The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 2191

BetterRed · 03-25-2019, 02:03 AM

Here, doctors normally prescribe for 6 repeats of 28/30 days, by law the pharmacists only let you have 28/30 days supply, so you have to get a replenishment roughly once a month --- unless you're taking a long vacation.

There's a scheme here known as 'Webster packs'. The pharmacist repackages your meds into 4 (morning, noon, evening, bed) x 28 day blister packs - the blisters can hold several pills. Mainly intended for people who are forgetful and/or take many meds.

My pharmacists is pretty good too, she will home deliver if you're unwell. The number of pharmacies used to be tightly controlled, but that was scrapped quite a few years ago. So, there's plenty of competition, more pharmacies than pubs these days -- in the cities at least, probably not in the bush

BR

wodin · 03-25-2019, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

If you take several medications a day for a chronic condition as I do, it would make sense to have them all the same - IMO 28 days (4 weeks) would be best.

Two of the drugs, of which I take one pill a day, come from the same manufacturer, one them comes in strips of 7x2 pills the other one 3x5. My doctor changed my beta-blocker a while back, the old one was 28 pills the new one is 30 pills per packet. Doesn't make any sense to me.

BR

I take several (5) meds for chronic conditions, all of which I purchase by mail order from my HMO's online pharmacy. I just order a three month supply of the whole bag when one of them gets low, usually when I have ~a week's worth left.

This usually results in the same one being the indicator, but occasionally my Doc(s) will change my script and it'll take a couple of months for the schedule to settle out again.

Rumpelteazer · 03-25-2019, 05:40 PM

Well, that was an exciting night.

My father got a new PC today, which is great, since the old one was almost 10 years old and very borked. I had promised to help copy his email profile. Everything went rather smoothly until internet stopped working. Whilst working on that problem my mother received an email from a webshop to verify it. So I suspect someone hacked it or tried to (or my mother did something, a fair chance of that). I couldn't reset her password on her tablet, eventually I did it on mine, but after so many attempts the account was blocked.

I didn't have the energy to continue and told her to keep an eye on her credit card and to reset the password of her email (which made her panic, but I'm not going to do that). Meanwhile I also figured out why my dad's PC didn't have internet; it came pre-installed with a virus scan, the only pre-installed software, and her had just installed his own preferred virus scan. That caused internet access to be blocked. Easily solved by uninstalling the pre-installed one.

Add to that that it's my first full day on my period and I'm getting a cold. So right now I'm both cranky and tired.

Hemmi · 03-25-2019, 07:25 PM

It's a pen. Just a lousy pen. If it's so darned important to you don't let it out of your possession. Instead we're treated to hours of accusations and whining about how it's gone missing. I can't unhear that whiny tantrum.

My resolve to not engage the idiot was sorely tested today.

wodin · 03-26-2019, 01:45 PM

I ordered a computer/gaming chair from Amazon last week for my son's birthday. Amazon and UPS said it would be delivered on Monday (yesterday) but when I arrived home from work on Friday I was pleasantly surprised to find it was already there.

Fast Forward ->

This morning (Tuesday) I got a notification on my Amazon Shopping App saying "We're sorry your package is late."

What's up with that? Did they double ship? Am I going to have to go through the hassle of sending one back? I really don't want or have room for a second one! Will I get charged for two? ARRRAAAAGH!

badgoodDeb · 03-26-2019, 02:39 PM

IFF you get two, contact them. They often say "just keep it", though perhaps not, with a costlier item. But you might find you have two chairs for the price of one!

wodin · 03-26-2019, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

IFF you get two, contact them. They often say "just keep it", though perhaps not, with a costlier item. But you might find you have two chairs for the price of one!

Wanna buy a chair?

Blas · 03-26-2019, 04:21 PM

Damn idk anymore how to work on my anxiety, depression, insecurities and annoying overthinking problems. I'm trying to keep my damn self busy to not even have time to think bs. But it's not working at all. The thing that mostly worries me is how I'm might be making my relationship poinsoned. My gf always make sure that nothing is being "damaged" and she also supports me, she is my rock. Unfortunately I always have this insecurity.
I dream about having a son, my fear is that he will be like me.

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Deskisamess · 03-26-2019, 04:59 PM

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This morning (Tuesday) I got a notification on my Amazon Shopping App saying "We're sorry your package is late."

What's up with that? Did they double ship?

I've had the same thing happen a couple of times. I've never gotten two of the item in question.

DiapDealer · 03-27-2019, 07:25 PM

An entire category dedicated to "Allons y" and not a single Doctor Who/David Tennant question.

poohbear_nc · 03-27-2019, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

An entire category dedicated to "Allons y" and not a single Doctor Who/David Tennant question.

Jeopardy continues to sink in quality ...

Toxaris · 03-28-2019, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

An entire category dedicated to "Allons y" and not a single Doctor Who/David Tennant question.

What? That is impossible, what kind of other questions are there?

Hitch · 03-28-2019, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Toxaris

What? That is impossible, what kind of other questions are there?

You guys slay me. Jeopardy AND Doctor Who nerds.

Hitch

DiapDealer · 03-28-2019, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Hitch

You guys slay me. Jeopardy AND Doctor Who nerds.

Hitch

A deadly combination!

poohbear_nc · 03-28-2019, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitch

You guys slay me. Jeopardy AND Doctor Who nerds.

Hitch

And your point is?

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03-25-2019, 02:03 AM	#32851
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,567 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Here, doctors normally prescribe for 6 repeats of 28/30 days, by law the pharmacists only let you have 28/30 days supply, so you have to get a replenishment roughly once a month --- unless you're taking a long vacation. There's a scheme here known as 'Webster packs'. The pharmacist repackages your meds into 4 (morning, noon, evening, bed) x 28 day blister packs - the blisters can hold several pills. Mainly intended for people who are forgetful and/or take many meds. My pharmacists is pretty good too, she will home deliver if you're unwell. The number of pharmacies used to be tightly controlled, but that was scrapped quite a few years ago. So, there's plenty of competition, more pharmacies than pubs these days -- in the cities at least, probably not in the bush BR

03-25-2019, 05:40 PM	#32853
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Well, that was an exciting night. My father got a new PC today, which is great, since the old one was almost 10 years old and very borked. I had promised to help copy his email profile. Everything went rather smoothly until internet stopped working. Whilst working on that problem my mother received an email from a webshop to verify it. So I suspect someone hacked it or tried to (or my mother did something, a fair chance of that). I couldn't reset her password on her tablet, eventually I did it on mine, but after so many attempts the account was blocked. I didn't have the energy to continue and told her to keep an eye on her credit card and to reset the password of her email (which made her panic, but I'm not going to do that). Meanwhile I also figured out why my dad's PC didn't have internet; it came pre-installed with a virus scan, the only pre-installed software, and her had just installed his own preferred virus scan. That caused internet access to be blocked. Easily solved by uninstalling the pre-installed one. Add to that that it's my first full day on my period and I'm getting a cold. So right now I'm both cranky and tired.

03-25-2019, 07:25 PM	#32854
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,364 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	It's a pen. Just a lousy pen. If it's so darned important to you don't let it out of your possession. Instead we're treated to hours of accusations and whining about how it's gone missing. I can't unhear that whiny tantrum. My resolve to not engage the idiot was sorely tested today.

03-26-2019, 01:45 PM	#32855
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I ordered a computer/gaming chair from Amazon last week for my son's birthday. Amazon and UPS said it would be delivered on Monday (yesterday) but when I arrived home from work on Friday I was pleasantly surprised to find it was already there. Fast Forward -> This morning (Tuesday) I got a notification on my Amazon Shopping App saying "We're sorry your package is late." What's up with that? Did they double ship? Am I going to have to go through the hassle of sending one back? I really don't want or have room for a second one! Will I get charged for two? ARRRAAAAGH!

03-26-2019, 02:39 PM	#32856
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	IFF you get two, contact them. They often say "just keep it", though perhaps not, with a costlier item. But you might find you have two chairs for the price of one!

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03-27-2019, 07:25 PM	#32860
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,548 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	An entire category dedicated to "Allons y" and not a single Doctor Who/David Tennant question.