Craigtown Round-Up

Frida Mayıs 23, 2022

1. How's the struggle going with our Health Insurance?

Well, the Hospital statement ("this is not a bill") arrived and it's a whopping $12,000-plus. Of course, this is twice as much as we were told it would be. My last phone conversation with a drone at the Insurance Company was so dismissive and unsatisfactory that I have been working with the agent ("insurance pimp") that services our company.

I actually have a contact name there (first and last!) and have been working with her to provide doctors' records to show that my wife's condition was, in fact, not diagnosed in the six months prior to our joining the plan and should not be dismissed as a "pre-existing condition."

In fact, this kind lady phoned me at work to verify that she received the records, they are being reviewed and she will keep me informed of the progress.

My only nagging worry is that the agent is a shill for the Insurance Company and will glad-hand me as long as it takes to use up my window of opportunity to appeal the denial of benefits. I plan to contact the Department of Justice in the Sate Capital before the 180 day deadline expires, though.

2. The Wife's Recovery

She is on the mend but is still sore and can only do restricted lifting. She can pick up and hug Mariel, which she could not do during her first week of recovery. She is also able to drive again.

3. Ants in The Bathroom!

I don't think I've mentioned that we've had an on-going problem with ants in our bath tub. Yep, since October, folks! We're on our second exterminating company. The consensus is that these are ants that like dampness and because of the rotten shower retrofit job, there's dampness behind the existing tiles.

This isn't a picture of OUR bathroom, but there are similarities. The window, for one thing. The tiles haven't (yet) started falling off the wall, but they're getting there.

We've been going nuts with the various options, none of which are really super-satisfying. Tub surround vs. new tile? Install a new window while we're at it? Brick up the window? Can a tub surround be made to work with the window where it is, or will it cause a worse problem?

Oy! Dorky Dad, a little help here!

You know, I think it's just about time for another "Budget LPs From The Sixties" entry...