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Old 01-03-2013, 7:23pm   #21
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You should have made one yourself out of purpleheart and maple.
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Is the cost of a new pacemaker.

I'll have to see how much insurance will cover.

Almost makes your heart stop.
Does that include the 10% obamacare tax??
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Can I interest you in a nice little affordable aftermarket kit? We'll chip it, install headers and dual exhaust, and with as little alteration to your body as possible.
This sounded really good right up 'til the part about dual exhaust.
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When you get the final bill from the hospital, after the insurance, you may be able to negotiate a payment plan with them or a lower total payment. As long as you are making an effort to pay they may reduce your bill.
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Possible breakthrough in Pacemaker technology.

New-generation pacemaker could be powered by the heart - Yahoo! News
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Almost worth moving to the Great White North, huh Douglas?



It's free up here!
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Almost worth moving to the Great White North, huh Douglas?



It's free up here!
No such thing as a free lunch.
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And that does not include the charge from the surgeon.
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No such thing as a free lunch.
wrong wording......it's covered under our national insurance heath plan, is that better. Plus the suppliers can't charge the gov anywhere near what they pay for the same unit in the USA, and the doctors aren't millionaires here.
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wrong wording......it's covered under our national insurance heath plan, is that better. Plus the suppliers can't charge the gov anywhere near what they pay for the same unit in the USA, and the doctors aren't millionaires here.
someone is paying taxes to fund that program.

nothing is free, just a matter of who gets the bill.
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Just give me $20k a year and every time you're not feeling well call me and I'll yell BOO!!! at you.
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Just give me $20k a year and every time you're not feeling well call me and I'll yell BOO!!! at you.
a very generous offer...but there's one hole in your offer: if my heart races out of control i could fall over dead before getting a chance to call you.

do you have a plan B?
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That really doesn't seem like that bad of a number...sad to say...

Add a 1 to the front of your bill...and thats what a liver cost my father...and thats when we stopped counting...in 2008. His med costs and post care costs put that number much, much higher.

Not to mention now he is on dialysis at $30,000/ month.

Glad to hear you are still on this side of the ground, let me know when you are taking on some new wood working projects.
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Hope to get back in the shop when it's warm. Late march, early April likely.

Hoping for a job offer soon, so I can earn some $$$ to offset the bills. And then get a better bandsaw and a small lathe.
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someone is paying taxes to fund that program.

nothing is free, just a matter of who gets the bill.
That's the nice thing, everyone pays a tiny amount in their taxes to benefit those who need it. Like you........ and me.
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No govt involvement here, all private money. Including a bunch of mine. My exposure is several tens of thousands of dollars.
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Hope to get back in the shop when it's warm. Late march, early April likely.

Hoping for a job offer soon, so I can earn some $$$ to offset the bills. And then get a better bandsaw and a small lathe.
Glad to hear you're feeling good enough to get back in the shop

Wood or metal lathe? What size?
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Little wood lathe.

Big enough to turn 10-12" bowls, about 17" long spindles and things.

Full size lathes run 5,000 to 8,000!!!!
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Little wood lathe.

Big enough to turn 10-12" bowls, about 17" long spindles and things.

Full size lathes run 5,000 to 8,000!!!!
register here Old Woodworking Machines • Index page and find out about the older, well built lathes. Good bunch of folks there ( I'm in the metal section )
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wrong wording......it's covered under our national insurance heath plan, is that better. Plus the suppliers can't charge the gov anywhere near what they pay for the same unit in the USA, and the doctors aren't millionaires here.
You only have to wait years for the surgery. That is why a lot of Canadians come south to the U S for surgery and pay for it rather than wait
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