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Taysmomcj
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03-24-2008

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
Click here: Travel Central

Danzdol
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04-21-2001

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 9:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Danzdol a private message Print Post    
thanks!!!!

Countrydaze
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11-07-2003

Friday, May 21, 2010 - 11:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Countrydaze a private message Print Post    
Can someone help me PLEASE!!!! I listen to audio books in my cd player in the car. I hit the play button and nothing happened so I figured there was no cd in the player. I took the next disc out and put it in and nothing happened. I then realized that there was 2 cd's in and they are stuck. Can anyone tell me what I can do or did I just ruin it. I was in the middle of a very good book too.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 12:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Have a try at what they suggest here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Stuck-CD-from-a-Car-CD-Player

otherwise if it's an expensive player it might be wise to take it to a dealer. Good luck!

Countrydaze
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11-07-2003

Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 1:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Countrydaze a private message Print Post    
Thank you Kitt, I will give it a try.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I thank you too Kitt, and you Country for posting the ?...I have had this problem for many mos. It will cost at least $150 at the car stereo shop. I am unwilling to spend that now (and for a long time, $ is tight here). I never thought to ask here or even google it! I hope it works!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Right after I got my minivan we had the same problem. The stereo was still under warranty so we took it back to the dealer and they replaced it. I never did get my dang cd back though!

Sia
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03-10-2002

Monday, May 24, 2010 - 3:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
When I've had ONE compact disc stuck in my car's CD-player, I've found it possible to get it to eject by carefully pressing the edge of the stuck CD with the edge of a second CD--which I have to hold firmly so it doesn't get drawn into the machine with the first one. It would be a bit of a pickle to have two stuck in the player. Thanks for the advice on that problem.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
MEDICAL BILLING QUESTION:

This week my DH and I received a bill for $72.65 from my former GP/husband's current family doctor for services rendered in 2003 and 2004. This is the first we have ever heard of our owning the doctor any money. We have Blue Cross/Blue Shield and have never had a co-pay and have never paid that doctor a dime out-of-pocket since being with BC/BS. Billing goes like this: $115 for each of two office visits, established patient on 3/24/2003 and on 3/22/2004. "Paid by insurance/guarantor, $37.35 is applied to the first visit, and adjustment is made of $60 (which is usually the amount the insurance makes the doctor write off), for a balance of $17.65. Then the second one shows no money put against it by the insurance, a $60 adjustment and shows that we owe $55.00.

Can the doctor's office bill me for charges after six and seven years? Do I have to pay this? Should I 1)ignore this, 2) call my insurance company, or 3) call the doctor's office billing clerk?

Thanks for any advice.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
2) Call the insurance company, particularly if you have the same insurer now as you did then. They'll have full records of what they paid and what you should have paid (just in case they did send you something at the time but it was lost in the mail).

I got a bill for something which was part of an operation over a year after the operation date. I rang the insurance because I had to pay a deductible for the operation, and I'd already paid this, and now they were charging on top. The insurance company said it doesn't even matter about that, if they didn't bill you within one year of the date of the op then you don't have to pay... however it might be that that was because of State rules/an agreement with the insurer/I don't know, so you really should check with your insurer.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Sia, don't ignore it. Drs. and hospitals can send you to a collection agency and not only will they charge you a lot of interest, but it may (and probably will) be a negative on your credit report whether you ever pay the collection agency a cent. Much easier to deal w/Dr. and insurance co.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Sia, your EOB should've stated how much you don't need to pay and how much you DO need to pay. You should call your insurance company and ask for the EOB. If that EOB states you don't owe anything (other than maybe a copay), then you go back to the doc and tell 'em no.

But don't ignore it.

Or, just pay it. And pay closer attention to the EOBs that you get.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I just received a revised EOB the other day for an appt. that occurred in 2006. I have the same Dr. but he is no longer with that practice. I'm pretty sure I paid more than what is on that EOB that I just received and if so, there's no way to get that money back now. I'll reserve the irritation for after I dig up my 2006 records. I could be wrong.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
God only knows where the explanation of benefits are from 2004 and 2003. I have some papers in a file-box in the closet, but I do not have the kind of time that would be required to dig out a bunch of stuff. I resent the doctor trying to bill me so far after the fact. That's ridiculous, in my opinion.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Sia, maybe the insurance co. can send the EOB to you. I needed one the other day and the insur. co emailed it to me while we were on the phone.

I agree, that your Dr. is being ridiculous trying to collect after all this time.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Sometimes it does take the insurance carrier a long time to process a claim. Two - three years ago I had a simple claim. I think it was a little over a year before I got an EOB on it. No bill from the medical provider before the EOB was issued. Year later same kind of medical claim. The EOB for that was processed very quickly. Don't know why the difference in EOB processing.

I was diagnosed with DCIS in November '02. I had private insurance. I was swimming in paper -- EOBs and bills, etc. I am mostly organized when it comes to paper records. Again, I was swimming in paper, but it was quite organized.

AFTER all that was over, I made charts in MS Word tables (I don't know Excel) for myself for medical procedures, charges, EOBs, bills, and payments. Works very well. Only used it for simple annual claims so far. Hopefully I'll never need it for anything extensive.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 8:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Happy, good point about the insurance being able to send me a duplicate copy of the paperwork; I feel better. Color, I don't want to have another project that would be that time-consuming! You're a champ, though.

Loyolamom
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05-10-2005

Friday, June 04, 2010 - 7:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Loyolamom a private message Print Post    
My husband and I are going to walk in the Relay Walk For Life tonight. Whom can I honor and remember for you? Email or IM me with the name. I got this idea from my oldest and dearest friend who did it last month. She's so smart:-)!

Y2krazy
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09-17-2002

Saturday, June 05, 2010 - 6:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Y2krazy a private message Print Post    
If you like George Lucas, check out this site Suchiu.com. My DH is working for this artist, Ron Suchiu.The painting is being unveiled Father's Day weekend at Ronstock. The money being raised is going to the Jane Goodall Foundation.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, June 07, 2010 - 6:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I can't remember where the thread was about vacuums, but I bought a brand called Simplicity (the model is Synchrony Premium). Funnily enough, I ended up paying about $400 more than planned. It's a bagged vacuum, very simple, lightweight, and sucks like the devil! Has a belt that is guaranteed to last a lifetime, too! And oh yeah, did I mention it's a bagged vac? :-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, June 07, 2010 - 7:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
And a P.S. The final "test" of the new vac was whether my housekeeper liked it. She liked it so much, she immediately started vacuuming and wouldn't stop. I'd only mentioned I had a 9am conference call and she was gonna do my office, but then couldn't put the vac down and started doing the entire house! LOL! (BTW, she says she likes it way better than the Dyson. She doesn't like bagless vacs either. And the suction is better than Dyson's! So there! :-))

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, June 07, 2010 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Costa, I bought the same vac about 3 weeks ago and love it. Spendy, but you get what you pay for. The Simplicities are US made too...in Missouri if memory serves. Go to their web site, it's a good read.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, June 07, 2010 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL!!! I'm glad I'm not the only owner! I'd never heard of this brand, but was really impressed with how SIMPLE the thing is. Very definitely spendy but definitely worth it. I'll have to check out their web site...

Sia
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03-10-2002

Monday, June 07, 2010 - 4:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
A friend of mine just got the cutest lightweight Electrolux to use in her camper. I need to look for that on-line to show you the model. She got hers at Lowe's hardware store. You can take a hand-held dustbuster-type off the front and use it for small spills. Cute, cute, cute.
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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, June 07, 2010 - 4:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
It's really cute! But expensive!! I bought a B&D stick vac (cordless) for about half that at Ace about six months ago, and love it. It's bagless (ugh!!) but it's definitely got some sucking power!