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coolhandluke wrote:I have never gone the lawyer route.

do it... it work$.

once for me (contest of speed) and once for the wife (speeding).... hopefully never again.

D wrote:I started PT yesterday also, my therapist did say my recovery was above average when compared to others with equivalent injury, (apparently compared to the fat lazy sue-happy WVians) so that's good... but $30 copays for PT = grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............

fat/lazy =
Are you close to your yearly "max out of pocket" yet?

Early year injuries are the best kind...
When the oldest broke her arm (~$24k total IIRC) it was near the end of 2009... so we almost maxed it out ($2k IIRC) then had another surgery (rod removal) in 2010 to start the new out of pocket ($2,500 IIRC since it changed for 2010) counter yet for another year.

Willard wrote:

coolhandluke wrote:I have never gone the lawyer route.

do it... it work$.

once for me (contest of speed) and once for the wife (speeding).... hopefully never again.

The lawyer route in the carolinas works, I know a guy with 6 DWI's (3 in one week) and has a valid drivers license today.

Not saying that is cool, just pointing out that the system is fucked and can be bought.

itrsteez wrote:To be honest I was stoked to get $18 copays, all of my doctor visits have been 100% out of pocket up front. That giant boot was $220, fml.

hrm... my giant boot was $350 ish..., $96 or so out of my pocket.

Willard wrote:Are you close to your yearly "max out of pocket" yet?

doubtful, copay for my surgery was $400, $100 for ER, ambulance was paid for, couple office copays/meds... i might be out ~650 or so with this accident, but PT will add up to probably another 600.

Girlfriend is going to be out of town this weekend, strongly considering hitting up the Brasa steakhouse in Durham if anybody is down...

coolhandluke wrote:

splat wrote: For me it was the easy button. Cabarrus is 2+ hours away - easier to pay a lawyer than to take time off and whatnot. My ticket got reduced to improper equipment, meaning fine only. No record.

I can live with paying the fine. I'm more concerned about points and insurance rates rising. I haven't had a speeding ticket in six years and I really don't want to risk anything.

B18CXr wrote:I have never gone the lawyer route.

It ALWAYS works in the Carolinas.

The kicker being the ticket is in BFE Tennessee. Good to know though.

You want to follow up on this, but in NC, 16 over is bad. Maybe as much as four points bad. If you haven't already, you'll be getting letters from attorneys. Just something to think about.

Yack - Wake has cracked down on the good ol' boy system. Now a lawyer at best can get you a PJC. Speeding tickets are tending to stick

L0L!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38280769/from/RSS/38299165

We had a shit ton of rain last night. No water in my basement for the first time.

itrsteez wrote:Girlfriend is going to be out of town this weekend, strongly considering hitting up the Brasa steakhouse in Durham if anybody is down...

Last night I was craving a steak. The sad part is I don't know a good place to go local. Why don't you come down here for the weekend?

splat wrote: You want to follow up on this, but in NC, 16 over is bad. Maybe as much as four points bad. If you haven't already, you'll be getting letters from attorneys. Just something to think about.

Yack - Wake has cracked down on the good ol' boy system. Now a lawyer at best can get you a PJC. Speeding tickets are tending to stick

I was worried about it being so high. Yay. Thank you for the heads up.

D wrote:doubtful, copay for my surgery was $400, $100 for ER, ambulance was paid for, couple office copays/meds... i might be out ~650 or so with this accident, but PT will add up to probably another 600.

How long has it been since the accident? The follow up (not sure what to call them) bills (in my case) start arriving about 2-3 months later.

itrsteez wrote:Just got the hospital bill for the ankle, it came just short of 26k... with that being said out of the 11 guys in the van I'm glad it happened to me, I only know of one other person that had insurance coverage.

$26k = nice.... ~$24k for the oldest when she broke her arm (one ER stop (stabilized her/took x-rays then said they would not touch the arm) + ambulance ride + 2nd ER stop + pin install + overnight stay + recovery + pin removal at later date).

Don't worry about your buddies... OBAMA will SAVE THEM!!!!!!1

Girlfriend is going to be out of town this weekend, strongly considering hitting up the Brasa steakhouse in Durham if anybody is down...


Hurmmmmmmm..

Phack!! I got tooo many motors to build this weekend :belch:

Willard wrote:How long has it been since the accident? The follow up (not sure what to call them) bills (in my case) start arriving about 2-3 months later.

9 weeks. I've had multiple follow ups, no co-pays for any of those office visits, + checked all my claims status online, all are paid for and cleared. PT is my last expense, then spend some coin on #797. :p

coolhandluke wrote: Last night I was craving a steak. The sad part is I don't know a good place to go local. Why don't you come down here for the weekend?

we have to do a bunch of car transporting, eric is going to give me a lift back from wilmington in exchange for giving him a ride back from winston exchanging 442 out. I definitely wouldn't mind coming out to g-ville if all of this crap wasn't going on, you can hang out and play driver this weekend if you want to get out of town.

haha. so I guess I'll see you when all this goes on. I may go to Dur Ham afterwards. we'll see.

Score. I have to make sure Kyle is on for meeting this Saturday. I don't think he'll be able to confirm for another day or so. Other than that I'm down for making a full day out of Saturday. Kinda strapped, not sure I'll be able to swing a $100 steak, but whateva.

he won't be able to confirm till probably early that morning unfortunately.

CivicBeater wrote:Score. I have to make sure Kyle is on for meeting this Saturday. I don't think he'll be able to confirm for another day or so. Other than that I'm down for making a full day out of Saturday. Kinda strapped, not sure I'll be able to swing a $100 steak, but whateva.

I have your helmet sold.

Erik95LS wrote:he won't be able to confirm till probably early that morning unfortunately.

I think the Steez Miester and I will be making a trip to Wilmington Fri night. We can just play it by ear Sat. morning then if he will be able to scoot on down. Seeing how both of us will be bachelors and in the close proximity of nifty bars and hot babes Fri. night, we may return back to our homeland late/early, hehe all TBD.

My dilemma is taking the eg to wilmington and have something happen to it when I'm getting rid of my back-up car. lulz.

Helmet money is kinda spoken for already, I may have to bust out some of the secret stash cash if we do end up there.

CivicBeater wrote:

Erik95LS wrote:he won't be able to confirm till probably early that morning unfortunately.

I think the Steez Miester and I will be making a trip to Wilmington Fri night. We can just play it by ear Sat. morning then if he will be able to scoot on down. Seeing how both of us will be bachelors and in the close proximity of nifty bars and hot babes Fri. night, we may return back to our homeland late/early, hehe all TBD.

My dilemma is taking the eg to wilmington and have something happen to it when I'm getting rid of my back-up car. lulz.

Helmet money is kinda spoken for already, I may have to bust out some of the secret stash cash if we do end up there.

If you get it for lunch then it's cheaper, but they run weird hours like 11-2 then they're closed till 5. It's somewhere you have to eat before leaving the carolinas

itrsteez wrote:

CivicBeater wrote:

Erik95LS wrote:he won't be able to confirm till probably early that morning unfortunately.

I think the Steez Miester and I will be making a trip to Wilmington Fri night. We can just play it by ear Sat. morning then if he will be able to scoot on down. Seeing how both of us will be bachelors and in the close proximity of nifty bars and hot babes Fri. night, we may return back to our homeland late/early, hehe all TBD.

My dilemma is taking the eg to wilmington and have something happen to it when I'm getting rid of my back-up car. lulz.

Helmet money is kinda spoken for already, I may have to bust out some of the secret stash cash if we do end up there.

If you get it for lunch then it's cheaper, but they run weird hours like 11-2 then they're closed till 5. It's somewhere you have to eat before leaving the carolinas

Werd. I like the sounds of that better.

Look at spending $50 if you're solo, maybe $40 for lunch. It's hands down my favorite place to eat on the planet.

itrsteez wrote:Look at spending $50 if you're solo, maybe $40 for lunch. It's hands down my favorite place to eat on the planet.

I definitely want to go at some point and it sounds like our schedules will match up since they're dependent on the same person in the same place.

well that sounds just lovely, this is a golden weekend for me.

I'd really feel comfortable taking the R to wilmington but would hate to tack on another 250 miles considering it's already sold. Plus we're getting reallllly close to breaking the 100k cherry. Holding strong currently at 99,150. LOL

I've got this lil overheating issue with the eg. It only occurs if I'm idle for 5-10 minutes, I'll see the needle start to rise. Could this be a sign of just old/bad coolant? Absolutely no sign of other overheating issues while driving my 50 miles a day in it. I'm concerned that this issue might actually grow into something larger than it is having it sit on the highway for an extended amount of time.