beware the medical industrial complex. as an older person, i can remember going to the doctor with the hope of being cured. but today, you do not get cured, you receive ongoing treatment. there's a lot more money in treating a condition than in curing a condition. the reason i'm bitching about the medical industry is i took my dear old 92 year old father to the dentist this morning. dear old dad has 4 teeth and they are the most frail looking teeth i've ever seen. basically all they do is anchor his dentures. a few months ago the dentist wanted to perform a root canal on one of his teeth but i vetoed that idea. today the dentist announced that dear old dad needs three crowns. the dental insurance company doesn't automatically pay for major dental work, the dentist has to submit a treatment plan and get the o.k. from the insurance company before proceeding. so the dentist smells money and awaits the green light from the insurance company.
getting one crown is a royal pain in the ass for me so the thought of a 92 year old man getting 3 crowns is beyond reason to me. in my opinion, those old teeth aren't strong enough to support crowns but the dentist says they're necessary. do i listen to the professional or apply a little logic and tell the dentist to find another sucker?
on a more positive note, our enhanced and improved steroid program is working very well at the winter olympics. we are near the top of the standings in medals won and our men's hockey team will be playing for the gold medal against sweden on sunday after vanquishing those nogoodnik americans today while yesterday our fair lasses beat the american dykes to claim the gold medal in women's hockey. it wasn't that long ago that winning a silver medal at the olympics would make us happier than pigs in shit but now with our performance enhancing drugs, we want gold and lots of it!
shit, we're even winning gold medals in bobsledding these days. when i was a kid the europeans were kings of the bobsleds and we would be lucky to finnish in the top 20 but now we can glide down that mountain with the best of them. in any case, it will soon be over and it'll be time to start getting ready for the world cup. canada will never win the world cup in my lifetime and i'm pretty sure that canada won't win the world cup in my great great great children's lifetimes but it's the greatest show on earth and i'm gonna watch it!
i love you sons of bitches
and i just checked my voice mail, they still want to do the root canal. all 4 fucking teeth need major work. poor old dad.
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i notice the medical system things everyone has a safe full of large sums of money.
Doing in home care I notice doctors have no trouble finding something wrong and they can line there pocket.
Not having insurance there not interested in sale me something...but on the hand if I became sick or injured I would be finical ruined.
Coffee is on
Who in the fuck needs four teeth? Or for that matter, any teeth..
Looking forward to the World Cup too, BP, even though the US is in a tough group it's still one of the best things to watch ever. The medical system is so broken and you are so right about them treating you instead of curing you. Hope things work out okay for your old man. Take care.
I didn't see the ladies' hockey, but I can't believe the Canadian team were less dykey than the Yanks.
Did Canada qualify for the World Cup? If Canadians play football it'll be in the unlovely physical Nordic style, so they may as well stick to hockey.
It would be better for the old man to have the teeth jerked out and get a full plate, fuck the dentist making more off of those teeth.
A doctor I see at times has a missing tooth, on the side so you only notice it when she smiles. Said it was "bridged" but she hated it so had it removed.
Everyone I've talked to with partials hate them but folks with full plates are cool with them.
Big Balls and one we call Bib got into a hell of a fight, there is a lot of fur out there. Helen said that Big Balls was getting the worse of it, he isn't afraid of anything but Bib is a bigger cat.
There may be a new ruling pussy here.
peppy - you're right about most doctors. they're professionals and the definition of a pro is they work for money.
bill - the teeth anchor his dentures and that can be very important in old age as the jaw bone shrinks.
mr shife - yup, the world cup is the big show. it seems like the u.s. has come a long way in a short time with soccer.
gb - canada qualified once for the world cup when we had an english coach but i don't think we won a game in the tournament.
bill - the teeth anchor his dentures and that can be very important in old age as the jaw bone shrinks.
That is what they will tell you but it is hard on natural teeth to anchor to them. And I think it is bullshit anyway, Sally has had the same plate for over 35 years and they can be relined if need be.
I had a partial for a while cuz the first four I had removed was four front teeth and it is generally true that they do not stay in place as well as a full plate cuz they have less surface.
A good fitting full denture stays in place very well, and if you use a little adhesive it makes a great soft liner and they are damn hard to remove. You have to really pull on them to get them out.
yeah, but can you chew a piece of round steak or bite into a rock hard crisp apple?
Folks with well fitting dentures can. Your dad is 92, doesn't he have a pocket knife to cut up an apple with?
Most other folks don’t listen to my real life experiences and opinions and advice either, so carry on. Make a fucking dentist richer, I don’t give a shit. The dentist is very wise and wouldn’t bullshit you, hahahaha.
Billy, mate, glad to hear that you're dad's still around to 'enjoy the moment', my friend, despite having all this unsavoury anguish with regard[s] to his teeth. There's a well-known, and oft used saying over here, Billy, and that's, "You never see a poor dentist nor a poor vet!", and nothing could be further from the truth.
They've literally got you by 'the short and curly's', my friend, and if you're someone who needs dental work, and someone who has a pet who needs veterinary treatment, then, as you quite rightly stated/ranted, you've literally nowhere to turn. Your dad should be grateful, mate, that he's got a wise and caring son, one who's able to defend him and to see that justice is seen to be done, and that he's not being exploited at such an age. It's bloody sickening. Our mam [my mam] waited years [in agony] for a hip-replacement operation on the NHS, and after having it done, sadly, the other one went. Sadly at 75-years-old, they can't afford to replace that one, or should I say that they deem her too old to have it replaced. She's in total agony. And ironically, after phoning my 'old folks' up earlier on tonight, our dad [my dad] told me that her knee's now gone. Could be the cold weather, but, once again, she's in agony, and can't get to see her doctor 'til Monday. He'll then refer her to the local hospital for an x-ray to access the situation - that's if she's lucky!
Anyway, Billy, moving onto the Olympics [which, my friend, I'll have you know, my pigs have been competing in :-P]. Team Canada, beat team GB in the final of the curling - the blighters! Nah, fair's, fair - they played well - beat us fair & square. Anyway, team GB have exceeded their medal expectations, so life's good - perhaps we'll get a public holiday from The Queen! :-P Bloody hell, Canada's full of bloody snow and ice, and have always been one of the top winter Olympic teams for years. Us Brits have to practice on that artificial shit! Still, no complaints, it's only sport and it's meant to unify and unite us. That in itself's good enough for me. To be totally honest, my friend, I haven't seen too much of this year's events, sadly! On an end note, Billy, mate, wait 'till the summer, my friend, and witness 'our boys' smugly waltz off with The World Cup. You'll be eating shit, and that's for sure after witnessing that, my friend! :-P
Wish your dad well, amigo!
To You & Yours, I Wish You a Happy & Peaceful 'Starry' Night!
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
Billy, mate, sorry, forgot to make a humorous [or otherwise]retort about your 'Queen, We Are The Champions vid! :-P
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
steve - canadians are natural born curlers. one of the first phrases canadian babies learn to say is:
hold my drink and watch this!
and you're right about the world cup, canadians can't play soccer for sour apples.
canadians can't play soccer for sour apples.
But they can damn sure drink me under the table...
I can see you arguing for the right for an old man to keep his teeth being as you don't have to pay for it and sit in the dental chair while they fuck with him.
Fuck, they must have a better lobby than the butter lobby east of you.
you got it backwards bill, i'm arguing for the dentist to minimize the treatment. in fact, i've suggested pulling 3 out and keeping 1 for good luck.
guess who won the hockey gold in sochi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guess who doesn't give a shit !!!
farmer giles?
Smart ass....
we have a fucking blizzard right now!
Really? Pretty mild here, bit of rain is all.
Fucking rain.
we're turning to rain. that fucking snow weighs a ton.
It's trying like a bastard to snow here.
Billy, my friend, yeah, I witnessed those mighty Canadian warriors defeat Sweden in the men's ice hockey final, mate. It's just a pity that ice hockey's such a mamby, pamby, women's game, mate! Bloody hell, I'd be embarrassed as hell to prance around like those clowns, especially when fighting for, and over, a puck! :-P
To You & Yours, I Wish You a Happy & Peaceful 'Starry' Night!
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
PS Billy, mate, I never knocked your Canadian soccer team, mate. However, now that I've addressed it, I'll just add that they're learning the game quite well! :-P Nah, seriously, Canada, as well as a whole host of the so-called underdogs of 'The Beautiful Game' are all reaching a relatively equal [well, not strictly true] footing. It's just a petty that Canada fucked-up when trying to qualify for Brazil! Perhaps they'll shine in 2018! :-P
PPS Bill, mate, stop winding our Canadian friends up, my friend. They may have got got quite a few medals in the winter Olympics, but that doesn't compare them to their commonwealth leaders, us Brits! :-P
PPPS Just about to watch the DVD, 'Cromwell' - another of our national heroes! :-P
Ciao!
Billy, sorry, my friend, missed the excellent comment with regards to the curlers, i.e. 'hold my drink and watch this!' :-P
Nice one, mate!
PS At least we got the Silver, my friend! It's only a game, only a fuckin' game, after all - thank God! ;-( :-P
To You & Yours, I Wish You a Happy & Peaceful 'Starry' Night!
Peace,
Oliver Cromwell...
This is right fucking on!
Finding an honest doctor anymore is like the quest for the Holy Grail.
Sounds like you went to AfDent: There is no fkn "Dr. David Alan"! You will be palmed off to a professional Gold-meinah-$chtein who will recommend the most expensive damn dental proceedure on Earth.
Ask Stefan Molleneaux about the difficulty of getting cured by Der KhazakhDoc establishment.
When you got no teeth left dentists no longer give a fuck about your teeth and you don't have to sit in a fucking dental chair at 90 and put up with the mother fuckers.
farmer - was your curling team from scotland? why don't scotland, ireland etc have their own team?
what a bunch of namby pamby chicken shits you brits are, can't stand alone so you huddle up together.
galt - i found a good family doctor who has done very well by me.
92 years old? Tell the dentist to find a shop vac. If your dad can handle root canals and four crowns, put him on a team! You Canucks might have a chance at the World Cup after all! :P
I guess more bad weather is coming this week.
If I were a dentist, I'd chase hockey teams like lawyers chase ambulances.
Congratulations on your country's well deserved victories.
But keep in mind, not all of our female hockey players are dykes, just the vast majority.
(Kidding, I wouldn't know, but judging by my lack of success with the ladies lately, maybe they've all turned gay.)
Yeah, that must be it.
static - pops is tougher than old rat shit. he can take it but his teeth look so fragile i doubt if they can take it. it's dentist money grab.
bill - it is really fucking snowing here!
tex - good point on the dentists chasing hockey players. the denturists should chase them too. i think a few of our lady hockey players were once men.
READY FOR SPRING???
the sun is shining and all that rat bastard snow is melting like crazy!
A bit nippy, but at least it's been dry! :-P
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Hilda...
PS Billy, my friend, we're Team GB, and as such, the countries that make-up Great Britain, this wonderful nation of ours, are: England, Northern Ireland, Wales & Scotland. I guess that the reason that those Scots are so fuckin' good at curling is because of the fact that they've got loads of ice up there, and the sport's also big in Scotland. Those wee Scottish women curlers were pretty nice on the eye, my friend. It must be something in the fish they eat that makes them so attractive and slim! :-P
Hilda...
face it farmer giles, england is on the decline big time. welfare state, income disparity and now scotland is threatening to leave.
whereas canada is riding high with chinese immigration while muslims are filling up england.
"The son never sits on the British umpire" !
I sent you a piece of mail pilgrim, let me know what you think of it.
Any mail Harry sends me involves tits or cars, or tits and cars.
Now that's just not true and you know it.
I send you all kinds of interesting shit.
Or I used to before I realized all you cared about were tits
and trucks..
Nude photos of Raquel Welsh are rare and worth sharing, no?
I'll just keep the photos of Brooke Burke to myself then.
Fwap, fwap.
Who in the hell is Brooke Burke?
harry - where did you get those pictures of bill fucking a horse?
pilgrim - In his defense I must say that he may just be peeing in the horse.
pilgrim- notice who else has been conspicuous by their absence lately?
A certain smooth operatin' Appalachian ridge runner?
Connect the dots...
i can't make heads nor tails out of those dots but i haven't given up.
An Appalachian mother might say something like, "I brought you into this world and I can take you out."
Hell, that sounds like something I would say.
Like Luca Brasi tossing his own spawn into the basement furnace.
Billy, my friend, no need to get on your fuckin' 'high-horse' with me, son, especially about _my_ England, my friend, it was only a fuckin' comment, for God's sake. And, matey, just to set the record straight, we're on the up, we're gonna win The Beautiful Game'! :-P Wanna a penny bet, big mouth? :-P
To You & Yours, I Wish You a Happy & Peaceful 'Starry' Night!
Peace,
Steve...
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