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Things that frustrate us all

rhubarbodendron said:
Over here, with a normal therapy, you get 2 rounds of sessions payed for by the health insurance and if the psychiatrist states it's necessary can continue in all eternity.
This online therapy I had is a pilot project to test if it works at all. There the insurance pays only for a maximum of 2 rounds of sessions and after the second I'd have to take a 12 month break before I can apply for te next series of sessions either on- or offline.
By restricting ourselves to 1 round, my therapist and I left me the option to instantly continue with a classical therapy without having to wait a year if I find I can't cope with my anxiety after all.
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Ah, because of insurance. I supposed I should have guessed something along those lines.

rhubarbodendron said:
So far it looks rather promising, though. And I found a support-group in my vicinity which atm meets only online and I joined a rather nice anxiety BBS :) So I have my mental parachute ready :D
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Good luck, I hope it works out! :)
 
Turd Ferguson said:
People that don't have the common courtesy to ask for things politely. I work in a restaurant, and over the weekend I had all sorts of people either bark "RANCH!!!" at me if they wanted some more ranch dressing or "BREAD!!!!!!!" at me if they wanted more bread. Instead of, you know, being civilized humans and saying, "Hey, do you mind getting us some more bread?" or, "Could you please grab us some more ranch dressing? the six ramekins you gave me just ISN'T enough for this side salad." :lol:
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It is said that how people treat those who they perceive to be 'lower' in the hierarchy is a good indicator for how a person truly is. (Similarly to how it is said that how a society treats its weakest members and prisoners is a measure of that society).
 
Turd Ferguson said:
People that don't have the common courtesy to ask for things politely. I work in a restaurant, and over the weekend I had all sorts of people either bark "RANCH!!!" at me if they wanted some more ranch dressing or "BREAD!!!!!!!" at me if they wanted more bread. Instead of, you know, being civilized humans and saying, "Hey, do you mind getting us some more bread?" or, "Could you please grab us some more ranch dressing? the six ramekins you gave me just ISN'T enough for this side salad." :lol:
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What are these concepts of politeness and common courtesy of which you speak? Hew I work in retail and I've lost count of the number of times I served someone who was on their mobile, no doubt they would find it rude if I were on the phone and on the rare occasion I have to be on the phone to the help desks I was apologise and say something along the lines off " sorry but I'm on the phone to IT." Not Ideal I know but when there are only two members of two members of staff there isn't much you can do. Now I understand some calls have to be taken but at least apologise for being on the phone. Not to mention during all this pandemic customers reaching over you, squeezing past you without so much as an excuse me, can I just get past or can I just get in there to get X. I'm more than happy to move if you ask.
 
The latest Opera update automatically includes Amazon Assistant. But you can't find it when you go to manage your extensions. You have to add it to be able to remove it. If it keeps popping back up, I will probably have to drop Opera.
 
Aragorn said:
The latest Opera update automatically includes Amazon Assistant. But you can't find it when you go to manage your extensions. You have to add it to be able to remove it. If it keeps popping back up, I will probably have to drop Opera.
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Firefox upon occasion Sucks. But Opera went out Loud.
 
JirinPanthosa said:
The way I see it, the government deciding what care you get and a for profit insurance company deciding what care you get are equally bad.

Imagine in the US if we had a government run health care system under an Evangelical president. Who would and would not be allowed to receive care.
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I'm in Canada, so I'm happy with the government deciding, because a long time ago it decided "every one, no take backs".
 
dupersuper said:
I'm in Canada, so I'm happy with the government deciding, because a long time ago it decided "every one, no take backs".
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How does it decide what procedures are necessary and which are elective? What was its response to AIDS in the 80s? How does it decide the treatment budget when you have one cheaper decent option and one more expensive better option? What trans care does it offer, and did it always?

How would all that change if a super religiously conservative person was put in charge of it?

You need to have the public option so everyone gets covered and the private option in case your disease isn’t politically convenient to treat or you disagree you’re getting the course of treatment you need.
 
JirinPanthosa said:
How does it decide what procedures are necessary and which are elective? What was its response to AIDS in the 80s? How does it decide the treatment budget when you have one cheaper decent option and one more expensive better option? What trans care does it offer, and did it always?
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I would have to research some of these. I assume the AIDS and previous trans care answers would be depressing. That being said, I broke my leg badly in my 20s, was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, had to get a pin put in, was in the hospital for over a week, had a cast, then a brace and had a month or two of physical therapy afterward. All completely free. I became borderline diabetic at about 30, had to go to the outdoor at one point, got tested, had to get bloodwork regularly for a few years, medication at first (2 pills), a blood sugar monitor and slide refills: about $30 for the monitor and $20 per pill refill every few months. I'll take Canada style over American health care all day every day.

JirinPanthosa said:
How would all that change if a super religiously conservative person was put in charge of it?
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A little less likely here than down south (though things are getting weird all over...), but I would hope our checks and balances would protect our extremely popular, politicians mess with it at their own risk health care system.

JirinPanthosa said:
You need to have the public option so everyone gets covered and the private option in case your disease isn’t politically convenient to treat or you disagree you’re getting the course of treatment you need.
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We do have additional private insurance. I have a personal life insurance police, 2 RRSPs and insurance from my work. In over a decade I've used my work coverage once, when I lost a filling.
 
As long as you have private alternatives when the public insurance says your treatment isn't worth it or is politically bad, that's fine. That just speaks to the need for both options to exist.
 
JirinPanthosa said:
As long as you have private alternatives when the public insurance says your treatment isn't worth it or is politically bad, that's fine. That just speaks to the need for both options to exist.
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In the USA up until the PPACA was passed under the Obama administration wasn't it perfectly ok for insurance companies to deny treatment and/or coverage if someone had a pre-existing condition? We can be born with conditions which could be classed as a pre-existing condition.
 
rhubarbodendron said:
Actually, a chef's knife hurts far more. A scalpel blade is so sharp that the cut doesn't hurt much.


You might be able to cheat by saving the apps to an SD card on the old phone, transfer the files onto a PC and from there feed them into the new phone's internal memory by usb-cable. (or maybe even directly between old and new phone by bluetooth)

frustration today: in 2 hours my last psychotherapy session starts. I'll miss my therapist and I am not sure I can manage without her already.
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I wish. They were transferred to my new one originally.

Is there a way to do it via new phone and move it back?
 
Got my first pair of progressive-lens glasses today.

FUCK ME. I don't know if I'll ever get used to this. If I turn my head too quickly, it looks like I'm having a bad trip. :ack:
 
auntiehill said:
Got my first pair of progressive-lens glasses today.

FUCK ME. I don't know if I'll ever get used to this. If I turn my head too quickly, it looks like I'm having a bad trip. :ack:
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My first pair of progressive lenses nearly had me puking. Went back to the doctor and quickly figured out the lab screwed up the lenses royally. The sweet vision spot instead of being directly in front of my iris was closer to the inside edge. The spot where the prescription ended was at the sweet spot.
 
State University system: Hey, to be more efficient and less expensive, we're going to have a new procurement system where all the companies we do business with will have their catalogs put on one website, and you can go there to order instead of using an 80's-era program you're using now. Businesses will like it because instead of selling to JUST you, they will be listed as vendors for the entire system!

Us (The people who use the system to order everything from supplies to emergency kits to catered meals): Sounds great!

6 months pass

SUS: It's ready! You will now put all your orders through that site!

Us: Well, you've got one major computer company on the site, and three other catalogs, but... no Amazon? And where are the vendors we order everything from?

SUS: Oh, yeah... you should probably send us contact information for all your vendors. We couldn't be arsed to pull it out of the old system before we shuttered it.

Us: ...shouldn't you have asked us for that information six months ago? We have stuff to order and no one to order it from!

SUS: Just send your stuff in, we'll have them - and Amazon added SOON.

One month passes:

Us: Still can't order anything. Summer camps are approaching. We aren't ready. We NEED to order from our local vendors!

SUS:
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Us:
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Doom Shepherd said:
State University system: Hey, to be more efficient and less expensive, we're going to have a new procurement system where all the companies we do business with will have their catalogs put on one website, and you can go there to order instead of using an 80's-era program you're using now. Businesses will like it because instead of selling to JUST you, they will be listed as vendors for the entire system!

Us (The people who use the system to order everything from supplies to emergency kits to catered meals): Sounds great!

6 months pass

SUS: It's ready! You will now put all your orders through that site!

Us: Well, you've got one major computer company on the site, and three other catalogs, but... no Amazon? And where are the vendors we order everything from?

SUS: Oh, yeah... you should probably send us contact information for all your vendors. We couldn't be arsed to pull it out of the old system before we shuttered it.

Us: ...shouldn't you have asked us for that information six months ago? We have stuff to order and no one to order it from!

SUS: Just send your stuff in, we'll have them - and Amazon added SOON.

One month passes:

Us: Still can't order anything. Summer camps are approaching. We aren't ready. We NEED to order from our local vendors!

SUS:
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Us:
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You probably should have expected something like this... they seem kinda SUS. :shifty:
 
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