The 'Eat Your Food and Like It' Complaint Thread

memcneil70 · April 29

@SilverGirl, I will echo his 'Wonderful!' and wish there are more today. Joy is where we find it. Green leaves after the winter you all have had is a welcome relief I bet.

We are getting rain! And of all things, maybe some snow?! Later this week. Are the seasons totally messed up? I had to dig my heavy coat back out of the closet because temps dropped into the 30sF, feels like even lower. Highs never went above the 40sF. The weekend will be normal, but next week, more rain! A few days ago we had a humidity percentage at 6pm of -1%. I didn't even know a negative percent was possible.

Simon got me up at 01:50am today. Water was down half-way. As I retreated to the bathroom, a zoomie war broke out. The I made coffee, put out wet food for them, and turned on the computer. After I had sat for a few minutes, Charlie poked my shoulder. Time for brushing please. Now both cats are exhausted and crashed on my bed.

Yesterday I had my eye appointment, and yes, my eyes have degraded again. What's new, I am aging and I expect it. My optomitrist says they can now make my beloved prgressive tri-focals. Also there have been advancements in transistions since my one try in 1974 which was a failure, so I am going to try it again on my normal pair. One new pair of sunglasses for wider sides, very dark lenses cost $900.00 covered by my insurance, the lenses for my existing frames ordered and took a bite after insurance of $2300.00 for 3 pairs. So the rest of my tax return is gone.

Mary

LeatherGryphon · April 29

An Observation: My experience with glasses has been similar. Although, I've found that the frames are more important than the lenses. Yes, frames can be expensive, but if you get quality titanium frames or ones that don't bend easily, instead of cheap, breakable, scuffable, dulling plastic, they'll last for years and years. And yes, the whole experience of getting glasses is expensive. You're paying for that nice office with the super fancy optical devices and the doctor's college, kids, kids colleges, vacations, and houses, and the reception staff, building & maintenance. And I've found that they're now starting to charge for separate tests that take 2 minutes in the chair, but used to be free. Especially with vision offices that are part of a national cabal that has to pay share holders.

HOWEVER: Making lenses is performed by basically only a couple of companies for all optometry shops (GoogleAI says ). WalMart can get your lenses made by those same companies for much less than your cabal optometry office can. (There's something to be said for scale and underpaid employees). All that WalMart does is send off your prescription to one of those lens manufacturers, then when they return, they grind the edges of the round lens to match the oval shape of your frame, be they new or old. The last time I needed new glasses (a year ago) I went to my optometrist, got my examination and prescription and asked about new glasses. One pair, new frames, titanium, new lenses with sun darkening, anti-glare, and progressive tri-focal grindingthey would have cost $600 (more in big cities). But my existing glasses frames were titanium and still fit, unbent, unblemished, still had spring in the hinges, shiny and in nearly perfect condition after close to ten years. So, I took my prescription and toddled off to WalMart's optometry shop and had the same lenses made for $100. And I didn't even have to be without my current glasses while I waited a week for the new lenses. Cool beans! All without insurance.

TLDR: Get titanium frames, have WalMart "make" your lenses. Buy good quality frames. Replace only the lenses when your prescription changes.

Clarification: GoogleAI says that WalMart also has their own grinding facilities but does use the big makers also.

memcneil70 · April 29

@LeatherGryphon, I have had a history of really bad, freaky issues with my prescriptions. One eye was a -, the other a +, and having those reversed either when written down by the doctor, the person ordering the lens or the mixed up when the lens was ground and then there is my astigmatism. I have even had the truck with my order of glasses hyjacked during Christmas, and having to be reordered. But I generally like the shops I go to. I develop a relationship with them and they remember my issues and have my records. Of course, I am used to Santa Barbara/Goleta prices before I moved to Denver. It is still less pricey here.

WalMart, well let me explain that my experience with them was watching them move into the small town I used to live in and within a year too many small mom and pop stores were shuttered all over the town, including Penny's, Sears, and another large clothing chain (name escapes me right now). I also saw the same thing happen with The Home Depot. Hardware stores that had thriving businesses for over a hundred years were empty shells. I avoid those two chains at all possible times. Besides, to shop at a WalMart in Denver means you have to drive miles and take a chance of being in an active gun battle between gangs. They are not safe.

LeatherGryphon · April 29

Complaint: Arghhh... I just missed the bus today(Wednesday). Not that I was expecting a bus. But I missed it all the same. Yesterday(Tuesday) I called the bus company to arrange a pickup at my house for the 8:00AM bus that goes through this town. I mistakenly told the dispatcher on the phone that I wanted a pickup "tomorrow" but quickly changed it to "not tomorrow, make it Thursday the 30th" She confirmed, and I was happy. However, this morning(Wednesday the 29th) while sitting at the computer, half naked, unwashed, unpooped, unready, I get a phone call "Your bus is outside waiting for you" So, now I have one strike against me as a "no show". I had her reschedule for tomorrow (the 30th, remember?) But now I'm going to have to call again sometime today to make sure she has me scheduled properly. (*sigh, you can't get good help anymore*)

Richard Haseltine · April 29

LeatherGryphon said:

An Observation: My experience with glasses has been similar. Although, I've found that the frames are more important than the lenses. Yes, frames can be expensive, but if you get quality titanium frames or ones that don't bend easily, instead of cheap, breakable, scuffable, dulling plastic, they'll last for years and years. And yes, the whole experience of getting glasses is expensive. You're paying for that nice office with the super fancy optical devices and the doctor's college, kids, kids colleges, vacations, and houses, and the reception staff, building & maintenance. And I've found that they're now starting to charge for separate tests that take 2 minutes in the chair, but used to be free. Especially with vision offices that are part of a national cabal that has to pay share holders.

They also have indemnity insurance premiums and on-going training fees, which are probably required for them to operate and are priced accordingly. While they no doubt make a nice income, I suspect it represents a smal fraction of their up-front fees.

HOWEVER: Making lenses is performed by basically only a couple of companies for all optometry shops (GoogleAI says ). WalMart can get your lenses made by those same companies for much less than your cabal optometry office can. (There's something to be said for scale and underpaid employees). All that WalMart does is send off your prescription to one of those lens manufacturers, then when they return, they grind the edges of the round lens to match the oval shape of your frame, be they new or old. The last time I needed new glasses (a year ago) I went to my optometrist, got my examination and prescription and asked about new glasses. One pair, new frames, titanium, new lenses with sun darkening, anti-glare, and progressive tri-focal grindingthey would have cost $600 (more in big cities). But my existing glasses frames were titanium and still fit, unbent, unblemished, still had spring in the hinges, shiny and in nearly perfect condition after close to ten years. So, I took my prescription and toddled off to WalMart's optometry shop and had the same lenses made for $100. And I didn't even have to be without my current glasses while I waited a week for the new lenses. Cool beans! All without insurance.

TLDR: Get titanium frames, have WalMart "make" your lenses. Buy good quality frames. Replace only the lenses when your prescription changes.

Clarification: GoogleAI says that WalMart also has their own grinding facilities but does use the big makers also.

LeatherGryphon · April 30

Non-Complaint: After checking with the bus dispatcher late this afternoon, it is confirmed that I have a pickup appointment tomorrow (Thursday) morning. But based on experience, I'll count that chicken when it hatches. But if it does, then I'm off to a BurgerKing breakfast sausage buritto, a toddle to the drugstore, and then a proper grocery store, then uber home. A trip cut short by an inconvenient nose leak a week or so ago. Big grocery list now. Will take four bags this time. $$$ Ouch! But gettin' tired of potatoes & soup.

Complaint: My discussion with the bus dispatcher about this mornings muck up, was a "he said, she said" event. I say I said "the 30th". She says I said "Wednesday". Both are probably right.

Xyetzt · April 30

For some reason this guy reminds me of Dexter.

Xyetzt · May 1

I feel stupid. I am almost out of laundry soap because my landlady complains when I stock up.

garrett_3d · May 1

Your landlady sounds like a complete tool.

Xyetzt · May 1

garrett_3d said:

Your landlady sounds like a complete tool.

Yeah it is totally annoying.

garrett_3d · May 1

If you were in the UK, I'd offer you a room - I have two spares. You'd have to put up with Lucy Fur though and she's nutty as a fruit cake.

AgitatedRiot · May 2

Compliant: All this happened due to her meds. Two doctors upped her meds, one doctor's script for a new med, and the other doctor prescribed a new med, and a drug interaction happened, causing her muscles to start to become rigid. She didn't fall to the floor. She was lying in bed. I'm like Freaking out. I called 911 for an ambulance. I was sitting on the bed talking to the dispatcher, asking me for info, and I asked, "Are the paramedics on their way? Simple question, or was it? She is still asking questions. So, I repeated my Query. She said yes, but when I heard the sirens, she may have lied about dispatching. I hear them all the time. Almost .5 miles as the flies

Compliant: The next day, it was rinsed and repeated.

Non-compliant: Wife is home and feeling better after they told her it was interactions

But I'm glad she is back home from the hospital and resting comfortably.

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · May 2

AgitatedRiot said:

Compliant: All this happened due to her meds. Two doctors upped her meds, one doctor's script for a new med, and the other doctor prescribed a new med, and a drug interaction happened, causing her muscles to start to become rigid. She didn't fall to the floor. She was lying in bed. I'm like Freaking out. I called 911 for an ambulance. I was sitting on the bed talking to the dispatcher, asking me for info, and I asked, "Are the paramedics on their way? Simple question, or was it? She is still asking questions. So, I repeated my Query.  She said yes, but when I heard the sirens, she may have lied about dispatching. I hear them all the time. Almost .5 miles as the flies

Compliant: The next day, it was rinsed and repeated.

Non-compliant: Wife is home and feeling better after they told her it was interactions

But I'm glad she is back home from the hospital and resting comfortably.

Glad she is doing better.

butterflyfish · May 2

miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

AgitatedRiot said:

Compliant: All this happened due to her meds. Two doctors upped her meds, one doctor's script for a new med, and the other doctor prescribed a new med, and a drug interaction happened, causing her muscles to start to become rigid. She didn't fall to the floor. She was lying in bed. I'm like Freaking out. I called 911 for an ambulance. I was sitting on the bed talking to the dispatcher, asking me for info, and I asked, "Are the paramedics on their way? Simple question, or was it? She is still asking questions. So, I repeated my Query.  She said yes, but when I heard the sirens, she may have lied about dispatching. I hear them all the time. Almost .5 miles as the flies

Compliant: The next day, it was rinsed and repeated.

Non-compliant: Wife is home and feeling better after they told her it was interactions

But I'm glad she is back home from the hospital and resting comfortably.

Glad she is doing better.

So am I. What a scare! You must be so relieved!

AgitatedRiot · May 2

Non-compliant: who wished my wife to recover. from what happened..THANK YOU

The aliens (the doctors who treated her), who else was very Poke Prod, and experimented on Humans after you die, they dissected you.

AgitatedRiot · May 2

butterflyfish said:

miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

AgitatedRiot said:

Compliant: All this happened due to her meds. Two doctors upped her meds, one doctor's script for a new med, and the other doctor prescribed a new med, and a drug interaction happened, causing her muscles to start to become rigid. She didn't fall to the floor. She was lying in bed. I'm like Freaking out. I called 911 for an ambulance. I was sitting on the bed talking to the dispatcher, asking me for info, and I asked, "Are the paramedics on their way? Simple question, or was it? She is still asking questions. So, I repeated my Query.  She said yes, but when I heard the sirens, she may have lied about dispatching. I hear them all the time. Almost .5 miles as the flies

Compliant: The next day, it was rinsed and repeated.

Non-compliant: Wife is home and feeling better after they told her it was interactions

But I'm glad she is back home from the hospital and resting comfortably.

Glad she is doing better.

So am I. What a scare! You must be so relieved!

Thank you.

3DIO · May 2

@AgitatedRiot
I had decided not to post further in this thread due to a misundertanding with another member, but really should have ignored that to wish your wife well.
It goes without saying I was very sorry to hear what happened, and I'm pleased to hear she's back home and doing ok!

Richard Haseltine · May 2

AgitatedRiot said:

butterflyfish said:

miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

AgitatedRiot said:

Compliant: All this happened due to her meds. Two doctors upped her meds, one doctor's script for a new med, and the other doctor prescribed a new med, and a drug interaction happened, causing her muscles to start to become rigid. She didn't fall to the floor. She was lying in bed. I'm like Freaking out. I called 911 for an ambulance. I was sitting on the bed talking to the dispatcher, asking me for info, and I asked, "Are the paramedics on their way? Simple question, or was it? She is still asking questions. So, I repeated my Query.  She said yes, but when I heard the sirens, she may have lied about dispatching. I hear them all the time. Almost .5 miles as the flies

Compliant: The next day, it was rinsed and repeated.

Non-compliant: Wife is home and feeling better after they told her it was interactions

But I'm glad she is back home from the hospital and resting comfortably.

Glad she is doing better.

So am I. What a scare! You must be so relieved!

Thank you.

That is good news, thank you for letting us know.

cjfea · May 2

AgitatedRiot said:

Compliant: All this happened due to her meds. Two doctors upped her meds, one doctor's script for a new med, and the other doctor prescribed a new med, and a drug interaction happened, causing her muscles to start to become rigid. She didn't fall to the floor. She was lying in bed. I'm like Freaking out. I called 911 for an ambulance. I was sitting on the bed talking to the dispatcher, asking me for info, and I asked, "Are the paramedics on their way? Simple question, or was it? She is still asking questions. So, I repeated my Query.  She said yes, but when I heard the sirens, she may have lied about dispatching. I hear them all the time. Almost .5 miles as the flies

Compliant: The next day, it was rinsed and repeated.

Non-compliant: Wife is home and feeling better after they told her it was interactions

But I'm glad she is back home from the hospital and resting comfortably.

Glad all turn out well. As Richard said, thank you for letting us know.

NylonGirl · May 4

LeatherGryphon said:

Complaint: Today's mini-adventure was a trip to the hospital for a couple of medical scans scheduled at 1:00PM. Inconvenient time for me, but that's the schedule they had available. Weather this morning was not delightful, rain, rain, rain. Got up 6:30AM to get ready for the only bus out of town at 8:00AM. Bus came on time, but since I was so early for my appointment I figured I'd have a proper breakfast at a many decades long popular restaurant in the center of the city, closer to the hospital, and if possible do some early morning wandering/shopping in the city center, maybe even a visit to the National Comedy Center just two blocks from the restaurant. I'd checked the restaurant's website before I went and it said open every morning. Yay! The bus let me off at the restaurant at about 8:20AM, I walk to the door and pull the handle and nearly break my wrist. It's locked, they're closed. Sign on the door says "Now, closed Wednesdays." It's raining cats & dogs, the bus is gone, I'm standing under an awning trying to stay dry. But having been a good Boy Scout, I'm prepared. I have my waxed leather cowboy hat, and leather jacket on, and am somewhat waterproof. So, I started thinking about "what now?" A couple stores up was an open business, I dropped in and asked if there were any other restaurants open for breakfast within a block or two radius. He suggest one "up the hill", but then I got back out on the street and realized that downtown Jamestown, NY is like a miniature downtown San Francisco, CA, hills, steep hills. I don't do well with hills, especially going up. So instead, I decided to slog through the rain down the hill two blocks to the Tim Horton's that I knew was there. I get to TIm Hortons, stand in line about 10 minutes, order my food, stick the four dollar bills of change into my pocket, food comes, I sit down, prepare everything to start eating, and I get a freakin' bloody nose.. So, now I'm sitting in Tim Hortons dripping blood onto my jeans, shirt, arm, and the floor for a microsecond. I quickly reach into my pocket for emergency paper towels that I keep handy, and press it against my nose and hold it for a while until I get my wits about me again, and realize that I'm holding my four dollar bills on my face. I can't just leave my leather jacket, cell phone, purchased food, bag of takeout donuts & muffin on the table while I go to the restroom for 15 minutes, so I just sit there trying to be inconspicuous. By this time I've fumbled around and gotten the correct paper towels onto my nose and the bloody dollar bills into my pocket, and just sit quietly for fifteen minutes doing nothing but holding my nose. Finally I feel confident that it's safe to gather my belongings while still holding my nose, and attempt going to the restroom to finish up. (Thankfully, I was carrying a cloth grocery shopping bag and all my stuff was able to be fit into it) Of course the restroom at Tim Hortons is locked (of course it is). I go ask the servers for the key. Finally, I'm alone and start the process of cleaning up (messy, messy, messy). And yes, I washed both the sink and toilet clean. Now, still being careful of breaking my nose loose again I carefully eat my now cold breakfast. Yay!

OK, day not starting out well. By now, it's 9:00AM. So instead of browsing downtown Jamestown, and because it's now raining cats, dogs, and hogs. I decided to just go to the hospital and wait 4 hours until my appointments. There's always something fun to do at the hospital. I call an Uber to take me to the hospital, the driver was right there in the drive-thru lane at Tim Horton's, but her navigation device told her to go around the block, confusion set in, she got lost, but eventually, I texted her through the Uber app, and told her that I was at the entrance of the Tim Horton's. It's now raining cats, dogs, hogs, and other barnyard animals, the streets and parking lots are filling up into rivers & lakes. But eventually I get in, but when I get in, she says to me "Enter your PIN number". What? PIN number? What pin number? I don't have a pin number for Uber, at least I don't think I do. She replies "I need your PIN number or the app is going to cancel your ride." ARGHHHH, why do I need a PIN number. I guessed a number. It was wrong. I guessed a second number. It was wrong. I had one more chance, and guessed a third and it worked! Glory be! OK, I got to the hospital, and the day started getting better.

Non-Complaint: I checked in at the hospital front desk, they put me in a wheelchair and pushed me to the other building for the tests. Remember I'm checking in three and half hours early now. I was prepared to wait, but within 10 minutes they called me for my first appointment. Afterwards I waited in the waiting room again and the nurse even brought me a hot cup of coffee, and after another 10 minutes I was called for the 2nd appointment, before I'd even finished my coffee. All tests done and I was home by 11:00AM. And it's still raining a barnyard zoo.

One day, we need somebody to build a model of a city based on these descriptions. It might be interesting to see how close it matches reality. Maybe they should do that with all of our descriptions of our worlds.

DanaTA · May 4

Non-Complaint: May the 4th be with you!

SilverGirl · May 4

AgitatedRiot said:

Compliant: All this happened due to her meds. Two doctors upped her meds, one doctor's script for a new med, and the other doctor prescribed a new med, and a drug interaction happened, causing her muscles to start to become rigid. She didn't fall to the floor. She was lying in bed. I'm like Freaking out. I called 911 for an ambulance. I was sitting on the bed talking to the dispatcher, asking me for info, and I asked, "Are the paramedics on their way? Simple question, or was it? She is still asking questions. So, I repeated my Query.  She said yes, but when I heard the sirens, she may have lied about dispatching. I hear them all the time. Almost .5 miles as the flies

Compliant: The next day, it was rinsed and repeated.

Non-compliant: Wife is home and feeling better after they told her it was interactions

But I'm glad she is back home from the hospital and resting comfortably.

Thank you for checking in. I've been thinking about you both and hoping she was doing better. Hopefully they can get her meds sorted so her issues are handled without the interaction issues.

SilverGirl · May 4

non-complaints:

Today was blustery and lovely outside for our walk, and there are finally enough leaves that they go shwoosh when the wind blows through them. Little Dude was in paradise.

Also, our crabapple tree is about ready to spring into full blossom, and it's going to be glorious. Two years ago it was so wet that it suffered some sort of leaf wilt issue and lost almost all its leaves before fall even came around. Last year I had it sprayed to treat it, and it leafed out quite nice, but there weren't many buds. Understandable, considering. I was just glad it was alive (and fluffy enough the HOA wouldn't have it cut down... my yard had seven trees when I moved in, and now we're down to three even though none of the four they cut down were poorly enough to actually need it). This year it looks like it's bounced back entirely, and I am so happy it made a full recovery.

complaint:

I have an appointment Wednesday at the city offices to get my passport application dealt with. I am really not looking forward to the logistical hassle of all this, and what the next day will be like for Little Dude due to the routine disruption.

LeatherGryphon · May 4

Complaint: OK, it's official. I've blown my budget for the month and it's still two weeks until payday (SS deposit). But still so many things on my plate (Where'd they come from?).

Xyetzt · May 5

DanaTA said:

Non-Complaint: May the 4th be with you!

I was coming by just to say that before it becomes Cinco de Mayo. Wonder if my beef bean mix is still good for tomorrow?

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · May 5

Xyetzt said:

DanaTA said:

Non-Complaint: May the 4th be with you!

I was coming by just to say that before it becomes Cinco de Mayo. Wonder if my beef bean mix is still good for tomorrow?

Thanks for the reminder

AgitatedRiot · May 5

LeatherGryphon said:

Complaint: OK, it's official. I've blown my budget for the month and it's still two weeks until payday (SS deposit). But still so many things on my plate (Where'd they come from?).

“The aliens ripped my budget to shreds in the place they mockingly called ‘offices,’ and the spreadsheets went up in a slow, glorious ruin.”

Xyetzt · May 6

miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

Xyetzt said:

DanaTA said:

Non-Complaint: May the 4th be with you!

I was coming by just to say that before it becomes Cinco de Mayo. Wonder if my beef bean mix is still good for tomorrow?

Thanks for the reminder

I had my tacos for dinner. They were good. Now to go to bed. but I want to play with DS. +

AgitatedRiot · May 6

Complaint: Spent more money since it burned up the "spreadsheets, which went up in a slow, glorious ruin."

Non-Compliant: it went to this,

've got my old rig back up and running. It's built around an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, an Intel i9‑14900KS, and 128GB of Patriot Viper (Black Viper) memory. I'm running both a Sound Blaster AE‑5 and an AE‑Plus, hooked into a Logitech Z‑5500 Digital speaker system. The motherboard is a Z690, and I'm using a 24‑inch monitor.

Complaint: Wife will say, " Turn it down."

AgitatedRiot · May 6

Non-Compliant: A1C:

"I looked at your most recent labs and your A1c was really good at 5.5%. I think we could keep you off for Trulicity for now and see how your weight & glucoses do." One year of multiple injections (plus Metformin twice a day) to weekly Truclicty shots and the Metformin. Weight at diagnoses 265

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