No fresh produce? That's pretty much all I have. No processed
foods (except some canned foods just in case) ..and I average
$100/wk on groceries.

I don't make that kinda money. We're tryign to live on once income while Andrea is in school so cuts have to be made. I need dental work done but even with benefits we can't afford it. Soon as my infection goes down (Dead nerve) the dentist is just gonna pull that problem tooth even
though it's not hard to save. I just can't afford to do it correctly.

50 years old and I live paycheque to paychque and own nothing. I never imagined my life would turn out this way.

Dude - we're a community of tech lovers... we could build the WORLD. No one should not eat wonderful food, or pull a tooth as opposed to getting the right care.

We should all band together and BUILD; anything. apps, services, websites, products - we are intelligent... and what we don't know, we can get. Let's start a new group and build together - with 100 ideas, one can do well and bring income to the community.

I'm willing to build with anyone, on anything, that you believe in - there is too much $$$ to be had, you just have to create... and create... and create.

Lets solve some problems, damnit!



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Quoting Paulie420 to Tiny <=-

No one should not eat wonderful food, or pull a tooth as opposed to

Funny you say that. My end after benefit is too expensive to save a
tooth so I'm paying out of pocket $215 to have it pulled. Perfectly
good tooth that could be saved. Love 2024!

I'm willing to build with anyone, on anything, that you believe in -
there is too much $$$ to be had, you just have to create... and
create... and create.

Sure... It sounds good, but the problem is most of us have the same
skill set. Where's the retired dentist who will fix my tooth in my
living room? :)

Lets solve some problems, damnit!

I wish dude. IMO the world is too far gone.

Shawn

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Sure... It sounds good, but the problem is most of us have the same
skill set. Where's the retired dentist who will fix my tooth in my
living room? :)

That's funny, not ha ha funny. One of the many people I buried over the last 5 years was an optometrist who would make house calls.

Murry Warner was a gem of a man and I hope inspired others to take up such a love of practice. He died of cardiac arrest while vacuuming out his car after reportedly what was the best round of golf he'd had in years! I was an assistant rabbi at the time and COVID was just starting.

My only bit of kit is an old 1950's highway transit for helping out folks with my engineering skills. I really should look for a total station but I'm a little afraid of how to keep it alive and working. The batteries are a little hard to get after a while and the data collectors as well. I suppose it's not the end of the world I have some old analogue gear though. I mean they did build the interstate system with these old transits and steel tapes and slide rulers. So as long we we have time, we can still work with that equipment it's just a little harder and a lot slower than GPS and total station. It's almost like the anti-baptists approach wasn't all that bad. If I wanted to use my old transit to stake to my property line I can't do it alone. If I had a survey grade GPS I'd have it done myself in a morning. I don't know if it was all that bad to be a little slower and reliant on more
helpers.

In the Jewish world of the past as we were not considered people by many, even here in the US we sort of had to duplicate services. It wasn't uncommon for there to be (and I'm talking late 1800's early 1900's here) what we'd call no-intrest micro-loans for members of the synagogue. Efforts to get your fellows employed in what ever you could. We had JCC's (Jewish Community Centers) because we weren't welcome at the community pools or gyms. There was HIAS the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society which helped anyone trying to make a new start in the country and still exists to this day. Tzedaka is translated as charity but it's not really that. It's the work that attempts to improve the world. The scholar Maimonides had 8 levels to tzedaka. From worst to best

1 Giving begrudgingly
2 Giving less than you should, but giving it cheerfully
3 Giving after being asked
4 Giving before being asked
5 Giving when you do not know the recipient's identity, but the recipient knows your identity
6 Giving when you know the recipient's identity, but the recipient doesn't know your identity
7 Giving when neither party knows the other's identity
8 Enabling the recipient to become self-reliant

You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate the power of community or this idea of charity.

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Tiny wrote to PAULIE420 <=-

Sure... It sounds good, but the problem is most of us have the same
skill set. Where's the retired dentist who will fix my tooth in my
living room? :)

And does he need a home wifi network and adguard set up? :)



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I'm willing to build with anyone, on anything, that you believe in - there is too much $$$ to be had, you just have to create... and create... and create.

Sure... It sounds good, but the problem is most of us have the same
skill set. Where's the retired dentist who will fix my tooth in my
living room? :)

I think yer wrong; you should post in your area, with your skills, asking for that exact dentist - I think you'd be surprised at what you find if you try looking.

Its not the 'us' that f**ked in the U.S. ...

Lets solve some problems, damnit!

I wish dude. IMO the world is too far gone.

No; we just gotta start doing instead of NOT. Lets do, Tiny...



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Re: LETS CHANGE!
By: Tiny to PAULIE420 on Tue May 28 2024 06:29 am

Sure... It sounds good, but the problem is most of us have the same
skill set. Where's the retired dentist who will fix my tooth in my
living room? :)

I could shit one from here, but two problems follow:

The trip would be more expensive than the tooth-saving.

Spaniard dentists count as unlicensed when sent over there.


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Re: LETS CHANGE!
By: Arelor to Tiny on Wed May 29 2024 05:31 am

I could shit one from here, but two problems follow:

Obviously, I meant I could *ship* one.
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Quoting Paulie420 to Tiny <=-

I think yer wrong; you should post in your area, with your skills,
asking for that exact dentist - I think you'd be surprised at what you find if you try looking.

I suppose...

Its not the 'us' that f**ked in the U.S. ...

I did once though it was 30 years ago since I was in the US with her. ;)
(Sorry couldn't help myself - had to make a bad joke )

I wish dude. IMO the world is too far gone.

No; we just gotta start doing instead of NOT. Lets do, Tiny...

I understand your point and I do use the barter system with one person,
he fixes my car and I drive him to the air port when he goes. That would
be the extent of it all now.


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Quoting Arelor to Tiny <=-

The trip would be more expensive than the tooth-saving.

True.

Spaniard dentists count as unlicensed when sent over there.

Really? I thought we had programs in place where they could write
a test or something? Probably assumes they can speak either english
or french though.

Shawn

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Re: LETS CHANGE!
By: Tiny to ARELOR on Thu May 30 2024 06:17 am

Spaniard dentists count as unlicensed when sent over there.

Really? I thought we had programs in place where they could write
a test or something? Probably assumes they can speak either english
or french though.

It has been a long while since I checked, but I remember the procedure for getting approved for medical practice over there wasn't really worth it.


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Arelor was heard saying....

It has been a long while since I checked, but I remember the procedure
for getting approved for medical practice over there wasn't really worth it.

That makes sense. We have a shortage of doctors because we don't pay
them enough, so why would we want more?



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