Thread: warning trick photography being employed

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Interesting,I worked in Cardiac Surg for over 40 yrs and with many Candian Cardiac Surgeons that come to U.S. because thy feel the Ca system is Flawed.
You need heart surg? your put on a 6 mos waiting list to be treated,that list has a 50% mortality rate,better dead than get in the red

Agreed - our system has it's faults, and those with the cash can and do go to private clinics in the US and abroad, and that's a great option that those with money have, and it takes the burden off the system for those who can't pay.

In line with your statement, you may be on a waiting list in Canada, and the list is prioritized, it's not just based on who is next in line, in the US, no cash, no health plan, you're dead...red, white, or blue.

edited to add:

Going to get an alert!!!

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Interesting,I worked in Cardiac Surg for over 40 yrs and with many Candian Cardiac Surgeons that come to U.S. because thy feel the Ca system is Flawed.
You need heart surg? your put on a 6 mos waiting list to be treated,that list has a 50% mortality rate,better dead than get in the red

I call BS on the better dead than get in the red.

A friend of mine went to the local hospital, was diagnosed as needing open heart surgery and was flown to Hamilton by air ambulance, about 1.5 hr flight, within days of diagnosis. Had a successful surgery and was flown home commercial airline after recovering. He had virtually no,none,nadda out of pocket expenses. Our health care system has flaws as do all health care systems but it is nowhere near as bad as made out by some people in the USA. No matter how "bad" our system is, it is still better than getting squat because you have no private health care coverage and can't afford to have the surgery done in the first place.

Bob

Originally Posted by RezDog

Postage rates in Canada are very high. For another example, if I were to ship expedited to the US with $100 insurance it would cost $20, about twice as it costs to ship into Canada from the US or the UK, shipping to UK,EU, Australia or Japan from Canada is outrageous. I think it is a volume issue. We do not have enough traffic to be able to get good rates.

Volume might be the problem. Still, that seems pretty ridiculous. If the seller hadn't misrepresented the item, I would feel pretty bad for him losing so much money on the return.

Originally Posted by MisterMoo

We would all like to believe a vendor is trustworthy, especially when he sells razors and a large selection of "Crossdresser for men SISSY pants", whatever that's all about.

Oh yeah, I remember one of the straight razor sellers having some interesting men's 'under britches' in their store. Now I'm reminded of Jeff Foxworthy's bit on 'men's lingerie' and fashion.

Guy modeling shoes like a woman before going out with the guys:
Tennis shoes? or hunting boots?... Tennis shoes? or hunting boots?

Dang Bill,,, you done started a Border War
,,,,means I gotta now pack an extra Heater when I go to the Dragon Buffet on Friday nights,,, that place is full of them Canadians,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Dang Bill,,, you done started a Border War
,,,,means I gotta now pack an extra Heater when I go to the Dragon Buffet on Friday nights,,, that place is full of them Canadians,,,,

Don't worry Hirlau...they'll probably just apologize and then go and try and find a Tim Horton's....

I had to GOOGLE "Tim Horton's",,,,,,
That looks like a fancy Duncan Donuts,,,,, my kinda place ,,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I had to GOOGLE "Tim Horton's",,,,,,
That looks like a fancy Duncan Donuts,,,,, my kinda place ,,,,,

You can get the Canadian reference in Mike Meyer's, "Wayne's World", in the movie, Tim Horton donuts is called Stan Mikita's Donuts...

Originally Posted by BobH

I call BS on the better dead than get in the red.

A friend of mine went to the local hospital, was diagnosed as needing open heart surgery and was flown to Hamilton by air ambulance, about 1.5 hr flight, within days of diagnosis. Had a successful surgery and was flown home commercial airline after recovering. He had virtually no,none,nadda out of pocket expenses. Our health care system has flaws as do all health care systems but it is nowhere near as bad as made out by some people in the USA. No matter how "bad" our system is, it is still better than getting squat because you have no private health care coverage and can't afford to have the surgery done in the first place.

Bob

One example out of thousands of patients.

I am going to do the adult thing and remove my last comment because we are all gentleman here. This is a thread about an EBay issue, not health care systems.

Originally Posted by Redcane

I am going to do the adult thing and remove my last comment because we are all gentleman here. This is a thread about an EBay issue, not health care systems.

Yes, I wholeheartedly agree that this is a thread about an ebay issue and not healthcare systems. The healthcare system should not have been brought up in the first place. If you don't want trouble don't go looking for it. Not being a gentleman, I'll let my comment stand.

Bob