Usenet Newsgroups Re: OK Experts - Can a .22 LR travel 1.3 miles From: dakidd@sonic.net (Don Bruder) In article <i5saqv$efo$1@news.albasani.net>,  grey_ghost471-newsgroups@yahoo.com (Gray Ghost) wrote: # And $200,000 in medical bills? *THAT* part I'm not surprised about in the least. Why not? 2-3 years back I was involved in a horse accident that resulted in 6 broken ribs (one of them in three places/into four pieces), bruised spleen, and a bruised lung. Basically caved in the whole left side of my chest. I was delivered to the ER by my boss in his private vehicle, had x-rays taken that showed "yep, 6 ribs busted", and got shipped upstairs for three days of I.V. pain-control and "potential lung collapse/pneumonia development" watch. During those three days, I ate a whole three meals (those heavy-duty opiates sure kill the appetite, lemme tell ya!) and since I'm a heavy smoker, was supplied with three nicotine patches. No other treatment - they don't even tape busted ribs anymore, apparently. Total bill-out for my little "vacation": over $127,000. The part that left me totally speechless when I looked at the breakdown was the fact that each of the three nicotine patches were billed at $87.50! When "street price" for the same dose/brand is 21 patches for $62 AFTER tax. Talk about "looking for a payday"... All I could say when I saw the bill-out was "thank gawd for workman's comp coverage!" (Yes, it was most definitely work-related - I was trying out a new horse for the stable I worked for to find out if he'd be useful in our lesson program. Needless to say, he was judged "unsuitable" after he "went rodeo" on me. A couple cowboy types who thought he looked great snatched him up a few days after I got out of the hospital. As far as I'm concerned, he should have been put in an Alpo can, but maybe that's just my bias talking...) # And the bullet is still in? And 10 days in the hospital? I had a # triple bypass on a Wednesday and went home on Saturday. And whining # about the costs? What no insurance? Looked at the price of health insurance lately? # I think this mutt is an anti looking for a payday. Can't argue with that concept. ------------------------------------------------------- Learn about rec.guns at          Win a Fulton Armory AR15 rifle while helping the Cause! Get your MPFO raffle tickets at      ------------------------------------------------------- Subject