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mrmpa's JournalWhen did buying a scale become so damn difficult??
My 82 year old mother wants a scale. I have a doctor's scale in my walk in closet, but as she wants to weigh herself first thing in the morning (read 5:30 a.m.) she will not enter my room, lest she wake me.
So we go to Kmart on Saturday and we buy a scale, we bring it home, cannot get it programmed to weigh in pounds, only KGs, so I return it today. Kmart has a weight watchers scale on sale, I bring it home, see the caution sign on the scale and in the directions, it reads "should not be used by people with electrical implants, such as pacemakers." Mom has an implanted defibrillator and pacemaker. I said we should call her doctor and see what he says. She said no, his help will probably say it's ok.
So tomorrow, it's back to Kmart. I'm thinking, waking up at 5:30 might not be so bad after all.
I gotta go to bed earlier........
it's always this time of night (morning) 1:50 a.m. EST, that I get asked to serve on a DU jury.
Then I'm up even later, waiting for the results from the jury. Sheesh, I gotta get a life.
Health Insurance question...
My Cobra coverage expires on March 31st. I contacted my insurer, as I was instructed to do, in a letter from them. I was given the information that I could convert to an individual policy effective April 1st. They informed me that I would not be asked anything about pre-existing conditions (an important thing for me). I requested that she send me information, as I did not want to make a decision over the phone. I received information on 3 plans, and then visited a satellite office of the insurer.
I worked with the agent, asked the questions that I had, and purchased the insurance. Yesterday I received the plan booklet, and I find that pre-existing conditions, diagnosed within the past 5 years are excluded from coverage. I know that not asking about pre-existing conditions has to do with the cost of coverage, but I thought that since I had group coverage (through a former employer), that pre-existing conditions would be covered.
Now the question(s), 1. Will my prescriptions for my pre-existing conditions not be covered? 2. Will all conditions I have had diagnosed or treated (spinal stenosis), (knee replacement), (diabetes), (high blood pressure), not be covered when I go to my treating physician?
Help, I'm so totally confused.
Does anyone else root or not for an NCAA team because of the politics of where the team is from or..
it's history. Right now I'm rooting for Harvard over Vanderbilt. The Florida Virginia game I will be booing both teams. Let me know if I'm alone or not.
If you could ask John Boehner any question(s) what would they be? Reason
I'm asking is, my nephew has an opportunity to meet him next week and to share a meal. My nephew hopes he does sit down with Boehner because he would love to "grill" him. I have some questions that I will forward, but DU members, tell me what's really on your minds.
Voting rights....
Okay, as we all know so many repug state legislatures have passed or have pending legislation that would mandate that every voter show a photo ID.
I take this law personal, as I work the polling precinct every primary and full election, and I know every voter that comes through the door. Many of the voters I have know for 40 years, and the state wants me to ask for photo ID. Here in Pennsylvania the legislature's pending law will take effect on the day of the Presidential election.
I'm not a lawyer, but I've been reading a bit & I wonder if the following Federal Law applies to the legislature:
2921.45 Interfering with civil rights.
(A) No public servant, under color of his office, employment, or authority, shall knowingly deprive, or conspire or attempt to deprive any person of a constitutional or statutory right.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of interfering with civil rights, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Effective Date: 01-01-1974
Also according to the following Federal Law, if I followed the PA Law and denied someone the right to vote who did not have photo ID, would I be guilty of the following:
Action for Neglect to Prevent Interference with Civil Rights (42 U.S.C. § 1986)
42 U.S.C. § 1986 provides that every person who has knowledge that a wrongful act is about to be committed and having the power to prevent the commission of such wrong neglects or refuses so to do, is liable to the party injured for all damages caused by the wrongful act. The defendant in a § 1986 action need not have participated in the conspiracy or the commission of the act. The defendant, however, must have had actual knowledge of the conspiracy. Mere negligence to act on the part of the defendant will be sufficient to attach liability under § 1986.
Text enhance....Never mind, I got rid of it.
When I bring up a page, say a post, there will be a lot of words that are blue in color & when I point to it, there is an ad that is powered by text enhance. I have no idea how this got onto my computer, but I'd like to get rid of it.
Help.
texted from NARAL:
"Senate defeats Blunt amendment! But 4 more Bills attack birth control coverage. Fight Back!"
An 8 year old's definition of penis
A young boy & his friends were walking home from school, that day they had a sex education class and didn't understand what a penis was. They asked the boy to ask his Dad, because he was the one they thought would get a straight answer.
When the boy's Dad got home from work, he asked his Dad. His Dad showed him his penis and said "if it was an inch longer, it would be perfect."
The next day on the way to school, his friends asked him "did you find out what a penis is?" He stopped, pulled out his penis & said
"this is a penis & if it was one inch shorter, it would be perfect."
How to calculate the cost per gallon for gas
According to Ehow. com, this is how it's done:
Break down the per-gallon price of gasoline. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the price of crude oil accounts for about 67 percent of the per-gallon gas price. Another 7 percent is based on the price to refine crude. Distribution and marketing account for 11 percent, and the remaining 15 percent comes from taxes. Keep in mind these percentages can change, particularly because each state has a different gas tax.
Divide the day's crude oil price by 42. One barrel of crude contains 42 gallons. This will tell you the dollar amount per gallon of refined gasoline attributed to crude. For example, if crude oil is $100 per barrel, then about $2.38 of the price of a gallon of gas comes from the crude price.
Divide the dollar amount per gallon of refined gas attributed to crude in half. This will give you a dollar amount that accounts for about one-third of the total price per gallon. By multiplying this amount by three, you can get an estimated price per gallon. For example: using $2.38, divide by two to get $1.19. Multiply $1.19 by three to get $3.57, an average cost per gallon of gasoline.
eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7571180_calculate-price-crude-oil-price.html#ixzz1ncjdxZcM
Today's price per barrel of oil is $107 so about $2.54 of the price of gas comes from the crude price. Now the $2.54 divided by 2=$1.27 that multiplied by 3=$3.81 per gallon of gas. So right now it doesn't seem to be any gouging on price. In my neighborhood it's going for $3.75 a gallon.
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