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by Ashiwi
Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:18 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The hospital bailout is coming.
Replies: 42
Views: 5086

Re: The hospital bailout is coming.

No, I believe that the issue Kiryan is referring to, with Medicare not paying enough, is disputable. I'd rather dispute the outright cost of medicine, instead of the low payments Medicare makes. The cost of medicine is a culmination of so many different factors, and to hold Medicare responsible for ...
by Ashiwi
Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:37 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The hospital bailout is coming.
Replies: 42
Views: 5086

Re: The hospital bailout is coming.

Did I actually say that? The note regarding socialized medicine and the defense of Capitalism sounds right on, but the part about Medicare requiring expensive equipment and government say-so... I'm iffy about that context.
by Ashiwi
Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:02 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The hospital bailout is coming.
Replies: 42
Views: 5086

Re: The hospital bailout is coming.

Medicare doesn't pay enough for what? If you can get to the heart of what allowable expenses are, you might come closer to the gist of the medical industry's financial plight. Medicare and insurance companies set values on services deemed to be an "allowable charge" for that service. Are t...
by Ashiwi
Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:00 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: How did you learn how to tolerate dumb stuff/people at work?
Replies: 19
Views: 2213

Re: How did you learn how to tolerate dumb stuff/people at work?

Employees are a lot like kids. You get out what you put in. There are the occasional limp biscuits you need to carve off, but more people are capable of more work than you give them credit for. A good manager gets good work out of most of the people he has. A good manager/trainer recognizes that not...
by Ashiwi
Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:59 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Medical Lawsuits
Replies: 46
Views: 1732

Re: Medical Lawsuits

Once in a blue moon I do succumb to what you believe to be a conspiracy theory, but I'm not typically prone to buy into such simplistic hogwash. I think the decrease in gasoline cost is due to a ton of different reasons, including the decrease in consumption, global markets, politics, and the conven...
by Ashiwi
Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:09 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The hospital bailout is coming.
Replies: 42
Views: 5086

Re: The hospital bailout is coming.

Oh, and another note... HIPAA is a nightmare. I wish I could sign one form that would give make my medical information from all medical entities available for all medical entities. I know the reasons behind it, but sometimes it just creates more problems than it solves. And blame the FDA for the rea...
by Ashiwi
Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:01 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The hospital bailout is coming.
Replies: 42
Views: 5086

Re: The hospital bailout is coming.

I look at the results of this kind of stuff every day, and I'm just stumped over what should be done about it. The cost of lawsuits and malpractice insurance just gets funneled back into the cost of medical care, which, as everybody knows, is pricing itself out of reach of the majority of the United...
by Ashiwi
Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:04 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Next Toril Gathering
Replies: 45
Views: 8528

Re: Next Toril Gathering

While I'm not a gambling person, I could use my time in Vegas to check out the lounge acts and see the canyons. You can count me in. Somebody get us some comped rooms for it!
by Ashiwi
Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:56 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Medical Lawsuits
Replies: 46
Views: 1732

Re: Medical Lawsuits

I don't know about you, Teflor, but if I needed to buy gasoline to get to work I would pay $4.00 per gallon or more if necessary. In fact, not so long ago thats what I was doing. Its a wonder gasoline is so much cheaper now... since just about everyone is willing to pay a lot more for it. When the ...
by Ashiwi
Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:41 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Your Current Administration: New Taxes On You = Savings
Replies: 19
Views: 1228

Re: Your Current Administration: New Taxes On You = Savings

Consumption tax would be considered part of the sale, as it is now. When we go into the store we look at an item's price, then find out what the total charge would be after taxes, and most of the time we still buy it. I've never understood a system that utilized both income and sales taxes,since it'...
by Ashiwi
Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:58 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: LF a good book
Replies: 15
Views: 2370

Re: LF a good book

Hey now! "Dragonflight," "Dragonquest," and "The White Dragon" were good reads. After that, she gets tired and monotonous. The one about the dolphins was a waste of my time. I did like "Dragonsong" and "Dragonsinger" but the third one in that series ...
by Ashiwi
Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:58 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: fairness doctrine, talk radio
Replies: 54
Views: 2324

Re: fairness doctrine, talk radio

Statements of fact posed in a misleading way are still as misleading as untruths or whimsical half-truths.
by Ashiwi
Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:03 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Medical Lawsuits
Replies: 46
Views: 1732

Medical Lawsuits

Given the recent award of 6.7 million to a woman who lost her arm due to a reaction to an IV push dosage of Phenergan, and the impact that costs like these have on the medical industry, what do you guys think of them striking down possible limits on medication lawsuits? The drug manufacturer stood b...
by Ashiwi
Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:24 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: this summers blockbuster
Replies: 11
Views: 1851

Re: this summers blockbuster

That's got to be a fake, there's no way to pull off a "Crank 2" with Stratham.

Although I'd probably watch it, anyway... I thought "Crank" was a work of art. Stratham is pretty well drawn, too.
by Ashiwi
Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:58 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Internet Options
Replies: 16
Views: 3063

Re: Internet Options

Thank you all. I don't want to deal with anything that means I have to turn on my landline again, if I can at all avoid it, because it was such a major hassle the previous time. I may just go with satellite, since I'm not really a gamer. I've always been curious about games like Warhammer, but I dou...
by Ashiwi
Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:29 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Internet Options
Replies: 16
Views: 3063

Internet Options

I'm kind of lost on what the new internet options are, and when I get linked back up I don't want to have to deal with dial-up. Cable is not an option where I live. What do you guys know about the other options... satellite, and that newfangled contraption they have that'll use your cellphone connec...
by Ashiwi
Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:11 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The basic standard of living
Replies: 59
Views: 5811

Re: The basic standard of living

You would ruin a perfectly good butcher-blended burger with breadcrumbs????? My suggestion would be to put a smaller cast iron skillet on the fire and get it good and hot, then when your burger finishes cooking, throw a good sized splash of worcestershire in the small skillet so that it immediately ...
by Ashiwi
Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:05 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Woo! I'm in love
Replies: 145
Views: 14041

Re: Woo! I'm in love

LOL, Actually, I don't remember my dreams much anymore... and it's probably best to leave it at that.
by Ashiwi
Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:09 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: I dare you to defend the UAW
Replies: 21
Views: 1651

Re: I dare you to defend the UAW

The example of unions is one more like: If my product is worth $1,000.00 and I price it at $5,000.00, and then the warehouse I sell through goes out of business trying to market an inferior product at an unrealistic markup, whose fault is it, mine, or the people who can no longer afford to buy the p...
by Ashiwi
Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:35 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Woo! I'm in love
Replies: 145
Views: 14041

Re: Woo! I'm in love

As long as you live in a different state so I don't have to worry about you showing up on my doorstep with starry eyes, we're good.

Otherwise, might I suggest you consider the blender...
by Ashiwi
Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:21 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Woo! I'm in love
Replies: 145
Views: 14041

Re: Woo! I'm in love

A quick note... If anybody EVER hears me say anything about getting back into another relationship, just tell me to go stick my hand in a blender. The blender would be far more fun. The blender would act like a mature blender and communicate with me. I would be a lot less unfocused when the blender ...
by Ashiwi
Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:37 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: I dare you to defend the UAW
Replies: 21
Views: 1651

Re: I dare you to defend the UAW

The "best deal" does not automatically equate to pricing your representatives out of their jobs. They went for the short-term big bang of right-now results without considering the consequences of their actions. Sorry, no sympathy. How is that different than the banks? Or many other corpor...
by Ashiwi
Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:56 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: I dare you to defend the UAW
Replies: 21
Views: 1651

Re: I dare you to defend the UAW

The "best deal" does not automatically equate to pricing your representatives out of their jobs. They went for the short-term big bang of right-now results without considering the consequences of their actions.

Sorry, no sympathy.
by Ashiwi
Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:53 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The basic standard of living
Replies: 59
Views: 5811

Re: The basic standard of living

See, and here I thought it was that 15% "all natural" solution the beef is injected with in Wal-Mart. It must be a solution of mealworm and chicken beaks powdered and liquified. Those are "all natural" after all. Now that you mention it... that funky taste it gets does kind of re...
by Ashiwi
Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:04 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The basic standard of living
Replies: 59
Views: 5811

Re: The basic standard of living

I hate to gank Neo's thread, but everybody out there needs to listen to Corth, because that stuff you buy at Wal-Mart that they call "meat" is only meat because at one point at least 50% of it actually belonged to a dead animal. Before I officially signed up for a leisurely life of redneck...
by Ashiwi
Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:02 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The basic standard of living
Replies: 59
Views: 5811

Re: The basic standard of living

There are areas that do not have the wonderful public transportation systems that the larger cities do, and in those situations you practically have to have a car. If you can ride the bus, can you get off your job and get to the daycare before they close? You don't HAVE to have a car, but if you wan...
by Ashiwi
Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:54 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: fairness doctrine, talk radio
Replies: 54
Views: 2324

Re: fairness doctrine, talk radio

If they're really proposing something like this, it's born to fail. There's no way they can get what they're wanting out of this, or at least what they're proposing that they want. If I want people to choose brand A, I say lots of positive things about brand A. If the government steps in and says I ...
by Ashiwi
Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:51 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: fairness doctrine, talk radio
Replies: 54
Views: 2324

Re: fairness doctrine, talk radio

The Daily Oklahoman, one of the nationally recognized worst newspapers for multiple years running. The primary source of paperbound news in Oklahoma City and suburbs. The day I read a letter from the editor that stated their newspaper supported a stance that homosexuality was a sin and they would ne...
by Ashiwi
Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:38 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: The basic standard of living
Replies: 59
Views: 5811

Re: The basic standard of living

Don't forget car insurance, car repairs, tires, tags, house insurance (or renters' insurance), prescriptions, medical and dental out of pockets and copays, clothing, school supplies, taxes, home repairs, childcare, and a host of other things I can't think of right now!
by Ashiwi
Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:03 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: great article on the movement against the FED
Replies: 9
Views: 1009

Re: great article on the movement against the FED

Sarvis wrote:If people _really_ want to save for the future, they should stock chickens.


OMG, I laughed so hard when I realized Sarvis and I actually agreed about something!

Hopefully I'll get my investment coop built this year.
by Ashiwi
Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:34 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: How did you meet?
Replies: 99
Views: 14368

Re: How did you meet?

Slander! You're not supposed to tell these people that i'm nice. That's so not fair. :( Twink. I've been telling people for ages how nice you are. I just talk about you behind your back where you can't hear me. You two really need to come out and introduce yourselves some day! I'd love to hang with...
by Ashiwi
Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:48 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: How did you meet?
Replies: 99
Views: 14368

Re: How did you meet?

So, in light of my extremely pathetic desperation... Not everyone, just a handful of people who are offering advice that comes off as insulting. Like calling me desperate. No, we don't know you. We can only go by the picture you paint here. Maybe you don't communicate with other people the way you ...
by Ashiwi
Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:01 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: How did you meet?
Replies: 99
Views: 14368

Re: How did you meet?

I don't think you're a horrible, smelly mess. All I know you by is this BBS. Based on what I can see on this BBS I would guess you're an intelligent, imaginative non-conformist with a poor sense of self-worth and a defensive wall built about a mile high. You are making some changes, but you're still...
by Ashiwi
Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:30 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: How did you meet?
Replies: 99
Views: 14368

Re: How did you meet?

The simple truth that beyond showering and brushing my teeth, I wouldn't bother much with grooming if I didn't want to look acceptable to women. This is one of the most telling things you have written about yourself. Unfortunately, the advice we're giving you where the underlying cause of this is c...
by Ashiwi
Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:04 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: How did you meet?
Replies: 99
Views: 14368

Re: How did you meet?

I met every man I've ever dated when I wasn't in a state of "extreme desperation." Women can smell that from a mile away, you know. There are millions of women out there right now who would really love to go out with a decent man. They're not honing in on you for a reason. Get a clue. Hone...
by Ashiwi
Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:17 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Violating your child's privacy
Replies: 59
Views: 6108

Re: Violating your child's privacy

I think his point is that if you have reason to believe your child is doing something that might endanger him or her and you also have reason to believe they may not be completely honest with you about those activities, then said child may also be intelligent enough to stash their secrets somewhere ...
by Ashiwi
Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:59 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Violating your child's privacy
Replies: 59
Views: 6108

Re: Violating your child's privacy

He might just do that. But I bet his kids vote.
by Ashiwi
Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:47 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Violating your child's privacy
Replies: 59
Views: 6108

Re: Violating your child's privacy

So when your child is hanging out with a kid that you know is a very bad influence, and their behavior changes, and you feel there's very good reason to believe they may be abusing substances they shouldn't be involved in, do you hand her the handbag and ask her to produce anything she may feel she ...
by Ashiwi
Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:07 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Violating your child's privacy
Replies: 59
Views: 6108

Re: Violating your child's privacy

I really don't want to cause a firestorm of flames here, but let me ask a question... Those who think that monitoring your child's whereabouts, internet activity or other activities is improper or damaging to a child's growing psyche, what do you think of your parents' parenting skills in these area...
by Ashiwi
Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:42 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Violating your child's privacy
Replies: 59
Views: 6108

Re: Violating your child's privacy

At that point you won't even be able to keep track of where your child goes online. So much for all those services that offer software to parents to help them monitor kids' internet activities to prevent assault by predators. If it goes that far, expect a massive whiplash effect. Can you imagine wha...
by Ashiwi
Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:01 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: government in the business of increasing revenue
Replies: 48
Views: 4029

Re: government in the business of increasing revenue

That's probably the truth of it, but until you can get private auditors into the government's books with full public disclosure, there's no chance the issue will be resolved. My personal feeling is that the accounting for government programs should be made public, so that individuals can go to a sit...
by Ashiwi
Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:54 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Violating your child's privacy
Replies: 59
Views: 6108

Re: Violating your child's privacy

Unlike most of the kids today, whose parents don't ever bother to care about where they are or who they're hanging out with or what they're doing? I have a magnet on my refrigerator that reads "Live each day as if Aunt Bea were watching." If more kids lived each day as if their parents wer...
by Ashiwi
Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:54 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Next Toril Gathering
Replies: 45
Views: 8528

Re: Next Toril Gathering

You missed the step where he swings by to pick me up on the way!
by Ashiwi
Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:49 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: government in the business of increasing revenue
Replies: 48
Views: 4029

Re: government in the business of increasing revenue

I suppose there's a lot to weigh on this issue. If birth control is considered a part of standard medical care, then it can fall under social services that handle medical care. $30.00 a month birth control or $30,000.00 childbirth and all the well and sick child visits after that, it's all medical c...
by Ashiwi
Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:47 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Next Toril Gathering
Replies: 45
Views: 8528

Re: Next Toril Gathering

Unfortunately those were the only yurts I could get at the same time for any extended period of time. I don't remember if there were any available for just one or two nights during that time period. They were scarce as could be, so I was glad to get those. I'm happy to meet the children of anybody w...
by Ashiwi
Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:35 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Woo! I'm in love
Replies: 145
Views: 14041

Re: Woo! I'm in love

Sure other women do, but this is a situation of place and peers. If all your friends do drugs, you're more likely to do drugs. Sorry, that's just fact. If you're bombarded with advertising for a product all day and night, you're more likely to purchase the product. If you spend all your time around ...
by Ashiwi
Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:22 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: government in the business of increasing revenue
Replies: 48
Views: 4029

Re: government in the business of increasing revenue

I suppose you could consider it to be an investment of a type, but any effort expended today in order to improve things tomorrow is going to be an investment of some kind or another. You can look at it as a loss of the potential income of unborn children, or you can look at it as an attempt to reduc...
by Ashiwi
Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:46 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: government in the business of increasing revenue
Replies: 48
Views: 4029

Re: government in the business of increasing revenue

Unfortunately, the free market does not take into account the mindset of large chunks of the United States, where hiring practices may be influenced by potentially faulty ingrained perceptions based on discriminatory practices taught in the home. While things are getting better, to say that the free...
by Ashiwi
Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:28 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Next Toril Gathering
Replies: 45
Views: 8528

Re: Next Toril Gathering

I was very lucky to get anything for September, as all of the summer is completely booked for these parks and almost all of the cabins are booked nine months in advance. I was able to get two yurts for the dates 09/20/2009 through 09/25/2009 reserved. The cabin numbers are A8 and A23, which are a go...
by Ashiwi
Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:01 pm
Forum: T2 General Discussion Archive
Topic: Next Toril Gathering
Replies: 45
Views: 8528

Re: Next Toril Gathering

I was kind of thinking September, but I haven't written anything in stone. My logic is that in September the kids will be going back to school, but it won't be so chilly that it would make sitting on the beach uncomfortable. If people are amenable to that timeframe, I'll start checking weather for t...

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