I could do with another project like this lampshade renovation. It’s an easy soothing way to use up my left over yarn and listen to my favourite CBC podcast. check out their enhanced version.
Yesterday I discovered my ski bindings had smashed when the ski bag fell out of the car ski rack last Sunday. Skis have fallen out of that ski rack before, nothing ever happened to them so it wasn’t until I went to wax my skis that I noticed the bindings were smashed. I can’t imagine not skiing so I ordered new bindings from MEC and paid for them with money I don’t have.
This morning I talked to my Credit Union about why someone had moved money around in my account and taken out $1 under the guise of overdraft charge. I don’t have an overdraft in that account. They said they would get back to me.
Next I spent a frustrating hour talking to my medical insurance provider about a reimbursement problem. they refuse to take responsibility or fix the problem. They told me to phone the government. My husband works for the government and it is through them we have our extended health insurance.
After I hang up I noticed I had a missed phone call from Vancouver General hospital. I feel my heart beat speeding up and think of my son down there, by himself, alone. I press the redial button only to get a robot who informs me, they are sorry but they have no idea who at the hospital phoned me. By the time I see they have left a message I’m practically in hysterics. The message is from some calm secretary in some doctors office in Vancouver reminding my son of his upcoming appointment.
My heart rate gradually gets back to normal as I dial the government office my husband works in. I don’t know why I bothered because their worker says the same thing, your reimbursement problem is not our fault, phone the medical insurance provider. And #$@%*& you too I think as I slam the phone down.
My husband says he will fix it and he does. So now I’m getting my money back from the extended health care. This is good because I need to it to pay for the new ski bindings. My son says he’s at a loss to explain why the hospital phoned me. The only bummer is I still have to confront the Credit Union again tomorrow because they never did get back to me.
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So the Canadian health care system is not without its glitches too? It seems to me that just about ANYTHING would be better than what we have here in the US.
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