STEAM ROOM FOR ANGER

Non stop baring is one of the worst!!! Lita, hope you feel much better soon. Spring is springing,....

I have a colleague who tells stories about the 'naked neighbors'. She wasn't kidding -- their bedroom and bathroom windows faced her house and apparently they weren't too diligent about drawing the blinds. . .

BB- Concerning the bill that they are threatening to turn over to collections, you need to call up the doctor, and see if somebody in the office can deal with the billing company and try to get things straightened out. If nothing else it will make them aware that people are having problems with the billing company, and that maybe they need to switch to another billing company. Calling up the billing company, and cursing on the phone, will not get you any where. I realize you are upset, but maybe you should let somebody else deal with it that is not directly affected by it. When I moved in my condo, I tried to get landline service from at&t for my condo. Yes, I still use a landline phone, although I have a cell phone too that I don't use a lot. It took me a month to get my service started. at&t is totally incompetent. After a month of dealing with them, I had to call up my real estate agent who verified that I was living there and not the previous person who never had her phone disconnected.

Meow, if you have older windows, installing new double-pane replacement windows on the wall nearest the dogs could really cut down on how much outside noise you hear.

I agree.

Yes the guy was home. We can't believe he can just ignore it. The dog belongs to his kids, he kept it shut up in a back bedroom that faces our house. Thankfully after my husband talked him he moved the dog to the garage, still barking its head off. My question is why own the dog, it is not a children's toy.

I had an issue like this. The house behind mine was rented by people I couldn't call anything else but "white trash". They had three dogs they kept chained, in their own filth. Most of the time without water or food. I kept calling the city and various animal welfare organizations repeatedly but it took over 6 months before the dogs were rescued from that situation. They even came to my door after the second time I called the cops on them, threatening me (that didn't work too well, they didn't like the sight of my deer rifle for sure). After the first month I bought something like in the link below, it worked to stop the dogs from barking but I still kept at it until those poor dogs were rescued.

dog silencer

I haven't heard anymore from them. I hope they don't take it out on the dog. I don't think so, it is hard to believe people can be cruel. I hate, I mean hate the horrible news stories I see on yahoo news. People absusing babies, animals sickening. I believe 95 % or more of the population is good at heart. I can only hope I never see otherwise. But people that can ignore distress is concerning whether it be a crying baby or barking dog. I hope my complaint doesn't lead to abuse. Feeling guilty about complaining.

VLH, LOL! Oops is right....no baring neighbors please. That would be as bad as barking dogs...

On top of all the pain and suffering I'm dealing with, DH just received a statement from some medical billing office saying he owes 300 bucks for some bogus emergency room visit that took place in early February.

Obviously some sort of ID theft cuz they had his BD and other info. We were on the phone back and forth with the billing service and hospital all morning. And we're not even with that particular medical group, as we told them. Their fraud dept will have to look into it, but we'll have to stay on top of it so we don't get a ding in our credit report.

If it's not one thing, it's another.

Bosom, I feel your pain, resorting to leaving the injured cat by the vet's door, hoping a Good Sam will pick up the bill. Hopefully you nudged it one step closer to safety,

I would think many vets would have taken the poor foundling in and treated it as best they could pro-bono, and then get quite a bit of positive press(free positive advertising) in return when the rehabbed baby finds a happy family to join, There was a time when I could have been the Good Sam, but i can't afford all the tests my own vet wants me to do on my elderly asthmatic feline Light of My Life, which kills me. I have to get real about how much money i can spend on cat meds, special food, and appliances to improve the air in my home. We all need to know and accept our limitations.

I sincerely hope the poor kitty was brought in and treated; shame on the vet (or inexperienced new admin) for letting you walk out. You TRIED. Let's hope the next step brought that cat back in; my guess is that it was.

Bosom and Marg, there is NO disgrace in accepting assistance when it's used when truly needed, used as it was DESIGNED. When i didn't have HS for a few months, I learned about the list of $4 drugs (30 days) and $10 drugs (90 days) you can get from Walmart. (Walgreens has a discounted list as well.) Drug companies frequently have cost assistance programs for more expensive drugs you can apply for. Other drugs you can order (despite what they tell you!) from a reputable Canadian pharmacy online with just an original paper prescription mailed to them before they can ship it. If you know the right size, I imagine you could order you LE sleeves and socks on Amazon for much less than the local supplier markup.

I personally have trouble asking for help, but it's been easier now that I have the Cancer Card to throw out when necessary; it's the ultimate get-out-of-jail card, the please-help-me-with-this! card. Mostly it gives me an excuse to put off vacuuming yet another day...

Marg, you may qualify for Meals on Wheels, energy assistance, or getting assistance cleaning for your house. In my area, (CT), it's usually the Nurse specializing in Survivorship connected to the hospital who knows how to unlock those goodies. Even typing in "211" in your computer browser comes up with a lot of local resources you may be able to use.

Lita, I've heard more and more medical ID theft stories lately. I've also heard the hospitals aren't always very helpful. I imagine the vitals (height, weight, visible age, gender, race, primary language, religious preference, etc.) on the chart of the thief won't match your DH. If the hospital says it was him, by all means, you have the rights to see (and make a copy of) the file! To protect yourself, you can contact all three credit bureaus to inform them that there is a fraud claim in progress, and request that anything that comes in and pertains to that be taken out of the "active" accounts that comprise your credit rating, and is relegated into a "disputed" classification that can't damage your credit rating, so no threatened collection action can harm you while you are trying to clear it up.

Carrie

So I called Federal Social Security office yesterday to tell them my STATE DISABILITY portion would be ending this month, and that I would need my FEDERAL portion bumped up in May. I was very clear as to what I needed. She told me to visit my LOCAL OFFICE immediately.

OK, no problem. So the next morning, I get up early, eat, dress, and go down there, pull a number, wait in the waiting area with the rest of the cattle, and when I finally get to the window, this other lady says, "You need to wait until the state sends you a 'Letter of Exhaustion' after your final payout, then come back here, and we can bump you up."

Now why couldn't the lady on the phone yesterday tell me that? My interaction at the office with the live clerk in the window took less than 15 seconds, but it took me over an hour to get ready and drive over there. The info could have been relayed easily over the phone, saving me, a STAGE IV CANCER PATIENT who is in a LOT OF PAIN from bone mets in the back, pelvis, hip and thigh, a lot of discomfort and exhaustion.

I think it's a game with them...rant over.

L

Wow. Stunned silence. Brava.

Lita, I'm still angry for you!

That level of incompetence is inexcusable. I'm sorry you went through that. There is no need for you to be physically taxed like that for no reason!

Do you happen to have the name of the Fed person who told you to go to the local office? I'd find out who his/her supervisor is, and write a letter that would take the prints right off their fingers. And CC it as far up as you can go. RAISE HELL.

Carrie

Oh I have got to say this. I had someone from BCBS health insurance call me and asked to verify my birthday and address. I said no, you are calling me I have no idea if you are from BCBS. She said well we are told to verify but I called you because it looks like you have health challenges and your insurance benefit includes a nurse and navigater to help you. I told her I was fine and didn't need or want the service.

I hung up and thought health challenges are you kidding I had cancer and I'm not in poor health. This is not the first time the insurance company has offered a supporting nurse or counselor. I am sure it may benefit others but I don't spend hardly anytime at doctors appointments or dwell on my disease. If I want to talk with anyone it will be with you guys on this website real people who are going through it like I am.