What's outraging you today?

posted by ernest_t_bass

How is it that you can be so dense on a daily basis, but sometimes post coherent stuff like this?

Its the internet.  I choose to be the village idiot.  In regards for health related topics.....i am not stupid

posted by CenterBHSFan

Not going to post the pic, but Gillette has a new ad out, literally pushing for "fat acceptance". For those who have already seen the ad, you already know and won't click. For those who haven't seen it - the pic displays a morbidly obese woman on a beach. You've been warned.

https://twitter.com/GilletteVenus/status/1113565570354409473

Now, I know that there are some cases out there where being overweight is beyond the control of normal means (diet, exercise, surgery, etc.). But propagating this as breaking the rules of society isn't exactly being honest. It goes against the guidelines of good health proven by medicine/science. 

This is coming in an age where people are protesting against fitness models being displayed on buses lol!
  

So we are now supposed to glorify extremely unheatlhy diet habits AND be expected to pay for their healthcare?  

posted by CenterBHSFan

Not going to post the pic, but Gillette has a new ad out, literally pushing for "fat acceptance". For those who have already seen the ad, you already know and won't click. For those who haven't seen it - the pic displays a morbidly obese woman on a beach. You've been warned.

https://twitter.com/GilletteVenus/status/1113565570354409473

Now, I know that there are some cases out there where being overweight is beyond the control of normal means (diet, exercise, surgery, etc.). But propagating this as breaking the rules of society isn't exactly being honest. It goes against the guidelines of good health proven by medicine/science. 

This is coming in an age where people are protesting against fitness models being displayed on buses lol!
  

I think this type of ad is horrible.  It's not necessary to "shame" fat people - whatever that means.  At the same time, this obese person is extremely unhealthy.  In order to get that big, you would probably have to have the equivilent of an addiction to junk food.  So to me, it's not really any different than Budweiser featuring late-stage alcoholics in their ads and celebrating them for their "lifestyle choice".  

More DAV parking 

Crooked neighbors.

Tried to call and file a claim through my insurance without me knowing it to fix their house.

posted by O-Trap

Crooked neighbors.

Tried to call and file a claim through my insurance without me knowing it to fix their house.

Holy smokes ……….they won’t be coming over for summer barbeques.

Better get out while you can.

posted by O-Trap

Crooked neighbors.

Tried to call and file a claim through my insurance without me knowing it to fix their house.

Wait? How? Isn't that some sort of fraud ( did they pretend they were you is what I mean)? How would they know which insurance you had?

posted by QuakerOats

Holy smokes ……….they won’t be coming over for summer barbeques.

 

Better get out while you can.

Nope.  I'm not moving.  But you're right.  We're not sharing a beer anytime soon.

posted by CenterBHSFan

Wait? How? Isn't that some sort of fraud ( did they pretend they were you is what I mean)? How would they know which insurance you had?

Fraud was my first though, too. Not sure if it is or not, but it's obviously shady. When it first happened, I asked about their homeowner's insurance, and when they said they didn't have any, I recommended USAA, since the wife is a vet.  Not that it would fix their current problem, but it would prevent future ones.

What a shady lady.

posted by O-Trap

Nope.  I'm not moving.  But you're right.  We're not sharing a beer anytime soon.

 

posted by CenterBHSFan

Wait? How? Isn't that some sort of fraud ( did they pretend they were you is what I mean)? How would they know which insurance you had?

Fraud was my first though, too. Not sure if it is or not, but it's obviously shady. When it first happened, I asked about their homeowner's insurance, and when they said they didn't have any, I recommended USAA, since the wife is a vet.  Not that it would fix their current problem, but it would prevent future ones.

What a shady lady.

 

 

 

Didn't you have a thread on this?

posted by O-Trap

Fraud was my first though, too. Not sure if it is or not, but it's obviously shady.

Well, if someone hits your car they give you their insurance and you contact them for repairs (unless it's a no-fault state).

Years ago, there was a leak in our building traced to a common wall between me and a neighbor.  They ended-up doing the repair from my unit, but it was actually the neighbor's pipe.  Her insurance covered it all, but I let my insurance company deal with hers.

Also, I'd prepare yourself to be sued.  There's no case, and you'd hope they won't find a lawyer who tries to shakedown your insurance, but they could also take you to small claims for up to $10k, frivolous as it may be.  Hopefully your insurance company would represent you, because I wouldn't call out a dumb judge not knowing or ignoring the law saying "well, it was your tree so you should pay".

I was just going to say, they’re def gonna try and sue you

posted by like_that

Didn't you have a thread on this?

Yep.  Same folks.

posted by gut

Well, if someone hits your car they give you their insurance and you contact them for repairs (unless it's a no-fault state).

Years ago, there was a leak in our building traced to a common wall between me and a neighbor.  They ended-up doing the repair from my unit, but it was actually the neighbor's pipe.  Her insurance covered it all, but I let my insurance company deal with hers.

Also, I'd prepare yourself to be sued.  There's no case, and you'd hope they won't find a lawyer who tries to shakedown your insurance, but they could also take you to small claims for up to $10k, frivolous as it may be.  Hopefully your insurance company would represent you, because I wouldn't call out a dumb judge not knowing or ignoring the law saying "well, it was your tree so you should pay".

Yeah, I'm pretty much counting on them trying to sue.  If/When that happens, I'll definitely be talking to USAA to see to what degree they're typically involved.

Drivers who created the circumstances for an auto accident, then drive away when the accident occurs.

My wife and I were rear-ended couple weekends ago, car behind going 10 mph, estimated. No injuries to me or my wife, or to the  driver that hit us - thankfully.  The other driver had the same insurance company we did.  Police dispatcher advised us to exchange info and file a report the next day.  Our agent filed the claim on our behalf, the other party accepted it, and repairs and rental being handled at no cost to us.

But it all started with a driver in front of us who came to a dead-stop on a 45 mph business district, no signals, half in our lane, half in the center left-turn lane, with nobody blocking their path to turn left.  I was well behind them, braked and stopped safely, but traffic on right prevented me from going around

They were in that position a good five seconds before and five seconds afterward.  After the collision, the front car finally turned into the parking lot, the driver looked at us - and ran off.  I was so mad.

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

So to me, it's not really any different than Budweiser featuring late-stage alcoholics in their ads and celebrating them for their "lifestyle choice".  

Thanks for the great idea!

Notre Dame caught fire.  Better rush to social media to tell about my vacation to Europe and how it affects me so much b/c I saw it while there.  Better send my thoughts and prayers as well.

My laptop taking 6 years to update ITunes. 

posted by wildcats20

My laptop taking 6 years to update ITunes. 

I will never understand why my phone can update through 4G in minutes, but my laptop, hardwired with an ethernet cable, takes hours to update the same apple update...

posted by ernest_t_bass

Notre Dame caught fire.  Better rush to social media to tell about my vacation to Europe and how it affects me so much b/c I saw it while there.  Better send my thoughts and prayers as well.

Drives me crazy. Look at Obama's tweet about it. It's like 9/11 just happened in Paris...nope, a church/museum caught fire.

posted by jmog

I will never understand why my phone can update through 4G in minutes, but my laptop, hardwired with an ethernet cable, takes hours to update the same apple update...

Well my laptop is a POS, so I’m not surprised. Of course as soon as I posted earlier, the update finished in like 30 secs. But it had been running for damn near 25 min before that. 

posted by SportsAndLady

..... It's like 9/11 just happened in Paris...

I see what you did there...