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Jonathan
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I got me one of those too,

I got me one of those too, fortunately trimming your nose hairs is considerably less work then mowing the grass of a soccer stadium.

Fortunately my garden is also considerably smaller then a soccer stadium and the grass it contains does not grow and still remains green all year long.

Gary Charpentier
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Jonathan_76 wrote:the grass

Jonathan_76 wrote:
the grass it contains does not grow and still remains green all year long.

It that the kind of grass you have to scrub?

Jonathan
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I have not had to clean it

I have not had to clean it yet, just getting some dirt and leaves of with a broom.

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Jonathan_76 wrote:So the

Jonathan_76 wrote:
So the insurance has the final word if you can have your prescription?

Without the insurance, I can still have the prescription but I have to pay the full price for it, and there are no government limits on the prices like in many other countries. I have a high deductible plan, so I pay full price at the beginning of the year until I reach my annual deductible ($2600) and then I pay nothing for any medical service for the rest of the year. Some of those early-in-the-year scrips cost upwards of $600 for a 90 day supply, and that's after the insurance network discount. In the current situation, if I didn't have the insurance I'd have to pay the undiscounted price.

David

Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.

Jonathan
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$2600 is way more then I pay

$2600 is way more then I pay for my insurance! But thenI do have the least expensive one I could find, as I never have any health issues.
I guess for people that have health issues the prices would be rather similar (but rising faster then inflation).

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Jonathan_76 wrote:$2600 is

Jonathan_76 wrote:
$2600 is way more then I pay for my insurance! But thenI do have the least expensive one I could find, as I never have any health issues.
I guess for people that have health issues the prices would be rather similar (but rising faster then inflation).

My deductible is only $400 but my plan is not a fancy one and in fact after that limit is met I still have to pay for each office visit. I'm retired and have it thru work where they pay almost 90% of the costs so it's not very inclusive, but it is health and prescription insurance and does help keep my costs down.

Kavanagh
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Mike Hewson wrote: Or for

Mike Hewson wrote:

Or for playing games. Anyone play Civ 6 ? 

Cheers, Mike.

 

No, but I play Civ 3. It seems that you need something called Steam, which I know nothing about, for later versions.

Richard

Jonathan
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If I'm not mistaken Steam is

Steam is among other things a web-store where you buy the game and then you can download it to play.

So you get no more CD/DVD/Blue-Ray.

Mike Hewson
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@Richard + Rod : Any of the

@Richard + Rod : Any of the Civilization versions are good. One of the very few long lasting strategy game franchises for that matter. As for Steam : I have not found it a problem. It is basically a store interface for various vendors, plus features like auto-updating, game mods etc.

I like to play the Romans, I reckon the legions are epic early on in the game. Try and get specialist archers too, plant them in cities and hose the attackers .....

Cheers, Mike.

I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...

... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal

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When should one tell another

When should one tell another their nose hairs need trimming?  ;-)

 When one wants their own plucked is the general approach taken in the UK ;) Interestingly *look up from anniet's useful tips on blending in in your adopted homeland* it says here it used to be confined to the upper echelons of English society - but has since trickled down.

Thank you, David. It's nice to see you too :)

 

I did a good deed two days ago. I rang BT to ask them to check a friend's phone line for a fault. 98 seconds after they began their check - I had the fault.

Yes

Try and get specialist archers too, plant them in cities and hose the attackers .....

Thank you - with a few modifications. I might...

:)

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