Settle for Sunday
Kim
The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
"offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's about 6 figures
more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly way, way above and
beyond what we ever expected. But, when the insurance lady was explaining
the offer to us, she said that, in her estimation, Paul is analogous to the
bike. And he's totaled. The need for surgery pushed him over and above all
her little calculations for "pain and suffering". Since he will have to have
6 weeks (at least) of physical therapy, and physical therapy is the epitome
of "pain" and taken together with the surgery, she feels perfectly
comfortable offering us this amount.
Not that I feel totally comfortable taking it. I really don't. It feels like
"cheating" somehow. The whole concept of "pain and suffering" bugs me and I
feel like it's a made up thing for something you can't quantify and that
it's a way to profit and get "something for nothing", and I don't
know.....it just bugs me. No wonder insurance rates are so high. I mean, if
they are *offering* Paul 6 figures - without a lawyer being involved?
Imagine if I had gone out and hired a lawyer! Somebody would be making some
serious money here. So, talk about falling in a pile of shit and coming out
smelling like roses.....
I've put her off until after the surgery, they are paying for that above and
beyond the settlement. The surgery *was* scheduled for November 16th, but
then got put back because the surgeon had an emergency out of town. So now
Paul has to go through the whole process again, which sucks. The pre-surgery
testing and blood tests are now December 3rd, and surgery will be
re-scheduled after that.
The PT will have to come out of our own pocket. But I guess that's OK with
what the insurance company is offering us. But I want to see how Paul does
after the surgery before I sign any deals. I don't know why, and I don't
know if it really makes a bit of difference, but I just want to. And it's
kind of a "cooling off" period. I need to think about this for a minute. The
whole thing kind of blew me away. And I'm really not blown away easily.
Regular Sunday Madness:
1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
didn't really want it anymore?
2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
7. How do you heat your home?
8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
--
Kim
www.thedarwinexception.wordpress.com
* I stand against stuff. I am also unhappy with things..*
Mary
Kim, if you aren't sure that Paul's recovery will be complete after the
PT, you may want to consider that though the settlement seems like a
lot, it will have to make up for any lost income of his if he can't work
any more. When you look at it from the standpoint of annual income for
X years, six figures may not look like so much.
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
I can't think of anything.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
Not that I'm aware of.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
I don't watch TV news. Though I'm aware of the weather guy on Channel
11 here and he's just cute as a button. Sven the Weather Boy.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
I didn't, I spit it out. A spider. (Whoops, don't read that,
Veronique, you already got the shudders when I described it when it
happened)
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Not for the most part, no. There may be people who have actual physical
problems causing obesity, but for the vast majority it's just eating too
much and exercising too little.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
It was a tuna melt: a baguette, tuna and mayo, cheese on top, and broiled.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
We have a gas furnace, but we set the thermostat low and use a couple of
space heaters in the rooms that we want warmer.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Well, I'm almost never bored. There's always something to do - or to
read, anyway. Excited, I guess, though I'm not a jump up and down type.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Depends on who I'm talking to.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
I've never worked in retail or food service, but I have to say, looking
at them from the outside, they truly suck. Working in an office depends
on the office/the company, and what your job is. As I've noted here
before, I like my job. I like my company. Right now we have a little
more tension than most of the time - we have a lot going on and are very
busy and there's a woman who was hired last summer who has turned out to
be one of the most toxic, negative, bitchy human beings I've ever been
forced to work with.
But once she gets pissed and quits it will be fine again.
Mary
Nick Spalding
on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500:
You are quite right. Take the money and run isn't always a good idea.
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
I really can't think of anything.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
If anyone does they are keeping it to themselves.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
The whole idea is strange.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
As for 1.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Certainly not.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Smoked salmon.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Principally gas-fired hot water radiators. Topped up by a standalone
bottled gas heater with a couple of electric heaters in reserve.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Other people I think. Definitely not myself.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
As one long retired the whole idea of work is offensive.
--
Nick Spalding
art...@yahoo.com
wrote:
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
I suspect a student or 2 may feel that way
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
For this guy maybe
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gDexh6Dm5I1HKqo6Wc1IROgubcZQ
They didn't say whether or not it was a Laz-y Boy recliner.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Ham lettuce and wheat bread
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Radiators
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Football
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Yes
Lars Eighner
and talented Kim broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
Ho boy. Hardball right out of the box. Do I look like Ms. Obama to you?
Okay, for present purposes, I'll say the digital conversion. After it
finally happened the two stations I watched the most went Spanish. Watching
Kung Fu movies in Spanish is kind of hoot and not much of a lost since I
can't follow them even when they are dubbed in English, but it isn't really
worth it.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
Yes.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Diane Sawyer. Any day now.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
A fly or mosquito. It has not been determined which.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Not per se.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Velveeta and salsa on the cheapest brown bread.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Kibble and Steel Reserve.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored. Nothing is bored.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Dogs.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Never worked in retail. My food service experience are varied, but was
better than office work in that there was something to smell that was
generally better than cow orkers.
--
Lars Eighner <http://larseighner.com/> September 5927, 1993
305 days since Rick Warren prayed over Bush's third term.
Obama: No hope, no change, more of the same. Yes, he can, but no, he won't.
Charlie Pearce
<darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Turkey, cucumber and mayonnaise.
>7. How do you heat your home?
Strategically-located radiators.
Charlie
--
Email killed by spammers - please ask for the real one.
Boron Elgar
<darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
>didn't really want it anymore?
Saxophone.
>
>2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
Probably.
>
>3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
I do not have one.
>
>4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Bug.
>
>5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
In some cases.
>
>6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Tongue and egg salad.
>
>7. How do you heat your home?
Gas hot water.
>
>8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored.
>
>9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Depends on where I am.
>
>10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
I prefer office.
DT
darwinexcepti...@verizon.net says...
>7. How do you heat your home?
I have a methane/air hybrid burner which transfers 80% of the energy produced
from an exothermic reaction into a steel/air heat exchanger from which 120
degree F air travels through about 200 feet of insulated ducting (some with
asbestos) before exiting 11 diffusers distributed throughout the domicile,
whereupon I bask in the warm glow. Oh, did you just want "gas furnace"?
--
Dennis
Patrick M Geahan
> The PT will have to come out of our own pocket. But I guess that's
> OK with what the insurance company is offering us. But I want to
> see how Paul does after the surgery before I sign any deals. I
> don't know why, and I don't know if it really makes a bit of
> difference, but I just want to. And it's kind of a "cooling off"
> period. I need to think about this for a minute. The whole thing
> kind of blew me away. And I'm really not blown away easily.
Make sure you *really* calculate what the settlement does and does
not cover.
What if Paul needs more than 6 weeks therapy? What if the
therapy doesn't work and he is permanently disabled or unable to
work? Will this 'generous' offer really cover that?
Remember, once you accept it, you're basically done; if it ends up
being worse, you don't(usually) get a second crack at it.
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
A couple of books on electronics; they were really not what I
was expecting.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
I regularly get people long sentences in federal lockups. Lots
of people hate me. What's somewhat heartening is that less people
do than I would expect.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Walter Cronkite.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Mouthwash.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Well, obesity is disabling, that's not really at argument. I'm
guessing your question is more around whether or not it should count
as a disability for insurance or aid purposes. I'm going to go
with 'no'. If the disability is caused by a diagnosable medical
condition, then that condition should be the disability.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
A mushroom swiss burger at Leona's here in Chicago - 1/2 lb
hamburger with sauteed mushrooms, swiss cheese, onions and garlic
parmesan spread on a pretzel roll.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Natural gas furnace.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored. I don't get really excited very easily.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Other people.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
I'd say food service; while both have positives and negatives, food
service is more likely to result in an injury.
--
-------Patrick M Geahan---...@thepatcave.org---ICQ:3784715------
"You know, this is how the sum total of human knowledge is increased.
Not with idle speculation and meaningless chatter, but with a
medium-sized hammer and some free time." - spa...@pffcu.com, a.f.c-a
Tim Wright
Happens every time I buy a new vehicle. Chalk it up to "buyer's remorse".
>
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
There are some people who I suspect hate me, but that is their issue,
not mine.
>
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
I try my hardest to avoid the news at all cost.
>
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
That rosy picture painted by the sales guy at the timeshare presentation.
>
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
As an obese person, I say no.
>
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Beef patty, bacon,cheese, lettuce, pickle chip, mustard, jalapeños, and
a bun.
>
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Propane
>
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored
>
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
A pretty even mix.
>
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
I never worked in food service, but I think it all depends on the
environment.
>
>
--
Tim W
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like the sound it sounds like.
Les Albert
>Kim, if you aren't sure that Paul's recovery will be complete after the
>PT, you may want to consider that though the settlement seems like a
>lot, it will have to make up for any lost income of his if he can't work
>any more. When you look at it from the standpoint of annual income for
>X years, six figures may not look like so much.
> ...
Wise advice.
Les
David Friedman
"Kim" <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
A netbook. A convenient, interesting, and cute gadget, but its
advantages for travel aren't sufficient to outweigh the fact that my
laptop runs the OS I'm used to and the programs I'm used to.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
There is a poster on humanities.philosophy.objectivism who seems
obsessively hostile to me, despite the fact that I haven't been active
on that group for years. I know of him, although I wouldn't say I know
him. And the me he is hostile to is mostly a creation of his own vivid
imagination.
There is someone in realspace with whom I had a very unpleasant clash
some years ago, which resulted in our family leaving the very small and
unconventional private school which we had been a part of for the
previous six years or so in in which she had become the dominant figure.
I wouldn't be surprised she hated me at the time, but I have no idea
whether she does now, having had no contact with her since.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
I don't own a television or watch television news.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Nothing comes to mind.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
No.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Probably toast with sliced apple on it (open faced sandwich).
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Gas furnace in the basement, and vents.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Probably both.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Ideas.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Insufficient information to judge.
--
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/ http://daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/
Author of
_Future Imperfect: Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World_,
Cambridge University Press.
N Jill Marsh
>"offers" that "you just can't refuse."
Everything else aside, I would be suspicious of this. The insurance
company is not your friend, it will do you no favours. If you are
able, I would at least let a lawyer look at their offer and the
paperwork. Yes, keep in mind that it's in the lawyer's interest to
litigate, but never forget it's in the insurance company's interest to
screw you over.
I suspect that Paul's injury is of the type that could go either way,
according to the insurance company's evaluations. If he recovers
well, then there's only a few month's lost pay and inconvenience to
all this. If his leg is "written off", then there's many years of
lost wages and disability to address. So it probably makes sense to
them to offer you something sweet enough to make you jump, but nothing
approaching what they'd be liable for if Paul is permanently disabled.
> But, when the insurance lady was explaining
>the offer to us, she said that, in her estimation, Paul is analogous to the
>bike. And he's totaled.
I mean, Kim, what the fuck? If she's says he's "totalled", then is
what she's offering you equivalent to all the income he'd make over
the next 20+ years, plus medical expenses that would occur due to
this, plus your retirement, plus things like the cost of medical
insurance if he can't get coverage through an employer, etc? Is he
really worth that little?
The fact that they are offering you this amount of money without a
lawyer being involved, and with the fact that the two of you seem
reasonable and litigation-averse is a warning sign. I'm very
litigation-averse myself, and I understand all your reasoning in this,
but they are most likely trying to play you for a patsy here. If Paul
comes through all this and back to 100% by Christmas you'll be happy
campers, but if there are any problems you'll have been well and truly
screwed.
>1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
>didn't really want it anymore?
A pair of fabulous looking shoes, that turned on me a couple of hours
into the evening.
>2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
Yes
.
>3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
My favourite anchor is Lucy Vanoldenbarneveld, a local anchor, mostly
because she dresses well and I admire here for keeping the moniker.
>4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
A sob story.
>5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Not per se.
>6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
I cannot remember my last conventional sandwich. It was probably
during a hike, which would have made it chunky peanut butter and
pickles on brown bread.
>7. How do you heat your home?
My passionate nature.
>8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Excited, I seldom am ever bored.
>9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
I talk about stuff most. I don't know how that qualifies.
>10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
All things equal, food service, but I would have to say, with
experience at all of them, it's entirely up to the work environment,
I've enjoyed and hated different positions in all three.
--
Welcome, stranger, to the humble neighbourhoods.
huey.c...@gmail.com
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
The previous girlfriend.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
...oddly, yes. Yes, I do.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Edward R Murrow.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to
> swallow?
An ice cube.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Only if it's actually disabling, and not just a meaningless BMI number
that applies to around 80% of americans.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Veal parmesan on a sub roll.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Oil-fired hot water radiators, the occasional space heater, and hot, hot
romance.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
No.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
No.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Food service.
--
Huey
mike muth
wrote:
> Regular Sunday Madness:
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
>
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
Yes.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Don't watch TV all that much. No US TV at all.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Toothpaste
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Depends on the cause. In most cases, no.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Don't eat sandwiches. Back when I did, I recall having had a ham,
salami, provolone cheese sandwich.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Oil fired furnace which pumps hot water to radiators. In my office,
computers.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Other people.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Food Service.
--
Mike
Veronique
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
>
Damnit. In the time it takes me to think of a partially complete and
poorly worded suggestion, you come up with everything that was
knocking incoherently around my brain AND have it posted.
Kim, what Jill said. Absolutely.
V.
--
Veronique Chez Sheep
mike muth
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
>
> <darwinexceptiontakethis...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Here's a bonus question; Do you read the other answers first, or try
> to answer them cold?
I answer them cold.
--
Mike
Veronique
wrote:
> The insurance lady has made us "an offer".
What Jill said.
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
Hmm, when I was younger this used to happen all the time, but now that
I'm in my dotage, I'm more satisfied to know the thing exists
somewhere in the world as to have to have it immediately at hand, and
I suspect this has saved me a great deal of disappointment.
>
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
I knew someone who used to, but she got religion and realized she
could use her energy to change her world more constructively.
>
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
I guess I'd recognize names if someone mentioned them, but the only
news anchorman I can think of is Jon Stewart. So I guess he's my
favorite.
>
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
A gnat.
>
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
I'm with Patrick here; morbid obesity can definitely be disabling, but
the underlying causes need to be the diagnosis for disability rather
than the obesity per se.
>
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
I guess I had egg salad on a toasted jalapeno bagel a week or so ago.
Is it a sandwich if it's on half a bagel?
>
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Erm. Well, I have a little electric oil radiator that roams from room
to room. Or else I just don't heat it.
>
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
I exist in a state of perfect equilibrium.
>
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Yes. Also places.
>
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
I learned to type so as to avoid being a waitress, so I'd say food
service is about the worst. Every environment has its moments,
however.
QueBarbara
>Regular Sunday Madness:
>
>1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
>didn't really want it anymore?
>
A purse. I've yet to find the perfect purse.
>2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
>
Yes, and the feeling is mutual in both cases.
>3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
>
I like that old guy, what's his name? ::Google:: Bob Schieffer.
>6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
>
Tuna salad on whole wheat.
>7. How do you heat your home?
>
Friction and natural gas.
>8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
>
Bored.
>9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
>
I don't talk much at all. Other people, I suppose.
>10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Food service, retail, then office. If you have a "real" office, and
not a cubicle, that is.
--
QueBarbara
Opus the Penguin
> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one
> of those "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really....
> it's about 6 figures more than what I thought we deserved, and
> certainly way, way above and beyond what we ever expected.
>
You'll finally be able to pay off everyone you borrowed money from!
--
Opus the Penguin
The best darn penguin in all of Usenet
Opus the Penguin
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided
> you didn't really want it anymore?
>
This wireless repeater. But then I changed my mind again and decided
I do want it.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
>
I think there are a couple around here. I'm not sure about in the
real world. There might be one or two, but none who would admit it
even to themselves.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
>
Chevy Chase.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to
> swallow?
>
Probably a bug.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
>
Depends.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
>
Peanut butter and boysenberry preserves.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
>
Central heating plus some space heaters to be added.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
>
Bored.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
>
Ideas.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Food service.
Slow Motion Apocalypse
wrote:
>
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
>
There isn't much that I ever want so I can't think of anything.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
>
I think I am generally well liked by those who know me.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
>
Jerry Dunphy
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
>
Maybe a fish bone.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
>
No
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
>
Eggs, cheese, onions, fresh jalapenos
> 7. How do you heat your home?
>
Residual effects of sunlight
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
>
Bored
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
>
I don't talk much at all
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
>
Retail has gotta be the worse but I don't really like any of it.
Veronique
wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
>
> >Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> >1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> >didn't really want it anymore?
>
> A purse. I've yet to find the perfect purse.
http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/722687725/page/1.html
Awesome. The only purse, ever, I've seen in a window, obsessed about
for three weeks, then gone back and bought. A friend, after seeing
mine, went and got one (slightly different design than mine.) Everyone
who sees it asks where I got it from. Awesome, I'm tellin' ya.
Dover Beach
news:c2e729bd-af1d-49fc...@f18g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
Wait, which one?
--
Dover
Mark Brader
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
*Really* wanted? I don't remember that sequence happening.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
You mean outside of this newsgroup?
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
I don't have that concept. Lloyd Robertson is the one I most often watch.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
I don't remember.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
No.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Grilled cheese sandwich.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
FAG.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
"Excited" is a higher-grade emotion, therefore rarer. If you had asked
"bored or interested", it's probably "interested".
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
I don't know.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
I've only done "office", but "food service" is most unappealing.
Oh, in case you were wondering, it stands for "forced air system
burning (natural) gas". Standard abbreviation on real-estate
listings, at least when we were house-hunting. Most houses in
the neighborhoods we were looking at were HWO, with FAG next most
common. We also encountered HWG, GAG once or twice, and I think
one FAE that was out of our price range.
--
Mark Brader First, the next time you buy a house, get one that
m...@vex.net costs exactly $100,000. It makes the math easier.
Toronto -- John Gilmer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Bill Turlock
...............
waiting's good
>
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
woma(e)n
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
My Three Sons
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
>
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
>
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
maybe
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
hamburger patty
> 7. How do you heat your home?
electricity
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
have Boron 'splain you how to construct a survey
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
me, me, me and me. it's all about me
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
have Boron 'splain you how to construct a survey
Peter Ward
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
Probably a CD, but I can't recall anything specific at the moment.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
Probably.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
N/A
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Can't recall.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
No.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Bread, butter, tomato ketchup, and tongue
> 7. How do you heat your home?
I let the gas boiler and the radiator system do that.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Yawn!
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
That rather depends on what the people I'm talking to are talking about.
I sometimes get the impression that I'm one of the few people who
actually listens to others.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Working.<--full stop
--
Peter, from outside the asylum
I'm an alien
email: usenet at peterward dot adsl24 dot co dot uk
http://blowinsmoke.wordpress.com/
If someone tries to make me, I'm fetching the rottweilers.
- Lesmond
hpjeannie
> smelling like roses.....
Well, not so fast. I agree with what others have said...you need
enough to live on for the rest of your lives if Paul can't ever work
again. Get out your calculator and your checkbook for the last few
years and figure it out, allowing for cost of living increases over
the years.
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
My way.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
I thought I did, but it turned out they don't.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Walter Cronkite. (OK, I don't watch TV news.)
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Half a bite of meat, connected to the other half by some gristle.
Fortunately I kept my cool, finished chewing and swallowed the other
half.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Depends what caused it.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
PB&J on WW, baby, plus some I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Propane fireplace kind of like this:
http://www.kozyheat.com/products/gasburning/windom/index.html
plus daughter's room, which is often closed to keep the cat out, has
an electric heater.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
I'm rarely bored, so I guess 'excited' is the default.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Myself, but I'm trying to change that.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Having only had office experience, I would say food service. Ick.
Jeannie
Snidely
and a couple of couches. My aunt had a settee and a couch (and I'm
not sure if settee also applied to the thing in the hall that had a
back and a bin (the bin was like a pirate's chest, except under the
seat). I'm not sure that we ever had a settle, but it sounds like
something we might have had.
[1] In this case it means a rough-cut slab about 2" thick, and
slightly smoothed, 4 turned legs, and a dark finish that was probably
an oil treatment. It could have been oak. Sometimes we sat on it,
but it often served as the coffee table (in the sense of "holder of
magazines still being looked at").
/dps
hpjeannie
>
> >Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> >1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> >didn't really want it anymore?
>
> A purse. I've yet to find the perfect purse.
I keep finding perfect purses at JC Penney, but then when I decide I
love it and go back to get a backup, they're gone.
I love the ones with a cell phone pocket and small zippered pouch on
the outside of one side (for lipstick, lip balm, notepad, and round
folding brush), and the other side has a three-sided zipper and opens
into a wallet (complete with credit-card holders, cash area, and ID
holder), and the middle is a regular open purse with a little zippered
insert where I keep a couple of extra checks, some "mad" money, and a
set of keys to my mom's house and car.
Jeannie
Peter Ward
> >3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
>
> My favourite anchor is Lucy Vanoldenbarneveld, a local anchor, mostly
> because she dresses well and I admire here for keeping the moniker.
She must keep it a large box.
--
Peter, from outside the asylum
I'm an alien
email: usenet at peterward dot adsl24 dot co dot uk
http://blowinsmoke.wordpress.com/
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
- Henny Youngman
Tim Wright
So when you mug Jeannie, don't forget to take the "mad" money from the
little zippered insert.
HTH
Kim
> Kim (darwinexcepti...@verizon.net) wrote:
>
>> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one
>> of those "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really....
>> it's about 6 figures more than what I thought we deserved, and
>> certainly way, way above and beyond what we ever expected.
>>
>
> You'll finally be able to pay off everyone you borrowed money from!
Hmmm....only one person comes to mind. Did I borrow money from you, too?
--
Kim
www.thedarwinexception.wordpress.com
* I stand against stuff. I am also unhappy with things..*
mflem
"Kim" 's posed her weekly quiries, requesting answers from the populace -
mine were:
Regular Sunday Madness:
1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
didn't really want it anymore?
January 09 I bought a Fernandez electric guitar with that sustainer pick
up that Steve Hackett and Steve Vai use so well. I found this guitar used -
one month old - a Christmas Present and then sold on E Bay, low opening bid
and no one else bid on it! It's a wonderful guitar! I was so thrilled when I
got it that I sustained one note through a whole 30 minute sitcom that
night! Far freakin' out! I have a KILLER guitar! The thing I hadn't
considered is just how extraordinarily BAD I play the guitar. So, most of
the year it has sat snugly on its guitar stand collecting dust. I've been
thinking maybe I should sell it on E Bay or something. I really need to
learn how to sell things on E Bay anyway.
2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
"Hates" might be a little strong a word. I know a few people who will
cross the street rather than meet me too close but then, I would do the same
for them. We kinda need to keep our signals clear so we both don't cross the
street to avoid the other only to find ourselves face to face again.
3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Brian Williams - and I was slow coming to that - it took seeing him on
Saturday Night Live for me to actually watch him. I also like Katie Couric.
I liked her on Today and I like her as a news anchor.
4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
At Dinner with friends last night I was drinking some tea and the ice
dam collapsed; a small chunk went down my throat. Surprise! That wouldn't
have been so bad except that someone else at the table -oblivious to what
had happened to me - said something that cracked up everyone at the table
(an ice cream cone he had in China tasted like "Jerusalem Dirt" .... well,
OK, I guess you had to be there). THAT's when I got choked on the icecube.
5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
under certain circumstances. if there is a medical reason for the
obesity, yes. If it is due to sloth and gluttony, no.
6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Smoked Turkey breast, jalapeno Jack cheese, banana peppers and double
fiber whole wheat bread. I liked the first one so much I made myself another
one.
7. How do you heat your home?
gas central heat. No fireplace in this house <sigh>
8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
bored. "Daily routine" really gets to me for a lot of things
9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
I try to steer the conversation to other people but they usually end up
doing the same thing so I end up talking about myself 50% of the time.
rarely "ideas" - it may start that way but we tend to change it to what we
think of those ideas and that gets back to our personal experiences and,
therefore, about us.
10. Which is worse: working in retail, food service, or an office?
I haven't worked in an office but to my inexperienced mind, that would
be my idea of Hell - the drudgery of the daily routine of crunching numbers
or filing papers or whatever. "Every morning like the last. Tomorrow like
the day just passed."
~~~~~~~~~~~
Mike in Yewstun
huey.c...@gmail.com
> N Jill Marsh says...
> > "Kim" <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
> > >3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
> > My favourite anchor is Lucy Vanoldenbarneveld, a local anchor,
> > mostly because she dresses well and I admire here for keeping the
> > moniker.
> She must keep it a large box.
There's a woman in my office who married some guy with a greek name that
doesn't fit on one of those office-door signs. Don't ask me to spell it.
Something-something-something-odopolis, which is pronounced
"(ahem)-(harumph)-(hrm)-odoplolis"
--
Huey
N Jill Marsh
<veroniq...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Damnit. In the time it takes me to think of a partially complete and
>poorly worded suggestion, you come up with everything that was
>knocking incoherently around my brain AND have it posted.
I stole it from you, when it bounced over to the left the last time.
nj"rebound!"m
Mary
> 10. Which is worse: working in retail, food service, or an office?
> I haven't worked in an office but to my inexperienced mind, that would
> be my idea of Hell - the drudgery of the daily routine of crunching numbers
> or filing papers or whatever. "Every morning like the last. Tomorrow like
> the day just passed."
Most of us don't work in the offices you see on TV, though. There's a
bit more to it than that.
Mary
Boron Elgar
wrote:
>
>10. Which is worse: working in retail, food service, or an office?
> I haven't worked in an office but to my inexperienced mind, that would
>be my idea of Hell - the drudgery of the daily routine of crunching numbers
>or filing papers or whatever. "Every morning like the last. Tomorrow like
>the day just passed."
A job that is mindless, repetitive and routine would suck no matter
where it was.
I've worked retail, but noit since I was 15 and I have never worked
food service, and other than my brief entertainment forays, have spent
my working life in offices. But I have never had an office job that
was routine number-crunching or filing. Afca takes up too much time
for that.
Boron
Dana Carpender
> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
> "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's about 6 figures
> more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly way, way above and
> her little calculations for "pain and suffering". Since he will have to have
> 6 weeks (at least) of physical therapy, and physical therapy is the epitome
> of "pain" and taken together with the surgery, she feels perfectly
> comfortable offering us this amount.
>
> Not that I feel totally comfortable taking it. I really don't. It feels like
> "cheating" somehow. The whole concept of "pain and suffering" bugs me and I
> feel like it's a made up thing for something you can't quantify and that
> it's a way to profit and get "something for nothing", and I don't
> know.....it just bugs me. No wonder insurance rates are so high. I mean, if
> they are *offering* Paul 6 figures - without a lawyer being involved?
> Imagine if I had gone out and hired a lawyer! Somebody would be making some
> serious money here. So, talk about falling in a pile of shit and coming out
> smelling like roses.....
>
> I've put her off until after the surgery, they are paying for that above and
> beyond the settlement. The surgery *was* scheduled for November 16th, but
> then got put back because the surgeon had an emergency out of town. So now
> Paul has to go through the whole process again, which sucks. The pre-surgery
> testing and blood tests are now December 3rd, and surgery will be
> re-scheduled after that.
>
> The PT will have to come out of our own pocket. But I guess that's OK with
> what the insurance company is offering us. But I want to see how Paul does
> after the surgery before I sign any deals. I don't know why, and I don't
> know if it really makes a bit of difference, but I just want to. And it's
> kind of a "cooling off" period. I need to think about this for a minute. The
> whole thing kind of blew me away. And I'm really not blown away easily.
Take the money. Pain and suffering is real, and Paul's has barely
started. It will impact the quality of his life for *years*, I suspect.
My wreck back in 2000 was nowhere near as bad as Paul's, and I was in
pain for at least 5 years, gained a good twenty pounds due to a complete
inability to exercise for two years, was, er, extremely restricted in my
sex life for a long time, lost a ton of sleep, and generally had my
whole life impacted -- and that was for an accident I walked out of, and
required no surgery. Take the money.
>
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
Probably something I bought at the Goodwill and then decided it wasn't
as good as I thought.
>
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
The people up the street whose dog bit my husband last week. They are
outraged, OUTRAGED, that we had the nerve to report it to the sheriff's
department of animal control, that they were required to quarantine
their dog, that they were charged with maintaining a common nuisance.
It was all our fault for walking past their house, don't you know?
>
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Anchorman? Eh, I don't watch a lot of network news, but I like Brian
Williams okay. News-type, favorite is Rachel Maddow.
>
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Probably some noxious ingredient in some food I didn't read the label
on, or in some restaurant meal.
>
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Not except under very limited circumstances. That said, I feel very
badly for the great number of people who really are trying, but have
been given god-awful nutritional advice.
>
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
My last what?
>
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Gas forced air. Plus a few electric baseboard heaters in the new part
of the house. Oh, and a wood stove and a fireplace with a
heat-circulating insert.
>
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Excited.
>
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Probably in fairly equal proportions.
>
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
For me? Food service. I waited tables for five days and nearly
cracked. I've been a good tipper ever since.
Dana
Opus the Penguin
> Opus the Penguin wrote:
>> Kim (darwinexcepti...@verizon.net) wrote:
>>
>>> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's
>>> one of those "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No,
>>> really.... it's about 6 figures more than what I thought we
>>> deserved, and certainly way, way above and beyond what we ever
>>> expected.
>>>
>>
>> You'll finally be able to pay off everyone you borrowed money
>> from!
>
> Hmmm....only one person comes to mind. Did I borrow money from
> you, too?
>
>
Oh yes. Lots.
Bill Turlock
>
> Kim <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > The PT will have to come out of our own pocket. But I guess that's
> > OK with what the insurance company is offering us. But I want to
> > see how Paul does after the surgery before I sign any deals. I
> > don't know why, and I don't know if it really makes a bit of
> > difference, but I just want to. And it's kind of a "cooling off"
> > period. I need to think about this for a minute. The whole thing
> > kind of blew me away. And I'm really not blown away easily.
>
> not cover.
>
> What if Paul needs more than 6 weeks therapy? What if the
> therapy doesn't work and he is permanently disabled or unable to
> work? Will this 'generous' offer really cover that?
>
> Remember, once you accept it, you're basically done; if it ends up
> being worse, you don't(usually) get a second crack at it.
�and what does "six figures" mean, anyway, $100,000 or $999,999?,
and even if, you could easily drain that away quickly with future
medical expenses. I just found out that my surgery involved three
surgeons, probablyat least two surgical nurses and two
anesthesiologists. Plus nearly two weeks in hospital. I shudder
to think what that might have cost me on the outside.
Bill "thank you for your support" Turlock, srsly
Bill Turlock
>
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
> >
> >The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
> >"offers" that "you just can't refuse."
>
> company is not your friend, it will do you no favours. If you are
> able, I would at least let a lawyer look at their offer and the
> paperwork. Yes, keep in mind that it's in the lawyer's interest to
> litigate, but never forget it's in the insurance company's interest to
> screw you over.
>
> I suspect that Paul's injury is of the type that could go either way,
> according to the insurance company's evaluations. If he recovers
> well, then there's only a few month's lost pay and inconvenience to
> all this. If his leg is "written off", then there's many years of
> lost wages and disability to address. So it probably makes sense to
> them to offer you something sweet enough to make you jump, but nothing
> approaching what they'd be liable for if Paul is permanently disabled.
>
> > But, when the insurance lady was explaining
> >the offer to us, she said that, in her estimation, Paul is analogous to the
> >bike. And he's totaled.
>
> what she's offering you equivalent to all the income he'd make over
> the next 20+ years, plus medical expenses that would occur due to
> this, plus your retirement, plus things like the cost of medical
> insurance if he can't get coverage through an employer, etc? Is he
> really worth that little?
>
> The fact that they are offering you this amount of money without a
> lawyer being involved, and with the fact that the two of you seem
> reasonable and litigation-averse is a warning sign. I'm very
> litigation-averse myself, and I understand all your reasoning in this,
> but they are most likely trying to play you for a patsy here. If Paul
> comes through all this and back to 100% by Christmas you'll be happy
> campers, but if there are any problems you'll have been well and truly
> screwed.
totally agree!
hpjeannie
I don't get very mad, so it's usually only between $10 and $20. Just
enough for an emergency Capuccino Blast or horse cookies every so
often.
Since I got a purse stolen once, I don't keep anything in them that I
can't afford to lose.
Jeannie
Snidely
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
> Smoked Turkey breast, jalapeno Jack cheese, banana peppers and double
> fiber whole wheat bread. I liked the first one so much I made myself another
> one.
My answer is likely to change in 5 minutes, especially since you're
making me hungry (but keep the peppers to yourself).
My last sandwich combined the last of the smoked ham (Land O Frost
wafer sliced) with hicory smoked turkey pastrami ("First Street",
which is Smart & Final's latest house brand). Plain jack cheese.
TJ's 8+2 Whole Grain Breeeeaaaad. Smart Beat spread accessorized with
Beaver Honey Mustard Mayonnaise (I finished the German-style a couple
of weeks ago).
Before that was probably the peanut butter with blackberry jelly.
/dps
hpjeannie
>
> My last sandwich combined the last of the smoked ham (Land O Frost
> wafer sliced) with hicory smoked turkey pastrami ("First Street",
> which is Smart & Final's latest house brand). Plain jack cheese.
> TJ's 8+2 Whole Grain Breeeeaaaad. Smart Beat spread accessorized with
> Beaver Honey Mustard Mayonnaise (I finished the German-style a couple
> of weeks ago).
Mmm, that sounds good.
> Before that was probably the peanut butter with blackberry jelly.
Crunchy or smooth? Seeds or seedless?
Jeannie
a and b
Jen
Which one?
There's a purse in the shopping mall across the street from me...cream
suede, with fringes and a big brass ring. But I really can't; it's over
200 pounds. But I will cry inside when it disappears from the window and
the fantasy of lashing out on it is gone.
--
Jen
Dana Carpender
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:53:08 GMT, Mary <mrfea...@aol.c0m> wrote:
>
>> Kim, if you aren't sure that Paul's recovery will be complete after the
>> PT, you may want to consider that though the settlement seems like a
>> lot, it will have to make up for any lost income of his if he can't work
>> any more. When you look at it from the standpoint of annual income for
>> X years, six figures may not look like so much.
>> ...
>
> Wise advice.
>
>
Yes. Indeed, now that I've read some other responses, Kim, I'm not at
all sure you shouldn't get a lawyer. I mean, what if Paul can't work
anymore? Like, ever? At least not operating heavy equipment and doing
handyman stuff, like he has? What are you two going to live on for the
next, oh, twenty-thirty-forty years? (I'm being hopeful, here, that
there will be two of you that long. Please.)
Dana
Dana Carpender
> Kim wrote:
>>
>> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
>> didn't really want it anymore?
>
You're making me really glad I don't buy new cars. Let someone else eat
the depreciation, that's my motto.
Dana
Greg Goss
>But I want to see how Paul does
>after the surgery before I sign any deals. I don't know why, and I don't
>know if it really makes a bit of difference, but I just want to. And it's
>kind of a "cooling off" period. I need to think about this for a minute.
Cooling off periods are always a good idea on big contracts.
Is Paul any help on ruling on stuff like this?
>Regular Sunday Madness:
>
>2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
My protege's stepfather really really hated me much of a decade ago.
The protege hasn't talked to me since two years later. Her kid, who
I'm still involved with says "Mommy doesn't like when I mention you."
The reasoning offered by the stepfather when he told me to xxxx off
didn't make any sense. Her mother never said any kind of farewell to
me after knowing me for 22 years. The protege was on great terms with
me for two years after her parents broke off the friendship, then
stopped returning calls, and now hides if I'm along for the
alternating custody handoff.
One of Wendy's sisters seems to be seriously uncomfortable when I'm
around. I wouldn't put it at "hate", though.
Some of the students at the college are a bit jealous of my skills.
One of them said "I hate you" earlier this week when I solved an Excel
problem that she'd been stuck on.
>3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Don't watch much network news anymore.
>4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
>5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
It can CAUSE some disabilities, including stuff relating to how long
you can stand or whether you have the oxygen fitness to accomplish
something.
But till his foot problems, my younger brother was much heavier than I
was, but retained good stamina and oxygen fitness. I suspect he was
officially obese when he and my older brother cycled from Calgary to
Kelowna (600 Km) a decade or two back. His obesity didn't disable
him.
>6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
"Subway" cold cuts plus lettuce, tomato, pickles, green peppers.
>7. How do you heat your home?
Natural gas forced air, plus electric mattress topper in my bed and
electric blanket in Moria's bed. Timer thermostat goes way down
overnight.
There's an airflow problem to Moria's basement room from the furnace,
despite being adjacent to the furnace room. So there's also an
electric "oil" heater in her room.
>8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Boredom versus excitement are hard to predict. I can go into "deep
focus" over something trivial and work on it for two days. Or I can
get bored after a minute or two on the same kind of thing another day.
Or I can get really excited over something. Sometimes.
>9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Ideas.
>10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
I don't like "people-facing" jobs. Of the three, I'd put food service
on the bottom, retail near it, and office as benign.
--
Tomorrow is today already.
Greg Goss, 1989-01-27
Dana Carpender
> In article <hebm6t$sq1$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,> Probably toast with sliced apple on it (open faced sandwich).
>
Back when I ate such things, my favorite sandwich was a slab of Bruno's
Hunza Rye -- heavy, whole grain peasant rye, jokingly referred to in my
family as Tunza Rye, 'cause you could get hurt if you dropped the loaf
on your foot -- toasted lightly, topped with sliced Granny Smith apple,
then with sharp cheddar, then run under the broiler till the cheese was
melted.
Damn, I'm making myself crave carbs.
Dana
QueBarbara
wrote:
>Veronique <veroniq...@gmail.com> wrote in
>news:c2e729bd-af1d-49fc...@f18g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
>> On Nov 22, 11:37�am, QueBarbara <que.barbara.l...@go-awaygmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
>>>
>>> <darwinexceptiontakethis...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>> >Regular Sunday Madness:
>>>
>>> >1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided
>>> >you didn't really want it anymore?
>>>
>>> A purse. �I've yet to find the perfect purse. �
>>
>>
>> http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/722687725/page/1.html
>>
>> Awesome. The only purse, ever, I've seen in a window, obsessed about
>> for three weeks, then gone back and bought. A friend, after seeing
>> mine, went and got one (slightly different design than mine.) Everyone
>> who sees it asks where I got it from. Awesome, I'm tellin' ya.
>>
>
>Wait, which one?
Yes V., which one? WHICH ONE?
I need one kind of like the one Jeanie described, but with separate,
right-sized pouches - preferably on the outside - that I can slip my
cell phone, sunglasses, and reading glasses into so they don't get
scratched. Chapstick, lipstick, and eye drops in a another pouch.
More pouches for my comb, notepad, billfold, kleenex, hand lotion; and
if I'm traveling, my iPod, Nintendo ds, hand sanitizer, and a book. I
also like the ones that have a metal thingy to clip my key ring onto
so they keys don't disappear. Don't even get me started on the correct
straps it needs to have. Oh, and it should not weigh a freaking ton
*before* loading it up with all my necessities.
--
QueBarbara
huey.c...@gmail.com
> There's a purse in the shopping mall across the street from me...cream
> suede, with fringes and a big brass ring. But I really can't; it's
> over 200 pounds.
Yeah, that sounds heavy for a purse.
--
Huey
Snidely
> Mmm, that sounds good.
Well, this time it was just the turkey pastrami, which turns out to be
Foster Farms.
> > Before that was probably the peanut butter with blackberry jelly.
>
> Crunchy or smooth? Seeds or seedless?
Crunchy, which these days is barely spreadable. I'm using up the
cheap store brand before getting to the TJ's refrigerate-after-opening
store brand, but for that I will try to blend the smooth and the
crunchy.
The jelly is seedless -- Blackburn's which I have only seen at the
Orowheat/Bimbo outlet, but seems pretty good at a low enough price
point for me.
/dps
Dana Carpender
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
> <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Regular Sunday Madness:
>>
>> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
>> didn't really want it anymore?
>>
> A purse. I've yet to find the perfect purse.
>
carrying a Liz Claiborne I really like that I got brand new for a big $15.
Dana
Tim Wright
It is a personal choice. I'd rather put up with depreciation than
frequent repairs. My pickup is a 2002 with 97k on the clock, no major
repairs yet. Of course, that probably jinxes it right there. My
Goldwing I bought new, it was the previous year model and I got a very
good deal. I purchased a prepaid maintenance package with it. Five
years, unlimited mileage. In 25k miles I've already covered the cost of
the package, from here on in it's all gravy. I'll have close to 100k on
it by the time the package runs out.
Dana Carpender
I didn't mind retail, having worked in a liquor store (what was, at the
time, the World's Largest Liquor Store) and in health food stores.
Didn't bother me. Money wasn't great, but I didn't mind the work.
Dana
hpjeannie
wrote:
> On 22 Nov 2009 20:05:23 GMT, Dover Beach <moon.blanc...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >Veronique <veroniqueuni...@gmail.com> wrote in
Sounds like mine plus a couple of pouches.
I don't like too many zippers or pouches - I forget what's in which
compartment. I'd rather sort through the main purse (I do keep a tiny
flashlight in there clipped to the "Hecho in Mexico" tag) than keep
opening zippers searching for something.
Jeannie
Dover Beach
news:t1fjg5960p0h9i4bs...@4ax.com:
>
> I need one kind of like the one Jeanie described, but with separate,
> right-sized pouches - preferably on the outside - that I can slip my
> cell phone, sunglasses, and reading glasses into so they don't get
> scratched. Chapstick, lipstick, and eye drops in a another pouch.
> More pouches for my comb, notepad, billfold, kleenex, hand lotion; and
> if I'm traveling, my iPod, Nintendo ds, hand sanitizer, and a book. I
> also like the ones that have a metal thingy to clip my key ring onto
> so they keys don't disappear. Don't even get me started on the correct
> straps it needs to have. Oh, and it should not weigh a freaking ton
> *before* loading it up with all my necessities.
>
I gave up on finding such a thing, and jury-rigged my own. I start with
a *big* purse. Then I added:
This thing:
http://www.wdrake.com/WalterDrake/Shopping/ProductDetail.aspx?
CID=Apparel
&SCID=Purses,+Wallets+%26+Totes&ProductID=BC00308780
Then I rounded up all the coin purses and jewelry pouches and other
assorted little baggie things that I've accumulated over the years.
Chapstick and lipstick go in one little pouch. A longer, thinner pouch
gets hand sanitizer packets, pens, and lens cleaning cloths. A coin
purse holds coins. Pills, hand lotion, and random items go in yet
another little pouch. The pouches are all different colors, so I can
spot them easily.
A separate credit card holder holds all the trillions of cards (no,
they're not all credit cards; some are my mom's insurance cards, some
are my insurance cards, some are gift cards that I'm going to use RSN,
some are "frequent customer" cards, the AAA card, and so on, endlessly.)
Removing the cards and loose change from my wallet means that I can now
actually close my wallet.
This system isn't perfect, but it's better than it was. I no longer
dump my entire purse out onto the floor of the car, furiously searching
for something. I can take all the little pouches and stuff them into a
different purse without wondering if I'm missing something critical.
That thing from Walter Drake is a little cheesy, but it works okay.
--
Dover
hpjeannie
If you're not crafty, maybe you could commission one.
http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Bag-Stylish-Simple-Patterns/dp/0896894096
Jeannie
Jen
But think of the upper body strength I'd have. At least on one side.
--
Jen
Kim
> Kim (darwinexcepti...@verizon.net) wrote:
>
>> Opus the Penguin wrote:
>>> Kim (darwinexcepti...@verizon.net) wrote:
>>>
>>>> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's
>>>> one of those "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No,
>>>> really.... it's about 6 figures more than what I thought we
>>>> deserved, and certainly way, way above and beyond what we ever
>>>> expected.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You'll finally be able to pay off everyone you borrowed money
>>> from!
>>
>> Hmmm....only one person comes to mind. Did I borrow money from
>> you, too?
>>
>>
>
> Oh yes. Lots.
Ahhhhhhhhh.......yes! Now I remember! Can I give that to you in Opus points?
--
Kim
www.thedarwinexception.wordpress.com
* I stand against stuff. I am also unhappy with things..*
Ted The Cat
wrote:
> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
> "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's about 6 figures
> more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly way, way above and
> the offer to us, she said that, in her estimation, Paul is analogous to the
> her little calculations for "pain and suffering". Since he will have to have
> 6 weeks (at least) of physical therapy, and physical therapy is the epitome
> of "pain" and taken together with the surgery, she feels perfectly
> comfortable offering us this amount.
>
> Not that I feel totally comfortable taking it. I really don't. It feels like
> "cheating" somehow. The whole concept of "pain and suffering" bugs me and I
> feel like it's a made up thing for something you can't quantify and that
> it's a way to profit and get "something for nothing", and I don't
> know.....it just bugs me. No wonder insurance rates are so high. I mean, if
> they are *offering* Paul 6 figures - without a lawyer being involved?
> Imagine if I had gone out and hired a lawyer! Somebody would be making some
> serious money here. So, talk about falling in a pile of shit and coming out
> smelling like roses.....
>
> I've put her off until after the surgery, they are paying for that above and
> beyond the settlement. The surgery *was* scheduled for November 16th, but
> then got put back because the surgeon had an emergency out of town. So now
> Paul has to go through the whole process again, which sucks. The pre-surgery
> testing and blood tests are now December 3rd, and surgery will be
> re-scheduled after that.
>
> after the surgery before I sign any deals. I don't know why, and I don't
> know if it really makes a bit of difference, but I just want to. And it's
> whole thing kind of blew me away. And I'm really not blown away easily.
Were you born yesterday?
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
Probably a music cd.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
No.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Jon Stewart.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
No idea.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Sad story in the news today. Man is South Carolina spends the last 8
months of his life in a recliner because he is too fat to get up.
Weighs 550 pounds when he goes into the recliner. Can't get up even
to go to the bathroom. Wife cleans the chair every day. Weighs 800
pounds when the ambulance comes to get him. Severe pain. Fireman
have to cut him loose from the recliner. Dies a few hours later his
body covered by sores and giving off a very bad smell.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575807,00.html
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
P B & J.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Gas.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Excited. Prednisone does that to you.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
I talk about stuff.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
My guess would be food service.
Raven-Poe
> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
> "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's about 6 figures
> more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly way, way above and
> beyond what we ever expected. But, when the insurance lady was explaining
> the offer to us, she said that, in her estimation, Paul is analogous to the
> bike. And he's totaled. The need for surgery pushed him over and above all
> her little calculations for "pain and suffering". Since he will have to have
> 6 weeks (at least) of physical therapy, and physical therapy is the epitome
> of "pain" and taken together with the surgery, she feels perfectly
> comfortable offering us this amount.
Wow. This is the first I've heard of it. You've got my belated concerns
for you both.
> Not that I feel totally comfortable taking it. I really don't. It feels like
> "cheating" somehow. The whole concept of "pain and suffering" bugs me and I
> feel like it's a made up thing for something you can't quantify and that
> it's a way to profit and get "something for nothing", and I don't
> know.....it just bugs me. No wonder insurance rates are so high. I mean, if
> they are *offering* Paul 6 figures - without a lawyer being involved?
> Imagine if I had gone out and hired a lawyer! Somebody would be making some
> serious money here.
Mostly the lawyers...
> So, talk about falling in a pile of shit and coming out smelling like
> roses.....
it doesn't sound like the sort way I'd like to hit 6 figures.
> I've put her off until after the surgery, they are paying for that above and
> beyond the settlement. The surgery *was* scheduled for November 16th, but
> then got put back because the surgeon had an emergency out of town. So now
> Paul has to go through the whole process again, which sucks. The pre-surgery
> testing and blood tests are now December 3rd, and surgery will be
> re-scheduled after that.
> The PT will have to come out of our own pocket. But I guess that's OK with
> what the insurance company is offering us. But I want to see how Paul does
> after the surgery before I sign any deals. I don't know why, and I don't
> know if it really makes a bit of difference, but I just want to. And it's
> kind of a "cooling off" period. I need to think about this for a minute. The
> whole thing kind of blew me away. And I'm really not blown away easily.
Defintly don't sign things quickly. I'm sure others are cautioning you,
but you really want to take some time, and make as many decisions with a
level head as you possibly can.
> Regular Sunday Madness:
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
I wanted to get the attic cats downstairs so that we would only have one
food bowl and litterbox to deal with and I could begin my attic renovation
project. Alas, the animals are having territory battles which makes me
wish I'd left them up there.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
Not in the biblical sense. There are a few folks online who have gone
that far, and of course, everybody hates thier boss. But not so much with
people that I interact with day to day and would tell me so: that sort of
thing stopped in grade school.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Hmm, I pretty much loath them all, but I suppose Brian Lehere from WNYC
quailfies.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Hehe. What a question! Answering it straight, I'd say a bit of eggshell
that ended up in my breakfast.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Toward what end? If we're talking about describing people so heavy they
can't/barealy can move, then yeah. If using it to direct government funds
toward subsidizing the overweight and then turning around and using that
expense as justification for regulating peoples personal habints then no
F-ing way.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
It was a BLT wrap. I unwraped it and scooped out the yummy innards.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Gas burner fired hotwater.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
These days? Neither very much. I suppose excited just barely, but that
becuase I've got so much to do that I'll never get bored.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Of the three, I'd have to say ideas: though "Things" would really trump
all three.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
It all really depends on the people you're working with: if they're
schmucks, then you'll have a horible time; if they're fun, then you'll
have fun.
John
--
Here, have 10 Ten Question Points (TM)
Remove the dead poet to e-mail.
Ask me about joining the NRA.
huey.c...@gmail.com
I've carried some heavy stuff, and my advice is that you don't want to
carry anything more than a hundred pounds without two shoulder straps
and a waist belt. And at that point it isn't really a purse, it's more
like a really nice backpack.
--
Huey
Jesper Lauridsen
>
> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
> "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's about 6 figures
> more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly way, way above and
> beyond what we ever expected. But, when the insurance lady was explaining
> the offer to us, she said that, in her estimation, Paul is analogous to the
> bike. And he's totaled.
What Mary said.
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
I was really looking forward to ditching the B&B in favour of this 5*
hotel. But the room is tiny and the bathroom weird. The location is
better, but I've worn myself out.
The wi-fi also blows.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
I have a few suspicions. I've been publicly plunked once.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
I don't watch news.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Not touching that one.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
>
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
>
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Hot water from the power plant. So far this season I've had a radiator on
briefly 3 times. At 56.1411 degrees North.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored. Mostly with stuff that other people find exciting.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Talk?
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Is "food service" working at McDonald's? If not, I'll pick retail.
Dana Carpender
> Dana Carpender wrote:
>> Tim Wright wrote:
>>> Kim wrote:
>>>> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided
>>>> you didn't really want it anymore?
>>> Happens every time I buy a new vehicle. Chalk it up to "buyer's
>>> remorse".
>>
>> You're making me really glad I don't buy new cars. Let someone else
>> eat the depreciation, that's my motto.
>>
>> Dana
>
> It is a personal choice. I'd rather put up with depreciation than
> frequent repairs. My pickup is a 2002 with 97k on the clock, no major
> repairs yet.
My Camry is a 2003 with 50-something K on it, no major repairs yet.
It's the LE, with most of the toys. I bought it 1 year old and had it
checked out by my mechanic, who told me I'd be a fool not to buy it for
$13K.
Dana
hpjeannie
Crunchy, and seedless. We are in accord.
Jif extra crunchy, and Mary Ellen seedless blackberry jam.
Jeannie
Kajikit
"@sonnnic.invalid> wrote:
>N Jill Marsh wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
>> <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
>> >"offers" that "you just can't refuse."
>>
>> Everything else aside, I would be suspicious of this. The insurance
>> company is not your friend, it will do you no favours. If you are
>> able, I would at least let a lawyer look at their offer and the
>> paperwork. Yes, keep in mind that it's in the lawyer's interest to
>> litigate, but never forget it's in the insurance company's interest to
>> screw you over.
>>
>> I suspect that Paul's injury is of the type that could go either way,
>> according to the insurance company's evaluations. If he recovers
>> well, then there's only a few month's lost pay and inconvenience to
>> all this. If his leg is "written off", then there's many years of
>> lost wages and disability to address. So it probably makes sense to
>> them to offer you something sweet enough to make you jump, but nothing
>> approaching what they'd be liable for if Paul is permanently disabled.
>>
>> > But, when the insurance lady was explaining
>> >the offer to us, she said that, in her estimation, Paul is analogous to the
>> >bike. And he's totaled.
>>
>> I mean, Kim, what the fuck? If she's says he's "totalled", then is
>> what she's offering you equivalent to all the income he'd make over
>> the next 20+ years, plus medical expenses that would occur due to
>> this, plus your retirement, plus things like the cost of medical
>> insurance if he can't get coverage through an employer, etc? Is he
>> really worth that little?
>>
>> The fact that they are offering you this amount of money without a
>> lawyer being involved, and with the fact that the two of you seem
>> reasonable and litigation-averse is a warning sign. I'm very
>> litigation-averse myself, and I understand all your reasoning in this,
>> but they are most likely trying to play you for a patsy here. If Paul
>> comes through all this and back to 100% by Christmas you'll be happy
>> campers, but if there are any problems you'll have been well and truly
>> screwed.
>
>
>totally agree!
Ditto. He hasn't even had his operation yet, and until he does you
won't REALLY know what the damage is. With luck, he'll be fine after
they patch up his leg and give him physcial therapy (btw 6 weeks
sounds very optimistic!) but there are no guarantees. If they offer
you six figures with a 2 in front of them and his medical bills only
have a 1.something, all well and good... but if things don't go well
they could easily have an 8 or a 9 and you'd be well and truly
screwed!
--
My website - http://www.kajikitscorner.com
My cooking blog - http://kajikit.wordpress.com
My crafty blog - http://kajikit.blogspot.com
Stan
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
A person who hated me died at a relatively young age very recently
(burial tomorrow). I am not happy about the emotion or the death. I do
understand the emotion, caused by something that I did when I was
young. I am still confused about the death. I don't believe that one
had to do with the other.
--
Stan in NJ
Bill Turlock
> >> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
> >>
> >>> didn't really want it anymore?
> >
> > I keep finding perfect purses at JC Penney, but then when I decide I
> > love it and go back to get a backup, they're gone.
> >
> > I love the ones with a cell phone pocket and small zippered pouch on
> > the outside of one side (for lipstick, lip balm, notepad, and round
> > folding brush), and the other side has a three-sided zipper and opens
> > into a wallet (complete with credit-card holders, cash area, and ID
> > holder), and the middle is a regular open purse with a little zippered
> > insert where I keep a couple of extra checks, some "mad" money, and a
> > set of keys to my mom's house and car.
> >
> > Jeannie
>
> So when you mug Jeannie, don't forget to take the "mad" money from the
> little zippered insert.
> HTH
>
> --
>
> Tim W
You have a larcenous mind. (I noticed that, too)
Veronique
> Veronique <veroniqueuni...@gmail.com> wrote innews:c2e729bd-af1d-49fc...@f18g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
>
> >> <darwinexceptiontakethis...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >> >Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> >> >1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided
> >> >you didn't really want it anymore?
>
> >> A purse. I've yet to find the perfect purse.
>
>
> > Awesome. The only purse, ever, I've seen in a window, obsessed about
> > for three weeks, then gone back and bought. A friend, after seeing
> > mine, went and got one (slightly different design than mine.) Everyone
> > who sees it asks where I got it from. Awesome, I'm tellin' ya.
>
> Wait, which one?
http://a2.zassets.com/images/742/7422764/10591-652549-p.jpg
It has outside zipper pocket, inside zipper pocket, two open pockets
on each end that fit water bottles, two open pockets inside covered by
the flap, and a velcro pocket inside. It wipes clean without being all
vinyl-ey and is large enough to carry books and food on an airplane.
The strap adjusts from carry to shoulder length.
I just got this one to give to my sister for Yule:
http://a2.zassets.com/images/742/7422764/10591-652549-p.jpg
She likes smaller bags and this one has an outside plain pocket, an
outside zipper pocket, a pocket covered by the flap with an additional
mesh zipper pocket, and the main interior compartment, and clip-on
adjustable shoulder strap. Hmm, the local backpacking/outdoor store
which ordered it for me charged me a good bit less than Zappo's list
price.
V.
--
Veronique Chez Sheep
Veronique
> That thing from Walter Drake is a little cheesy, but it works okay.
Hmm, I like that.
(And I also liked Walter Drake's suggestions: "You May Also Like...
MagniEar™
Mascara Shield & Guide")
Slow Motion Apocalypse
>
> - Show quoted text -
I wouldn't like feeling like a target. Otherwise working in a liquor
store wouldn't be so bad. Or maybe if I worked in one with bulletproof
glass between me and the customers.
Mary
They're also on sale on Amazon.com.
Mary
Mary
I think the main thing would be to choose the right liquor store. The
one that I go to most often isn't any more likely to be held up or
threatened than the supermarket it's next to.
Mary
Veronique
> Kim <darwinexceptiontakethis...@verizon.net> wrote:
> > The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
> > "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's about 6 figures
> > So, talk about falling in a pile of shit and coming out smelling like
> > roses.....
>
> it doesn't sound like the sort way I'd like to hit 6 figures.
Exactly. If Paul is permanently disabled from this, and if the
settlement is $250,000 (for instance, I have no idea what the actual
figure offered to Kim and Paul is), well, that's $25,000/year for ten
years. I'd say that's low: I know the cost of living in Malone is
lower than Santa Cruz, but still, I'd say that's low. And that's if
Paul was planning on retiring in ten years AND already had sufficient
funding in his retirement plan.
Bodies can heal or not heal, or heal in funny ways...I think Kim's
smart to think on this for a bit before she says yes or no AND she
needs to talk to a lawyer to find out how to protect herself and Paul
should he NOT come out of this 100% fit as before.
Hieronymus Agricola
(in article <v6pig5l1a8nfndrb1...@4ax.com>):
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, "Kim"
> <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> Here's a bonus question; Do you read the other answers first, or try
> to answer them cold?
I read everything. I may never answer the questions.
Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer)
<veroniq...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://a2.zassets.com/images/742/7422764/10591-652549-p.jpg
>
> It has outside zipper pocket, inside zipper pocket, two open pockets
> on each end that fit water bottles, two open pockets inside covered by
> the flap, and a velcro pocket inside. It wipes clean without being all
> vinyl-ey and is large enough to carry books and food on an airplane.
> The strap adjusts from carry to shoulder length.
Great photo, but I can't get to a description and Zappos has 86 pages
of handbags. Can you tell me any more about it?
Mary "Currently carrying a nice Le Sac but willing to change."
--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer
We didn't just do weird stuff at Dryden, we wrote reports about it.
reunite....@gmail.com or mil...@qnet.com
Visit my blog at http://thedigitalknitter.blogspot.com/
plausible prose man
> You're making me really glad I don't buy new cars. Let someone else eat
> the depreciation, that's my motto.
That person, by the way, is you.
jeffinputnam
> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
> "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's about 6 figures
> her little calculations for "pain and suffering". Since he will have to have
> 6 weeks (at least) of physical therapy, and physical therapy is the epitome
> of "pain" and taken together with the surgery, she feels perfectly
> comfortable offering us this amount.
>
> "cheating" somehow. The whole concept of "pain and suffering" bugs me and I
> feel like it's a made up thing for something you can't quantify and that
> it's a way to profit and get "something for nothing", and I don't
> know.....it just bugs me. No wonder insurance rates are so high. I mean, if
> they are *offering* Paul 6 figures - without a lawyer being involved?
> Imagine if I had gone out and hired a lawyer! Somebody would be making some
> smelling like roses.....
>
> beyond the settlement. The surgery *was* scheduled for November 16th, but
> then got put back because the surgeon had an emergency out of town. So now
> Paul has to go through the whole process again, which sucks. The pre-surgery
> testing and blood tests are now December 3rd, and surgery will be
> re-scheduled after that.
>
> The PT will have to come out of our own pocket. But I guess that's OK with
> what the insurance company is offering us. But I want to see how Paul does
> after the surgery before I sign any deals. I don't know why, and I don't
> know if it really makes a bit of difference, but I just want to. And it's
> kind of a "cooling off" period. I need to think about this for a minute. The
> whole thing kind of blew me away. And I'm really not blown away easily.
My best to Paul. Now you can afford to have me come up and paint the barn!
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
My ex.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
Yes.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Don't watch the news.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
A ladybug, in my sleep
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
No. But McDonald's should be taxed like tobacco.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Turkey, pepper jack cheese, lettuce and globs of kosher mustard.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
With a wood stove.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Bored.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Ideas.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
An office. It sucked.
J
Lesmond
>
>The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of those
>"offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's about 6 figures
>more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly way, way above and
>beyond what we ever expected.
Whoo hooo! Send me money!
--
If there's a nuclear winter, at least it'll snow.
Kim
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, Kim wrote:
>
>>
>> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of
>> those "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's
>> about 6 figures more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly
>> way, way above and beyond what we ever expected.
>
> Whoo hooo! Send me money!
That, my dear, is for sure. Just don't charge me *too* much for the 3 hour
telephonic therapy sessions.
And I am trying to talk Paul into the whole "delivered in person" thing we
talked about. Woo Hoo, indeed.
Dana Carpender
The one I worked in was in a very upscale North Shore suburb of Chicago;
local crime rate was very low. Only crimes we ever saw while I was
there were shoplifting and employee pilferage.
Dana
Dana Carpender
Twenty-three years as a professional massage therapist and 9 years of
post-car-wreck recovery have taught me something: Injury is forever.
If you're lucky, you improve dramatically, and can do everything you did
before, but your body is *never* quite the same as before it was
injured. Never. The places that were injured are always more
susceptible to pain, stiffness, weather prediction, whatever. It's the
gift that keeps on giving.
Dana
David J. Martin
> Les Albert wrote:
>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:53:08 GMT, Mary <mrfea...@aol.c0m> wrote:
>>
>>> Kim, if you aren't sure that Paul's recovery will be complete after
>>> the PT, you may want to consider that though the settlement seems
>>> like a lot, it will have to make up for any lost income of his if he
>>> can't work any more. When you look at it from the standpoint of
>>> annual income for X years, six figures may not look like so much.
>>> ...
>>
>> Wise advice.
>>
>>
>
> Yes. Indeed, now that I've read some other responses, Kim, I'm not at
> all sure you shouldn't get a lawyer. I mean, what if Paul can't work
> anymore? Like, ever? At least not operating heavy equipment and doing
> handyman stuff, like he has? What are you two going to live on for the
> next, oh, twenty-thirty-forty years? (I'm being hopeful, here, that
> there will be two of you that long. Please.)
I know she comes across as being very helpful, but my guess is that
she's low-balled you. Several people, me included, have suggested you
consult a lawyer. Not to try to stick it to the insurance company, but
to make sure that Paul gets what is due to him. I know that I have no
idea how to figure out what a total disability might cost me. Go to an
expert and have them advise you on the offer.
David
David J. Martin
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
Probably the last CD I bought. I was so disappointed that I've blocked
what it was.
>
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
I don't think so. There were some in my youth, but I'd assume they've
let it go by now. I have.
>
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Harry Smith.
>
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
Isn't there some stat on how many spiders we swallow without knowing?
>
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
Probably.
>
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
I think it was a reuben.
>
> 7. How do you heat your home?
Forced air/gas.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Excited.
>
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Other people or ideas.
>
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
Each can be hell, but I enjoyed my experiences with all three. I worked
in a grocery store, spent a summer as a cook in a dinner theater, and
have had a bunch of office jobs. All of them had ups and downs, but in
general they were all good. The only job I've had that I didn't like
was detasseling corn.
David
Hank Gillette
N Jill Marsh <njm...@storm.ca> wrote:
> >7. How do you heat your home?
>
> My passionate nature.
>
I'm feeling warmer already.
--
Hank Gillette
"Years ago, I asked my dad for a boob job and he said it would cheapen
my image" -- Paris Hilton
Opus the Penguin
> Kim <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
>
> Not in the biblical sense.
How many people total do you know in the biblical sense?
--
Opus the Penguin
The best darn penguin in all of Usenet
Lesmond
>Lesmond wrote:
>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, Kim wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of
>>> those "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's
>>> about 6 figures more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly
>>> way, way above and beyond what we ever expected.
>>
>> Whoo hooo! Send me money!
>
>That, my dear, is for sure. Just don't charge me *too* much for the 3 hour
>telephonic therapy sessions.
You know perfectly well that all therapy is free.
>
>And I am trying to talk Paul into the whole "delivered in person" thing we
>talked about. Woo Hoo, indeed.
Now *that* would be wonderful.
Lee Ayrton
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What's the last thing you really wanted, then got, then decided you
> didn't really want it anymore?
I didn't get what I really wanted. And I wouldn't have decided that I no
longer wanted it if I had. Long standing desire, it is.
> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
I thought that I did, and she had good reason. But I found that she's
been most gracious and unhateful, which has seriously torqued my view of
the world. for the better, of course.
> 3. Who is your favorite news anchorman?
Uncle Walter, followed closely by Peter Jennings. I guess that that show
what low regard I no hold TV news.
> 4. What is the last thing you swallowed that you didn't *mean* to swallow?
My pride.
> 5. Should obesity be classified as a disability?
No. Put if there is an underlying problem for morbid obesity it should be
approatiately treated.
> 6. What did your last sandwich consist of?
Same thing it always consists of, Pinky: Whole wheat bread, mayo, american
cheese, Yves fake ham.
> 7. How do you heat your home?
AZ: Gas. And a furnace that requires the occasional fellation.
RI: Gas. A cool system -- a tankless water heater supplies both domestic
hot water and hot water for the heat exchanger for loft heating. Super
efficient.
> 8. Are you more easily bored or excited?
Mostly more easily bored. But lately I've discovered some new sources of
excitement: A son. His daughter. And a relative's most delightful
children. I'm in love all around.
> 9. Do you talk about yourself, other people, or ideas the most?
Depends on what's going on, donnit? when I'm in the middle of Horrible
Drama Queen Travails! I'm likely to talk about me, Me ME quite a lot more
than anything else. I'f I've recently been exposed to a new idea that I
like I'm more likely to expound on that.
> 10. Which is worse working in retail, food service, or an office?
I've never worked in the first two, but #3 didn't suit me in the least.
that's why I freelance now.
Raven-Poe
> Raven-Poe (ra...@westnet.poe.com) wrote:
> > Kim <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
> >
> > Not in the biblical sense.
> How many people total do you know in the biblical sense?
Something like a score.
John
--
Here, have 10 Look, a pun! Points (TM)
Remove the dead poet to e-mail.
Ask me about joining the NRA.
Xho Jingleheimerschmidt
> Raven-Poe (ra...@westnet.poe.com) wrote:
>> Kim <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> 2. Do you know anyone who hates you?
>> Not in the biblical sense.
>
>
> How many people total do you know in the biblical sense?
More than the number who hate him the biblical sense, I guess.
Xho
Stan
> Lesmond wrote:
>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:23 -0500, Kim wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The insurance lady has made us "an offer". And you know, it's one of
>>> those "offers" that "you just can't refuse." No, really.... it's
>>> about 6 figures more than what I thought we deserved, and certainly
>>> way, way above and beyond what we ever expected.
>>
>> Whoo hooo! Send me money!
>
> That, my dear, is for sure. Just don't charge me *too* much for the 3 hour
> telephonic therapy sessions.
>
> And I am trying to talk Paul into the whole "delivered in person" thing we
> talked about. Woo Hoo, indeed.
I'm not sure, but I think it's called a menage a trois.
--
Stan in NJ
"I'm just a nice guy all around except for the part where I'm calling
everyone an idiot." Opus, AFCA