Here is your cup of coffee.  Brewed from the finest Colombian lighter fluid.

Xander ,'Chosen'


Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Typo Boy - May 21, 2008 3:37:11 pm PDT #9983 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

WindSparrow - reluctant to give advice without many more specifics. But in general HSAs make sense for high income healthy people. You would know whether the two of you fit that profile. They go sold a lot to others, but in the long run if you are not high income and healthy you don't come out ahead.


ChiKat - May 21, 2008 3:48:54 pm PDT #9984 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I know when my former company started offering HSAs, I looked into for me. But, as someone with a chronic condition that needs to be looked after regularly, as well as being on daily meds, I came out much better staying on my HMO. (see Typo's above "high income healthy" which I am not.)

Of course, I also firmly believe that an HMO is only going to be as successful as your PCP. I love mine to no end and if I didn't have a good one, I'd reconsider the HMO.

This is, of course, my experience only. I'm sure others have different ones.


WindSparrow - May 21, 2008 4:17:33 pm PDT #9985 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Thanks, TypoBoy, ChiKat, and meara.


sj - May 21, 2008 4:26:08 pm PDT #9986 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Using an expired inhaler is better than not using any inhaler when having an asthma attack, right? I should qualify this by saying I already used it. I'm going to call my doctor and get a new prescription in the morning.

IOannoyingN, there were certain toll roads when we were in Dallas that only had the easy pass option, with no actual toll booths to pay at, so we were told we would just get billed for those tolls. Instead, we were charged a $5 fee for every toll we didn't pay. We're disputing it with the rental company and the credit card company.


Amy - May 21, 2008 5:06:00 pm PDT #9987 of 10001
Because books.

Byron! Silly boy. Glad you came home.

sj, I don't think it will *hurt* you. I just think it won't be as effective. It also depends on *how* expired it is -- my BiL the pharmacist says the dates listed are usually incredibly early for CYA reasons.


sj - May 21, 2008 5:09:38 pm PDT #9988 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

sj, I don't think it will *hurt* you. I just think it won't be as effective. It also depends on *how* expired it is -- my BiL the pharmacist says the dates listed are usually incredibly early for CYA reasons.

It expired in January, because I'm an idiot. You actually have to take the little part with the medicine out to see the expiration date, and I haven't thought to check in a while. I did use three sprays instead of two because I wasn't sure if it was working enough, but that could have also been because I was freaking out.


Amy - May 21, 2008 5:18:24 pm PDT #9989 of 10001
Because books.

If it only expired in January, it's probably fine. And like I said, it won't *hurt* you, but pay attention to whether you're getting relief or not, because Breathing Is Important!


sj - May 21, 2008 5:25:29 pm PDT #9990 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks, Amy. It definitely worked enough that I am breathing regular now. I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow to get a new one. I should be fine between now and then.


Connie Neil - May 21, 2008 5:26:23 pm PDT #9991 of 10001
brillig

This thread's nearly dead, did we decide on a title?


Laura - May 21, 2008 5:26:51 pm PDT #9992 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

I have to wear pj's to work all week.

I need to figure out a plan to do this, other than working from home.

HSA: We did this for years and it was great, but none of us had any ongoing health issues and my client doctors never charged us. We had the security of major medical coverage in case something bad happened and the savings account building up for any deductibles. I don't think it would work with regular medication or doctor visit expenses. A bit of math of what you would be spending per month out of pocket compared to the savings in the premiums would give a good picture.

Rock on, Byron! (but leave mom a note next time before you take off)

We have an appeal of my son's suspension tomorrow morning. He wrote a very articulate statement of his points, better than any essay he has ever produced. What will be will be. Just seems whack to suspend a kid 10 days with 12 days left of school when he has never been in a fight in his life, doesn't cause trouble, no drugs. Whatever. I just want him to learn to use the process and system in the future when he has issues with a teacher.