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safarisamcouldn’t stand up on the summit because winds were so sting we would have been blown off the summit down the 4,200 vertical wall that is the north face.

Mount Siyeh? That's a cool spot up there but definitely not a chill place to be in wind like that.

_Garagely_Mount Siyeh? That's a cool spot up there but definitely not a chill place to be in wind like that.

Yep! I bet on a better day it’s amazing. Maybe in a few years I’ll try again but this time following Blake’s route rather than the one we took up.

Well, glad you're alive.

safarisamTook the wrong fucking line up, had a hand grab pull out form me and almost fell over 100ft. Other girls said that was too hard and went a different way, after starting me on that one. This is the first time I’ve ever been terrified on a mountain. Scree scramble was fucked with 40+ mph winds (my guess was 50 at least) couldn’t stand up on the summit because winds were so sting we would have been blown off the summit down the 4,200 vertical wall that is the north face. Litterally had to crawl on our stomachs to the down claim towards to the ridge where you could be on all 4 until the gully decent. (The way we should have gone up) and the. Finally stand up at the lower scree field. This was fucked I’m never going with them again.

FUCKFUCKFUCK

Fuck insurance, fuck my job, fuck me. I finally started seeing a therapist, was finally starting to feel motivated about it and making progress. I thought that each session was covered by insurance and have only racked up $160 of visits so far, but apparently insurance won't cover it until I spend nearly $10K and now I've actually racked up $600 of visits. I fucking hate my job and one of the only reasons I'm still fucking working is because I was under the impression I had decent health insurance but literally every single time I thought I would be having just a $50 office, or urgent care, or whatever visit it somehow ends up being $100-$300. Fukcing bullshit

No.QuarterFUCKFUCKFUCK

Fuck insurance, fuck my job, fuck me. I finally started seeing a therapist, was finally starting to feel motivated about it and making progress. I thought that each session was covered by insurance and have only racked up $160 of visits so far, but apparently insurance won't cover it until I spend nearly $10K and now I've actually racked up $600 of visits. I fucking hate my job and one of the only reasons I'm still fucking working is because I was under the impression I had decent health insurance but literally every single time I thought I would be having just a $50 office, or urgent care, or whatever visit it somehow ends up being $100-$300. Fukcing bullshit

If you don't have an HSA, take a look into one. That high deductible plan likely qualifies you. Then at minimum (if you don't regularly contribute) you can shuttle money through the HSA to avoid being taxed on healthcare expenses (hsa is pretax). Think of it this way, whatever your tax bracket is, multiply that percent by your medical bill and that amount is the amount you could be saving in taxes if you put it through an HSA. Plus it will lower your taxable income too.

Is this provider in network? Kinda odd they're not covering anything.

HypeBeastIf you don't have an HSA, take a look into one. That high deductible plan likely qualifies you. Then at minimum (if you don't regularly contribute) you can shuttle money through the HSA to avoid being taxed on healthcare expenses (hsa is pretax). Think of it this way, whatever your tax bracket is, multiply that percent by your medical bill and that amount is the amount you could be saving in taxes if you put it through an HSA. Plus it will lower your taxable income too.

Is this provider in network? Kinda odd they're not covering anything.

THIS my HSA saves my ass.

HypeBeastIs this provider in network? Kinda odd they're not covering anything.

Yeah they are in network, or so I thought which is why I'm so confused by the email I got this morning. I'm just fucking trying to take care of myself and now I gotta spend who knows how long trying to get ahold of customer service from my insurance provider to find out if I can financially afford to try to take care of myself.

Can't afford to not address my mental health, but also can't afford to get help.

No.QuarterYeah they are in network, or so I thought which is why I'm so confused by the email I got this morning. I'm just fucking trying to take care of myself and now I gotta spend who knows how long trying to get ahold of customer service from my insurance provider to find out if I can financially afford to try to take care of myself.

Can't afford to not address my mental health, but also can't afford to get help.

Idk your finances or the availability but some places offer sliding scale services. Call around, see what you can get without insurance being involved. You'd be suprised at what you'd get billed when it doesn't go through an insurance company. I could be completely wrong but for non-major injuries or health conditions (not saying mental health isn't a part of this but it def isn't treated like it is) insurance can be a complete scam.

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Found out I had OCD. It took my symptoms getting really weird for me to notice. I wasn't depressed and was able to fully function at school, work, and able to keep good relationships with people so I didn't really know I had a problem. Seemed logical enough when I was only obsessed with planning my outfits for the week (would do this in my head for hours while at school and couldn't sleep unless I had laid out my outfit for the next day) or trying to figure out what order to play my game collection in (ok this one isn't that logical). I couldn't actually enjoy single player games because I would think about whether or not I would rather be playing something else unless the game was REALLY good. (Bloodborne or Donkey Kong Country 2 level good). I used to need to go to the washroom over 10 times before I could sleep because i was worried that I couldn't sleep unless I went to the washroom again. I also couldn't wear my good clothes because I was worried about staining them, and when I stain something it was the only thing I could think about until the stain was out. If I bought new clothes I would have to try them on with every possible combination in my closet, like if I got a new jacket I would try it on with all pants, shorts, shirts that I had and note down the outfits that worked in my head. I would only wear certain items of clothes with their matching outfits and couldn't deviate from it, because if I wore a "bad outfit" I would feel like shit. I couldn't drink coffee from coffee shops in Canada because the coffee I had in Japan was better, so now everything in Canada tasted so bad it ruined my mood (seriously). I got very good at making coffee for myself so that I could drink it again (I love coffee). I studied Japanese obsessively, reading entire novels, taking notes on every word (I have vocab documents with thousands of words) and piece of grammar I didn't know and making sure to study them before moving on, but I was convinced that my Japanese was shit. I'm actually quite good at speaking and am fully literate but I thought my Japanese was utter shit and never wanted to speak it around others. No amount of reassurance would convince me. If I went skiing or to do trampoline I had to repeat tricks until I got them "right" and would film and analyze them later on. I have videos of me doing the same trick on tramp over and over until I was exhausted. This made me really good at certain things, but I was never happy with them because I knew I could do it better if I kept practicing them. Looking back at the videos now most of the time my first attempt was more than good enough. I also had weird intrusive thoughts that would really bother me, like thinking about saying something inappropriate while in class, or punching someone, most of the time I would shrug them off, other times I would worry about if having this thought meant I somehow wanted to do that thing and get stuck trying to get rid of the thought.

It took me getting obsessed over whether or not I was somehow a piece of shit and had been a total dick to everyone in my life without realizing it (spending 12+ hours a day going over past events in my head fighting the thought while stuck at home during the early part of the lock down). I knew that I wasn't a total dick because I had a lot of friends that I've known close to my whole life, and always had an easy time talking to and meeting new people, but turns out that trying to fight the thoughts only made them come back over and over and more severe. Eventually my thoughts were so obviously illogical and I felt so awful that I knew something was wrong and had to do something about it. I still have urges to do weird routines but was slowly able to stop them and able to get over my thought routines by just thinking about them rather than trying to fight them off or distract myself. Breaking the routine would make me stop worrying about whatever I was worried about. I can enjoy my hobbies and try new things without thinking too much now. Fashion, coffee, and trying to be a nice person aren't exactly bad things to obsess over and I could manage my routines in public or around other people so no one ever noticed. My obsessions did make me really good at certain things, my sense of fashion and colour are really good now, I have an unnecessarily huge amount of music, gaming, and skiing knowledge, and my dub 10 on tramp (number one obsession trick) is nearly perfect. I feel about 90% normal again but the last 6 years were definitely not LOL.

Figured I wasn't the only one with that shit on here. Mine revolves around getting sick/contamination, and it sucks. Been getting help, but still declining, slowly. Its fuckin awesome that you've been able to treat it, and overcome it. Congrats dude!!!

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Found out I had OCD. It took my symptoms getting really weird for me to notice. I wasn't depressed and was able to fully function at school, work, and able to keep good relationships with people so I didn't really know I had a problem. Seemed logical enough when I was only obsessed with planning my outfits for the week (would do this in my head for hours while at school and couldn't sleep unless I had laid out my outfit for the next day) or trying to figure out what order to play my game collection in (ok this one isn't that logical). I couldn't actually enjoy single player games because I would think about whether or not I would rather be playing something else unless the game was REALLY good. (Bloodborne or Donkey Kong Country 2 level good). I used to need to go to the washroom over 10 times before I could sleep because i was worried that I couldn't sleep unless I went to the washroom again. I also couldn't wear my good clothes because I was worried about staining them, and when I stain something it was the only thing I could think about until the stain was out. If I bought new clothes I would have to try them on with every possible combination in my closet, like if I got a new jacket I would try it on with all pants, shorts, shirts that I had and note down the outfits that worked in my head. I would only wear certain items of clothes with their matching outfits and couldn't deviate from it, because if I wore a "bad outfit" I would feel like shit. I couldn't drink coffee from coffee shops in Canada because the coffee I had in Japan was better, so now everything in Canada tasted so bad it ruined my mood (seriously). I got very good at making coffee for myself so that I could drink it again (I love coffee). I studied Japanese obsessively, reading entire novels, taking notes on every word (I have vocab documents with thousands of words) and piece of grammar I didn't know and making sure to study them before moving on, but I was convinced that my Japanese was shit. I'm actually quite good at speaking and am fully literate but I thought my Japanese was utter shit and never wanted to speak it around others. No amount of reassurance would convince me. If I went skiing or to do trampoline I had to repeat tricks until I got them "right" and would film and analyze them later on. I have videos of me doing the same trick on tramp over and over until I was exhausted. This made me really good at certain things, but I was never happy with them because I knew I could do it better if I kept practicing them. Looking back at the videos now most of the time my first attempt was more than good enough. I also had weird intrusive thoughts that would really bother me, like thinking about saying something inappropriate while in class, or punching someone, most of the time I would shrug them off, other times I would worry about if having this thought meant I somehow wanted to do that thing and get stuck trying to get rid of the thought.

It took me getting obsessed over whether or not I was somehow a piece of shit and had been a total dick to everyone in my life without realizing it (spending 12+ hours a day going over past events in my head fighting the thought while stuck at home during the early part of the lock down). I knew that I wasn't a total dick because I had a lot of friends that I've known close to my whole life, and always had an easy time talking to and meeting new people, but turns out that trying to fight the thoughts only made them come back over and over and more severe. Eventually my thoughts were so obviously illogical and I felt so awful that I knew something was wrong and had to do something about it. I still have urges to do weird routines but was slowly able to stop them and able to get over my thought routines by just thinking about them rather than trying to fight them off or distract myself. Breaking the routine would make me stop worrying about whatever I was worried about. I can enjoy my hobbies and try new things without thinking too much now. Fashion, coffee, and trying to be a nice person aren't exactly bad things to obsess over and I could manage my routines in public or around other people so no one ever noticed. My obsessions did make me really good at certain things, my sense of fashion and colour are really good now, I have an unnecessarily huge amount of music, gaming, and skiing knowledge, and my dub 10 on tramp (number one obsession trick) is nearly perfect. I feel about 90% normal again but the last 6 years were definitely not LOL.

SendyMcSendyfaceFigured I wasn't the only one with that shit on here. Mine revolves around getting sick/contamination, and it sucks. Been getting help, but still declining, slowly. Its fuckin awesome that you've been able to treat it, and overcome it. Congrats dude!!!

Thanks, and sorry to hear that dude, I'm sure it's especially hard for you right now.

Cool....Qualify for income-restricted housing developments in my area....Only issue is the most ideal one has a 200 person waiting list. What the fuck.

Oh and some kid tested positive for COVID in our EMT Class so who knows, BSI is like a huge part of the fucking deal but it is what it is I guess.

HypeBeastIs this provider in network? Kinda odd they're not covering anything.

Just got off the phone with my insurance provider and was reassured about the situation, but I'm still stressed and frustrated that my counseling office apparently doesn't have all of the information they need to bill me properly.

Whelp finally discovered today why my mosquito bites have been so bad. I'm talking lasting like 2 weeks and getting to be 2-6" in diameter. The same thing is happening to my bee sting too so this is something with my immune response.

Did some digging and other people on biologic immunosuppressants have the same issue. Checked all the documented adverse drug reactions and none yielded this issue. Did a literature search and turns out that the mechanism of my medication is probably the cause (the medicine I am on that blocks IL-12/23). There's early research to say that IL 12 inhibits IgE secretion. IgE is an antibody involved in immune response, specifically allergic responses, and mediates histamine release. So going back, inhibit IL 12 and you are essentially taking away a negative feedback pathway for Ige. Hence my ultra annoying histamine release and itching/hives associated. Maybe I'm reaching, maybe not. Idk but this is annoying.

Tdlr my word vomit: my medication necessary to keep me alive makes me have an overly itchy reaction to bug bites. Fuck.

If anyone is an immunologist and wants to school me on this, please do cuz I hate immunology, but that's what I found. Monoclonal antibodies are so new that we have only scratched the surface of their potential benefits and drawbacks.

HOW IS ABANDONING OUR PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDE DOING ANY FUCKING GOOD?

HOW THE FUCK DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT WE ARE STRIKING FOR "SAFE-STAFFING" WHEN WE ARE LEAVING THE BEDSIDE AND FORCING PATIENTS TO GO TO OTHER FACILITIES WHO ARE ALSO JUST AS UNDERSTAFFED AS US AND FORCING THEM TO BEAR THE BURDEN - LEADING TO EVEN MORE UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR PATIENTS!!!!!

We just got an amazing proposal from the company and it was rejected. I refuse to believe this is about safe staffing. We're just greedy as fuck. 8-24% wage increases effective immediately, are you fucking JOKING??? That is an asinine wage increase to implement to all employees. No shit they can't guarantee staffing ratios. I know the company has a lot of money - I genuinely do not believe the union leaders understand who much that will cost. I genuinely don't believe they know how businesses or finances work. I know the company has money - but the resources aren't endless and you better be careful what you wish for. Because sure I might only get 4 patients from here on out, and 10 more dollars an hour, but you can bet the ranch they'll be getting rid of ancillary staff and adding more responsibility to my position to get that work done.

This is absolutely fucking stupid. I don't want to strike. I don't know if I should be angry at the union or the company but I'm angry just in general. So fuck both of them at this point.

Fuck the employers who make shit tons of money and won't pay you

MinggHOW IS ABANDONING OUR PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDE DOING ANY FUCKING GOOD?

HOW THE FUCK DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT WE ARE STRIKING FOR "SAFE-STAFFING" WHEN WE ARE LEAVING THE BEDSIDE AND FORCING PATIENTS TO GO TO OTHER FACILITIES WHO ARE ALSO JUST AS UNDERSTAFFED AS US AND FORCING THEM TO BEAR THE BURDEN - LEADING TO EVEN MORE UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR PATIENTS!!!!!

We just got an amazing proposal from the company and it was rejected. I refuse to believe this is about safe staffing. We're just greedy as fuck. 8-24% wage increases effective immediately, are you fucking JOKING??? That is an asinine wage increase to implement to all employees. No shit they can't guarantee staffing ratios. I know the company has a lot of money - I genuinely do not believe the union leaders understand who much that will cost. I genuinely don't believe they know how businesses or finances work. I know the company has money - but the resources aren't endless and you better be careful what you wish for. Because sure I might only get 4 patients from here on out, and 10 more dollars an hour, but you can bet the ranch they'll be getting rid of ancillary staff and adding more responsibility to my position to get that work done.

This is absolutely fucking stupid. I don't want to strike. I don't know if I should be angry at the union or the company but I'm angry just in general. So fuck both of them at this point.

Thank you for being reasonable. This whole striking across the country is so unethical I can't even begin to describe.

Edit: additionally do people think these wages are here to stay? People gotta be high outta their minds to think so. In order to do that you're gonna need wage increases across the board and that definitely isn't financially feasible.

MinggHOW IS ABANDONING OUR PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDE DOING ANY FUCKING GOOD?

HOW THE FUCK DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT WE ARE STRIKING FOR "SAFE-STAFFING" WHEN WE ARE LEAVING THE BEDSIDE AND FORCING PATIENTS TO GO TO OTHER FACILITIES WHO ARE ALSO JUST AS UNDERSTAFFED AS US AND FORCING THEM TO BEAR THE BURDEN - LEADING TO EVEN MORE UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR PATIENTS!!!!!

We just got an amazing proposal from the company and it was rejected. I refuse to believe this is about safe staffing. We're just greedy as fuck. 8-24% wage increases effective immediately, are you fucking JOKING??? That is an asinine wage increase to implement to all employees. No shit they can't guarantee staffing ratios. I know the company has a lot of money - I genuinely do not believe the union leaders understand who much that will cost. I genuinely don't believe they know how businesses or finances work. I know the company has money - but the resources aren't endless and you better be careful what you wish for. Because sure I might only get 4 patients from here on out, and 10 more dollars an hour, but you can bet the ranch they'll be getting rid of ancillary staff and adding more responsibility to my position to get that work done.

This is absolutely fucking stupid. I don't want to strike. I don't know if I should be angry at the union or the company but I'm angry just in general. So fuck both of them at this point.

**This post was edited on Oct 1st 2021 at 3:56:01am

BigPurpleSkiSuitFuck the employers who make shit tons of money and won't pay you

Dude... the company offered an 8-24% wage increase for everyone effective immediately... we're already the highest paid hospital in the area (or at least based on new hire pay we are - I'm making like $5 more an hour than my former classmates starting). The union rejected this proposal and wants more...

This wage increase is also on top of the tiered pay as well. So if you get paid 1 dollar in year one, and 2 dollars in year two for example, you'll be getting that raise that was already agreed upon in the tiers, then the 8-24% raise, PLUS a cost of living wage of 2 percent. All of these raises will be included for at least 3 years. I think that's generous. No one will be getting rich off of it but the most I've ever gotten was a 5% raise. Now we're talking 3 raises each year and two of them are significant. That's crazy to me that they would reject that. I don't know what the fuck they are thinking.

I can't stand incompetence or people not doing their fucking job. It literally drives me insane. You have one job. Do it good or fuck off.

Also...

How I feel some days: I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.

I just read that the proposal would have pumped $31 million more dollars into benefits and wages. For the 2000 of us impacted, it comes out to about $15,000 per person. and this is on top of what we already make. I'm genuinely concerned why this wasn't approved or what else is being demanded.

MinggI just read that the proposal would have pumped $31 million more dollars into benefits and wages. For the 2000 of us impacted, it comes out to about $15,000 per person. and this is on top of what we already make. I'm genuinely concerned why this wasn't approved or what else is being demanded.

Did they agree to less patients per nurse? Isn't that what prompted the whole thing?

TOAST.Did they agree to less patients per nurse? Isn't that what prompted the whole thing?

No. They have done absolutely no negotiating on staffing yet at this point. Neither side has moved on it from what I'm told. There's a bill about to be passed in NYS mandating staffing ratios so if you ask me, the union should pick their battles, take the current proposals and make the state force that mandate on them, not us.

The thing is, you can say the ratios are 1:x but when you don't have the staff because there are shortages EVERYWHERE, then what? And the wages/ benefits that are being demanded are crazy big increases, I dont know if there is even the capacity for the company to hire more nurses without sacrificing ancillary staff - making the nurses jobs harder and kind of defeating the purpose of the ratios. It's a fucking cluster fuck.

Built a sweet snowboard rack for the apartment last year. Spent 55 on the lumber i think. Came out real nice. Apparently it got killed for no reason this summer.

Nice to be back though but that shit is pretty bunk.

Bad bootfitters are driving me crazy.

I've been going to the same place now for years but I just noticed that they never take into consideration that I'm knocked kneed as hell... They never tried to adjust the canting or whatever, or even brought it up. I just realized that it's been causing ankle, calf, and hip pain due to the outward angle of my touring + resort boots. It made skinning uphill so difficult and I couldn't put my finger on why it was so uncomfortable.... Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these guys supposed to be experts and notice these things?

The boots they sold me last year can't even be adjusted. They were $750...

Unrelated but it also grinds my gears when they throw a snowboarder at you to fit your boots. Or you tell them your boot size and they assume you're an idiot and keep asking to measure your feet first. Then realize you were right all along.

They also gave me the softest fucking boot because they're trained to think "small people = soft boot". Even though when I flexed the 95's in front of the guy they pretty much folded in half. Took them out skiing for a day and kept eating shit because they were constantly folding over. Had to return them and buy a new pair. Now these ones are angled hella outward. I'm so frustrated. Just gonna quit skiing now pce

I’ve found the solution to be… tell your fitter what you need and want, I have a few “needs” in bootfitting, and no fitter ever got it right, after talking to 3 fitters on here I told the fitter what I wanted him to do, now everything’s perfect.
My final straw would have been the snowboarder, but it sounds suspect from the start… if they recommended a soft boot… why did u comply? Imagine they won’t take these boots back now? I had a fitter take a pair back I’d skied , but I went loco on them and explained their faults in front of about 15 customers so….pretty sure after hearing me ten of them walked out

twinkle_toesBad bootfitters are driving me crazy.

I've been going to the same place now for years but I just noticed that they never take into consideration that I'm knocked kneed as hell... They never tried to adjust the canting or whatever, or even brought it up. I just realized that it's been causing ankle, calf, and hip pain due to the outward angle of my touring + resort boots. It made skinning uphill so difficult and I couldn't put my finger on why it was so uncomfortable.... Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these guys supposed to be experts and notice these things?

The boots they sold me last year can't even be adjusted. They were $750...

Unrelated but it also grinds my gears when they throw a snowboarder at you to fit your boots. Or you tell them your boot size and they assume you're an idiot and keep asking to measure your feet first. Then realize you were right all along.

They also gave me the softest fucking boot because they're trained to think "small people = soft boot". Even though when I flexed the 95's in front of the guy they pretty much folded in half. Took them out skiing for a day and kept eating shit because they were constantly folding over. Had to return them and buy a new pair. Now these ones are angled hella outward. I'm so frustrated. Just gonna quit skiing now pce

Seat belt and helmet laws for people over 18 are fucking stupid.

Only reminded of this because an article somebody shared about vaccines used seat belts to make a point, and it was a shitty point.

I wear a seat belt and a helmet, hell I'm even vaccinated but seat belt laws are stupid and one of the few things NH got right.

If we had universal health care I could maybe aee it being a thing, or at least implied more that it's your duty or whatever.

If you wear or don't wear a seat belt that has no impact on me. I'll keep wearing one but I really don't care what anyone else does.

I dig states that have signs that are more "please wear a seat belt" " seat belts save lives. That's what's up. The "click it or ticket" and "buckle up its the law" signs are stupid and a bad way to look at it.

You should only buckle up because you'll get a ticket if you dont. It also is just another excuse for cops to pull people over and fuck with them and get some $$$ out of people.

It's hard to argue with anyone reasonably on this because it's been a thing for many decades, seat belts save lives, and there isn't really an upside to not wearing one. That doesn't mean that the law is good though.

For a country that prides itself so much on freedom it's weird that you can get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. Let's not even get into how dumb the drug war is and all those freedoms that don't exist.

With freedom comes personal accountability.

theabortionatorSeat belt and helmet laws for people over 18 are fucking stupid.

Only reminded of this because an article somebody shared about vaccines used seat belts to make a point, and it was a shitty point.

I wear a seat belt and a helmet, hell I'm even vaccinated but seat belt laws are stupid and one of the few things NH got right.

If we had universal health care I could maybe aee it being a thing, or at least implied more that it's your duty or whatever.

If you wear or don't wear a seat belt that has no impact on me. I'll keep wearing one but I really don't care what anyone else does.

I dig states that have signs that are more "please wear a seat belt" " seat belts save lives. That's what's up. The "click it or ticket" and "buckle up its the law" signs are stupid and a bad way to look at it.

You should only buckle up because you'll get a ticket if you dont. It also is just another excuse for cops to pull people over and fuck with them and get some $$$ out of people.

It's hard to argue with anyone reasonably on this because it's been a thing for many decades, seat belts save lives, and there isn't really an upside to not wearing one. That doesn't mean that the law is good though.

For a country that prides itself so much on freedom it's weird that you can get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. Let's not even get into how dumb the drug war is and all those freedoms that don't exist.

With freedom comes personal accountability.

Problem is with the current system the profits are privatized while the debts are socialized. Once the brain dead vegetable of a non helmet wearing motorcyclist runs out of money Medicaid or Medicare takes over to pay for the care. Many thousands of dollars annually.

SavageBiffI’ve found the solution to be… tell your fitter what you need and want, I have a few “needs” in bootfitting, and no fitter ever got it right, after talking to 3 fitters on here I told the fitter what I wanted him to do, now everything’s perfect.
My final straw would have been the snowboarder, but it sounds suspect from the start… if they recommended a soft boot… why did u comply? Imagine they won’t take these boots back now? I had a fitter take a pair back I’d skied , but I went loco on them and explained their faults in front of about 15 customers so….pretty sure after hearing me ten of them walked out

Hahahaha smart move, sometimes you have to be a total spazz for them to take you seriously lol


Well the reason I complied with their suggestion was because I usually ride the Atomic Hawx 95 (resort boot). I wanted the same boot, except the XTD version for touring.
It was my first touring boot, so I had NO idea that touring boots are typically softer, and that the XTD 95 was made of a much softer plastic. He also said that the plastic will feel harder on the mountain since it stiffens up in the cold (kinda like my nipples). So I just took his word for it when he said that the 115's would be too stiff. The ski shop was pretty understanding and exchanged them for me.

I'm just annoyed because I've always relied on boot fitters to educate me on how bootfitting works. I doubt they'd take them back now. I toured like 15 days on them last season. I am going to see what they can do about it. No way in hell I'm paying another $750-$900 on another pair of touring boots!!!

theabortionatorSeat belt and helmet laws for people over 18 are fucking stupid.

Only reminded of this because an article somebody shared about vaccines used seat belts to make a point, and it was a shitty point.

I wear a seat belt and a helmet, hell I'm even vaccinated but seat belt laws are stupid and one of the few things NH got right.

If we had universal health care I could maybe aee it being a thing, or at least implied more that it's your duty or whatever.

If you wear or don't wear a seat belt that has no impact on me. I'll keep wearing one but I really don't care what anyone else does.

I dig states that have signs that are more "please wear a seat belt" " seat belts save lives. That's what's up. The "click it or ticket" and "buckle up its the law" signs are stupid and a bad way to look at it.

You should only buckle up because you'll get a ticket if you dont. It also is just another excuse for cops to pull people over and fuck with them and get some $$$ out of people.

It's hard to argue with anyone reasonably on this because it's been a thing for many decades, seat belts save lives, and there isn't really an upside to not wearing one. That doesn't mean that the law is good though.

For a country that prides itself so much on freedom it's weird that you can get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. Let's not even get into how dumb the drug war is and all those freedoms that don't exist.

With freedom comes personal accountability.

Eh I'd disagree. 200 pound meat javalins have a tendency to fuck shit up. Either bashing into others in the car or shooting through the window into other cars killing/hurting them.


Rolled a truck going 70mph 3.5 times. All windows down. No clue how I'm alive.


Motorcyclists are already a willing meat missle. I agree on the helmets. Do whatever ya want. Plus there ain't nothin better than hair in the wind

Profahoben_212Eh I'd disagree. 200 pound meat javalins have a tendency to fuck shit up. Either bashing into others in the car or shooting through the window into other cars killing/hurting them.


Rolled a truck going 70mph 3.5 times. All windows down. No clue how I'm alive.


Motorcyclists are already a willing meat missle. I agree on the helmets. Do whatever ya want. Plus there ain't nothin better than hair in the wind

I see the meat missle argument. As far as people in the car thats whatever. You're riding together. The amount of people getting ejected injuring other people i woukd think is extremely low and jist an example used to justify seat belt rather than a real concern.

More likely is badly secured stuff on the roof flying off etc, but even then not that often.

Usually people get ejected when the car is flipping not from a direct impact as much. Could be rough inside the car but again I think its up to the people in there and not very likely anyway. I feel like you could crash cars a bunch of different ways and the ejection meat projectile action would be minimal.

theabortionatorSeat belt and helmet laws for people over 18 are fucking stupid.

Only reminded of this because an article somebody shared about vaccines used seat belts to make a point, and it was a shitty point.

I wear a seat belt and a helmet, hell I'm even vaccinated but seat belt laws are stupid and one of the few things NH got right.

If we had universal health care I could maybe aee it being a thing, or at least implied more that it's your duty or whatever.

If you wear or don't wear a seat belt that has no impact on me. I'll keep wearing one but I really don't care what anyone else does.

I dig states that have signs that are more "please wear a seat belt" " seat belts save lives. That's what's up. The "click it or ticket" and "buckle up its the law" signs are stupid and a bad way to look at it.

You should only buckle up because you'll get a ticket if you dont. It also is just another excuse for cops to pull people over and fuck with them and get some $$$ out of people.

It's hard to argue with anyone reasonably on this because it's been a thing for many decades, seat belts save lives, and there isn't really an upside to not wearing one. That doesn't mean that the law is good though.

For a country that prides itself so much on freedom it's weird that you can get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. Let's not even get into how dumb the drug war is and all those freedoms that don't exist.

With freedom comes personal accountability.

I agree with all of this. However, one time when i was a wee lad my mom got pulled over for speeding (not that fast) and the officer reduced her ticket to a seat belt infraction due to me wearing mine wrong. Like $35 vs ~100

Non-IR is weird af. I watched a scene yesterday of a girl banging her “stepdad” who was in a wheelchair and wearing a diaper so that she could get 5 mil a year from him 🙃

5 mil a year! Now that’s sexy! Throw a briefcase full o 100s on the table for daddy biff cause that’s what gets me stiff

MiIfHunterNon-IR is weird af. I watched a scene yesterday of a girl banging her “stepdad” who was in a wheelchair and wearing a diaper so that she could get 5 mil a year from him 🙃

Booster straps?
if it comes down to it try and score some boots off season from Corbett’s, seen some great boot prices on there. Can also sell what ya got to recoup some of the difference, g luck I know how bad, bad boots can be

twinkle_toesHahahaha smart move, sometimes you have to be a total spazz for them to take you seriously lol


Well the reason I complied with their suggestion was because I usually ride the Atomic Hawx 95 (resort boot). I wanted the same boot, except the XTD version for touring.
It was my first touring boot, so I had NO idea that touring boots are typically softer, and that the XTD 95 was made of a much softer plastic. He also said that the plastic will feel harder on the mountain since it stiffens up in the cold (kinda like my nipples). So I just took his word for it when he said that the 115's would be too stiff. The ski shop was pretty understanding and exchanged them for me.

I'm just annoyed because I've always relied on boot fitters to educate me on how bootfitting works. I doubt they'd take them back now. I toured like 15 days on them last season. I am going to see what they can do about it. No way in hell I'm paying another $750-$900 on another pair of touring boots!!!

theabortionatorSeat belt and helmet laws for people over 18 are fucking stupid.

Only reminded of this because an article somebody shared about vaccines used seat belts to make a point, and it was a shitty point.

I wear a seat belt and a helmet, hell I'm even vaccinated but seat belt laws are stupid and one of the few things NH got right.

If we had universal health care I could maybe aee it being a thing, or at least implied more that it's your duty or whatever.

If you wear or don't wear a seat belt that has no impact on me. I'll keep wearing one but I really don't care what anyone else does.

I dig states that have signs that are more "please wear a seat belt" " seat belts save lives. That's what's up. The "click it or ticket" and "buckle up its the law" signs are stupid and a bad way to look at it.

You should only buckle up because you'll get a ticket if you dont. It also is just another excuse for cops to pull people over and fuck with them and get some $$$ out of people.

It's hard to argue with anyone reasonably on this because it's been a thing for many decades, seat belts save lives, and there isn't really an upside to not wearing one. That doesn't mean that the law is good though.

For a country that prides itself so much on freedom it's weird that you can get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. Let's not even get into how dumb the drug war is and all those freedoms that don't exist.

With freedom comes personal accountability.

Buuuuut we have to treat those people per EMTALA. So healthcare expenses are increased because someone wants to be a dipshit. Then when it's someone without insurance or someone with medicaid, guess who's footing that bill? The hospital or taxpayers. Then you got the second victim thing too for the first responders and emergency personnel who have to see that. Not saying I care but it's naive to say it doesn't impact others.

Profahoben_212Eh I'd disagree. 200 pound meat javalins have a tendency to fuck shit up. Either bashing into others in the car or shooting through the window into other cars killing/hurting them.

Was about to say this ^^^^

theabortionatorI see the meat missle argument. As far as people in the car thats whatever. You're riding together. The amount of people getting ejected injuring other people i woukd think is extremely low and jist an example used to justify seat belt rather than a real concern.

More likely is badly secured stuff on the roof flying off etc, but even then not that often.

Usually people get ejected when the car is flipping not from a direct impact as much. Could be rough inside the car but again I think its up to the people in there and not very likely anyway. I feel like you could crash cars a bunch of different ways and the ejection meat projectile action would be minimal.

The people getting ejected from cars is more common than you think. Going over a steering wheel would suck balls. Ejected onto roadways is a thing too. We had a patient get ejected on the highway and then got ran over and caused more cars to crash. Just saying.... I don't wanna argue. I love a good trauma so people can continue to be dumb and I'll continue to have a job.


Edit: but I'll agree using the seat belt argument to vaccines is stupid. A better argument is that vaccines revolutionized healthcare and eradicated tons of serious debilitating diseases, adding years to our life expectancies.

**This post was edited on Oct 3rd 2021 at 8:40:59am

Idk, i think the law was made to make people where them. Everything else is reaching a bit and jist a reason to keep the law. It's obviously not something thats ever going to change but i highly doubt it's common for a person to get ejected into somebody else.

As far as healthcare it's all a dumpster fire anyway and needs to change. Our healthcare system is trash.


For the most part people who want to wear their seat belts do, and people who dont, dont. Regardless of the law. A smaller percentage who don't want to wear one but don't want a ticket.


Regardless of that my point was that it's a shitty way to get people to do thing, even if those things are good. Doing heroin is not good. Doing heroin should not be illegal though.

People are more likely to die without a seat belt, peoplewho use heroin might od, people who eat fast food all the time are at greater risk of major health problems.

I don't think any of them need to be illegal though.

Had to break down a fuck ton of boxes today and load up the carboard, drive it back to the mtn, compact or, repeat.

Honestly wasn't bad other than being tired af and having some issues with the work truck. But one of the last few boxes snagged on a piece of tape and tweak my wrist pretty bad. Actually was kinda painful at times for the rest of the day.

Nbd on the pain realy but it's my left wrist which i use a bunch on geetar snd it burns a bit in that position. Might have to chill for a bit or just take it mellow and deal till it feels better.

Sucks because the guitar has mesnt a lot to me this last year and a half. Also really just locked in to practicing some shit and learning some new shit. Hope it feels good for the winter because all i want to do is play the thing. Would be very sad if i couldn't for a while or if it becomes an issue on the future.

Playing it now anyway because it's all i want to do. Living on the mtn, it's not ski season yet and im not drinking for a while.

Hopefully its chill though. Shit happens.

Why are all republican’s either dumbfucks or rich af? Except for the republican leaders and media, those guys are low key geniuses to get that many people believe all the anti-science rhetoric. RIP environment and consistent snow years

Holy fuck I hate knees so damn much. Spent two years working to get my left knee skiable again, and just as its starting to work properly, my right one starts to go. And a week after I've bought my pass. First winter in BC, I'm finally back out west, and praying to god I don't have to sit another winter out. FUCKKKKKK

Fuckkkk not great news on the car.


Leaking oil from too many places to track so they dyed the oil it apperently? Told to put a few hundred miles on it and come back next week.

Idk I'm not a car guy but that doesn't sound like promising info to me

SendyMcSendyfaceHoly fuck I hate knees so damn much. Spent two years working to get my left knee skiable again, and just as its starting to work properly, my right one starts to go. And a week after I've bought my pass. First winter in BC, I'm finally back out west, and praying to god I don't have to sit another winter out. FUCKKKKKK

feel you man, anyone with fully healthy legs should be thanking sweet jesus each day. still dealing with issues from an acl/meniscus from a double kink back in 2010

Cops are absolute dogshit at de-escalation tactics. 3 cops brought a patient into the ED and proceeded to throw him to the ground and yell at him for 15min to "stop fighting" and "stay down boy" before letting our staff take over. Like bro, you yelling at a patient with an ingestion having a psychotic episode is only making it worse. This is like yelling at your baby to stop crying. Unreal man.

Did everyone just stand there allowing it to continue ?

Cops need to know your ,”present”, “aware” and a simple hey that’s ENOUGH and busting out a cam goes a long way, when good people do nothing tho…. Might as well join the cops and give the guy a good swift kick

HypeBeastCops are absolute dogshit at de-escalation tactics. 3 cops brought a patient into the ED and proceeded to throw him to the ground and yell at him for 15min to "stop fighting" and "stay down boy" before letting our staff take over. Like bro, you yelling at a patient with an ingestion having a psychotic episode is only making it worse. This is like yelling at your baby to stop crying. Unreal man.

SavageBiffDid everyone just stand there allowing it to continue ?

Cops need to know your ,”present”, “aware” and a simple hey that’s ENOUGH and busting out a cam goes a long way, when good people do nothing tho…. Might as well join the cops and give the guy a good swift kick

I probably shouldn't say more, but it's being dealt with by people more important than me now. I did my part.

That’s good I should have said I wasn’t implying that directly at you, I hate bullies, my post in the other thread about the fight was me going after a bully

HypeBeastI probably shouldn't say more, but it's being dealt with by people more important than me now. I did my part.

SavageBiffThat’s good I should have said I wasn’t implying that directly at you, I hate bullies, my post in the other thread about the fight was me going after a bully

Oh wow, the dip shit who went around shooting brown kids in the middle east in the name of FrEeDoM doesn't like bullies! HOW BRAVE!!! Shut the fuck up you clown.

"Tag your favorite artist and see if they reply posts"

Fuck that. But people do it so the pages get traction so more pages post that shit.

Fucked my wrist up at work a few days ago was getting worse lifting shit. Can't play the guitar for a while so just drinking a bit. Hopefully it chills out. Was starting to really get into it and working on learning new stuff.

Oh well. Better to heal a bit than have constant pain using it. Hopefully its not an issue all winter.

I don't have health insurance so yolo.

I have to write 30 pages this week and I’m not thrilled and don’t care and have no motivation to do it i fucking hate grad school

safarisamI have to write 30 pages this week and I’m not thrilled and don’t care and have no motivation to do it i fucking hate grad school

What's the topic. I bet 30 of us would write a page.