Reply #10: Every time you get in the car, you wonder: is this the ride that will take my home, my life?

[Oregone]

Medical emergencies can wipe out everything you worked for throughout your entire life in a matter of seconds (when not covered, and sometimes, when insured). My last "emergency" memory, while uncovered, was operating on myself with a pair of rusty pliers to remove a projectile lodged in my arm (after some firemen refused to help due to liability). What a mess.

Im glad I now live in a civilized country with single-payer health care. The absence of the fear is priceless.