Useless Conversation

[Arthur_Parker]

Lot of people with similar issues with the game download.

[Bann]

Dear Wendy's at Cicero and North,

Your training for the sloppiest burgerlympics is going very well. My pants, keyboard, and League of Legends team can all provide witness if anyone doubts your ability to take something simple like a single with cheese and turn it into a massive oozing trainwreck.

Fuck.

[WayAbvPar]

You are supposed to eat it, not try to fuck it on your desk.

[Merusk]

But it's so warm...

[Paelos]

I heard Wendys changed the burgers to "Dave's Hot & Juicy"

Did their PR department not run that by a focus group of 15 year old boys?

[Sand]

You are supposed to eat it, not try to fuck it on your desk.

I've read that five times and laugh my ass off each and every time! 

[RhyssaFireheart]

I really, really wish program updates would stop putting fucking shortcuts on my desktop!  STOP IT!

[Lantyssa]

Well, it's a good thing I was already scheduled to go into work a bit late this morning (2nd day, woo!).  A stray managed to barely squeeze through my wrought iron fence, so now she is trapped in my back yard while her puppy hops back and forth.

[ghost]

I really, really wish program updates would stop putting fucking shortcuts on my desktop!  STOP IT!

I agree.  I really, really don't need an Adobe shortcut on my desktop. 

[RhyssaFireheart]

I really, really wish program updates would stop putting fucking shortcuts on my desktop!  STOP IT!

I agree.  I really, really don't need an Adobe shortcut on my desktop.  

Acrobat Reader 9?

They are the worst offenders, IMO.

Oh, and it's ever such a good thing I left 15 minutes earlier than usual for work.  I'd hate to think how much later I would have been if I hadn't. 

[Sky]

Wendy's burgers have really gone into the shitter. Fiancee likes the chicken there, and they have improved the fries quite a bit. But the burgers are now a giant mushy ball of grease. It takes real talent to complete immerse a burger, bun, and all toppings into a vat'o'grease.

edit: oh yeah, my main cc was just nabbed by someone last night 

[MisterNoisy]

edit: oh yeah, my main cc was just nabbed by someone last night  

Same - my debit card was used for some bullshit purchase last week - thankfully I check my accounts regularly.  Good times.  

[SnakeCharmer]

Just received a bill from the hospital 6 months after my kid was in the ER for a nice cut on his forehead/at his hairline.  Can I tell them to go fuck themselves?  It's not but 50 bucks or something, but it's the principal of the matter.  6 months later?  REALLY?

[Abagadro]

I wouldn't. Generally there is no time limit on billing and statute of limitations on a collection action is usually pretty long for most states (four years here).

[Cheddar]

Just received a bill from the hospital 6 months after my kid was in the ER for a nice cut on his forehead/at his hairline.  Can I tell them to go fuck themselves?  It's not but 50 bucks or something, but it's the principal of the matter.  6 months later?  REALLY?

This will come back to haunt you if you ignore.

[TheWalrus]

Wife got a valid bill from her dentist three years later. No joke.

[SnakeCharmer]

It's not even a collection...Just a bill from the hospital.  I'm going to pay it because, well, I owe it and I have no problem with that.  It's just the fact that here it is 6 months later they're just now sending it.  And it came a due date that was two days before it arrived in my mailbox.  It's what it cost me (after insurance) for the doctor to walk in, say "ah ha! suture!", and walk out while the PA and two nurses put the stitches in.  But goddamn...

[ghost]

Bills are bills.  Why would it really matter if it took them a while to get it to you?  I think the part where it was due after it got to you would piss me off the most. 

[Salamok]

Bills are bills.  Why would it really matter if it took them a while to get it to you?  I think the part where it was due after it got to you would piss me off the most. 

So you really don't see a problem with the scenario that you don't get to know how much you will be out of pocket until 3 months after you bought it? 

My last situation like this involved getting tubes in my daughters ears (literally a 15 minute from the time we walked in the door to the time we walked out), when the ENT recommended them I asked how much it was likely to run and his only response was 'you have insurance don't you?' (the answer was yes), well FF 2 months and I get a bill for $1000. 

I realize that doctors are not responsible for every detail of my insurance policy and financial condition but can we start making it a standard practice to hand out a written fucking quote that I can run through my insurance co for a bit of a heads up.  I also just hate that my deductibles and co-pays all seem to be based off the initial bill amount instead of the 'insurance company only agrees the procedure is worth x amount'.  My deductible is 20% not 40%.

[ghost]

Without getting into the "politics" healthcare insurance tirade, this could all be fairly easily fixed. 

[SnakeCharmer]

Bills are bills.  Why would it really matter if it took them a while to get it to you?  I think the part where it was due after it got to you would piss me off the most. 

Lets ignore that its a hot topic medical bill and just say it's a bill.  If it is required of me to pay it within a certain amount of time (or risk dinging my credit), it should be required of them to send it TO me within a certain amount of time.  Who in their right mind invoices something 6 months (nevermind 3 years in TheWalrus's case) after services rendered? 

[Sand]

I realize that doctors are not responsible for every detail of my insurance policy and financial condition but can we start making it a standard practice to hand out a written fucking quote that I can run through my insurance co for a bit of a heads up.  I also just hate that my deductibles and co-pays all seem to be based off the initial bill amount instead of the 'insurance company only agrees the procedure is worth x amount'.  My deductible is 20% not 40%.

Yep. Just had to take dog and cat into local emergency care service this past week (see cat thread). Once both were examined the vet provided me with three different courses of treatment with three approximate cost ranges.
I have NEVER got such service from a doctor.


And here's a doosie. Went to the emergency room last year for what I thought was glass in my foot. Turns out it was some inflamed nerve with scar tissue. Got the bill  just this week $900.
Called the insurance agency. Why didnt you pay this? "Because you hadnt met your deductible yet for the year."
Why didnt you negotiate it down to a lower amount for me then? "We negotiate rates for what we have to pay, we dont care what you end up paying."
If I could have reached through the phone I would have punched the fucker in his face.

[Abagadro]

It's not even a collection...Just a bill from the hospital.  I'm going to pay it because, well, I owe it and I have no problem with that.  It's just the fact that here it is 6 months later they're just now sending it.  And it came a due date that was two days before it arrived in my mailbox.  It's what it cost me (after insurance) for the doctor to walk in, say "ah ha! suture!", and walk out while the PA and two nurses put the stitches in.  But goddamn...

The point being that if you don't pay it it will turn into a collection and they have years in which to do it.

[Ingmar]

Bills are bills.  Why would it really matter if it took them a while to get it to you?  I think the part where it was due after it got to you would piss me off the most. 

Lets ignore that its a hot topic medical bill and just say it's a bill.  If it is required of me to pay it within a certain amount of time (or risk dinging my credit), it should be required of them to send it TO me within a certain amount of time.  Who in their right mind invoices something 6 months (nevermind 3 years in TheWalrus's case) after services rendered? 

Maybe it should work that way, but if you're going to make a principled stand on something, I don't really think this is the place to do it. Nobody's going to see your martyrdom except the credit agencies.

[Salamok]

They wont just up and report it on your credit report for being 90 days overdue.  IIRC part of the whole fair credit reporting act is that they have to equally report the good and the bad and since they do not report every medical bill paid on time they lose the right to report the ones that do not pay on time.  There is also a huge privacy issue with putting something on the credit report that indicates you have medical issues.  That said it will eventually end up on your report if you let it get far enough (a judgement or something).  In my case I took my sweet time paying (6 months I think) and loudly expressed my frustration with the whole process every time they called about it.  I always intended on paying I just didn't feel the need to be prompt or nice about it.

[Ironwood]

Wait, hang on, was the Daily Show item about Planet Fitness serious ?

Wait.

Um

[Chimpy]

So, after seeing that pic of the Trans Am someone bought in the car thread I have been singing East Bound and Down from Smokey and the Bandit to myself. Decided to listen to the song on Youtube.

When I got to the actual page, the ad was for a trucking company O.o.

[ghost]

Bills are bills.  Why would it really matter if it took them a while to get it to you?  I think the part where it was due after it got to you would piss me off the most. 

Lets ignore that its a hot topic medical bill and just say it's a bill.  If it is required of me to pay it within a certain amount of time (or risk dinging my credit), it should be required of them to send it TO me within a certain amount of time.  Who in their right mind invoices something 6 months (nevermind 3 years in TheWalrus's case) after services rendered? 

But they don't have a required time to send it to you.  In some instances, they aren't even required to send you a bill.  So suck it up and pay it. 

[Nebu]

Yep. Just had to take dog and cat into local emergency care service this past week (see cat thread). Once both were examined the vet provided me with three different courses of treatment with three approximate cost ranges.
I have NEVER got such service from a doctor.

I always joke that should anything happen to me to require health care, that I should be taken to the vet.  People laugh at first... then they wonder if I'm serious.  If you live outside of a major metropolitan area, the odds of getting quality medical care go down significantly.  Some of the physicians in my area can't answer my simple questions... and I've been out of the clinic for over a decade.  Don't even get me started on the topic of DO's, PA's, and chiropractors.

[ghost]

Yep. Just had to take dog and cat into local emergency care service this past week (see cat thread). Once both were examined the vet provided me with three different courses of treatment with three approximate cost ranges.
I have NEVER got such service from a doctor.

I always joke that should anything happen to me to require health care, that I should be taken to the vet.  People laugh at first... then they wonder if I'm serious.  If you live outside of a major metropolitan area, the odds of getting quality medical care go down significantly.  Some of the physicians in my area can't answer my simple questions... and I've been out of the clinic for over a decade.  Don't even get me started on the topic of DO's, PA's, and chiropractors.

The one thing I learned in medical school is exactly how many doctors I don't want treating me.  One big problem with newer doctors is that the scope of education is so broad that any actual skills are so watered down by the time they actually get into practice.  You see the opposite with old doctors.  They've got their mind made up about what is bothering you before you even hit the door, based on your chief complaint and years of experience.  That will often work, but not enough to make it worth disregarding other evidence. 

[ghost]

Can any of you computer people explain why Facebook needs to change their look every month?  They go from one fully functional setup to another irritatingly different until you get used to it fully functional setup. 

[Mrbloodworth]

Wendy's burgers have really gone into the shitter. Fiancee likes the chicken there, and they have improved the fries quite a bit. But the burgers are now a giant mushy ball of grease. It takes real talent to complete immerse a burger, bun, and all toppings into a vat'o'grease.

edit: oh yeah, my main cc was just nabbed by someone last night 

Must be the location, I like the ones near us. No sloppy mess there.

[MuffinMan]

Can any of you computer people explain why Facebook needs to change their look every month?  They go from one fully functional setup to another irritatingly different until you get used to it fully functional setup. 

I'm not one to complain about their changes usually but this "greatest hits" thing and the side ticker are atrocious.

[Khaldun]

How to know you're getting older:

friends and colleagues that you've known for a lot of your life start dying. 

[Merusk]

I've had that problem since I was 15, so it's nothing new to me.

On Facebook.. I need a picture of all these bad changes.  Mine still looks the same.