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I refuse to use AI generated shite for my advertising

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The graphics all look the same. Bad.

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It's purposefully bland and low in sodium.

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I use very little salt at home, no salted butter or anything. I use a lot of herbs and other things to provide flavor, though.

Spent a week in the hospital. Nutritionist came in to ask for feedback. I wasn't on any special diet, so she said if I wanted better food I should ask my family/friends to bring some in. I lived on that.

Cooking without salt doesn't have to mean cooking without flavor, but they manage it.

We have had the same one since 2019. Still works, in fact I used it this weekend. Bought it from a local medical supply store. We have a handheld mask that looks like a dinosaur.

Only advice is if you're buying from someplace that takes insurance, ask for the cash price. Cash was less than half of the insurance copay for me.

I want the silent, easy to use, less likely to splash, no bubbles filling a water bottle laminar flow. It's really hard to find with the environmental regulations now. Our old one bit the dust.

Specifications beyond laminar flow:
- Mount on the countertop (not wall)
- polished nickel/chrome/stainless finish (not shiny, it wouldn't match the rest of the kitchen...but I'm willing to get it "close" if I can find a good laminar flow)
- All-in-one with stream and sprayer – we do have two holes in the counter. Previously one was used for a soap dispenser, but if the faucet is otherwise great I could be persuaded to put a separate sprayer in the old soap dispenser hole.

If it helps, the sink has two basins, one large and one smaller. So I do need it to move around a bit to hit both sides. As long as it will swing back and forth that isn't likely a problem.

Any suggestions?

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I'm paying ridiculous copays for critical medications for my wife and me.

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You have probably looked into stuff like manufacturer assistance programs. If you haven’t, do.

Either way, you might also be able to get an assist by accessing donated meds. Check out this pharmacy nonprofit: LINK

The org collects mint condition unopened prescriptions and patients in need can get them for free. They don’t have controlled prescriptions or things that require refrigeration or anything, but maybe it will be helpful to you. Doesn’t matter if you have insurance. Unaffordable co-pay is reason enough.

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I cant help but to feel that this is due to the teachers union.

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This is one factor mentioned in the article:

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The state was able to muscle through some changes, in part, because it has weak teachers’ unions, which have traditionally resisted accountability linked to standardized testing.

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As a business owner, this has become my single largest overhead expense. More than worker's comp and general liability. And I pay 80% of my employee's premium and some STILL can't afford it.

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How many people do you insure, and what’s your structure?

Costs are out of control for sure, but if you’re fully insured by someone like BCBS you may be able to save a lot by self-funding (at least then you’re not paying the insurance company’s profits, having coverage you don’t need, etc). With costs the way they are, even smaller companies can pull this off now.

If you want your son to answer in an honest way that actually follows the assignment ("defend your position") I'd say...

The question of "too much" implies that there is not enough to go around, that one person having more means someone else must have less. But in a truly capitalistic society, that's not the case. The economy, the stock market, the number of businesses – can grow larger.

That simplified foundation doesn't really address questions that could arise related to someone using their "power" dishonestly or something, but that wasn't the prompt.

It’s been a while since I went, but we did a wine tour with a guy who was amazing. He had just started up when we went, and now it looks like he has additional tour guides and all.

Backcountry Wine Tours

Will pick you up, drive you around and bring you back to where you’re staying. This could have changed but I doubt it - when we went he only toured small wineries (7500 bottles or less per year). He was super knowledgeable and it was a great experience.

We happened to share a tour with someone who knew a lot about wine. I knew relatively little. And we both had a good time!

Years ago I read that Pledge lemon spray would keep spiders from building webs in the kids’ playhouses and stuff. I used it periodically and it worked.

In recent years carpenter bees came after our wooden swing set. Like we have a couple big holes in the side now thanks to them. So I tried the lemon Pledge. And it seems to help.

When I notice one flying around I’ll spray the metal connectors, slide, etc. I will spray the wood some. Since I started that I see one or two buzzing around occasionally, but they’ve stopped tearing holes in it at least and don’t stick around long!