"Curly Surmudgeon" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:10:52 -0400, Cliff wrote:
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:33:46 -0700, wrote:
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:30:35 -0700, BottleBob
wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:17:31 -0800, sittingduck
wrote:
Chip Auger wrote:
1: jon_banquer : 34 2: Gunner Asch
: 34 3: Cliff :
31
Are the three stooges sick? What gives?
Asch is in the hospital.............
Tom:
Gunner's in the hospital?
Yes, since last Wednesday.
He just got OUT of the hospital, where there some complications?
That is my guess.
Is it serious?
I don't know but it's an unexpected hospital stay six weeks after open
heart surgery, I would guess it's serious.
Tom
Dang welfare state !!!!
I'd wager he ignored the doctor's instructions,
may have pulled his sternum open with some gun crazy stuff .... not
taken his $$ meds .. ?
Worst case might be endocarditis .....
Highest probability is a stroke/clot. Given his years of bile for the
poor and health care, I wonder what the tab is for Gunner, the Welfare
Queen, now?
Something just doesn't fit. Gunner claimed he was making $75/hour yet
had no health insurance. At his age of 54, 55, 56 health insurance would
cost less than a day's work. Even if he was 70 as one post indicated
Blue Cross with a $5k deductable would still be less than two days a
month.
Was gunner lying about his income or irresponsible about his health
needs? In either case he is now the lowest form of life in his own
words. Gunner should have watched "My Name Is Earl."
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Regards, Curly
$75/hour is a reasonable rate for an experienced machine tool mechanic. But
he's self-employed, which means that you don't get many billable hours when
things are slow. I worked on that basis for a couple of decades as a
freelance writer; some weeks I worked 60 hours or more, others, none at all.
My impression is that Gunner works long hours when the work is there. He may
need a better marketing approach to even it out. g
Considering where the business is now it's likely that he can't rely on a
specific monthly income so it's hard to commit to something like individual
health insurance. It cost me around $12,500/year a few years back, when I
was paying the whole thing myself. It's around $15,000 now for the same
coverage, with typical coverage you'd get if you worked for a good company.
That's why we need a better plan in this country. If you're self-employed
and you don't have close to a year's worth of savings to start with, health
insurance is problematic.
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Ed Huntress