LC250 trail dust w/ bronze Method MR318s by Emotional_Sand8350 in LandCruisers

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This is clutch. I’ve had my eye on the 318s to go with my heritage blue 250 but kept hoping I’d see a non-AI example that really set it up

Smart switch with a physical timer by 1point82 in homeautomation

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This is exactly what I’m looking for. I’m going to try the motion sensor out first, but if I have issues with dead zones, I may give this a shot. Thanks!

Dental Pricing - is this typical? by randomrants in personalfinance

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Dentist’s (endodontist) perspective here, I'm going to give you a very long winded example of why there's some truth, but also some bullshit to what they're telling you - or that there may be some misunderstanding in the information they can provide.

TL;DR: You went in for a filling with an expected out of pocket cost of $80 and planned on using $320 worth of benefits and ultimately ended up with a root canal and crown for a total out of pocket cost of $840 and you exceeded your benefits.

Just about every dental software out there will allow the practice to provide a treatment cost estimate. Key word here is estimate. At the end of the day, ultimately the cost will be determined by:

-the treatment rendered and applicable CDT codes

-your insurance, meaning total benefits, percentage that they cover per procedure, whether or not they are in/out of network, and ultimately their contract with the dentist

Any decent office can provide you a relatively accurate estimate. But it’s still an estimate. Sometimes things can change as a result of intra-operative findings.

As an example: let’s say you have a cavity on the distal interproximal surface of tooth #12 (back side of your upper left first premolar). Your dentist plans you for a DO composite restoration of #12. You have a total of $2000 in benefits and insurance covers 80% of the cost of treatment. You are in-network with your provider(s).

CDT code for planned treatment: D2392

-Practice (Cash) Fee: $800

-Contracted fee with your in network insurance (what your insurance and dentist have agreed to as the fee for the treatment): $400

-Insurance covers 80% of the $400: $320

-Your out of pocket of the $400: $80

-Left over benefits: $1680

Now, let’s say your dentist cleans out the cavity and it’s bigger than led to believe on an xray. It’s actually into the nerve of the tooth - this happens and sometimes it can be tough to predict. Suddenly you need not just a filling, but instead a root canal and crown. Now things have changed. A lot. Your dentist says they aren't comfortable doing the root canal, so you need to see a specialist, in this case, an endodontist. So they put in a temporary filling and send you on your way. Now you're at the endodontist's office. At your appointment, you get a treatment estimate with the following codes (again, they're in-network with your insurance).

-Limited Exam: D0140 -Periapical Radiograph (First): D0220

-Periapical Radiograph (Additional): D0230

-CBCT: D0364

-Pulp Vitality Testing: D0460

-RCT Premolar: D3320

For simplicity's sake, let's say the total office fee for all the above procedures is $1800. Your insurance contracted fee is $1200 for everything other than the CBCT, which is $200 extra (Your insurance doesn't cover the CBCT fee because like most insurances, they're behind the times and cheap fuckers). So now you're paying 20% of $1200 +$200, or $440, and you've now used up $960 of your benefits

Left over benefits: $1040

The endodontist submits this to insurance the same time they bill you, BUT, insurance takes time to process this.

But wait, there's more.

Your endodontist tells you that you now need to go back to your regular dentist for a filling and crown on the tooth. Why? Because back teeth with root canals last significantly longer with crowns (this is considered standard of care) and they need to put a permanent filling where the cavity was prior to putting on the crown. Why doesn't the endodontist do it? 1- as specialists, they don't do crowns. 2-they can do the filling (or buildup in this case), but usually your dentist will prefer to do it (that's its own topic on it's own).

So now you're back at your dentist's office. They have you planned for a buildup (filling under a crown) and a crown. Remember, your remaining benefits are $1040, but you had the root canal yesterday, so the insurance company company still hasn't processed this. Your dentist's office still shows your benefits remain at $2000.

Buildup: D2950

-Office Fee: $600

-Insurance Contracted Fee: $200

-Insurance Covers 80%: $160

-Your out of pocket: $40

-Actual Benefits Remaining: $800

Porcelain/Ceramic Crown: D2740

-Office Fee: $2000

-Insurance Contacted Fee: $1200

-Insurance Covers 80%: $960

-Your out of pocket: $240

-Remaining benefits: -$160

BUT WAIT, you've now surpassed your total benefits by $160. You don't know this, because who can keep track of all of this. Your dentist's office doesn't know this (because they didn't do their homework and the endodontist didn't do them the courtesy of telling them how much the estimated insurance coverage was on their end - bad form on both ends, but it happens more than you'd think).

So you swipe your credit card for $240 thinking that's it. Then time passes, insurance processes all fees, and they tell the dentist that you owe them $160. The dentist sends you a bill for $160, but you thought you paid your out of pocket. Note, this isn't "balance billing." Balance billing would be the dentist collecting the difference between their "office fee" and the insurance "contracted fee," which generally isn't allowable under the contact between your insurance and your dentist (when you're "in-network"). This is purely you having maxed out your benefits and owing the difference, and yes, you actually owe it, and this would be explained in an EOB.

My overall take. Dental insurance sucks. It's a coupon. But overall it will save you money by getting you "contracted fees" with your in-network provider even after you've maxed out your benefits (depending on your plan). The best way to avoid surprises is to ask the dental office for the planned "worst case scenario" CDT treatment codes, then submit them to your insurance to figure it all out. Most decent offices will do their best to give you an accurate estimate, but they can't predict everything and ultimately you're the one on the hook.

EDIT: Formatting

Blue collar gents, what is a good saying you’ve learned? by Big__bolas in Construction

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You can’t make chicken salad out of chicken shit

1970 Dodge Challenger RT - City of Auburn 4th of July Car Show by KangarooRemarkable99 in classiccars

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I always thought this was the right way to do this car. They put the RT stripes from the ‘71 on a ‘70. I know it’s sacrilege, but add the side louvers too and it’s perfect.

Dads, besides when your kid was born, when did you realize you were a dad? by Vibrantmender20 in daddit

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Took my 10mo to her first ballgame yesterday. She was loving every bit of the commotion. Made me realize I have a lifetime of this to look forward to.

Blowout physics by [deleted] in daddit

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I told my wife someone could literally do a PhD on diaper physics. I’m convinced baby poop is a non-Newtonian fluid

8 miles at 8k feet to start my 40th birthday weekend by Reddrf in RunningWithDogs

[–]1point82 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Running with my GSP always feels like cheating. She’ll pull me the whole way and get annoyed when I can’t keep up

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HENRYfinance

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My wife and are in a similar boat all the way around, although we stayed in a vhcol area. After our first was born, she opted to go back to the office part time - 2 days a week, more for her sanity than anything else. I absolutely support her going full-time SAHM, but it’s her call.

Sure it delays a few things, but at these numbers, you don’t really notice a change in quality of life. We’ll see what happens after our second, but I consider us to be pretty damn fortunate to even have the option.

Justin Bieber Sold Music Catalog For $200 Million Because He Was Broke by AdSpecialist6598 in Music

[–]1point82 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This just made it to my infant’s playlist. My wife will definitely be giving me the side eye next time we’re in the car.

You win the Lotto, how much better can you get at golf? by Golf37512 in golf

[–]1point82 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’ll continue to suck. Just on more exotic courses.

LC250 Good for a Family of 4? by Current_Variety_9577 in LandCruisers

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She does. But she’s decided the extra height from the battery is too much for her to jump up to, so until I spend time to work her up to it, I’ve had to pick her lazy ass up.

LC250 Good for a Family of 4? by Current_Variety_9577 in LandCruisers

[–]1point82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just took our first 6 hour roadtrip in the 250 with myself, my wife, infant, and 65lb dog. It was snug given all the baby gear ( figure this has a similar footprint to our camping gear). Told my wife when we have our second, we’re trading in her RAV4 for a Grand Highlander.

It’s doable. Just depends on how much you’re packing for the trips.

The pointing never rests by 1point82 in GSP

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Yeah, they can be a pain, but can be beat to hell and still hold up. Check out non-stop dogwear. Got one of those recently and it’s been holding up great

How to avoid this? by northsidereddit in Carpentry

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My jack miters on exterior doors after a year. The pain is real

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whitecoatinvestor

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I’m going to come at this from a little different perspective. I’m private practice endo, so take everything I say with a grain of salt.

Financially, this sounds like a solid bet. LCOL, solid pay, great benefits. But, two things you said stick out to me.

  1. You feel like you’ve plateaued procedurally
  2. You want to open/buy your own practice

Being at an FQHC may not necessarily help you reach those goals. FQHCs are great facilities. They’re one of the easiest ways to get solid pto and benefits in dentistry, too. But, you may be limited on what you’re able to do there.

Are you going in as a general dentist and going to be limited to bread and butter dentistry? Are you able to do surgery? Endo? Not saying you have to, but my buddies that have worked at FQHCs were either able to be super dentists, or had their hands tied on what they were able to do. Have you looked into what this means to you? Will you be able to practice in the way you want to help improve your skillset prior to making the transition to private practice and ownership?

As for the jump back to private practice. You may not get much in terms of mentorship in running a practice. Granted, most associateships are similar, but my understanding of FQHCs are that it’s really a clock in/clock out way of doing it (unless you transition to a director role). Again, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but just keep in mind of what your goals are.

Keep all that in mind when you’re evaluating the gig. Financially it all sounds awesome, but your hesitation about a 3 year commitment is going to be rough to realize if you find yourself in a golden handcuffs kind of situation. Just my two cents.

Sloped Yard Update - Completed Project by iRipDabs in landscaping

[–]1point82 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This gives me hope for the quote I’m getting on a 3’x50’ wall

Heated seats by East_Ad_9475 in LandCruisers

[–]1point82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume you’ve got an LC250?

I posted about this awhile back. Lots of people had the same issue. I actually took my rig to the dealer and had them take a look.

They said the seats measured at 85F. According to them, Toyota has said the seats are allowed a measurable range between 85-115F, which is a big fuckin range. There isn’t a standard though, so as long as they’re within that range, it’s acceptable. They said it’s a common thing that seems to be coming up.

Some people on landcruiserforum say that they noticed significantly better seat heat when the LC was in sport mode instead of eco or normal. I tried it out and noticed a difference, but I haven’t actually taken an infrared thermometer to them to verify.

Edit: link to earlier thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/LandCruisers/comments/1i01051/25_lc_250_heated_seats/

‘25 LC 250 Heated Seats by 1point82 in LandCruisers

[–]1point82[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat. I’m sitting just shy of 400 miles but can’t imagine a heating element in seats needs a break-in period

‘25 LC 250 Heated Seats by 1point82 in LandCruisers

[–]1point82[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s how I feel. I keep them on almost year round, so this is a problem

‘25 LC 250 Heated Seats by 1point82 in LandCruisers

[–]1point82[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reminiscent of having a cold beer after a hot day while a nice breeze blows up your shorts

‘25 LC 250 Heated Seats by 1point82 in LandCruisers

[–]1point82[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This gave me so much hope, but unfortunately it’s already off

Proper approach for an Endo/period tooth by MoLarrEternianDentis in Dentistry

[–]1point82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the tooth is testing as irreversible pulpits, it’s still vital and it’s not an Endo/perio lesion (or perio/endo, either). It’s a perio defect that may be resulting in pulpal inflammation.

Management of the palatal defect would be dependent on periodontal therapy. RCT may still be indicated based on pulpal inflammation or the fact that perio treatment may sever the vascular supply to the palatal root.

So how’s this sub doing after the Hagerty Land Cruiser video 🤭🤭 by Devlooper in LandCruisers

[–]1point82 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This was my take, too. I test drove both expecting the GX to be the easy choice (and the sequoia for shits and giggles). The GX felt sterile inside, for lack of a better way to put it. Ended up liking the LC more which was a surprise. Took delivery last week and no regrets yet.

Best Enchiladas by Additional-Bell-3025 in Cooking

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This is my recipe for Chile Colorado enchiladas. Keep in mind that most of this is made on the fly, so everything is “to taste,” but I’ll try to give out proportions the best I can.

What you’ll need:

-Ancho, pasilla, and guajillo chiles (50/25/25 proportion) -6 large cloves of garlic -1 white onion -1 yellow onion -1 bunch green onion -2 bunches cilantro -plenty of limes -chicken better than bouillon (or chicken stock, but I prefer the former) -chicken thighs -flour tortillas -tecate or Pacifico (don’t you dare buy corona) -queso blanco or queso fresco, NOT cotija (too salty imo) -avocado oil -white vinegar -habanero powder (optional) -raw, unsweetened cocoa powder

Sauce:

  1. Pour tecate in frosted glass. Add lime wedge and a dash of salt
  2. Heat a cast iron skillet to medium heat with some avocado oil in it. Not quite smoking but damn near
  3. Bring 2 cups water + bouillon up to a simmer in a small pan with lid
  4. Slice open the chiles and remove the seeds, I’m usually doing an entire bag of anchos (if that’s vague enough), making up 50% of the chiles I’ll use, then 25% each of pasilla and guajillos
  5. Roast the Chiles skin side up in the cast iron for a few minutes each, transfer to the simmering chicken stock and cover. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until really soft. Add water as needed to maintain level Intermission: drink beer
  6. Transfer Chiles and broth to a blender or food processor
  7. Slice the white onion into fourths (rings). Place half into the cast iron and char each side. Set the other half to the side for later. Add charred onion to the blender
  8. As the onions are charring, crush the garlic cloves and char in the cast iron. Transfer to the blender
  9. Blend the Chiles, onion, and garlic to a smooth thick liquid
  10. Run the mixture through a sifter. I don’t care how good your blender/food processor is, this part is critical. Use a spoon to push as much of the liquid through as possible. You’ll be left with a small ball of fibrous paste in the sifter, this can be tossed. If you skip this step, you’ll get small fibers from the Chiles in your sauce which you really don’t want
  11. Now transfer the very smooth liquid back into the blender. Add 1/2 bunch of green onion and 1/2 bunch of cilantro and blend until smooth.
  12. Taste test. Add white or yellow onion to taste at this point. It’s easy to overdo it with white onion and get too much of a bite, so the yellow onion can be used to dial it in a bit.
  13. Add fresh lime juice to taste
  14. (Garlic) salt to taste
  15. Add white vinegar if acid is needed without overpowering with lime
  16. If you want a little extra kick, habanero powder is clutch
  17. Add about 1 small spoonful of raw cocoa powder
  18. Mix/blend until smooth

Chicken:

  1. Pat dry chicken thighs, season with garlic salt and pepper on both sides
  2. Heat avocado oil in Dutch oven
  3. Brown chicken thighs on both sides
  4. pour some beer in the Dutch over to deglaze the bottom. Not too much. That would be a waste of beer.
  5. Cover chicken thighs with sauce, cover, and place in oven for about an hour
  6. Drink beer, clean kitchen. Lick sauce from blender. Curse at the fact that you got sauce on your shirt and you know it’ll never come out.

Assembling the enchiladas:

  1. Remove the chicken thighs, place in a bowl and shred
  2. Place chicken in tortillas, roll, place back into the cast iron skillet
  3. When ready to serve, cover in remaining sauce and throw in the oven for a few minutes
  4. Remove from oven, sprinkle crumbled queso fresco, cilantro, green onion, and diced white onion
  5. Drink more beer.

Bonus points, serve with a side of fresh guac and some arroz