The Disaster Lounge

[C. Lee]

I was looking up something for reference and I saw that it can cost around $200 for a visit to the doctor if you're uninsured.

What the hell guys? I'm uninsured and I visited the doctor three times last month, got blood work done and four prescriptions for under $100.

You know, socialized medicine isn't going to mean we steal your guns and make you swear allegiance to Lenin.

Saw a story on the network news tonight....showed how people who don't know better get screwed by pharmecudical companies. They showed one medicine that cost $250 at one place....$200 at another....and after checking about 4 other places they got it down to $35.

 

[KevanG]

My aunt used to visit the US all the time and she sometimes has allergy attacks. She went down to the local Walgreens or whatever it was and they gave her a hard time because she said she was looking for allergy medication.

Apparently you guys can't even buy allergy meds over the counter because of the meth heads. Seriously guys?

 

[Lighthouse]

Saw a story on the network news tonight....showed how people who don't know better get screwed by pharmecudical companies. They showed one medicine that cost $250 at one place....$200 at another....and after checking about 4 other places they got it down to $35.

200 dollars is on the cheap end too. The anti-rejection drugs I take are way more than that.

 

[squeekness]

My aunt used to visit the US all the time and she sometimes has allergy attacks. She went down to the local Walgreens or whatever it was and they gave her a hard time because she said she was looking for allergy medication.

Apparently you guys can't even buy allergy meds over the counter because of the meth heads. Seriously guys?

Its the same here but I think it's just Sudafed. I can get Benadryl and other decongestants over the counter.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[squeekness]

Nice, but I have them already.

 

[Marvolo]

I picked up Dunkirk and Prestige on UHD. I'm still waiting on Interstellar and Inception to ship.

Dunkirk in 4K is glorious.

 

[Black Narcissus]

Dearest Mary,

I am writing from deep in the trenches of the great War on Christmas. War is hell, Mary. I lost my best friend today after a screening of Star Wars The Last Jedi. I held him there in my arms and whispered “we can’t be friends anymore because you are a Godless heathen” and just like that, he was gone.

Fighting my hardest, my love, but the prequels left a bad memory in my soul and the mouse attacks on Christmas are relentless. They’re using flying magical priests with colorful swords as soldiers,priests, Mary. It’s madness, I tell you, utter madness.

Things aren’t all bad, Mary. My daily ration of Scorsese and Fincher films isn’t much, but it’s enough to keep my spirits alive. And they have pine trees where I'm stationed that I swear touch the sky! I like to imagine the presents we’d put under them once this damned war is over, spoils from November’s bloody Black Friday Crusade. And we’d give them to our unborn child, who’s caroling in your womb as I write this letter. That is of course, if I make it home alive. I must confess, Mary, sometimes I feel as though I’ll not make it. I’ve seen otherwise good men crack under the pressure and say things like “That Mary Poppins was epic”...I find myself entertaining crazy thoughts like “Maybe ‘Rey isn't a Mary Sue character’ makes a certain amount of sense. After all,…Listen to me, Mary, if they heard me saying such things, they’d hang me for treason.

If this is my final correspondence, please know that I fought the good fight. For you. For Christmas.

For America.

Yours always.

BN

 

[squeekness]

Why does the work week before vacation always drag so badly? I have no enthusisams....

 

[Iceman]

Really looking forward to seeing how those look in 4K HDR.

 

[Marvolo]

Sony just announced that they are releasing The Dark Crystal on UHD 4K March 6.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=22616

It should look great. Sony always does a great job with their 4K restorations.

 

[squeekness]

I haven't seen that in ages.

 

[Marvolo]

I've never seen it. Or if I have I dont remember it. I'll probably watch it now that it's getting a 4k release.

 

[squeekness]

It was good for its time. If you like puppets.

 

[squeekness]

I'm so thrilled they decided to turn the Christmas music back on at work.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Dearest Mary,

I am writing from deep in the trenches of the great War on Christmas. War is hell, Mary. I lost my best friend today after a screening of Star Wars The Last Jedi. I held him there in my arms and whispered “we can’t be friends anymore because you are a Godless heathen” and just like that, he was gone.

Fighting my hardest, my love, but the prequels left a bad memory in my soul and the mouse attacks on Christmas are relentless. They’re using flying magical priests with colorful swords as soldiers,priests, Mary. It’s madness, I tell you, utter madness.

Things aren’t all bad, Mary. My daily ration of Scorsese and Fincher films isn’t much, but it’s enough to keep my spirits alive. And they have pine trees where I'm stationed that I swear touch the sky! I like to imagine the presents we’d put under them once this damned war is over, spoils from November’s bloody Black Friday Crusade. And we’d give them to our unborn child, who’s caroling in your womb as I write this letter. That is of course, if I make it home alive. I must confess, Mary, sometimes I feel as though I’ll not make it. I’ve seen otherwise good men crack under the pressure and say things like “That Mary Poppins was epic”...I find myself entertaining crazy thoughts like “Maybe ‘Rey isn't a Mary Sue character’ makes a certain amount of sense. After all,…Listen to me, Mary, if they heard me saying such things, they’d hang me for treason.

If this is my final correspondence, please know that I fought the good fight. For you. For Christmas.

For America.

Yours always.

BN

Tipping the girls at Peyton's Playpen right now in your honor BN.

 

[Reek]

Apparently you all forgot about my Spurgeon avatar.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Reek I'm gonna PM you my address, come down and visit for Christmas. Wear you're Santa hat, bring the salt, and a duffel bag full of BBQ would be appreciated.

 

[squeekness]

Reek can cook you some duck.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Reek can cook you some duck.

Every kind of meat is expected in the BBQ duffel bag Squeeks.

 

[Morg]

Finally saw TLJ, now I can read up on the spoilers here

 

[Reek]

yea i saw it yesterday... its a choppy mess for a while... its a 7/10 imo... when all the other crap was on all i could think of was 'ok lets get back to rey, luke and ben'...

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Still need to see it myself. Thought about going earlier tonight but I have my apartment to myself and was preoccupied recreating Risky Business.

 

[Reek]

spoiler: Rey dies in a freak gasoline fight

 

[Perfect Cell]

spoiler: Rey dies in a freak gasoline fight

The new Jedi temple had a touching memorial: