Lindsey

Sending a bill 2.5 years later is silly and I'm a bit frustrated about it. I would have been too. :/ linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

I'd be pissed too if I got a bill that late. BUT, I rarely get a bill for anything medical because as soon as I see what my insurance pays and what is allowed and what is left over for me, I PAY....before I ever get a bill. There's a lot of paperwork floating around where medical services are involved. What's gonna be due out of pocket is no mystery. Why'd you let it go 2.5 years yourself???? linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Wouldn't expect it either. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Hell, I'm just trying to stay off crack. Every day's a bonus...lol. :) linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

I think this belongs in the Bonfire. :) linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Why'd he do that anyway? -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Why aren't religions tolerant of each other? Fear. What if you're wrong? -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

2. REMOTE medical mission (like a really cool place that you have to jump into) YAY!!! You're coming to visit!!!! :) linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Where are you moving to? -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

What's LEO? -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Speaking of foreigners. Did y'all hear that Andy Copland chap whining about a bug bite???? Where's he FROM anyway? Must not be from around HERE. My suspicion barometer is through the roof. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

I think that tolerating any foreigners on American soil is indirectly supporting terrorists. After all, foreigners have become increasingly critical of American foreign policy, and many show a degree of sympathy for Muslims while questioning Christian religious authority, which America was after all founded on. We cannot be too vigilant....or suspicious of our neighbors and friends. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

If women feel free to wear whatever they choose on their heads, the terrorists have already won. Umm...that seems so backwards....or too American for the terrorists to be winning. lol. I guess it's the little battles that matter in the big scheme of things...or something. linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Here's a picture of a tornado that hit Stuttgart, AR a couple weeks ago. Destroyed my aunt's house along with a lot of other people's -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Heroes. Mine, the ones I'm really in awe of, aren't the people I see myself emulating. The folks I really learn from, admire, and find qualities in that I want to see in myself are my friends. Wendy, you're one. I'm a hot-head, and you're so very reasonable. You make me want to slow down and think things through better than I do. My friend Robin. She has such strong convictions, and she'll fight tooth and nail for what she thinks is right. She makes me want to be more involved. Susan. She's a really hard worker, a lawyer, but she is a real free spirit. She'll drop everything for an unplanned road trip on a moment's notice because it's what she feels like doing. I'm kind of spontaneous, but this is a woman without angst. I like that. Lytle. lol. My orthopod guru. He works really, really hard then he turns tail and runs away fast. Disappears. Makes time for himself in there too. I'm trying hard to learn to do that. Bill. I'm not so good at hangin' in there with folks when they're making total jack-asses of themselves. I don't particularly like watching my friends do stupid stuff. I'm trying to learn to be more patient with people, like bill. :) This list could go on and on. There's at least one quality that I value highly, in most cases waaaay more than one, in every one of my friends. If I could make those qualities mine, I'd be the SHIT! :) Peace~ linz btw...great thread, wendy. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Do you know what the age of consent is in Texas? 16 and 17 y/o girls here in Arkansas can have sex with anyone they choose to. It sounds like there are more than 5 who were likely victims of abuse, though only 5 were pregnant. I'd guess any girl who had reached puberty was at significant risk of being sexually abused. Sounds like they're the ones who most needed protection. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

This is no different than evidence collection for any crime, except for the fact that the evidence is collected by a physician, usually in the ER. That's what I didn't clue into very quickly...and thus this thread. Crime victims aren't typically billed for collectiion of evidence, so even though rape kits are done in the ER, there are some sort of provisions in place to have those costs covered by the state. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

That's awesome! Keep up the good work. I read where people haven't had good experienced with Chantix, but of the people I've known who took it and really wanted to stop smoking, the results have been almost all excellent. :) linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Nevermind. I'm slow sometimes. Like my son frequently says, "I'm not retarded. I'm just slow." This isn't even ABOUT medical care. It's about collecting forensic evidence....which is what the rape kit is. It just happens to occur in the ER. THAT makes more sense to me. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Speaking solely for myself, I would prefer to see some sort of system in place where the victim can get any/all care that she needs WITHOUT having to pay a slim dime for it. That's what was interesting to me. And sure, it would be nice, but somebody's going to pay, whether it's the woman, her insurance company, or tax dollars. I think most people's first reaction is that a woman should not be getting billed for emergency services after having been raped. But then I thought about a guy I saw recently whose hip was broken when another guy beat the living daylights out of him. That's not rape, and there's definitely a different quality to the kind of trauma one experiences in the two instances, but it's certainly nothing to thumb your nose at either. I'm sure he was billed by the orthopaedist who fixed his hip as well as by the ER. Then just thinking of the sheer number of people who are treated emergently after being stabbed, shot, beaten, raped, or whatever. Are all of these visits paid for by the victim? I'm assuming so. I guess I found it to be odd that there's any issue with people being billed for a portion of the charges for a rape kit....what did they say....$600 of a $1600 charge? Sometimes it truly does suck, the things that happen to people. But I was sort of surprised that this is treated differently than other violent injuries. Or maybe there are grants or federal/state money set aside for all these other costs too. Hmm. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

I had a turkey wrap with lettuce, tomato, banana peppers and jalapenos. AND I had....try to top this....corn fritters and peanut butter cookies. :) linz -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Again PERTH Western Australia I'll move in with you. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Oh. You're talking about a BOTTLE of coke. Well, DUH! Heehee. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

That's the difference between you and that bimbo we were talking about...lol. -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

Linz.... you KNOW that's not "safe sex". "Safe sex" is when you use the bottle of coke as a douche afterwards. Well, with an woman who doesn't ovulate, you can use the coke for foreplay! :) linz DISCLAIMER - do NOT use coke as a douche after sex to prevent pregnancy. It doesn't work.... I would say "trust me" but it's more like "trust one of my past patients" -- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail