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Ciaphas posted:Here's a stupid one. I need to see my primary care doctor about something*, but getting an appointment within the next couple days is proving difficult. My insurance makes using a different primary care/family physician office a pain in the rear end, so I can't really change doctors quickly to one who's more open, either. (At least, not while having coverage for said visit.) So I figure tomorrow I'll find a nearby walk-in clinic and ask them to take a look. Is there anything I should know about finding/picking one, like insurance issues, quality, cost, anything like that? Does your health plan show what to do for urgent care visits? Have you called your doctor office/provider to set up an urgent care appointment? Health plans vary wildly obviously but you should still be able to set something up so you only pay a copay instead of a walk-in fee.
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stubblyhead posted:Do people who are allergic to bee stings generally have allergic reactions to other insect stings as well? I don't know about bees --> other insects (helpful, right?), but I'm allergic to ants and NOT bees/other insects. Presumably, for people who are allergic to bees, it could go either way. Sorry, bee allergic people. Bees are awesome.
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I went to a restaurant on 7/19 and spent 34.60 on a chase visa credit card. I was just on the chase website today and saw that charge (listed correctly as happening 7/19 and processed 7/21) + 2 more charges from the same restaurant both happening on 7/26 (processed 7/28). One for 34.60 (same as I spent) and one for 23.xx. These 2 charges were not at the same time on 7/26 I don't think because I can see other charges I actually made that day between them. I called chase, they are reversing the charges and said they will contact the restaurant. They said it was probably a billing error on the restaurant's part. Can they (restaurant) really have an error that charges me again for the same thing as well as another completely different number a week later? Or are they possibly involved in some kind of fraud? This place is brand new and kinda sketchy in a few ways. Should I call the local police at all in case they really are up to no good and doing this to others? Or let chase/visa handle everything? I did have chase cancel my current card # and send me a new one just in case. E/N: I secretly would like to hasten them going out of business and get someone else to take that building. Ruined my bday dinner. It's a bbq place, I was carrying-out, took 45 mins, place was not busy at all, bbq takes 10+ hours to cook so it's not like they were cooking it right there for me. The food was terrible, one thing I ordered was 1 lb of sliced brisket, I got maybe half a pound, the bulk of it was 2 pieces sliced like an inch thick by a blind person doped up on oxys I'm guessing. The rest was 3 little bitty misshapen pieces. I also asked for a large order of fries, they asked how many people I was feeding in reference to fries, I said 3, I got about 10 french-fries that were all soggy and limp. Didn't notice any of that until I got home. Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Jul 30, 2013 |
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Jul 30, 2013 20:45
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I've had it happen before, and I would say it is probably incompetence. The owner probably won't be happy losing that money and will track down the problem. Next time I'd suggest calling the restaurant first. I was double charged a while back and when I called to see what was up, the manager refunded both charges, which was a nice surprise.
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Jul 30, 2013 21:15
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Knightmare posted:Does your health plan show what to do for urgent care visits? Have you called your doctor office/provider to set up an urgent care appointment? Health plans vary wildly obviously but you should still be able to set something up so you only pay a copay instead of a walk-in fee. I finally found info on walk in clinics on aetnas site, yeah. Still waiting at the clinic 45 minutes later  Not a metal allergy, I don't wear jewelry etc. at all. (in fact the damned rash moved to the other wrist this morning, and has since disappeared and reappeared in the crook of my elbow.  )
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Jul 30, 2013 21:37
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Wagonburner posted:I went to a restaurant on 7/19 and spent 34.60 on a chase visa credit card. I was just on the chase website today and saw that charge (listed correctly as happening 7/19 and processed 7/21) + 2 more charges from the same restaurant both happening on 7/26 (processed 7/28). One for 34.60 (same as I spent) and one for 23.xx. These 2 charges were not at the same time on 7/26 I don't think because I can see other charges I actually made that day between them. Double-charging could be an accident. Charging a different amount is either fraud or unbelievable incompetence. However, Chase customer reps aren't going to get into it with you, so they'll choose the most benign explanation. I would tell people you know not to use credit cards there, though.
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Jul 30, 2013 21:50
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Wagonburner posted:I went to a restaurant on 7/19 and spent 34.60 on a chase visa credit card. I was just on the chase website today and saw that charge (listed correctly as happening 7/19 and processed 7/21) + 2 more charges from the same restaurant both happening on 7/26 (processed 7/28). One for 34.60 (same as I spent) and one for 23.xx. These 2 charges were not at the same time on 7/26 I don't think because I can see other charges I actually made that day between them. Put the thing about them double-charging your card in a yelp review.
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Jul 30, 2013 22:07
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Why not call them first and see what they have to say?
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Jul 30, 2013 22:35
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I recently got a grill and some tools, but didn't notice that only the tongs came with a leather thong to hang them from something. It's about 1/16" in diameter. Where could I look to get some more?
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Jul 30, 2013 22:39
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I want to replace the temple arms on a pair of sunglasses. Are those metal hinges a standard size and are the arms sold separately anywhere?
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Jul 30, 2013 22:40
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Would a question regarding a certain porn star be acceptable in this thread, or is this thread more for everything other than that?
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Jul 30, 2013 22:42
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:I want to replace the temple arms on a pair of sunglasses. Are those metal hinges a standard size and are the arms sold separately anywhere? If they're nice sunglasses like a name brand you can buy replacement arms. Most retailers can order them for you. Otherwise an optometrist office might be able to fix them but its probably just worth buying new sunglasses.
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Jul 30, 2013 22:47
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john mayer posted:If they're nice sunglasses like a name brand you can buy replacement arms. Most retailers can order them for you. Otherwise an optometrist office might be able to fix them but its probably just worth buying new sunglasses. Thanks.
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Jul 30, 2013 22:49
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hooah posted:I recently got a grill and some tools, but didn't notice that only the tongs came with a leather thong to hang them from something. It's about 1/16" in diameter. Where could I look to get some more? A craft store.
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Jul 30, 2013 22:55
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I'm thinking about getting a Safe Deposit Box at my local bank. What things should I put in it beyond the obvious?
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PaganGoatPants posted:I'm thinking about getting a Safe Deposit Box at my local bank. What things should I put in it beyond the obvious? I have my Keepass master password in mine. Not in an obvious format, but enough of a reminder that it will jog my wife's memory. Just to make it easier for my wife in case I die or something horrible happens.
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Jul 31, 2013 00:27
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Sometimes, when I'm doing something cardio-intensive like biking or running that requires heavier breathing, my throat will start to burn. I don't have any difficulty getting air. The only symptom is a strong, stinging discomfort in the back of my throat. It's especially bad during colder weather. I usually just ignore it and keep doing whatever I'm doing. No permanent damage thus far. Is this normal? I've never asked anyone else about it before.
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Sieg posted:I have my Keepass master password in mine. Not in an obvious format, but enough of a reminder that it will jog my wife's memory. Just to make it easier for my wife in case I die or something horrible happens. If you're going to do that, I really can't think of any good reason not to just write it down in plaintext. It's a safe deposit box, no one but you or your next of kin is getting in there.
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PaganGoatPants posted:I'm thinking about getting a Safe Deposit Box at my local bank. What things should I put in it beyond the obvious? A large amount of cash a handgun and ammo is obvious to you yes? Also 1 of 2 external hard drives with a good backup on it that you swap out every x days. Keep your animus until you're 75. (If you can find a player for them.) My parents got a deposit box a year or more ago and said i could be added on, I keep meaning to do this but haven't yet. Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Jul 31, 2013 |
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stubblyhead posted:If you're going to do that, I really can't think of any good reason not to just write it down in plaintext. It's a safe deposit box, no one but you or your next of kin is getting in there. It is a passphrase that is shared between us, so she doesn't need it like completely written out. I don't know why I didn't do plaintext, I guess I've just read too many scary stories about banks declaring safety deposit boxes abandoned accidentally. Wagonburner posted:A large amount of cash a handgun and ammo is obvious to you yes? You aren't legally allowed to store guns in safety deposit boxes. Cloud backups are easier and I don't have to worry about hardware failing. Edit: Looks like it isn't illegal, but my bank's rules don't allow me to store guns in my box. Sieg fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Jul 31, 2013 |
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Sieg posted:
Make sure anything sensitive is encrypted and you check often to make sure even the non encrypted/non sensitive stuff is still there or you may have your week ruined when your HDD fails and you find out russkie hackers owned your account prior to that. (I back up way too much poo poo for cloud based solutions to cross my mind)
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Sieg posted:It is a passphrase that is shared between us, so she doesn't need it like completely written out. I don't know why I didn't do plaintext, I guess I've just read too many scary stories about banks declaring safety deposit boxes abandoned accidentally. "Hmm, this abandoned safety deposit box has a piece of paper with "LuvB1gB1gButts4Ever!!!!" on it... It's either a nuclear launch code or a KeePass master password. If only we knew!"
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Jul 31, 2013 01:13
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Is renting a flat way more popular than just buying it? I see American people complaining about landlords and stuff all the time.
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Call Now posted:Is renting a flat way more popular than just buying it? I see American people complaining about landlords and stuff all the time. It'd be exceedingly odd to buy an apartment in America. You will see buildings going co-op or buildings being condominiums straight from the start, but buying a straight up apartment tends to only be done in fancier buildings and by people with a lot of money.
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Yeah, but why is it so odd?
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Call Now posted:Is renting a flat way more popular than just buying it? I see American people complaining about landlords and stuff all the time. It's simply expense and that whole housing bubble thing. Renting is just cheaper. However buying a condo or house or whatever is not odd at all and the majority of people do it.  One would not buy an apartment in an apartment building though.
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^^^ That tooCall Now posted:Yeah, but why is it so odd? Landlords make money by doing basically nothing, why would they sell their source of income? Also home ownership is the American Dreamtm. Owning your shitbox apartment just seems like giving up to most people. You can't mow your own lawn, or make additions and lots of other things that typify some vague notion of the freedom of a 30+ year mortgage.
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Call Now posted:Is renting a flat way more popular than just buying it? I see American people complaining about landlords and stuff all the time. Call Now posted:Yeah, but why is it so odd? When you rent, you're generally not responsible for any major upkeep. Plumbing sucks? Call the landlord*. Leak in the roof? Call the landlord*! Sometimes, even monthly utilities are covered by your rent payment. When you want to move out, you don't have to worry about trying to sell the place to recoup your investment; you just pick up and leave, and it's on the landlord to fill the space again. Rental is better for people who aren't ready to settle down or who aren't financially stable enough to maintain an entire home by themselves. *Some landlords don't give a poo poo and only do whatever maintenance is legally necessary. Raimundus fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Jul 31, 2013 |
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Wait, where you live, do you typically make a distinction between a condominium and an apartment? In the U.S., we buy condos and rent apartments. I've actually never heard of anyone buying an individual apartment.
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I was wondering that as well. That only really applies to apartments in apartment buildings though. I know a few people with apartments in row houses or what have you that have bought. But I've never heard of it in a big building.
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Jul 31, 2013 02:14
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Raimundus posted:Wait, where you live, do you typically make a distinction between a condominium and an apartment? In the U.S., we buy condos and rent apartments. I've actually never heard of anyone buying an individual apartment. I always thought that buying vs renting was the only difference between the two, are there other legal differences?
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Xenoborg posted:I always thought that buying vs renting was the only difference between the two, are there other legal differences? Condominium complexes, as far as I know, are managed by condominium associations. They have rules delineating what you can and cannot do to your condo so as not to destroy the property value, harm your neighbors, etc. They can punish you for breaking the rules. It's just like a home owner's association. As far as basic architecture, there's no difference. Apartment buildings can be converted into condominiums with minimal renovation, and vise versa. Raimundus fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Jul 31, 2013 |
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I had to look up what a condominium actually was. I'd heard the word before on American TV, but according to Wikipedia, only Americans call it that. Condom..inium. Teehee. In Australia, you can buy a flat/apartment with the condominium style arrangement, but you still say you're buying a flat or an apartment.
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Call Now posted:Yeah, but why is it so odd? Because there's no reason to buy an apartment, outside of a co-op situation or being rich. It doesn't get you anything to justify doing so, you end up becoming responsible for some things that you aren't as a renter but don't get anything in return.
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Well I mean, I suppose you're buying thirty years of rent never increasing and free rent after that technically, since it does go up every couple years when you're renting generally.
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RaoulDuke12 posted:Well I mean, I suppose you're buying thirty years of rent never increasing and free rent after that technically, since it does go up every couple years when you're renting generally. My parents rented a duplex for 12 years with no rent hike, but that was in the burbs. And I think the landlord had a thing for my mother...
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Call Now posted:Is renting a flat way more popular than just buying it? I see American people complaining about landlords and stuff all the time. The number of Americans who plan on still living in their apartment 10 years in the future is close to zero. (I guess NYC would be the exception.) Also, how broad is your definition of 'flat?' I'm a US citizen and I would call all or part of a rowhouse/townhouse a 'flat' in a definition that's mostly nonoverlapping with the ideas of apartment and condo. Edit: and I would call a unit in a non-apartmenty 4+plex a flat. Wait, what's a brownstone? There are too many kinds of places to live. Mescal fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Jul 31, 2013 |
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helium muppet posted:What is the movie I'm thinking of? It's at least pre-2002. I don't remember much other than this: There is a woman living in an apartment. In the unit below her lives a man that spies on her and has a diagram he drew on his ceiling of the layout of all her furniture. Try this thread in Cinema Discusso: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2871728 Pretty helpful people in there!
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My completely unscientific observation is that housing (in the sense of a detached or semi-detached HOUSE) is very expensive in the UK; is that correct? Here in Canada at least it seems more attainable, depending on where you live of course (I could probably get a house in rural northern Ontario at a price that wouldn't buy me a kitchen in Toronto).
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PaganGoatPants posted:I'm thinking about getting a Safe Deposit Box at my local bank. What things should I put in it beyond the obvious? I've just gotten a safe deposit box and I'm interested in this question too. What's the obvious, anyway? Another banking question: what constitutes a legally valid check? I asked a banker and he said you can't just write out the necessary details on any old piece of paper. He also said that the magnetic-ink encoding isn't what makes the difference, since it's relatively easy to buy the machine and ink to do that and many non-bank businesses do. So what's the crucial detail?
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