I haven't read through this entire thread...much too much. But just thought I'd through this in, a notice from my wonderful specialist physician who has now closed his practice. He was great, knew he stuff, always gave me a discount during the times when I was uninsured (including my last visit wit...

And if you simply hate the President, why not just call him a N-----, and get it out of your system already. +1 That's the bottom line -- any more "discussion" is a waste of time and energy. What an unintelligent thing to say. Do you believe it's possible for a person to disagree with the policies ...

OK friend let me clarify -- The law says such persons can qualify for Medicaid under the expanded eligibility guidelines under the ACA. However since the Supreme Court ruling, if in fact such poor folks should happen to live in a state run by hillbillies, like Texas, West Virginia or South Carolina...

or as my granny used to say: " show me your friends and i'll tell you who you are" No problem. I have a son who is gay and a 70 year old aunt who has lived with the same woman for 51 years. Some of my best, and longest-known friends are black. I've had many women work for me, and I've worked for th...

“In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibilit...

It was the Democrat's Community Redevelopment Act that put us into the mess we are now in. And there it is. The cold hard fact. Of course we won't let the root cause get in the way of peoples' hate and idiology (spelling intentional). Of course there's another view also. If we would bow down to the...

You don't need unions if you treat your worker right. So you're suggesting that unions will agree to dissolve if they are "treated right?" ...so I don't think $31 million in assets is something to get excited about. It's not going into someones pocket, it's going to pay off the debts the company ow...

It will depend on several things, including the number of hours of sun and how directly it hits the panel; the efficiency level of the panel (not all 13W panels are created equal); the length of the wire run from the panel to the charger; and the capacity and condition of the battery. Does your pane...

This is one of those cases where the left will blame the executives for not paying uneducated people $70K a year to watch a machine as it squirts filling into little cakes, and the right (in which I proudly include myself) will blame the unions for stupidly driving the company into the ground. And, ...

Yes, but... I've been using Genteal Gel every night for 2 years now, and it does very little to help me. I have another appointment next week with my ophthalmologist where I anticipate discussing nasolacrimal plugs. I've already tried eye patches, different drops, different gels, different pillows, ...

Thanks for that link, chunkyfrog! Suz, I appreciate your info. My symptoms sound much like yours, although not as bad - youch! But I have tried to wear contacts at 3 different points in my life and all eventually failed because my eyes are just too dry. Doctors at different times have diagnosed me a...

Suz, thanks for your thoughts. My doc was trying to rule out everything else first, because he was concerned about increased risk of eye infections with the plugs. I'm curious, what kind of symptoms did you have pre-plugs, and what made you certain that the plugs would fix it (other than getting the...

Definitely see a doctor. I've been fighting severe, painful dryness in my right eye for two years now. I've ruled out mask leaks as the source of the problem. My ophthalmologist's next step was going to be plugging the tube in that eye, but he had to retire very suddenly (still not sure what happene...

Also note that it's possible to have dirty contacts in either or both of TWO places - inside the card reader where it contacts the smart card, and between the card reader and the machine. Several months ago I suddenly began getting no data on my card, and through a lot of trial and error I found out...