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    3 hours ago, Bosco-d-gama said:

    Getting older means healthcare issues. So on your behalf the insurance industry (whom you’ve supported for eons) is obligated to purchase you services. I worked in healthcare for decades so I know some things about it. Now I cringe.......... not at the procedures..........but their costs. I just received a benefit statement from bluecross for a very simple visit to my doctor. Went to my regular FP and got a steroid injection in my knee. His bill was $100, meds another $80 and the cost for a standard exam room was $450....... all of which they gladly paid. This time last year I discovered that I had atrial fibrillation. Long story short it was corrected with minimally invasive procedures that involved a single nights hospitalization. The bill......... a heart stopping $130,000.00!!! Next week I go in for a shoulder replacement cuz it needs to be done and economic sense commands it be done during this calendar year whence all of my deductible thresholds are met. I am more worried about the costs than anything else. This is madness. This is not the MAYO clinic or even a huge metropolis facility. Are medical costs in your area this insane? If so how can this be sustained by any country/economy?

     

    Insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies as well as politicians have colluded to get you to where we are now. The uninsured have little to do with overall cost. Go vote on Tuesday.

     

    Keith

     

     

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    College football 2018

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    2 hours ago, richieb said:

    you’re not implying ‘Bama “outspent” other programs, are you?

     

    He not only implied that he suggested it.

     

    1 hour ago, CECAA850 said:

    I was making a point that when one team has obviously better players than the other team the games are lopsided and unentertaining.

     

    All things being equal there is no incentive to be competitive, to excel. The 'Participation Trophy' principle then comes into play.

     

    Keith

     

     

     

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    Let's hope the Doctor is wrong. There is so much that can be done for cancer nowadays. So much more than just a few years ago. It is possible to get rid of it as well as, at least, extending life for years. Don't stress about it because, well, glooble 'stress and cancer'. I've been dealing with it for just over 2 years now and have been thru the gamut. It's not a death sentence. Tell Mike to be tough Stew. He can do it.

     

    The treatment may beat you down but in your greatest time of need God will lift you up. You'll see.

     

    Keith

     

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    Political Advertising ... sick of it?

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    18 minutes ago, LarryC said:

    "I don't know what your generation is, but .... "

     

    Maybe about the same as yours (or mine), within a generation or two standard deviation.

     

    I'm of that generation that is ruining the future of future generations by taking advantage of all the entitlement programs. All it took was working for 44 years. None of it was easy though. But you knew that ... GrandPaw. (no smiley to appease oldtimer)

     

    Keith

     

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    Cables, Coffee, Cycles, and Cocktails

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    4 hours ago, Tarheel said:

    Hey Keith,

    Thanks for asking.  Clean up continues and the list for roof, gutter, and fence repair is lengthy.  Huge trucks are still picking up debris daily.  Flooding inland was even more devastating as witnessed on my recent trip to the outer banks.  We were lucky the storm weaken so much from a cat 4 to a cat 1 but all of us were saturated since it moved so slowly.  LF is still waiting for roof repair and rebuilding the fence.  She lost 18 trees. It hurts to spend the money to just get back to even but that's the way it is.

    Most folks are staying out of the ocean and oyster season may suffer with all the pollution😑

     

    Thanks for the update Chuck. It seems that natural disasters have about a one day cycle nowadays. The Carolinas disaster was just about like the flooding in Texas and the panhandle in Florida. After a day or two you hear nothing else about it. The runoff situation in the panhandle will affect seafood also. I read that 90% of the oysters that supply Florida and 10% nationwide come from Apalachicola Bay. Not to mention shrimp and fish. I'll have to pass on those for a while. Good luck with the repairs. Patience is a virtue they say.

     

    Keith

     

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    Political Advertising ... sick of it?

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    36 minutes ago, K5SS said:

    My genaration has had it pretty easy so many don’t know what real struggle is

     

    I don't know what your generation is but it's somewhat comical that voter turnout is lower among younger voters at this time when their future is pretty much on the line. Snooze/lose.

     

    Keith

     

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    Cables, Coffee, Cycles, and Cocktails

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    1 minute ago, Tarheel said:

    An audiophile....complete with white gloves and a tin ear.

     

    I'm too lazy to find the appropriate thread Chuck but I'm wondering how the recovery from the himacaine is coming along locally. I know from the pictures of the other one in Mexico Beach was sickening to me seeing how the pier I stood on a year ago is no longer there, not to mention the surrounding homes/town. Also wondering if you heard or saw any reports of the impact on seafood from the floodwaters.  

     

    Keith

     

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    Help buying new TV, old one died (TV bought!)

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    12 minutes ago, wvu80 said:

    That's the kind of advice I'm looking for.  I really want a 75" screen but those 65's with the really sharp vivid picture have me re-thinking my priorities.

     

    You should re-read my post. I edited out the UHD and replaced it with HDR. All those letters get confusing. The HDR is much brighter with more vivid colors. Adds a lot to movies and regular TV too. I would not buy a TV without it. The 4K may be more resolution than is broadcast but overall the purchase is worth it to me.

    That XBR55X900F in your link is priced $1199 here locally.

    Good luck.

     

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    Help buying new TV, old one died (TV bought!)

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    replaced UHD w/HDR. All those dang letters...

    The next TV I buy will most likely be another Sony XBR 4K with HDR. I bought a 49" XBR android for a bedroom a year ago and from 8 feet away it's too big. My neck gets tired moving my head back and forth following all those pass completions when Alabama plays. I have a 65" Vizio (non-HDR) in my living room and its no slouch. Prior to the Vizio 5 years ago I've owned Sony TV's only since 1991. The Vizio I have now was probably a better picture than the Sony's of that time. But the current Sony HDR have a terribly good vivid and colorful picture. I would not recommend any TV without HDR after seeing the difference. In fact I've been thinking about buying a 43" Sony XBR 4K HDR for the bedroom like the 49" and moving the 49" to another bedroom that has a longer viewing distance.

    Go look at them. The local BB has a 65" Sony XBR65X850F for $1399, comparable smaller screen sizes for less. If you don't care for the features the XBR models have the regular line of 4K HDR's are even less. Get a HDR TV. And good luck.

     

    Keith

     

    Political Advertising ... sick of it?

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    1 minute ago, JL Sargent said:

    Don't you want to walk around in a semi-trance all the time? :)

     

     

    I do that now but it's because the Crimson Tide just keeps winning game after game, Championship after Championship. Over and over again, it's like Ground Hog Day. But at least the trance is quarantined to the SEC. People up around Michigan and Ohio have rarely, if ever, experienced the trance.

     

    Keith

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    1 hour ago, Zen Traveler said:

    Funny analogy but I think we replace them with the kind that did our bidding as citizens before. Like I mentioned, having affordable Healthcare isn't a partisan issue.

     

    Well, that would be your concern if you have been affected by Healthcare costs. If you are one of the many that live in the dream world that their health will never be an issue in their lives then Healthcare costs are not an important issue. I personally do have great concern for others Healthcare costs because I have recently met many people that cannot afford the costs of some care and therefore die prematurely. I think of it as Domestic Oppression. This Domestic Oppression concerns me more than Chinese Oppression because I don't know any Chinese people.

     

    Keith

     

    Political Advertising ... sick of it?

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    38 minutes ago, K5SS said:

    My biggest concern with this evolution is who will be responsible for “releasing” this information to the masses

     

    You can get your information directly from the horse's mouth many times. If you rely/ believe what you read then the chances that you are mis-informed is high.

    Political Advertising ... sick of it?

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    31 minutes ago, Zen Traveler said:

    Look at their voting record and what their state is doing on a national level. I agree with what you are saying but we do live in the Information Age so conscientious voters can research if their  politicians are trying to pull the wool over their eyes...

     

    It's pretty simple. One politician promises to kiss my @ss. Another politician promises to kick my @***. As their past practice supports their promises, I choose the kicker since he's a self-professed christian(small c) holding a gun.

     

    Keith

     

     

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    1 minute ago, Jeff Matthews said:

    You discovered the internet?

     

    Good one. I laughed.

     

    No, I retired. I remember an RN asking me around 142 questions back before first radiation. She asked to rate my stress on a scale of 0 to 10. I told her I have absolutely no stress in my life at all. She peeked over a monitor and asked exactly what I meant by that. I told her I retired and didn't worry about sheit. That's the way it is. No smarts required. I do have some concerns about deciding what I want for my next meal though.

     

    Keith

     

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