Popular Post Ozexpatriate Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Barry O said: I have an appointment at the dentist this morning.. this could be painful both teeth and walet wise. Baz, we can commiserate tomorrow. I have an appointment tomorrow. Apparently (per X-ray) I have developed a cavity under a 19 year-old crown and need a cracked filling replaced. All very expensive. In the cleaning/examination/X-ray appointment last week I learned that the open marketplace dental insurance I have been paying for is not accepted by my dentist. Much physical and financial discomfort will be involved. At least modern dental anesthesia is much more effective than the bad old days. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 Can you pay the dentist and then submit the receipts to your insurer for full or partial re-reimbursement? 8 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ozexpatriate Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 minute ago, J. S. Bach said: ... submit the receipts to your insurer for full or partial re-reimbursement I could try but I think success is unlikely. Even though the dentist accepts plans from the same provider, this plan (available through the open marketplace) is "exclusive" meaning it limits the set of dentists. This is one of the many pitfalls in the open marketplace "bronze" plans. I won't rant* about it, but I've learned by the school of hard knocks that despite what the Affordable Care Act was intended to do, there is zero substitute for employer funded healthcare insurance plans for people below retirement age in the US. * I'm having worse issues with prescriptions. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) Southern Oregon is home to the largest wildfire in the US right now - currently well over 200,000 acres. I mentioned visible wavelength satellite animations the other day. CNN published a dramatic one today. Apparently the smoke is making conditions in Boise, ID and Salt Lake City, UT miserable. Edited July 14, 2021 by Ozexpatriate 1 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: Southern Oregon is home to the largest wildfire in the US right now - currently well over 200,000 acres. I mentioned visible wavelength satellite animations the other day. CNN published a dramatic one today. Apparently the smoke is making conditions in Boise, ID and Salt Lake City, UT miserable. Here in GH we must live a charmed existence; our current temp is around 75 old degrees. Just over the Cascades in Yakima its in the 100s. It pays to live near the sea! Brian. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2021 51 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: have developed a cavity under a 19 year-old crown and need a cracked filling replaced. Work on a crown could possibly put you into the top charge band for NHS dentistry here in England. No idea about Wales or Scotland. About £280. 7 4 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, brianusa said: Here in GH we must live a charmed existence; our current temp is around 75 old degrees. Today, northwest Oregon is much the same. It's 75°F / 24°C now and shouldn't get higher than 79°F / 26°C. Quite lovely (and 'normal' for this time of year). East of the Cascades is hotter. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Tony_S Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, brianusa said: It pays to live near the sea! We clearly don’t get out much as we both were quite excited about crossing over the bridge to Canvey Island at high tide today We must have seen it so many times but it just looks so different without all the mudflats. When it is a very high tide the flood barriers shut but they were open today. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tony_S said: Work on a crown could possibly put you into the top charge band for NHS dentistry here in England. ... About £280. I could choose a gold or porcelain (more cosmetic) crown. It's in the back and out of sight so I'll go with gold which is slightly more malleable and slightly less expensive. I was quoted an (uninsured) estimate of slightly north of $1,300.00. Even with insurance, things like crowns are expensive since costs for the first major treatment gets applied to the deductible, unlike preventative cleanings which are usually fully covered. Once the deductible is satisfied, insurance would cover most of the rest - except for cosmetic treatments. 2 2 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Just watching Grand Designs looks like they building the Fuhrerbunker 3 1 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 ... going posh on frying pans ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2021/07/14/new-record-for-cases/ 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 My crowns were done as private jobs. All were required after chunks of the teeth in question broke off arising from the fractional movement over time of amalgam fillings. £210 apiece. I won't say any are the very best dentistry but I'm happy enough and didn't have to offer any limbs let alone first-borns. I don't have dental insurance and the Transport Benevolent Fund which I contribute to covers almost anything you can think of - except dentistry! In other news the day finally became warm and sunny after another cool breezy morning during which I questioned - several times - both the wisdom of the seaweed-wranglers and that of me wearing nowt but a short-sleeve shirt. All was well in the end though I could have been a tad warmer for comfort at times. The Hill of Strawberries is a festival of leaf-growing after heavy rain and with adequate temperatures. Among the leaves we have managed to find a few quite good-sized (and very good-tasting) courgettes and beans. The tomatoes are looking like a bumper crop though are a week or three away yet. If the promised hot sunny weather arrives the first may ripen across the weekend. Once again there was only a single stripe on the test strips today meaning we are allowed out to play for the next three days. Provided we don't get pinged. The nails are being bitten somewhat as we approach our booked holiday because it is now only ten days away. We also have a cat-feeder as my sister has offered her services and is looking forward to a few days of being parked by the river with a book. Provided she doesn't get pinged for the third time in a month. There continues to be movement as our student neighbours prepare to depart for worlds anew. Another left today; top flat departs on Friday. There are upcoming vacancies of anyone fancies a move to these environs. The currently-vacant flats have attracted a lot of viewings but no takers so far. We know one has had its rent slightly reduced. The other is already advertised at a cheaper rent than ours. Mutter mutter. Time for bed. As a well-known spring-mounted children's tv character was famed for saying. Page 10000 will occur tomorrow. 1 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: Page 10000 will occur tomorrow. Eh? Aren't we on page 10012 already. #confused Or maybe just tired; goodnight folks. 6 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 Just now, leopardml2341 said: Eh? Aren't we on page 10012 already. #confused Or maybe just tired; goodnight folks. My version shows page 9997. Other opinions may be available 1 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Gwiwer said: My version shows page 9997. Other opinions may be available So does mine! 2 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 Need to return for some filling rebuilding. 2 Xrays taken today plus the checks cost £22 The fillings plus a clean will be £65. Not bad at all. Moved various unmentionable items around a set of preset pieces of nickel silver...very nice but very warm... Good win for England tonight..(Womwn Cricketers of course). Baz 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: My version shows page 9997. Other opinions may be available 3 minutes ago, BSW01 said: So does mine! Here's my evidence: Android tablet. 1 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, BSW01 said: So does mine! And mine on both Android phone and Amazon fire tablet Edited July 14, 2021 by simontaylor484 Missed off text 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 G'night all 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Good Evening Awl, for it is just still thus. A quieter day in respect of incoming news but, nonetheless, an interesting one with thoughts still directed appropriately. Elsewhere: 2 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: Australian outlets (other than being switched per code and having angled prong receptacles) are little different structurally than US outlets (similarly sized conductors etc) yet are designed for 240V RMS. UK outlets and plugs are over designed. The Swiss have a three pin variant of the general european two pin plug which looks like a razor plug in the UK; the pin spacings are very slightly different. In Switzerland, what would occupy the space in the UK of a single mains outlet comprises three of their 3-pin sockets arranged as an equilateral triangle. 8 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Erichill16 Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) Evening All, Busy day so not managed to read all the posts but I do like Neil’s shed. Day started at 7:30am picking up nephews and Sydney and finished at 8:30pm after business webinar on claiming Covid expenses. Main event of the day was meeting building contractors on site and signing contracts. Glad that’s sorted now but I’m sure there’s going to be Strife ahead, nothing personal with the contractors but you know things will not go smoothly. Webinar was something of an eye opener and much time will have to be spent working out how many extra hours have been spent working due to Covid. As it’s my business I don’t record my hours worked so it’s not going to be easy. One for tomorrow I think. On the subject of mains plugs and sockets, it was interesting when we visited a research establishment in Antartica to find the Ukrainian base was equipped with British style plugs. The base was originally British but given to Ukraine on the dissolution of the USSR. Also evident were containers full of BA nuts and bolts. Enough useless trivia for one day, Goodnight, Robert Edited July 14, 2021 by Erichill16 Add pm as otherwise a short day. 18 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 What is this country coming to? https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15595227/yob-flare-bum-strolled-into-wembley/ I hope Darwin’s principles come into effect. Robert 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 Several other countries use British plugs and sockets and of course 230/240 Volts. Malta and Barbados do and I believe the Irish Republic and Cyprus do so as well. Does anyone know of any other countries that do? 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Does anyone know of any other countries that do? Many. See here. (Former colonies, as you might expect.) 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets:_British_and_related_types#/media/File%3ACountries_using_type_G_(British)_AC_power_plugs_and_sockets.png More than you may expect. One night I couldn’t sleep so was wondering the vey same question so looked it up. 4 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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