplifying things - taxes everyone pays go towards paying for our public health system.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | the government didnt pay, you did.
I am torn on this, I live in a country with socialized health care, and we were shipping pregnant women 5 hours away to montana to give birth. honestly, I know as a man I will be killed for this, but on the overall medical spectrum, a normal birth is fairly simple. C section, sure thats more involved, other complications, but a basic birth, we should be able to handle. need knee surgery, sure no problem, see your DR, from that first visit to surgery, 2 years. go to the USA, drop some cash, the same surgery you needed in 2 weeks.
I dont like the idea of people going bankrupt, or dying because they couldnt afford health care, but
and the idea our goverment proposes that we have the same service for everyone is crap. a pro hocky player (thats on ice to you down under folk) tears up his knee, he could have surgery in 24 hours. get hurt at work, 2 weeks. know the prime minister, similar. same guy who would have been 2 weeks if he got hurt at work gets hurt at home, could be 2 years. bogus.
| | | Becks wrote: | | The US is far from socialist, and as far as I can see (from all the way down here) isn't actually heading in that direction. Speaking from a country that basically has socialised health care, which while it has it's problems, is pretty bloody fantastic. Example, all my maternity care, pre and post natal, and my c-section as well as my hospital stay, etc etc, cost me nothing. Paid for by our government.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Bud
The world may as well end, though that was only an injection of humor! I hate O`drama, he has destroyed the US as we knew it, and the fact that he was re-elected is amazing after the first four years. How the hell can it get any better when he forces socialism down our throats and breaks any damned law he so chooses to to force this on us. We need a business man to run the country, not a lawyer that is a loop hole specialist. Our economy is big business, that is why we need a businessman to run the place. Checks and balances brother , not check after check after check! 
| | | Budred wrote: | | Man, you're entitled to your opinions just like the rest of us but it is a little funny that you would rather
see the world end then have Obama as president. I was watching a video on youtube and someone posted that they want
him assassinated so we can heal. World ending and killings are what we need? OK.
Working together might help more but with these kind of attitudes...
On another note, it was hilarious watching his acceptance speech on "Fox News". You could see their anchors with a look of
disgust on their faces having to sit through it. I was in heaven. Then Bill O'Reilly, he was almost in tears! Excellent stuff.
What a Day!!!!
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Fuck the Democraps! After 12-21-12, nobody`s gonna give a flying shit anyway! Hope the Mayans weren`t wrong! Like half of the US was last night !!!   |
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, November 09, 2012 12:32:24 PM | |
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Will do! I'll report what I am sure to be Mom's ire ASAP.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS from Friday, November 09, 2012 11:34:29 AM)| | | HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS wrote: | | YUUUUUUUUUP!!! That's a bunch of bullshit. They want their office visit $$$, and you know a specialist gets even more than your regular doc, so what $100+ to walk in and poke your stomach and write a script?
Here is the thing, I absolutely believe that EVERYONE should have good healthcare and not be denied. Having said that, the government can't even run itself, how the fuck is it going to run healthcare??? Yeah, it isn't. Just talked to my director and he said that EVERY hospital our size will lose $20-30 million per YEAR due to lack of reimbursement when Obamacare starts next year. So, everyone will be allowed healthcare, but there will be NO HOSPITALS to go to, because with lack of reimbursement, they will all fold!!! I'll be out of a job because the lab can't run without money! Our instruments and reagents aren't free you know! Look at every country with socialized medicine - everyone pays a shit ton in taxes, like 50% to PAY FOR IT! Oh, but not here. Sorry, you can't have something and expect not to pay for it! I sure as hell don't want to pay 50% of my paycheck for it!! Guido, ask your mom, I'm very interested in her take on this where the lab is concerned and tell her I said HI.. .
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Exactly! That was $40 (copay) x 2 as I went to see him on Tues and again on Wed. I can only imagine what he charged the govt. Any fool could have said "antibiotics" without needing me to actually see him again. Add in the cost of the Rx? Pushing $300. Fastest way to run into debt in this country. Healthcare.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats 40 bucks you paid, right. co pay with insurance.
same thing happens here, the doctors call you in to tell you your tests were fine, they just send the whole bill to the government, not just part...
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I'll throw in something very solid to the argument. I just had bloodwork done which came up perfect. Still, my regular physician preemptively sent me to a gastro. +$40 copay + three hours of my time. Both his nurse, him and me were scratching our heads about why I was sent to a gastro specialist with normal bloodwork. Still 3 hours waiting + $40. Odd thing was that night I went for a 7 mile run. Felt great until AFTER the run. Sparing the details, it got me back to the gastro again as I was really feeling ill (caught something in his office is my guess!). +$40 today plus $175 Rx as they weren't covered on my Rx plan. Doc only poked my stomach asking where it hurt and prescribed a general antibiotic! $40 for THAT?! WTF!!
I could only imagine what he REALLY made on both visits. Even better? I get a monthly phonecall today from some idiot who has the unfortunate task of asking about my health. THEY call but put me on hold for 20 minutes to only ask if I have any questions about my health. Only one I could think of was "why are you calling me...it raises my blood pressure." Bureaucracy at its finest. US healthcare system (aka Obamacare) SUCKS!!!
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| [HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS] Friday, November 09, 2012 11:34:29 AM | |
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YUUUUUUUUUP!!! That's a bunch of bullshit. They want their office visit $$$, and you know a specialist gets even more than your regular doc, so what $100+ to walk in and poke your stomach and write a script?
Here is the thing, I absolutely believe that EVERYONE should have good healthcare and not be denied. Having said that, the government can't even run itself, how the fuck is it going to run healthcare??? Yeah, it isn't. Just talked to my director and he said that EVERY hospital our size will lose $20-30 million per YEAR due to lack of reimbursement when Obamacare starts next year. So, everyone will be allowed healthcare, but there will be NO HOSPITALS to go to, because with lack of reimbursement, they will all fold!!! I'll be out of a job because the lab can't run without money! Our instruments and reagents aren't free you know! Look at every country with socialized medicine - everyone pays a shit ton in taxes, like 50% to PAY FOR IT! Oh, but not here. Sorry, you can't have something and expect not to pay for it! I sure as hell don't want to pay 50% of my paycheck for it!! Guido, ask your mom, I'm very interested in her take on this where the lab is concerned and tell her I said HI.. .
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:09:16 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Exactly! That was $40 (copay) x 2 as I went to see him on Tues and again on Wed. I can only imagine what he charged the govt. Any fool could have said "antibiotics" without needing me to actually see him again. Add in the cost of the Rx? Pushing $300. Fastest way to run into debt in this country. Healthcare.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats 40 bucks you paid, right. co pay with insurance.
same thing happens here, the doctors call you in to tell you your tests were fine, they just send the whole bill to the government, not just part...
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I'll throw in something very solid to the argument. I just had bloodwork done which came up perfect. Still, my regular physician preemptively sent me to a gastro. +$40 copay + three hours of my time. Both his nurse, him and me were scratching our heads about why I was sent to a gastro specialist with normal bloodwork. Still 3 hours waiting + $40. Odd thing was that night I went for a 7 mile run. Felt great until AFTER the run. Sparing the details, it got me back to the gastro again as I was really feeling ill (caught something in his office is my guess!). +$40 today plus $175 Rx as they weren't covered on my Rx plan. Doc only poked my stomach asking where it hurt and prescribed a general antibiotic! $40 for THAT?! WTF!!
I could only imagine what he REALLY made on both visits. Even better? I get a monthly phonecall today from some idiot who has the unfortunate task of asking about my health. THEY call but put me on hold for 20 minutes to only ask if I have any questions about my health. Only one I could think of was "why are you calling me...it raises my blood pressure." Bureaucracy at its finest. US healthcare system (aka Obamacare) SUCKS!!!
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| [Head banger] Friday, November 09, 2012 7:45:30 AM | |
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straight income tax or overall taxation with property tax, sales tax, etc?
income here varies province to province, probably averages 35%. I am in one of the lowest provinces, I pay about 30%. if I earned more that would climb a bit.
total taxation is a little over 50% on average.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:49:26 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | What's the tax rate there like? When I was working I think mine was about 30%.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats something that just bugs me no end. sorry. everyone here says its free, we pay so much bloody taxes...
| | | Becks wrote: | | Well I was over simplifying things - taxes everyone pays go towards paying for our public health system.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | the government didnt pay, you did.
I am torn on this, I live in a country with socialized health care, and we were shipping pregnant women 5 hours away to montana to give birth. honestly, I know as a man I will be killed for this, but on the overall medical spectrum, a normal birth is fairly simple. C section, sure thats more involved, other complications, but a basic birth, we should be able to handle. need knee surgery, sure no problem, see your DR, from that first visit to surgery, 2 years. go to the USA, drop some cash, the same surgery you needed in 2 weeks.
I dont like the idea of people going bankrupt, or dying because they couldnt afford health care, but
and the idea our goverment proposes that we have the same service for everyone is crap. a pro hocky player (thats on ice to you down under folk) tears up his knee, he could have surgery in 24 hours. get hurt at work, 2 weeks. know the prime minister, similar. same guy who would have been 2 weeks if he got hurt at work gets hurt at home, could be 2 years. bogus.
| | | Becks wrote: | | The US is far from socialist, and as far as I can see (from all the way down here) isn't actually heading in that direction. Speaking from a country that basically has socialised health care, which while it has it's problems, is pretty bloody fantastic. Example, all my maternity care, pre and post natal, and my c-section as well as my hospital stay, etc etc, cost me nothing. Paid for by our government.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Bud
The world may as well end, though that was only an injection of humor! I hate O`drama, he has destroyed the US as we knew it, and the fact that he was re-elected is amazing after the first four years. How the hell can it get any better when he forces socialism down our throats and breaks any damned law he so chooses to to force this on us. We need a business man to run the country, not a lawyer that is a loop hole specialist. Our economy is big business, that is why we need a businessman to run the place. Checks and balances brother , not check after check after check!
| | | Budred wrote: | | Man, you're entitled to your opinions just like the rest of us but it is a little funny that you would rather
see the world end then have Obama as president. I was watching a video on youtube and someone posted that they want
him assassinated so we can heal. World ending and killings are what we need? OK.
Working together might help more but with these kind of attitudes...
On another note, it was hilarious watching his acceptance speech on "Fox News". You could see their anchors with a look of
disgust on their faces having to sit through it. I was in heaven. Then Bill O'Reilly, he was almost in tears! Excellent stuff.
What a Day!!!!
| | | guitardude wrote: | | | Fuck the Democraps! After 12-21-12, nobody`s gonna give a flying shit anyway! Hope the Mayans weren`t wrong! Like half of the US was last night !!! |
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| [Head banger] Friday, November 09, 2012 7:43:47 AM | |
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I think that 50% of our government spending is health care. should look that up I supose
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:09:16 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Exactly! That was $40 (copay) x 2 as I went to see him on Tues and again on Wed. I can only imagine what he charged the govt. Any fool could have said "antibiotics" without needing me to actually see him again. Add in the cost of the Rx? Pushing $300. Fastest way to run into debt in this country. Healthcare.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats 40 bucks you paid, right. co pay with insurance.
same thing happens here, the doctors call you in to tell you your tests were fine, they just send the whole bill to the government, not just part...
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I'll throw in something very solid to the argument. I just had bloodwork done which came up perfect. Still, my regular physician preemptively sent me to a gastro. +$40 copay + three hours of my time. Both his nurse, him and me were scratching our heads about why I was sent to a gastro specialist with normal bloodwork. Still 3 hours waiting + $40. Odd thing was that night I went for a 7 mile run. Felt great until AFTER the run. Sparing the details, it got me back to the gastro again as I was really feeling ill (caught something in his office is my guess!). +$40 today plus $175 Rx as they weren't covered on my Rx plan. Doc only poked my stomach asking where it hurt and prescribed a general antibiotic! $40 for THAT?! WTF!!
I could only imagine what he REALLY made on both visits. Even better? I get a monthly phonecall today from some idiot who has the unfortunate task of asking about my health. THEY call but put me on hold for 20 minutes to only ask if I have any questions about my health. Only one I could think of was "why are you calling me...it raises my blood pressure." Bureaucracy at its finest. US healthcare system (aka Obamacare) SUCKS!!!
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| [Budred] Friday, November 09, 2012 2:07:11 AM | |
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Man I could respond but I really don't want a back and forth here. I've had too many already.
I was happy and wanted to express it but I don't want to keep posting just to irritate people here.
Take care man.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Thursday, November 08, 2012 5:01:44 PM)| | | guitardude wrote: | | Bud
The world may as well end, though that was only an injection of humor! I hate O`drama, he has destroyed the US as we knew it, and the fact that he was re-elected is amazing after the first four years. How the hell can it get any better when he forces socialism down our throats and breaks any damned law he so chooses to to force this on us. We need a business man to run the country, not a lawyer that is a loop hole specialist. Our economy is big business, that is why we need a businessman to run the place. Checks and balances brother , not check after check after check!
| | | Budred wrote: | | Man, you're entitled to your opinions just like the rest of us but it is a little funny that you would rather
see the world end then have Obama as president. I was watching a video on youtube and someone posted that they want
him assassinated so we can heal. World ending and killings are what we need? OK.
Working together might help more but with these kind of attitudes...
On another note, it was hilarious watching his acceptance speech on "Fox News". You could see their anchors with a look of
disgust on their faces having to sit through it. I was in heaven. Then Bill O'Reilly, he was almost in tears! Excellent stuff.
What a Day!!!!
| | | guitardude wrote: | | | Fuck the Democraps! After 12-21-12, nobody`s gonna give a flying shit anyway! Hope the Mayans weren`t wrong! Like half of the US was last night !!! |
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| [Becks] Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:49:26 PM | |
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What's the tax rate there like? When I was working I think mine was about 30%.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, November 08, 2012 10:21:47 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats something that just bugs me no end. sorry. everyone here says its free, we pay so much bloody taxes...
| | | Becks wrote: | | Well I was over simplifying things - taxes everyone pays go towards paying for our public health system.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | the government didnt pay, you did.
I am torn on this, I live in a country with socialized health care, and we were shipping pregnant women 5 hours away to montana to give birth. honestly, I know as a man I will be killed for this, but on the overall medical spectrum, a normal birth is fairly simple. C section, sure thats more involved, other complications, but a basic birth, we should be able to handle. need knee surgery, sure no problem, see your DR, from that first visit to surgery, 2 years. go to the USA, drop some cash, the same surgery you needed in 2 weeks.
I dont like the idea of people going bankrupt, or dying because they couldnt afford health care, but
and the idea our goverment proposes that we have the same service for everyone is crap. a pro hocky player (thats on ice to you down under folk) tears up his knee, he could have surgery in 24 hours. get hurt at work, 2 weeks. know the prime minister, similar. same guy who would have been 2 weeks if he got hurt at work gets hurt at home, could be 2 years. bogus.
| | | Becks wrote: | | The US is far from socialist, and as far as I can see (from all the way down here) isn't actually heading in that direction. Speaking from a country that basically has socialised health care, which while it has it's problems, is pretty bloody fantastic. Example, all my maternity care, pre and post natal, and my c-section as well as my hospital stay, etc etc, cost me nothing. Paid for by our government.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Bud
The world may as well end, though that was only an injection of humor! I hate O`drama, he has destroyed the US as we knew it, and the fact that he was re-elected is amazing after the first four years. How the hell can it get any better when he forces socialism down our throats and breaks any damned law he so chooses to to force this on us. We need a business man to run the country, not a lawyer that is a loop hole specialist. Our economy is big business, that is why we need a businessman to run the place. Checks and balances brother , not check after check after check!
| | | Budred wrote: | | Man, you're entitled to your opinions just like the rest of us but it is a little funny that you would rather
see the world end then have Obama as president. I was watching a video on youtube and someone posted that they want
him assassinated so we can heal. World ending and killings are what we need? OK.
Working together might help more but with these kind of attitudes...
On another note, it was hilarious watching his acceptance speech on "Fox News". You could see their anchors with a look of
disgust on their faces having to sit through it. I was in heaven. Then Bill O'Reilly, he was almost in tears! Excellent stuff.
What a Day!!!!
| | | guitardude wrote: | | | Fuck the Democraps! After 12-21-12, nobody`s gonna give a flying shit anyway! Hope the Mayans weren`t wrong! Like half of the US was last night !!! |
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| [guidogodoy] Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:09:16 PM | |
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Exactly! That was $40 (copay) x 2 as I went to see him on Tues and again on Wed. I can only imagine what he charged the govt. Any fool could have said "antibiotics" without needing me to actually see him again. Add in the cost of the Rx? Pushing $300. Fastest way to run into debt in this country. Healthcare.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, November 08, 2012 10:29:14 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats 40 bucks you paid, right. co pay with insurance.
same thing happens here, the doctors call you in to tell you your tests were fine, they just send the whole bill to the government, not just part...
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I'll throw in something very solid to the argument. I just had bloodwork done which came up perfect. Still, my regular physician preemptively sent me to a gastro. +$40 copay + three hours of my time. Both his nurse, him and me were scratching our heads about why I was sent to a gastro specialist with normal bloodwork. Still 3 hours waiting + $40. Odd thing was that night I went for a 7 mile run. Felt great until AFTER the run. Sparing the details, it got me back to the gastro again as I was really feeling ill (caught something in his office is my guess!). +$40 today plus $175 Rx as they weren't covered on my Rx plan. Doc only poked my stomach asking where it hurt and prescribed a general antibiotic! $40 for THAT?! WTF!!
I could only imagine what he REALLY made on both visits. Even better? I get a monthly phonecall today from some idiot who has the unfortunate task of asking about my health. THEY call but put me on hold for 20 minutes to only ask if I have any questions about my health. Only one I could think of was "why are you calling me...it raises my blood pressure." Bureaucracy at its finest. US healthcare system (aka Obamacare) SUCKS!!!
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| [Head banger] Thursday, November 08, 2012 10:29:14 PM | |
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thats 40 bucks you paid, right. co pay with insurance.
same thing happens here, the doctors call you in to tell you your tests were fine, they just send the whole bill to the government, not just part...
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:47:49 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I'll throw in something very solid to the argument. I just had bloodwork done which came up perfect. Still, my regular physician preemptively sent me to a gastro. +$40 copay + three hours of my time. Both his nurse, him and me were scratching our heads about why I was sent to a gastro specialist with normal bloodwork. Still 3 hours waiting + $40. Odd thing was that night I went for a 7 mile run. Felt great until AFTER the run. Sparing the details, it got me back to the gastro again as I was really feeling ill (caught something in his office is my guess!). +$40 today plus $175 Rx as they weren't covered on my Rx plan. Doc only poked my stomach asking where it hurt and prescribed a general antibiotic! $40 for THAT?! WTF!!
I could only imagine what he REALLY made on both visits. Even better? I get a monthly phonecall today from some idiot who has the unfortunate task of asking about my health. THEY call but put me on hold for 20 minutes to only ask if I have any questions about my health. Only one I could think of was "why are you calling me...it raises my blood pressure." Bureaucracy at its finest. US healthcare system (aka Obamacare) SUCKS!!!
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| [Head banger] Thursday, November 08, 2012 10:21:47 PM | |
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thats something that just bugs me no end. sorry. everyone here says its free, we pay so much bloody taxes...
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:29:49 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Well I was over simplifying things - taxes everyone pays go towards paying for our public health system.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | the government didnt pay, you did.
I am torn on this, I live in a country with socialized health care, and we were shipping pregnant women 5 hours away to montana to give birth. honestly, I know as a man I will be killed for this, but on the overall medical spectrum, a normal birth is fairly simple. C section, sure thats more involved, other complications, but a basic birth, we should be able to handle. need knee surgery, sure no problem, see your DR, from that first visit to surgery, 2 years. go to the USA, drop some cash, the same surgery you needed in 2 weeks.
I dont like the idea of people going bankrupt, or dying because they couldnt afford health care, but
and the idea our goverment proposes that we have the same service for everyone is crap. a pro hocky player (thats on ice to you down under folk) tears up his knee, he could have surgery in 24 hours. get hurt at work, 2 weeks. know the prime minister, similar. same guy who would have been 2 weeks if he got hurt at work gets hurt at home, could be 2 years. bogus.
| | | Becks wrote: | | The US is far from socialist, and as far as I can see (from all the way down here) isn't actually heading in that direction. Speaking from a country that basically has socialised health care, which while it has it's problems, is pretty bloody fantastic. Example, all my maternity care, pre and post natal, and my c-section as well as my hospital stay, etc etc, cost me nothing. Paid for by our government.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Bud
The world may as well end, though that was only an injection of humor! I hate O`drama, he has destroyed the US as we knew it, and the fact that he was re-elected is amazing after the first four years. How the hell can it get any better when he forces socialism down our throats and breaks any damned law he so chooses to to force this on us. We need a business man to run the country, not a lawyer that is a loop hole specialist. Our economy is big business, that is why we need a businessman to run the place. Checks and balances brother , not check after check after check!
| | | Budred wrote: | | Man, you're entitled to your opinions just like the rest of us but it is a little funny that you would rather
see the world end then have Obama as president. I was watching a video on youtube and someone posted that they want
him assassinated so we can heal. World ending and killings are what we need? OK.
Working together might help more but with these kind of attitudes...
On another note, it was hilarious watching his acceptance speech on "Fox News". You could see their anchors with a look of
disgust on their faces having to sit through it. I was in heaven. Then Bill O'Reilly, he was almost in tears! Excellent stuff.
What a Day!!!!
| | | guitardude wrote: | | | Fuck the Democraps! After 12-21-12, nobody`s gonna give a flying shit anyway! Hope the Mayans weren`t wrong! Like half of the US was last night !!! |
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| [guidogodoy] Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:47:49 PM | |
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I'll throw in something very solid to the argument. I just had bloodwork done which came up perfect. Still, my regular physician preemptively sent me to a gastro. +$40 copay + three hours of my time. Both his nurse, him and me were scratching our heads about why I was sent to a gastro specialist with normal bloodwork. Still 3 hours waiting + $40. Odd thing was that night I went for a 7 mile run. Felt great until AFTER the run. Sparing the details, it got me back to the gastro again as I was really feeling ill (caught something in his office is my guess!). +$40 today plus $175 Rx as they weren't covered on my Rx plan. Doc only poked my stomach asking where it hurt and prescribed a general antibiotic! $40 for THAT?! WTF!!
I could only imagine what he REALLY made on both visits. Even better? I get a monthly phonecall today from some idiot who has the unfortunate task of asking about my health. THEY call but put me on hold for 20 minutes to only ask if I have any questions about my health. Only one I could think of was "why are you calling me...it raises my blood pressure." Bureaucracy at its finest. US healthcare system (aka Obamacare) SUCKS!!!
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| [Becks] Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:29:49 PM | |
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Well I was over simplifying things - taxes everyone pays go towards paying for our public health system.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:01:34 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | the government didnt pay, you did.
I am torn on this, I live in a country with socialized health care, and we were shipping pregnant women 5 hours away to montana to give birth. honestly, I know as a man I will be killed for this, but on the overall medical spectrum, a normal birth is fairly simple. C section, sure thats more involved, other complications, but a basic birth, we should be able to handle. need knee surgery, sure no problem, see your DR, from that first visit to surgery, 2 years. go to the USA, drop some cash, the same surgery you needed in 2 weeks.
I dont like the idea of people going bankrupt, or dying because they couldnt afford health care, but
and the idea our goverment proposes that we have the same service for everyone is crap. a pro hocky player (thats on ice to you down under folk) tears up his knee, he could have surgery in 24 hours. get hurt at work, 2 weeks. know the prime minister, similar. same guy who would have been 2 weeks if he got hurt at work gets hurt at home, could be 2 years. bogus.
| | | Becks wrote: | | The US is far from socialist, and as far as I can see (from all the way down here) isn't actually heading in that direction. Speaking from a country that basically has socialised health care, which while it has it's problems, is pretty bloody fantastic. Example, all my maternity care, pre and post natal, and my c-section as well as my hospital stay, etc etc, cost me nothing. Paid for by our government.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Bud
The world may as well end, though that was only an injection of humor! I hate O`drama, he has destroyed the US as we knew it, and the fact that he was re-elected is amazing after the first four years. How the hell can it get any better when he forces socialism down our throats and breaks any damned law he so chooses to to force this on us. We need a business man to run the country, not a lawyer that is a loop hole specialist. Our economy is big business, that is why we need a businessman to run the place. Checks and balances brother , not check after check after check!
| | | Budred wrote: | | Man, you're entitled to your opinions just like the rest of us but it is a little funny that you would rather
see the world end then have Obama as president. I was watching a video on youtube and someone posted that they want
him assassinated so we can heal. World ending and killings are what we need? OK.
Working together might help more but with these kind of attitudes...
On another note, it was hilarious watching his acceptance speech on "Fox News". You could see their anchors with a look of
disgust on their faces having to sit through it. I was in heaven. Then Bill O'Reilly, he was almost in tears! Excellent stuff.
What a Day!!!!
| | | guitardude wrote: | | | Fuck the Democraps! After 12-21-12, nobody`s gonna give a flying shit anyway! Hope the Mayans weren`t wrong! Like half of the US was last night !!! |
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| [Head banger] Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:01:34 PM | |
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the government didnt pay, you did.
I am torn on this, I live in a country with socialized health care, and we were shipping pregnant women 5 hours away to montana to give birth. honestly, I know as a man I will be killed for this, but on the overall medical spectrum, a normal birth is fairly simple. C section, sure thats more involved, other complications, but a basic birth, we should be able to handle. need knee surgery, sure no problem, see your DR, from that first visit to surgery, 2 years. go to the USA, drop some cash, the same surgery you needed in 2 weeks.
I dont like the idea of people going bankrupt, or dying because they couldnt afford health care, but
and the idea our goverment proposes that we have the same service for everyone is crap. a pro hocky player (thats on ice to you down under folk) tears up his knee, he could have surgery in 24 hours. get hurt at work, 2 weeks. know the prime minister, similar. same guy who would have been 2 weeks if he got hurt at work gets hurt at home, could be 2 years. bogus.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Thursday, November 08, 2012 7:31:21 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | The US is far from socialist, and as far as I can see (from all the way down here) isn't actually heading in that direction. Speaking from a country that basically has socialised health care, which while it has it's problems, is pretty bloody fantastic. Example, all my maternity care, pre and post natal, and my c-section as well as my hospital stay, etc etc, cost me nothing. Paid for by our government.
| | | guitardude wrote: | | Bud
The world may as well end, though that was only an injection of humor! I hate O`drama, he has destroyed the US as we knew it, and the fact that he was re-elected is amazing after the first four years. How the hell can it get any better when he forces socialism down our throats and breaks any damned law he so chooses to to force this on us. We need a business man to run the country, not a lawyer that is a loop hole specialist. Our economy is big business, that is why we need a businessman to run the place. Checks and balances brother , not check after check after check!
| | | Budred wrote: | | Man, you're entitled to your opinions just like the rest of us but it is a little funny that you would rather
see the world end then have Obama as president. I was watching a video on youtube and someone posted that they want
him assassinated so we can heal. World ending and killings are what we need? OK.
Working together might help more but with these kind of attitudes...
On another note, it was hilarious watching his acceptance speech on "Fox News". You could see their anchors with a look of
disgust on their faces having to sit through it. I was in heaven. Then Bill O'Reilly, he was almost in tears! Excellent stuff.
What a Day!!!!
| | | guitardude wrote: | | | Fuck the Democraps! After 12-21-12, nobody`s gonna give a flying shit anyway! Hope the Mayans weren`t wrong! Like half of the US was last night !!! |
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