Laura - that is excellent.
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sumi - Mar 20, 2012 6:18:44 am PDT #831 of 1416
Art Crawl!!!
le nubian - Mar 20, 2012 7:37:02 am PDT #832 of 1416
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Laura,
FWIW that is the standard parking rate in Chicago. That is why Beau and I now take the train to Chicago and do not drive.
meara - Mar 20, 2012 7:59:55 am PDT #833 of 1416
$55 is xpensive but sadly not shocking. But $110 a day!?!? That's crazy talk.
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2012 8:05:57 am PDT #834 of 1416
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But $110 a day!?!? That's crazy talk.
I don't think that's what it was. Didn't she say $55?
Laura - Mar 20, 2012 8:06:29 am PDT #835 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.
It wasn't so much that the $55 was an insane amount for a day, but that there wasn't any indication of how much it would be. No signs, no warning from the valet, nothing on the web site. No rates were visible anywhere.
Still very pleased with the response I received. They took me from annoyed to delighted in moments.
eta: yes, $110 total for 2 days, but now reversed
JenP - Mar 20, 2012 1:45:20 pm PDT #836 of 1416
They're doing it right. Good on them!
Note to self, make my customers feel this way.
Copied.
amych - Mar 27, 2012 7:10:37 pm PDT #837 of 1416
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Halfway through the taxes... new goal for next year is to have someone else do this AND get a few dozen massages after. This was SO much easier when I worked for the man, man.
javachik - Apr 02, 2012 12:35:36 pm PDT #838 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.
Hello you self-employed people with health insurance. I am shopping for insurance for just myself - anyone out there love theirs? I need to make a decision and sign up with a provider by mid-April.
Liese S. - Apr 02, 2012 12:45:04 pm PDT #839 of 1416
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I use Blue Cross/Blue Shield, after years of battling with less expensive companies. I gave up, bought minimal coverage, but with a company that at least a modicum of health providers will accept.
Ginger - Apr 02, 2012 12:51:34 pm PDT #840 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm with Kaiser, which has a lot of pluses. Its best thing is the computer system, which has all your records on file. You have access to lab results when the doctor does. Kaiser policies include just about anything preventive and did before the law changed, so there's no extra charge for things like mammograms, colonoscopies and vaccinations. I got the pneumonia and shingles vaccine this year, which most insurance seems to consider optional.
It's usually a decent deal for individuals, although you possibly could do better if you're eligible for an organization that offers a group plan.
I don't know what it's like in California, but the worst part about Kaiser here is that you can never get anyone on the damn phone. They have a nightmare phone tree. You can email your doctor, but not all the doctors are good at responding.