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I was told that pre exsisting could not hurt you but when talking to the live help while shopping health insurance they asked me if I had any and specifically asked about arthritis. What does arthritis have to do with anything, everyone can be diagnosed with it.

Yep, suck that we are with them but unfortunatly you can't choose who your employer uses.

There is so much wrong with the reporting which is part of what makes it funny. I think it would have been awesome to see him running through the parking lot with sword held high like some civil war battle cry.   Lets take bets on what store he was there to shop at: I say Gamestop, as an exstore manager of GS i saw a lot of guys like him.

Pretty sure that is the case. We have United Healthcare and they also take care of Medicare/Medicaid/Tenncare and we constantly having to make it clear that we are not on those. I did see United on the list of ACA insurers. The plan we have is similar to one on ACA and it is almost half what we pay and my wifes company pays 3 times what we do for our insurance. I can't wait until I have to claim what her work pays for insurance as income, It will be bittersweet seeing 6 figures on a tax statement. We both have strived to make that and when we finally do it is because we have to claim something that used to be a benefit. I am starting to believe it would be better if my wifes company just gave her the $20,000 raise and forced us into ACA.     Side note- my spellcheck on IOS7 sucks

I did expect some increase but still $300 a month increase is steep. I spent more than the poverty line on medical premiums and bills last year and now it goes up more than what the freeloaders are paying for a full plan.

This is just funny all around. I don't typically like stuff on yahoo news but this is just funny, and it all happened in Nashville.     http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/fencing-coach-stops-robbery-in-shopping-center-192942720.html?vp=1

My mom just called and hers went up 45%. She talked to HR and they are having a very rough day. She also found out that the can no longer pay employees less than $9 and hour. Apparently there is some kind fee that employees have to pay and if that brings there pay to less than Min wage the company has to give the employee a raise so that they make Min wage after the fee. I am getting ready to move to another country, any suggestions>

Just got our health insurance packet today for 2014. Our max out of pocket went up 18% and our weekly contribution went up 30% and they eleminated our HRA (Health Care Rembursment Account- free money we get for doing preventative visits). We are planning on having a baby next year we will max out our Out Of Pocket so we do have to take that into account. I did the math and we are going to see an increase of $3,300 for the year. I can not believe that my insurance is going to increase almost $300 a month. I went to the joke of a website for ACA and we do not qualify at all, we are eliminated for multiple reasons. I fudged some numbers on the site just to see what some of the policies look like. I found one that had similar benifits as ours and it is only $400 a month. I think it is INSANE that if we did not work as hard as we did to get where we are I could take home over $500 more a month through ACA. I should not have to pay more for insurance than people that get ACA for the same coverage. ACA should be bare minimum insurance kind of like all the "State required" car insurance. I think I will end here, I am so pissed right now I might send my BP through the roof and I now can't afford to go to the hospital.

I shaved my head for several years. The key seeed to be the hot shower. I liked the headblade for speed but really enjoyed a straight razor. I had practice with a straight razor, y Grandfather taught e how to shave with a straight razor, so I would not suggest going with a straight razor unless you already know how to do it.   Soething we did for a friend that needed to shave his head from cancer was get a couple of guys and wee all went out to a barber shop that shaves with a straight razor and all got a good shave. It was a great tie for all, our friend liked the fact that it felt just like a bunch of guys going out to get a good shave. He said he felt more noral that day then he had felt in a long time.

I have been trying to convince the wife to let me upgrade some things on the SUV, push bar, Bigger tires, runflats, and some mild suspension upgrades. I think this would be a good video to show her.

Tough spot. Family in the car I would have probably done the same.

that was the same type of news my wifes company gave all the part timers. Part time for her company was anything under 38hours. Now due to the new healthcare rules the cut all part timers to 25 hours. my wife just had to hire 13 new employees to help keep all part timers at 15hours. He did create more jobs just like he promised but now you have to work 2 jobs for the same hours.

I had an issue with a filter coming of my Toyota. I shoved a screwdriver through it and slipped a small pipe over the handle of the screwdriver and used the extra length from the pipe to get some good tourqe on it. It came off almost to easy to have been giving me that much trouble.

I know with unemployment I could not refuse a drug test if a potential employer required it. If I did it was considered passing on a job, which you are not allowed to do. I asked the lady at the unemployment office what would happen if I passed on a job, she said I would lose ALL my benefits. I was hired by my first interview so passing on a job offer was never an issue. I only got one week of benefits but it did help a lot.

We use our fire pit a lot and I have started trying to light it with just stuff I find in our tree line. I have started it everytime with firesteel, it gets esier as you do it. It was very hard the first time and then I started to get the hang of things.

Well Sams is trying to take my wifes job so I guess I lose either way.  But if my wife still has a job I can still donate to Pro gun causes. And after you figure the little profit after paying overhead and wages I probably donate more.

Anyone know if either have ground chicken. I can't eat much else other than chicken and we go through 10lb+ a week. Family of five and the boy has a big appetite so we go through a lot of chicken. I know that both will carry chicken breast.

2 lowers!!!!!! Thanks for everything.

That is a very helpful breakdown. It seems both are pretty equal in most areas. With Sams being owned by Wal-mart ( who has openly stated they want to run my wies company out of buisness) I have to decide between a company that attacks my wifes company or my carry rights. I think the only purchases we have made at WW in the last 8-9yrs are gun related. I think I will check to see if Costco here is posted and keep my membership until carry becomes an issue. It is getting harder and harder these days to agree with Corp policy.

Was not aware they were posted. I have only been to a couple and all were in different states and was not looking for posted places when on vacation. I may have to swing by and check out the door.

I have to decide if I want to get a Costco or Sams membership, because there are so many of you out there that like to debate who is better I thought I would let you convince me which to get. I live closer to Sams but am near the Costco regularly so the location is not a big deal. JUst need to know which one has better brands, better prices and customer service.      

It would be awesomr to get a RODENT OF UNUSUAL SIZE (Princess Bride) costume and go hang out by the camera.

We have the Internet and it is constantly going out. We were told that we are actually past the point of reliability on the lines so there is not much they can do about it. I was going to switch but since they came out and put 2 more ground wires on it I seem to get less outages. When it is working it is very fast for the cost. I would first see how far you are from a sub station and if they say you are close enough than you will probably be fine. When the tech comes out ask a lot of questions about propper grounding and noise on the lines, plus double check with him if HE thinks you are to far from the sub station. The techs are way nicer and more knowledgable then the sales people and they get paid the same if they hook you up or not.

Love! The body does not hurt though. Plus she puts up with me.

      It is a lot of fun to see if you can beat the previous years usage for the same mo. or seeing if you can get the bill under $100 for both power and water. I have done that 2 times, in the last year. I expect to do it several more times because we just got a newer washer and dryer and have already seen a BIG drop in water usage. It is a fun hobby and so far I have saved more than I have spent.   The lowest we have been is 680KWH and 2 CCF, our bill was only $85 that month. but that was before the service increase last winter.