SureThing said:

It's 6 months of darkness. Which really sucks because we also have no electricity in this country. Everything is hamster powered here and those little bastards hibernate in the winter. We just sit around in our igloos reminiscing of the days where we could actually see the person we are talking to.

JustErin said:

Which is kinda stupid, cuz it looks like yous could benefit from global warming.


Seriously, retard, I'm in a no nonsense mood today. Whats there to do in Canada?

My health insurance insurance has progressively gotten worse and worse each year since I've worked at the compnay I'm at and it's making me ANGRY!

And I won't turn this into a P&R thread either, so that's all I'll say.

JustErin said:

At least the American Red Cross does bi-monthly drops of freedom fries for your poutine. That's something to look forward to.

SureThing said:

You're on fire like aksel's ass today!

SureThing said:

Nonesense, that's it.

Retina: and thank God for that. I couldn't live without my poutine.

JustErin said:

Well, regardless, thanks for jacking my thread, and making it about Canada.

SureThing said:

SureThing said:

Sorry. I can't help it. My attention whore needs are getting a little bit out of control lately.

I think I'll go outside and build a snowman. Hope you figure out whatever the hell it is you are trying to figure out.

retina said:

LMAO!!!

JustErin said:

Wait, one last question. Do yous call it North America, like we do?

SureThing said:

No, actually they call it "Australia" in a desperate attempt to convince themselves that they have a nice warm climate.

.

retina said:

Right.

If you want an accurate portrayal of Canada this show sums it up perfectly.

http://www.yvonoftheyukon.com/

JustErin said:

OMG.

jerseykrs said:

One possible way around this: some organizations, such as professional associations, offer health insurance that's effectively the same as employer-provided insurance. For example, I get my health insurance through the local bar association, to which I belong, as if I were their employee. (My boss picks up the tab -- he just prefers to "outsource" it so someone else can do the administrative work that comes with offering health insurance.)

jerseykrs said:

taking what Jersey said 1 step further, you can talk to your accountant about establishing a medical savings account. money you put in there will be non taxed...and if you don't have medical crises, the money grows and grows

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Wow that looks cool, that way at least your children are covered. But I think kids need healthy parents to take care of them most of all, so do get some insurance for yourself as well

State-financed health care is great.

Excuse me, I'm going to put my hand in a kettle full of boiling water next.

OK, since you need some info. I put health insurance into the Google search engine last January, and got ehealthinsurance.com.

I went through the questions and found a PPO with HealthNet, and I honestly can say that I am very pleased with it so far.

I pay (well it just went up in January) $104 for my daughter (was $98) and $141 for me (that was $126), and this includes dental and vision. I pay NO deductible, $10 prescriptions if they're generic, and $30 office visits at first, which I now do not have to pay. I get one prescription for glasses or contacts per year, and the dental is very reasonable too (you always have to pay uninsured costs for dental). It does not cover maternity or childbirth, which is why I think it's affordable. I do this all on my own, without the help of my daughter's father (too lazy to go to court to have him pay some).

I just had a shitload of CT scans, an abdominal ultrasound, and an emergency room visit. After all was said and done, I had to pay $300 out of pocket. I go to Stanford University's hospital, and they have a program that pays for your bill if you cannot through several charities.

I would seriously consider HealthNet, they're not bad.

JustErin said:

Oh god if you click on the characters underwear icon ( ), move the mouse over the big guy Gary on the far right.

Oh SNAP!! How did I miss some Canada bashing?!?!?!

gemini13 said:

That show is pretty freaking funny.

Thanks for all your help guys.

My kids were on chip and got booted, but they have a subsidised program where you can pay so much into so I'll get them that, and I'll check that Ehealth for me and Jer.

Thanks!