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  1. 21 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Actually, the problem with that is that there is no such thing as a "health appraiser" or "health adjuster" that can give a fairly objective estimate of the cost of care.  There is the provider and the insurer, and they are irretrievably conflicted.

    That's not to say that "health care adjustment" is impossible; it just doesn't exist.  Maybe it should.

    there is already forced mediation for some claims in TX. Leg likely to expand the scope. Don't forget there are 3 parties aside from the insured: doctor, insurer, and facility. It's wicked complicated. 

  2. not totally germane to the topic, but I like the morally iffy Split Insurance proposal: (subject to qualifications, like X months to live etc) Health Plan will cover treatment, expected to cost $X. Let's say $200k. Offer to patient: we will totally cover your treatment, no worries. But if you skipped it, we'd give you $100k cash on the barrel head. Give it to your grand kids, take a vacation. Whatever. Win-win (except for the squicky part). 

  3. What is the best way to sell antique firearms in the Austin area?

    I've sold stuff face to face with TexasGunTrader and by common carrier with GunBroker, so I know the general laws. But I want to sell some specific antiques. I'd like a trustworthy appraiser (Austin area) and a good place to do consignment. Is it worth driving down the Houston to go to Classic Firearms? Or maybe since I folks just list stuff online it doesn't matter so much. I've got a Colt Army 1861 (1862) w/ powder keg, a Sharps Rifle New Model 1863, and a Winchester 1885 Low Wall .22lr (pre-1920s) with vintage scope. I've got some miscellaneous WW2 pistols, but the apparent market value is low enough I'd rather keep them (Feramu jhv 41 and P38 with leather holster) even though I'm terrified they'd disintegrate if I shot modern ammo through them.

    None of my family came to the US prior to 1900, and I've never been a civil war buff. I've got no real emotional attachment to them (I've got my grandfathers $100 montgomery ward .410 which actually means something to me). 

  4. Pondering moving a bunch of crap out of my garage, and making it a place for my kiddos to get high and engage in other questionable behavior. Whatever, so long as it isn't my living room. I need a shed.

    I'm pretty impressed by the metal joists they use now. But maybe I'm easily impressed. Thoughts?

  5. I vividly remember that day. I saw one of the non-Jarrel storms from the court I was shooting hoops at 620 & El Salido.

    The initial death count was something like 33, later revised down to 27. The would find half a body one place and the other half another, and inadvertently double count. That's where that classic "every mutilated bifurcated corpse has a silver lining"central texas saying comes from.

  6. Go to academy. But a bike that is $80 or less. Buy another in 2-3 years when their knees are in their ears while pedaling. 

    Kids bikes, like basic clothes, are one of those weird things that (inflation adjusted) are cheaper than they were just 15-20 years ago. They are disposable. China might not be MAGA, but it does make for good deals on exactly this. 

  7. I'm actually rolling dice as I type (pathfinder 2e playtest). I tell everyone my Friday nights are "poker night." Even my in laws have no idea. I'm deeply ashamed of my hobby, and love it anyway.

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