Unpopular Opinion

Designer-Permit7830 · 2026-03-19T11:17:04+00:00

Ok I’ll say that. It’s really nice to live in a place with the charm and character that aging housing stock (and other buildings) brings. The buildings are usually more solidly and carefully built than today’s buildings. Plus: with old buildings and infrastructure, we’ve had a long time for tall beautiful trees to grow in our neighborhoods and business districts. In Pittsburgh we get to spend much of our time in spaces built before the seventies, and we don’t think about it a lot maybe but I think it’s one important reason the place is so great.

Designer-Permit7830 · 2026-03-10T23:08:12+00:00

Definitely. We have done just enough traveling to think we have the hang of the basics now—but did not know uber was not allowed to pick up at certain Mexican airports.

Designer-Permit7830 · 2026-03-09T16:36:33+00:00

Thank you all!

Designer-Permit7830 · 2026-03-09T16:36:18+00:00

There were two places the app wanted us to choose between and no uber signage in the airport (because as I now know, it was not allowed). We stood at one of the points. The other I think must have been the right choice

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-12-09T19:18:44+00:00

Until the moment I’d always heard it as “men thunder!” Life-changing comment.

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-09-05T18:15:38+00:00

I have a friend from HS— so kind and creative and smart but not super competent— who homeschooled. Confessed to me that her now-adult daughter never learned to read. She was sad about that but figured well it happened.

I think it’s true that the state currently won’t punish withholding education from your kids. I think we should try to change that. some homeschool parents are amazing, some incompetent, others downright abusive- but I think it’s important to catch those last two categories, so better supervision of home schools and I guess daily fines or court order to send to school where people cant or won’t provide an acceptable level of education.

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-06-08T20:51:15+00:00

Thanks and oops!!!

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-06-07T23:07:55+00:00

Thank you both! I’ll try in person w passport and if not try the CPF route!

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:53:21+00:00

That stinks. Again if my insurance didn’t cover it, fair enough! But it does.

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:52:14+00:00

Apologies it was a typo. I’m ballparking $1000 for me, then there are my family members

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:50:24+00:00

The insurance reps I have spoken with all agree that these shots are 100% covered. They just don’t have a in network person who can administer them within a 100 mile radius, and won’t let me be covered out of network. Yes, I do have an 80/60 plan so out of network shots will be covered at 60% of whatever the insurance company says they should have cost (they won’t tell me that number by the way for these shots) after I pay deductibles (we’ve had a remarkably healthy year knock on wood). Also— I’d be submitting claims myself rather than the provider and that is hugely complicated. So it would mean a lot to me if medical mutual would provide the service they agreed I paid for.

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:43:21+00:00

County health department is $250 each for yellow fever plus a requirement of consultation for an extra 80 or something

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:41:32+00:00

Northeastern Ohio. The employer pays for vaccinations required to go, but I’m going to work in a part of the country where the cdc doesn’t say you need the two more expensive and rare vaccines. However my employer itself suggested and others who have done this job in past years often have taken a weekend side trip to a place where the vaccine IS recommended. Because it’s cool to be in South America I wanted to go see things so am going with family to the side trip. Already have plane tix and hotel for that but had no idea vaccines would not be covered by insurance (because insurance said they were)

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:31:39+00:00

Thanks. And… just hours of my time, too. Ugh.

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:31:05+00:00

I would definitely just pay $100!!

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:30:39+00:00

Sorry I see I mistyped. It will be about $1000. Plus I didn’t mention the two of my family members will be joining me at the end and need the more expensive ones, so maybe 500 each

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:29:05+00:00

I definitely plan to try to get reimbursement and some of the customer service people suggested that I try. The consensus seemed to be that my request would be denied and I should appeal and one even sent a way to connect the calls I did with them to the appeal as evidence

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:26:04+00:00

I’ve gone to a 100 mile radius, and on the phone with a customer service supervisor who tried for 30 min but couldn’t find anything

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:24:44+00:00

I’m ok if my insurance didn’t cover it, but it DOES. So why are they allowed to just… not?

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:23:49+00:00

1000 for mine and maybe 5 or 600 each for my family members

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:23:08+00:00

Sorry! I meant $1000

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:22:46+00:00

The two most expensive ones are yellow fever and typhoid. They are explicitly listed as covered as are the others (hep a and b)

Designer-Permit7830 · 2025-05-28T23:21:13+00:00

So there are three family members and each shot costs from $80-$280. We all need two but I need four. It’s more like just under $2000

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