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01-03-23, 09:16 PM
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01-03-23, 09:27 PM
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So daughter #2 had a health issue in November that required her to get an ambulance ride from one ER to another healthcare facility. I just got a note that our health insurance will NOT cover this and the charge is about $1700 for a trip that was only a few miles for a patient who was medically stable.
Obviously I am going to try to negotiate a more reasonable fee. Anyone have experience with this?
Obviously I am going to try to negotiate a more reasonable fee. Anyone have experience with this?
we asked for an itemized bill - and then were able to negotiate to a lower amount after eliminating items from the bill (eliminated items / services that were not utilized / required )
01-03-23, 09:54 PM
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Buffalo is WAY ahead of you in the contest so far. It would take an epic comeback to close the gap. Epic.
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01-03-23, 09:57 PM
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Not yet.
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01-03-23, 10:39 PM
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We might get some snow this weekend. It is not expected to be epic.
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01-03-23, 11:13 PM
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01-04-23, 05:28 AM
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When I came back to the shop with my cervelo, I told my friend, when she asked which one I wanted, why didn’t you bring over the Madone.
His response. “ I was just as shocked as you, I had no idea she was going to say buy it.”
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01-04-23, 05:30 AM
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This is kinda of what I was thinking. I actually would like so that I could have the BreakAway in its case ready to rock and roll.
I get all eye twitchy thinking about taking it apart and putting in its case. The thing barely fits. It’s something out of nightmares.
01-04-23, 06:33 AM
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Last one took a while. Slept in, brain still barely on. Pilates soon.
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01-04-23, 06:50 AM
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More snow coming down, enough for Minneapolis Public Schools to call for a day of distance learning. And I laughed yesterday, when I saw that my 6-year-old daughter had been issued an iPad for her kindergarten work... 
01-04-23, 07:11 AM
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01-04-23, 07:13 AM
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01-04-23, 07:44 AM
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01-04-23, 07:49 AM
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Last night as I was trying to fall asleep, a question kept me tossing and turning.
Why would an adult, not at a sky resort, want it to snow?
It's baffling.
Why would an adult, not at a sky resort, want it to snow?
It's baffling.
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They've been doing that here for a few years. I don't get it
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01-04-23, 08:27 AM
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40F and raining. Again.
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01-04-23, 08:27 AM
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This time, with fog. 
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01-04-23, 08:31 AM
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01-04-23, 08:44 AM
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01-04-23, 08:52 AM
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01-04-23, 09:03 AM
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Mods, any chance we could get a "how to spot a scam store" sticky?
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