Ugh, Trudy. It’s so frustrating trying to find someone that takes your insurance.
Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sj - Jun 02, 2026 8:54:23 am PDT #12862 of 13089
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
-t - Jun 02, 2026 9:05:15 am PDT #12863 of 13089
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My dentist isn't in my insurance network, but they are giving me a discount and financing and I feel like dental insurance never really saved me much out of pocket anyway so I am going with it
Trudy Booth - Jun 02, 2026 9:24:25 am PDT #12864 of 13089
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Ugh, Trudy. It’s so frustrating trying to find someone that takes your insurance.
Yeah, "Oh, we take it but we don't take it that way" or "Oh, we do the procedure but in a different way they don't cover" shouldn't count as "Yes! We'll take your insurance!"
They just sent me a single x-ray on my phone. That seems... odd? We'll let new dentist decide. NYU's Dental school has been great. The only reason I was switching was the coverage.
Their regular dental coverage has been great, so that's nice.
meara - Jun 02, 2026 11:53:13 am PDT #12865 of 13089
Booo root canals and useless dental insurance!!
I feel like we could’ve been so far on our way to universal healthcare in a EU/Canada way, had only a few minor things changed in our timeline, and instead we are getting worse now. Do not like this.
lisah - Jun 02, 2026 12:43:43 pm PDT #12866 of 13089
Punishingly Intricate
sj, I wouldn’t get dental X-rays when I was undergoing fertility treatment either, and I don’t have any dental phobia. I just couldn’t stand yet another medical procedure inflicted upon my body
Sophia Brooks - Jun 02, 2026 4:20:51 pm PDT #12867 of 13089
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Oh, root canals. Although I will say the last time I had one the pain relief was so immediate I didn’t care that I was at the schmancy expensive dentist. I went from the student place, who gave me a temp crown but didn’t treat the infection, to a faculty dentist who was afraid to treat the infection because I have so many antibiotic allergies, to some dude who used a computer to painlessly give me a root canal and antibiotics for one million dollars. Like I had to take out a loan.
I have signed the papers to become the executor today. I have scheduled a (supposedly) neutral inspection of the house next week. The paralegal said that my legal fees might actually be much lower than the percentage of the estate quoted on the paperwork, that is just what they could charge.( which is frankly not that much? It seems fair for them to do all this stuff for me and for me to just sign things. Like, 4%.). They also lowballed the bank accounts on the court paperwork, I think to save me fees because I might not be selling the house. So I think they are nice people.
-t - Jun 02, 2026 4:32:55 pm PDT #12868 of 13089
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Congratulations on passing that hurdle, Sophia, and on having nice people to help you through it
sj - Jun 02, 2026 5:58:53 pm PDT #12869 of 13089
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
lisah, I’m sure that was part of it too.
Trudy Booth - Jun 03, 2026 6:53:35 am PDT #12870 of 13089
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
So I think they are nice people.
The T&E attorneys I worked with were nice people. It was important to them to set things up well and take good care of the family at a horrible time.
askye - Jun 03, 2026 10:19:24 am PDT #12871 of 13089
Thrive to spite them
Sophia Im glad you are dealing with nice people
I wish everyone could see my dentist. Theh are awesome and really helped mh dental anxiety.
I keep having really bizarre dreams . Last night it was....oh you are going to work for the mob/be a hitman surprise! But it's ok we only kill bad guys. I feel like my brain is trying to work through something