[pianotech] Medical costs (OT!) was: billing dilemma with pitch raises

[William Truitt]

That's the spirit, Terry!  I promise to bring you water and wipe your
feverish brow as you lay there in a stupor, all the while fighting your
brave fight, all for the purity of capitalism!!  I'll help you hold out
until you die (without costing us any money of course, that's where our
screwed on straight values are!!).  Thank you for volunteering to make the
ultimate sacrifice for the country (and Cigna, and .....

Will Truitt



 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Terry Farrell
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 11:07 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Medical costs (OT!) was: billing dilemma with pitch
raises

Say that dirty word: "SOCIALISM!!!!!!"

No thanks. I'd rather wait in the hot sun in the hospital parking lot  
until my abdomen burst open and then have the hospital take my home to  
pay my medical costs than live in a socialist country.

Hmmmmm. On second thought........  ;-)

Terry Farrell

On Nov 1, 2010, at 2:47 AM, Terry Beckingham wrote:

> Susan,  Jer etal,
>
> We hear lots of complaints about our Canadian medical system from  
> some people south of the border and I think most of it is unjustified.
> About 4 years ago I had a stroke just before Christmas. A CT scan  
> confirmed it. There was no cost to me. Two weeks later, after  
> suffering with abdominal pain for days, I went to the  ER, was given  
> a CT scan which showed that I had a perforated bowel which had  
> caused severe infection in the abdomen.  I was taken to the airport  
> by ambulance along with my wife as escort, where we were whisked off  
> to Winnipeg by air ambulance and then by ambulance to hospital in  
> Winnipeg where I remained for 8 days on IV antibiotics. When I was  
> released, my wife and I were provided with airline tickets to take  
> us back home. Six weeks later I returned to Winnipeg and had part of  
> my bowel removed. I spent another 8 days in hospital while  
> recovering. Then I was sent home. That trip was also paid for. All  
> of this was at no cost to me and I don't have any medical insurance.  
> I think our Canadian medicare is pretty darn wonderful.
>
> Susan, maybe you should have stayed in London. It's a nice city with  
> great hospitals and free medicare. Ask Ted Sambel. He retired there.  
> Taxes aren't really high in Canada. My tax rate is only about  23%. :)
>
> I hope you are all healed up now. All the best.
>
> Terry Beckingham RPT
>
> 0:05 PM 31/10/2010 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> I see, you were spoiled up there.  We all should be (in my view).
>>
>>
>>
>> David Love
>>
>> www.davidlovepianos.com
>>
>>
>>
>> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
>> On Behalf Of Susan Kline
>> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 9:18 PM
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Medical costs (OT!) was: billing dilemma  
>> with pitch raises
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/31/2010 8:59 PM, David Love wrote:
>>
>> All I can say is good health and good luck but I m keeping my  
>> health insurance.
>>
>> And good health and good luck to you, as well.
>>
>> I got along very well with the Canadian system when I lived there.  
>> It's not that I'm averse to paying a reasonable amount to be covered.
>>
>> Susan
>