#whos paying the hospital bills???

[fresh4air]

[respectthepetty]

Wut and Sol said they could give Joe some money out of kindness, and Joe could pay them back whenever.

Ming said he would give Joe whatever he wanted in exchange for Joe's body because Ming is selfish.

Joe taking Ming's deal is the most relatable moment I've had with Joe because I, too, would pick the devil I already know. Mixing finances with friends is always dicey, and he would still owe them. With Ming, it's business and he doesn't have to worry about ruining a friendship. He can hate Ming, but as long as Ming runs him his money, he'll continue to do his job because this is just another stand-in job.

Joe is really saying "sex work is work"

And I respect that.

[finexbright]

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[zombiepillar]

The party has BEGUUUUUNNN!!!⭐️💕🌈💫🦋 (Warren wasn’t invited)

 (They’re having fun) don’t worry Henry’s going to help clean up afterwards for all the cleaning teachers 

Thank you to the following for letting me invite these sillies to the party ( @anobiidae​ @anima-chara​ @lunardoesfandomart​ @aliastrae​ @cupofmaplesyrup​ @elonbtch​ @brightlydim​ @enviousennui​ @eriiisc​ @the-dhmis-adventure​ @mr-cactisartblog​ @kio-doesthings​ @annas-art-because-thats-me​ @mimicmew​ @gloomy-m0use​ @yelloyummer​ @spacecatkin​ @dirk-menace​ @stabberghost​ @raindrop-righteous​ @cartooemcanhis​ @reoltherabbit​ @syazam-whazam​ @justherefor000​ @oozmaart​ ) I just realized how many characters there are holy shi-

[vikings-til-valhalla]

I beg the Gods for mercy and am given greater suffering instead. My faith does not waver. I know I am seen. My pain would not be so unbearable if They ignored me. I beg Them to just take me away already so this body stops aching and I no longer feel anything. They leave me here for a lifetime of pain and agony that only worsens with each day. I can do nothing. My silence to the Gods would be better, but I feel like swearing to the Nine Realms and their inhabitants until someone, anyone, comes to help. But I doubt with every passing day that I will ever receive any...

[themagicalmysticalboy]

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[serkonans]

the way we handle medical leave in the states even for people with good benefits is cruel

[dentist-brainsurgeon]

So that $113k hospital bill FINALLY got reduced and now it's just $3.4k, which is still a lot, but it's infinitely more workable than that initial 6 digit monstrosity

[angeltism]

ever feel like words aren't enough and uu need to leap at somebun at an ungodly speed and hug them with enough force to crush several of those really annoying plastic water jug things

^ these bitches

[cheeseburgersinparadise]

do you ever think about how capitalism and privatization of human rights and services fucking ruin your life

[moonjade]

There is something so dystopian about having to apply for financial aid because you can’t afford to pay your hospital bill 🙃

[evilponds]

in the past few years ive gone from "the shit my dad has done was traumatic but also pretty funny" to "actually it was just traumatic and not funny at all" to "you know what actually it IS funny now i think about it"

[leebrontide]

Ok so my kid had an ear infection, right? As kids often do.

The doctor scraped out a bit of earwax to have a better look inside.

I was sent a bill for $200 PER EAR for this 5 second procedure which I did not give permission for them to do.

That was key- they did not ASK me if they could do this "procedure". And, as I OWN a medical practice (it's me. The medical practice is me, sitting in my house on video calls) I knew to call them when this bill came in to be like "You did not obtain informed consent for this procedure, and it was not en emergency procedure. You had full ability to gain my consent and didn't. I'm not paying."

And the massive hospital who owned the bill said "yuh-huh you do have to pay."

And I said "I own a practice. I know these laws. I do not owe you money for this."

And they conducted an "internal review" and SURPRISE! Decided I totally owed them money and they had never done anything wrong ever.

And so I called my state's Attorney General office, and explained the situation because, as I mentioned, I know the law. The AG got in touch within a couple days to say they were taking the case and would send the massive hospital conglomerate a knock it off, guys letter.

Lo and Behold, today I have a letter where said hospital graciously has agreed to forfeit the payment.

"How not to get screwed over by companies" should be part of civics class.

Know your rights and know who to call when they're infringed on. This whole process cost me $0 and honestly less effort than I would have expected.

May this knowledge find its way to someone else who can use it.

[venomgender]

like i think the thing that made jinwoo such a likeable character was the fact that he was weak as shit in the beginning and had no self confidence. and like. i know why suho isnt like that. and its a good thing he isnt like that. unfortunately though it makes him such an unlikable protagonist

[drafty-castle]

I’ve said before but I moved from southern USA where urban sprawl has eaten everything to northern Maine where everything is vibrant Green or sparkling White depending on the season. No billboards. Minimal urban sprawl. A “large city” is the equivalent to a medium-small town in Georgia/Tennessee.

Beautiful.

Is it for everyone? No. There’s little to no entertainment that you can’t make yourself, everything closes at eight or ten (including Walmart and McDonald’s), and unless you live downtown in a city or town with local access to necessities the need for a car is dire because the nearest anything might be fifty to a hundred miles away.

But the people are kind. Not nice in the Southern sense. There’s little chitchat between strangers or automatic smiles and politeness. But there is a deep seated culture of kindness and community support. Not necessarily in the financial sense (though there are a significant amount of aid programs that just don’t exist in the south available here), but in the “stranger-helping-a-stranger” sense. I think it’s due to generations of people knowing it could be their car (and before that, horse and buggy) on the side of the road during a snow storm needing help and so people automatically go out of their way to help others in kind. No questions, no expectations, sometimes not even an introduction! Just, “Hey! You stuck? Want me to hitch up your car with my winch? [gets car out of snow ditch] All right, see around. [drives off]” (True story)

It’s a complete culture shock compared to living in the parts of the South I come from, where people are polite to your face but more likely to turn their eyes away from anyone needing help or blame misfortune on God’s judgement or just watch in glee and gossip but not help. I’ll take standoffish but genuinely kind over polite but selfish any day.

Places can be beautiful and I enjoy looking at that beauty. But people can make someplace so much more than just pretty to look at. Having both in one location is sick a blessing.

[chucklechampion]

evening dedicated to The Horrors