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Statistics for alt.machines.cnc, 16 Mar 2009
"Curly Surmudgeon" wrote in message news  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." -- 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. -- Ed Huntress |
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