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Heathpack 04-27-17 03:01 PM


Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19542344)
I was looking through policy documents for our dog's pet insurance, since I stumbled onto some really negative reviews of the company.

I discovered that Dancing Doberman Disease is an excluded condition. Good to know!


Haha Dancing Doberman Disease is a real thing. No biggie that its excluded though because all you do is look at the dog and tell people its Dancing Doberman Disease and there's no treatment necessary. Its not a very expensive disease.


The hands down best pet insurance is Trupanion. If your dog is not sick now and has no pre-existing conditions, drop your shady policy and get Trupanion. They cover almost everything 90%, don't hassle people and pre-approve even very expensive stuff in a single phone call. They are too good to be true and will probably eventually go out of business because of that. But right now, they are the pet insurance to have.

Dan333SP 04-27-17 03:01 PM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19542845)
You two should start a club. He's 6, so I'm sure you'll find common ground. :p

Does he like spaceships and racecars?

:(

topslop1 04-27-17 03:02 PM


Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19542854)
It's funny reading doctor's dictations sometimes. Someone may say they're an 8 or 9/10 with a sprained wrist. The doctor will remind them that a 9 is childbirth and a 10 would be like having a limb amputated traumatically. You know, basically telling them that they're being absurd. They still say their sprained wrist is an 8 or 9.

I'm a solid 3-5 on the lower back depending on what the heck I've done. I need to ask Jtaylor again for the name of that dude in the area that's md, chiro, and pt.

seedsbelize 04-27-17 03:02 PM


Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 19542824)
[MENTION=25227]Velo Vol[/MENTION] does 2-hour rides without water. Water's just too damn heavy! :)

65 miles plus, with no water.

Trsnrtr 04-27-17 03:02 PM


Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19542612)
Of course you should! Imagine getting a haircut AND a KOM on the same ride. Could there be anything more satisfying?

I actually got a haircut a few minutes ago but it's 46º, windy, and damp and didn't feel like walking or riding. Missed opportunity, I know...

Dan333SP 04-27-17 03:03 PM


Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19542856)
Haha Dancing Doberman Disease is a real thing. No biggie that its excluded though because all you do is look at the dog and tell people its Dancing Doberman Disease and there's no treatment necessary. Its not a very expensive disease.


The hands down best pet insurance is Trupanion. If your dog is not sick now and has no pre-existing conditions, drop your shady policy and get Trupanion. They cover almost everything 90%, don't hassle people and pre-approve even very expensive stuff in a single phone call. They are too good to be true and will probably eventually go out of business because of that. But right now, they are the pet insurance to have.

Thanks Heath! I was actually meaning to ask you that. We had VPI which became Nationwide and it seems they've really taken a turn for the worse with trying to deny coverage on all kinds of claims. Will have to look at Trupanion, maybe the new employer will have some sort of discount program with them.

rpenmanparker 04-27-17 03:04 PM


Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19542782)
"Ears lanced"? Is that what they did before tubes became a thing? I had tubes 5 or 6 times as a kid and just last year had the same eardrum rupture twice due to infections. I guess I have ****ty Eustachian tubes.

Yes. Lancing the drum allowed the abcess behind it to drain without a rupture that could cause worse problems with hearing. There was no anesthesia then. The pain at the instant the scalpel cut the ear drum was incredible. I had each ear done more times than I can count before age 10. With puberty as the face changes shape, the Eustacion tubes become more vertical and don't hold onto fluid as much.

Trsnrtr 04-27-17 03:05 PM


Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19542651)
Excuse me but . . . . **** strava!

Please reprimand yourself.

datlas 04-27-17 03:05 PM


Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19542839)
The question is the relative analgesic potency vs. the relative addictive potency. There doesn't seem to be a good handle on that.

The only point I am trying to make is that I believe people are behaving differently more than the drugs are different or their availability is different.

Realize this whole thing is complicated and I am dumbing it down for the masses, but bottom line is that generally speaking, analgesic potency and addictive potency are positively correlated. So more potent, means easier to get addicted, and more available, which means relatively easier to continue and/or escalate behavior.

Velo Vol 04-27-17 03:06 PM


Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19542863)
65 miles plus, with no water.

You do? Kudos.

rjones28 04-27-17 03:07 PM


Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19542854)
It's funny reading doctor's dictations sometimes. Someone may say they're an 8 or 9/10 with a sprained wrist. The doctor will remind them that a 9 is childbirth and a 10 would be like having a limb amputated traumatically. You know, basically telling them that they're being absurd. They still say their sprained wrist is an 8 or 9.

My personal pain scale is based on NSFW language.

WhyFi 04-27-17 03:07 PM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19542877)
Realize this whole thing is complicated and I am dumbing it down for the masses...

Penman takes offense.

seedsbelize 04-27-17 03:07 PM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19542843)
I don't know about riding in it but I could for a snooze in the hammock there.

Been in the hammock since about 10 this morning, with 2 fans blowing hot air. Also been in the pool 3 times. I plan to go for a ride in a couple hours. Taking plenty of water.

WhyFi 04-27-17 03:08 PM


Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19542881)
My personal pain scale is based on NSFW language.

What about the pleasure scale? TMI?

Dan333SP 04-27-17 03:09 PM


Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19542872)
Yes. Lancing the drum allowed the abcess behind it to drain without a rupture that could cause worse problems with hearing. There was no anesthesia then. The pain at the instant the scalpel cut the ear drum was incredible.

With my ruptures last year, I can confirm that pain. Tube got blocked due to a cold, got infected, felt it fill with fluid over the course of a day, and then just felt the pressure build.

I have a pretty high pain threshold but I had to leave work and lay in bed basically curled up in a ball until it burst a few hours later. That was actually the best part because the pressure was gone.

Yea, TMI. Sorry.

seedsbelize 04-27-17 03:11 PM

How does anybody know how the dr. rates pain. They rate pain by what they've experienced. Doctors schmoctors.

Dan333SP 04-27-17 03:12 PM

Still, realistically if I had to rate the pain of that eardrum thing, it'd be a 7.

seedsbelize 04-27-17 03:12 PM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19542880)
You do? Kudos.

No. You.

rpenmanparker 04-27-17 03:15 PM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19542882)
Penman takes offense.

Not at all. I subscribe to Popeye's philosophy: "I yam what I yam."

sbxx1985 04-27-17 03:17 PM


Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19542856)
The hands down best pet insurance is Trupanion. If your dog is not sick now and has no pre-existing conditions, drop your shady policy and get Trupanion. They cover almost everything 90%, don't hassle people and pre-approve even very expensive stuff in a single phone call. They are too good to be true and will probably eventually go out of business because of that. But right now, they are the pet insurance to have.

Same thing our vet said when we asked, so we signed up. We had VPI with our last dogs.

seedsbelize 04-27-17 03:18 PM


Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19542881)
My personal pain scale is based on NSFW language.

New South ****ing Wales?

rpenmanparker 04-27-17 03:20 PM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19542877)
Realize this whole thing is complicated and I am dumbing it down for the masses, but bottom line is that generally speaking, analgesic potency and addictive potency are positively correlated. So more potent, means easier to get addicted, and more available, which means relatively easier to continue and/or escalate behavior.

I understand what you are saying. And I am just asking because I really want to know, not to make a point. Say codeine has one sixth the analgesic AND additive effects of hydrocodone. Isn't it prescribed at six times the does rate? How is the "availability" different?

Heathpack 04-27-17 03:22 PM


Originally Posted by sbxx1985 (Post 19542441)
A trip to my office.


I did neck surgery on this little dog once and it was really weird that the owner didn't show to pick the dog up at the scheduled time. We were trying and trying to get in touch with her and eventually the story unfolded: she was Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist, the doc who was prescribing all the meds Smith OD'ed on. The dog's discharge day was the day her office got raided by the California State Police.


The psychiatrist lost her license to practice medicine. (But eventually got it back.)


The dog did fine.

rjones28 04-27-17 03:25 PM

The Jeep is back home. New e-brake cable, two new front u-joints, two new front brake calipers, two new rotors and pads, two new hub bearings, alignment check, oil change, state inspection.

https://racycles.azureedge.net/asset...Ulteam_Red.jpg

rjones28 04-27-17 03:26 PM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19542885)
What about the pleasure scale? TMI?

Family forum.


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