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From: Eeyore on 13 Nov 2006 08:47 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> >Which part of " couldn't afford to buy the best medicine [ re: the drug my > >> friend couldn't buy] " didn't you understand ? > >> > >> All of it. > > > >I asked him. His medical insurance only covers 25% of the cost of drugs. So > >the'best drug' was beyond his financial means ( i.e his wages weren't enough to > > >pay for it ) so he had to settle for something inferior that wasn't wholly > >effective.. > > > >Is that clearer ? > > Let us assume that your friend's salary was $20K/year. This drug > dosage costs $25K? I don't believe that. What I do think is > that your friend was reluctant to give something up in lieu of > a drug that had efficacy. That was his decision to make. Your numbers are plain silly. Ppl have to pay many other things out of their income. I believe it cost ~ $200 p.c.m. They didn't have that much to spare. It would represent 8% of the income just for one drug ! Graham
From: Sorcerer on 13 Nov 2006 09:38 "Ben Newsam" <ben.newsam(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:tvpgl2haoqlkqs0v1s17597404jtib6n4g(a)4ax.com...
From: Sorcerer on 13 Nov 2006 09:38 "Ben Newsam" <ben.newsam(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:34qgl2d9rnbe9gr4dkk25k11eupha3p8a5(a)4ax.com...
From: Ken Smith on 13 Nov 2006 09:44 In article <ej9pql$8qk_007(a)s785.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote: >In article <4557506C.83F6D696(a)earthlink.net>, [....] >> A tap is for threading holes. > >What? Explain, please? The tool for threading (cutting threads on the inside surface of) a hole is called a "rap". Imagine a threaded bolt with 4 grooves cut along its length adn a square head. It is made from very hard metal. You drill a hole and then run the tap in. The it is held by a tee-handle. You turn it one turn in and then back a half and so on. > >/BAH > -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: Michael A. Terrell on 13 Nov 2006 09:46
jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > > In article <4557A7DD.D3289D33(a)hotmail.com>, > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > > > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > >> > "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: > >> >> Ben Ben Newsam wrote: > >> >> > On Sun, 12 Nov 06 12:47:09 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > >Didn't you ever wonder where your sewer people put all of that > >> >> > >water that get flushed and put down the drains of your sinks, > >> >> > >baths, and showers? > >> >> > > >> >> > No, because I know exactly what happens to it. It goes to the sewage > >> >> > treatment works at Tinsley. > >> >> > >> >> And ends up as bottled water in France? ;-) > >> > > >> > You have some very odd ideas. > >> > > >> > The only company I know of that made a bottled water of 'dubious origin' > >> > was the Coca-Cola company who used tap water. > >> > >> It's actually pretty widely known in this country that most bottled waters, > >> even those that call themselves "spring water" are simply tap water in a > >> fancy package. A few actually do bother to get spring water, but it's not > >> very common. > > > >No laws regarding labelling ? > > > > > >> I think he might be conflating the fact in my previous sentence, with the > >> widely reported scandal of benzene in Perrier about 10 - 15 years ago. To > >> my knowledge, Perrier does indeed sell spring water...not that I think > >> that's any great shakes--I think a lot of the bottled waters taste like > >> Elmer's Glue. I just buy a bottle once in a very long while, then keep > >> refilling it from the tap because it's a convenient container to carry > water > >> around with me as I go about my job. > > > >Most of them are vastly over-rated and overpriced. It's snob appeal mostly. > > There are exceptions. The chlorine added to water is poison > to me. > > /BAH There are a number of large springs around here, and one company actually bottles spring water. The biggest spring is at "Silver Springs". -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |