Re: Medical billing is whack

On Tue, 13 May 2008 10:56:18 -0700, Bill Turlock <"Bill Turlock
"@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Neal Eckhardt wrote:
>> 
>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 22:53:33 -0700, Bill Turlock <"Bill Turlock
>> "@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 
>> >Opus the Penguin wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Anny Middon (AnnyMiddon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > "Opus the Penguin" <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
>> >> > message news:Xns9A99A6495DC05opusthepenguinnettax@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> >> Anny Middon (AnnyMiddon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Dennis wins.  I'd give him some Opus Points, but that's so last
>> >> >>> year.  Plus I never received any so I have none to give.  (And
>> >> >>> please don't give me any Opus Points -- about the only thing
>> >> >>> that distinguishes me here is that I never got any.)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> :::bursts into tears:::
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Oh, jeez, um...  really,  I was just joking.  Opus points are
>> >> > still a vital and im****tant economy.  They are as strong as the US
>> >> > dollar...oh, no, um, wait, um...  They are as strong as the Euro.
>> >> > That's it -- they're the Euro of usenet.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> ::sniff::
>> >>
>> >> You mean it?
>> >>
>> >> Here, have 10 trillion Opus Points (TM).
>> >
>> >
>> >... of all the times to not read ahead... Oh well, I got's lotsa
>> 
>> Really? It appears the bank recording Opus Points transactions went
>> belly up with no UDIC protection.
>> 
>> I hope your retirement was not depending on your Opus point bankroll.
>
>I don't think that's the case, it's merely that their accounting
>entity (stats creep) went under. So, it's unclear exactly how
>many Opus Points (TM) I have, but it's a lot!

It ain't worth bupkas without the UDIC insurance.

-- 
Neal

* Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables 
smelled as good as bacon.