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Gumbel2Gumbel posted:Everyone should fight and complain about health care in the US at every possible opportunity because of how loving stupid it is and it is about to get worse except everyone knows it's lovely so all anyone ever does is just circlejerk about who had the biggest hospital bill
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FCKGW posted:except everyone knows it's lovely so all anyone ever does is just circlejerk about who had the biggest hospital bill And all of us foreigners brag about "I fell 13 storeys and fractured 89 of my vertebrae (it was so bad it broke vertebrae that the doctors hadn't even seen before) and I was in hospital for a decade but it only cost me $7.50 because of the parking when my parents picked me up  " except our own politicians are greedily eyeing off the US system and trying to gently caress over our own health care systems whenever the rest of the country don't watch them closely
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i would be dead if my office hadn't covered me on workers comp.  american healthcare is absolutely profiteering.
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sneakyfrog posted:i would be dead if my office hadn't covered me on workers comp. You are correct there. Paper work filled out properly take priority over patient care.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:And all of us foreigners brag about "I fell 13 storeys and fractured 89 of my vertebrae (it was so bad it broke vertebrae that the doctors hadn't even seen before) and I was in hospital for a decade but it only cost me $7.50 because of the parking when my parents picked me up Even the Republican-est motherfuckers in Australia would never dare touch Medicare. Old people use it the most, and old people vote for them. They'd probably get lynched by a really old, shuffling mob, being beaten by walking frames all the way to the gum tree someone threw a crocheted noose over. And yeah, my story is emergency gallbladder surgery, cost me a grand total of $5.80, which was for aftercare opiate painkillers.
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Memento posted:Even the Republican-est motherfuckers in Australia would never dare touch Medicare. Old people use it the most, and old people vote for them. They'd probably get lynched by a really old, shuffling mob, being beaten by walking frames all the way to the gum tree someone threw a crocheted noose over. Emergency appendectomy, 0 dollars out of pocket. (Laparoscopic procedure, didn't even need pain medication) My wife's two cesareans, probably 50 dollars out of pocket and that was just for the after care drugs. Took my daughter to the hospital when she cut her hand pretty deeply, all glued together and sent home with enough wound dressings to last a week. 0 dollars. Australian health care rules. Every time someone complains about their income tax I bring up Medicare.
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hanales posted:There are some really sad stories on there youtubewiki posted:Death Story hrmm.
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FCKGW posted:Also DIWhy.   
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mds2 posted:$100,000 for my appendix. Go America! Man, you got screwed. I just had a triple bypass done (I weigh 139 lbs, my body has a problem [confirmed genetic] with holding onto triglycerides) and mine was only 172 grand. So far, I've paid $500. Health insurance is brain damaged. I know this because I worked as an IT professional in the industry for 10 years. And yes, it's an "industry" not a "service". My company would do everything in their power to not pay your claim.
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Jul 1, 2017 03:22
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Jesus christ America what's wrong with you
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Synthbuttrange posted:Jesus christ America what's wrong with you  And I live here. We're hosed.
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Might be time to change the thread title I guess.
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Jul 1, 2017 03:50
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Or close it.
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Jul 1, 2017 05:49
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If you told me they retracted into the wall, I'd believe you.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:And all of us foreigners brag about "I fell 13 storeys and fractured 89 of my vertebrae (it was so bad it broke vertebrae that the doctors hadn't even seen before) and I was in hospital for a decade but it only cost me $7.50 because of the parking when my parents picked me up What makes you think they'd have to pay for parking 
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Synthbuttrange posted:If you told me they retracted into the wall, I'd believe you. If you told me they shattered while being walked on, I'd believe you.
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Jul 1, 2017 05:53
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They're holograms.
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Jul 1, 2017 05:56
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I would believe you if you said they were aquariums.
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Jul 1, 2017 06:13
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Safety aside, can we just admire how tacky they are? They don't even match any of the room's decor.
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Jul 1, 2017 08:03
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These disappear when you walk on them, I assume. To get down, you jump on a flag pole.
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IIRC part of the reason US medical bills are so crazy is that the insurance companies refuse to pay them in full. Since the insurers are only going to pay 10% anyway, the hospitals just add a 0 to the bill. Works out fine as long as everyone's insured, right? It's pretty appropriate that most US medical logos use Hermes' Caduceus (two snakes, wings) instead of the Staff of Asclepius (one snake). Hermes, god of travellers, merchants and thieves, who escorts the dying to the underworld. Definite symbolic determinism OSHA right there. Kinda hard to find gifs of purely semiotic safety violations, though. So, uh, how about them hard hats? http://i.imgur.com/LVIcLZ1.mp4 Although perhaps it'd be more poetic if it hit everyone who wasn't wearing a helmet. Hopefully his spine's alright. Electrical safety? http://i.imgur.com/w9bkSUK.mp4 Looks like it's the plug for the fountain. Unplugging it would solve the problem twice, but no. I like the purely symbolic handrail. Just a line on the wall.
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Synthbuttrange posted:If you told me they retracted into the wall, I'd believe you. They retract then extend in a pattern, just time the jumps properly and you're good. At the top there is a hard hat. OH NO! The hard hat fired slow projectiles, knocking you backwards to the bottom of the stairs.
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CannonFodder posted:They retract then extend in a pattern, just time the jumps properly and you're good. Bug: Cannot select 'continue' option when defeated by the boss. Solution: Not a bug - before selecting 'continue', player must beat a minigame where he or she selects a religion that promises reincarnation.
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Jul 1, 2017 11:28
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OSHA: 0 days since last insurance/union debate
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how to fix this? 'Brain-eating' amoeba found in 2 Louisiana water systems Brain-eating amoebas have been detected in two water systems in Louisiana, the state's health department said Thursday. Health officials reassured residents that drinking tap water is still safe and taking precautions in pools and showers can reduce their risk of infection. ... The health department urged residents to avoid getting water in their noses, which is how the organism can infect the brain. The department also advised the public to run baths, shower taps and hoses for at least five minutes before entering the water to flush out the pipes. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/brain-eating-amoeba-found-louisiana-water-systems/story?id=48372045 yes, waters safe, just don't get it in your nose?
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Lime Tonics posted:how to fix this? A coworker of mine's partner passed from one of these from swimming in South America. Onset was after like a week and went something like day 1 feel ill, day 2 hospital, day 3 declining and massive antibiotics, day 4 gone. Completely terrible.
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Lime Tonics posted:
The water is perfectly safe, just dump out the first 25 gallons before you use your hose
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Cuazl posted:It's pretty appropriate that most US medical logos use Hermes' Caduceus (two snakes, wings) instead of the Staff of Asclepius (one snake). Hermes, god of travellers, merchants and thieves, who escorts the dying to the underworld. Definite symbolic determinism OSHA right there. That's wonderful. According to Wikipedia, it's the US Army's fault. quote:In a survey of 242 logos used by organizations related to health or medicine, Friedlander found that professional associations were more likely to display the rod of Asclepius (62%), while organizations with a commercial focus were more likely to use the caduceus (76%). Hospitals were an exception (37% used a staff of Asclepius whereas 63% used a caduceus). Friedlander felt it likely that this might reflect the fact that "professional medical organizations have more often sought a real understanding of the meaning of the two symbols whereas commercial organizations have been less interested in the historical basis of their logo or insignia and more concerned with how well a certain symbol will be recognized by the iconographically unsophisticated audience they are trying to attract to their wares."
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There is only one question that matters: Do they do Billie Jean or not?
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Synthbuttrange posted:If you told me they retracted into the wall, I'd believe you. Jerry Cotton posted:They're holograms. Riker: Computer, remove stairs. *Warf falls and breaks his spine again.* Picard: Retract stairs, number 1... 
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Jul 1, 2017 18:35
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LOL at the "handrail" painted onto the wall.
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Jul 1, 2017 19:51
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gonna be stoked when max headdroom saunters down the stairs.
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Jul 1, 2017 19:57
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I think the handrail is actually a cavity in the wall, which is still a terrible idea, but in a different way.
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Yeah it looks recessed to me.
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Platystemon posted:I think the handrail is actually a cavity in the wall, which is still a terrible idea, but in a different way. So 99% of would fall to the ground and break bones, but my fingers would stay in the groove? Nice.
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No ones even addressed the issue of how fun alternating-step stairs are!  Although I can't seem to find a video of people failing to walk up them.
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There's alternating step stairs that meet OSHA code based on ship designs but I think they're snuck in as a type of ladder because you're supposed to use them facing the stair when ascending and descending. I am convinced the local residential stair code doesn't exist because the average house is a ranch or ranch bungalow. Going to estate sales means visiting a lot of rich people's houses which are the rare ones with more than a single story and they all have the most terrifying stairs with the absolute worst riser height or run length or terrifying narrow runs in a short radius turn.
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Ak Gara posted:No ones even addressed the issue of how fun alternating-step stairs are! I mean, something like these industrial ones seems to make sense if you don't have a lot of horizontal room for stairs but don't want to use a ladder. But the crazy angles on those stairs is just a hazard, if you get your foot too close to the middle, there's no step there to stand on and you'll go right down.
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TVs Ian posted:I mean, something like these industrial ones seems to make sense if you don't have a lot of horizontal room for stairs but don't want to use a ladder. Yeah, but you'll land safely at the bottom instead of bouncing off all sorts of stairs on the way down.
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