Comments on: Tooths http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/ Links, thoughts, and what-not from Athens, GA Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Anonymous http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/#comment-1501 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/#comment-1501 I was eating lunch the other day with some persons of a definate right-wing bent, it came up that one of the persons former employees recently quit so that the former employee could move to the land of his forefolks, Sweden! After it was discussed if this emmigree could indeed speak Swedish, the question, "How does he like it there?" came up. The answer was, "He likes it fine, especially all the neat-o government programs, particularly the socialized medicine program." The other right-wingers, the ones who were asking about goings-on of former employee, said something like, "Yeah, but he'll get crappy service from the gummint assigned doctor and will need to ask permission and wait in long waiting lists if he needs an oporation. So sure, he likes it now whilst he's young, has no kids, and pays no property tax, but someday (presumably when he grows up) and starts 'pulling his own weight,' he will begrudge socialized medicine every bit as much as we do here in Amurrica!" Whilst this was being said and assented to by all present, I was thinking (but for Gosh sakes not expressing) that the current employer-provided HMO that I enjoy, 1) assigns a doctor to me, 2) makes me ask permission to talk to a specialist or get a second opinion, 3) puts me on a very long waiting list for "non-life threatening" (as the HMO sees it) procedures, etc. In short, my current health insurance has all the major detrimints of the hated socialized medicine, but none of the attritibutes. But the various righties (my supervisor and his supervisor amoung them) don't have my health "care" plan. They have a much better plan which I don't know if I can afford it because it never was and never will be offered to the lowly peons of the company I work for. They've got theirs and screw everybody else! Grrr... Anyhoo, I don't think that this screed could possibly have done anything to ameliorate your tooth problem, Eric, but I'm pulling for you (If I were a more religious man, you'd be in my prayers. Alas.)! I hope you can get your tooth looked at soon! Be well! I was eating lunch the other day with some persons of a definate right-wing bent, it came up that one of the persons former employees recently quit so that the former employee could move to the land of his forefolks, Sweden! After it was discussed if this emmigree could indeed speak Swedish, the question, “How does he like it there?” came up. The answer was, “He likes it fine, especially all the neat-o government programs, particularly the socialized medicine program.” The other right-wingers, the ones who were asking about goings-on of former employee, said something like, “Yeah, but he’ll get crappy service from the gummint assigned doctor and will need to ask permission and wait in long waiting lists if he needs an oporation. So sure, he likes it now whilst he’s young, has no kids, and pays no property tax, but someday (presumably when he grows up) and starts ‘pulling his own weight,’ he will begrudge socialized medicine every bit as much as we do here in Amurrica!” Whilst this was being said and assented to by all present, I was thinking (but for Gosh sakes not expressing) that the current employer-provided HMO that I enjoy, 1) assigns a doctor to me, 2) makes me ask permission to talk to a specialist or get a second opinion, 3) puts me on a very long waiting list for “non-life threatening” (as the HMO sees it) procedures, etc. In short, my current health insurance has all the major detrimints of the hated socialized medicine, but none of the attritibutes. But the various righties (my supervisor and his supervisor amoung them) don’t have my health “care” plan. They have a much better plan which I don’t know if I can afford it because it never was and never will be offered to the lowly peons of the company I work for. They’ve got theirs and screw everybody else! Grrr…

Anyhoo, I don’t think that this screed could possibly have done anything to ameliorate your tooth problem, Eric, but I’m pulling for you (If I were a more religious man, you’d be in my prayers. Alas.)! I hope you can get your tooth looked at soon! Be well!

]]> by: M http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/#comment-1502 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/#comment-1502 Don't you just hate it when you are the boss and you find good dental insurance that has no waiting periods and only costs $22 a month and your company can afford to pay for it and your employees need it...and your board gives you crap about it and tries to convince you not to get it and they keep stonewalling you even though you're ready to sign up? I hate it when that happens. Maybe I'll send them a link to your page...(or not). Oh...by the way...check out Met Life, they will handle small companies. Don’t you just hate it when you are the boss and you find good dental insurance that has no waiting periods and only costs $22 a month and your company can afford to pay for it and your employees need it…and your board gives you crap about it and tries to convince you not to get it and they keep stonewalling you even though you’re ready to sign up? I hate it when that happens. Maybe I’ll send them a link to your page…(or not). Oh…by the way…check out Met Life, they will handle small companies.

]]> by: K. Scott http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/#comment-1503 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/#comment-1503 I know exactly how you feel. I know exactly how you feel.

]]> by: syed http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/#comment-1504 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ericwagoner.com/weblog/archives/2003/04/24/tooths/#comment-1504 i have toothed and it is very pain ful for me that i could not overcome it though i have operated twice but the tooth conditions are the same. so plz suggest me what should i do now thanks i have toothed and it is very pain ful for me that
i could not overcome it though i have operated twice but the tooth conditions are the same.
so plz suggest me what should i do now
thanks

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