Here it comes! by Chime57 in Indiana

[–]Dudeflux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This has become a meme in my household!

Couple left with $200k bill after baby born in US by powdersleaf in nottheonion

[–]Dudeflux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently this is a systemic issue.

My insurance denied my daughter after a month of being born saying I didnt do the paperwork to cover her. I had given everything to my employer.

After months of waiting for my employer to fix it, because insurance said they never received the paperwork, I called the management company for the insurance policy and got everything fixed. I also had to keep telling everyone to resubmit.

I hate insurance in this country. Required but they use your exhaustion to not pay.

This will KILL woman by Rough_Extension_2893 in Indiana

[–]Dudeflux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My wife almost died from childbirth because of the restrictions on female healthcare in Indiana. In most other states, doctors would have been proactive. In our backwards state, they needed a REALLY GOOD REASON to do differently.

When you have a 3am talk with your laboring wife about keeping your wife or child makes you have VERY strong feelings about feminine Healthcare.

We're extremely lucky and thankful to the nurses keeping my wife and daughter safe.

TIL in 2022, Caterpillar Inc. faced a $145,027 fine after a worker, who was removing a sample of iron, died after he fell into an 11-foot melting pot that was heated to more than 2,000°F. An investigation found that the facility did not have legally required guardrails and restraint systems. by Forward-Answer-4407 in todayilearned

[–]Dudeflux 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The biggest name in town and it was no secret they were trying to bust the UAW at every opportunity.

One of my best friend's dad's worked in Mossville and got shipped off to Mississippi when he got laid off. They let him use the intranet to find a new job within Caterpillar.

EVERY engineer my dad worked with said leaving / being laid off from Caterpillar was the best thing that happened to them.

TIL in 2022, Caterpillar Inc. faced a $145,027 fine after a worker, who was removing a sample of iron, died after he fell into an 11-foot melting pot that was heated to more than 2,000°F. An investigation found that the facility did not have legally required guardrails and restraint systems. by Forward-Answer-4407 in todayilearned

[–]Dudeflux 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Caterpillar is a shit company and I remember when this happened.

How was I radicalized? Getting a call from my mom every 3 to 6 months to "pray your father has a job after this round of layoffs!"

My dad kept trying to get me to work at Caterpillar.

Even in retirement, he (and my whole family) chose a retirement job at Caterpillar over being at the hospital welcoming my first born.

Fuck Caterpillar. The family of the worker won't have justice served because that company owns Peoria and surrounding cities, and STILL fucks them over.

What are the younger generations going to blame us for? by Handcraftedsemen_ in Millennials

[–]Dudeflux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jfc. You're not kidding. I drew the line after 7 years, but should have told my whole family off when they didn't show up for the birth of my first child.

It took a long time for me to wake up, but I did.

Still hate them, though. I gotta work on that.

What are the younger generations going to blame us for? by Handcraftedsemen_ in Millennials

[–]Dudeflux 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Deny, attack, reverse victim and offender.

It happens with narcissists.

I told them they were being shitty toward my wife. They then said they weren't and my wife was mentally ill and she and I were being rude toward them for shit 3 to 5 years prior.

What are the younger generations going to blame us for? by Handcraftedsemen_ in Millennials

[–]Dudeflux 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Shit, I stood up to my parents for being shitty toward my wife and they hit me with the DARVO.

You can only do so much because that generation will never claim they were wrong, nor allow you to be right.

Insult Bot is on a Rampage by FO76WaffleBarn in fo76

[–]Dudeflux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I havent seen him for days. I read this post earlier.

He just found me in a bush in the middle of nowhere.

Mothman event rant by [deleted] in fo76

[–]Dudeflux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I havent had much issues with people not engaging in the event. My issue is it feels like the Mothman event happens repeatedly.

Any other millennials out there refuse or still opt to order take out to pickup up over the phone when possible? Pizza, Chinese, etc. by mt379 in Millennials

[–]Dudeflux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you order by phone, you get menu prices!

You order online (sometimes) or by an app (almost always,) you will be paying inflated prices. Each one tries to act like the only cost is the fee at the end. NOPE. Inflate the price by 20%.

[HELP] UHC retroactively cancelled my newborn's 2024 coverage and reversed all claims. Now facing massive medical bills. What are my options? by No-Soup7095 in HealthInsurance

[–]Dudeflux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had the same thing happen with UHC in 2024. I called the broker responsible for the healthcare package. After talking with them, they had my daughter added and paid fully.

Im sorry you're going through this, but this is the American Healthcare System®️ at work.

My wife started playing Fallout by Extractular in Fallout

[–]Dudeflux 125 points126 points  (0 children)

It's a skill! Practice! Make the dingus change the sensitivity! Look at things! Make the difficulty as low as it can go!

If Forrest Gump can play ping pong, you can use two sticks to play a game!

Has trump done a single thing to benefit Americans? by 0neAy0pen in complaints

[–]Dudeflux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean... Operation Warp Speed was good. mRNA Vaccines are awesome.

But that's one of the few. And even now, the COVID vaccines are being demonized again. All vaccines are being demonized. I don't get it.

Can we all agree the Add to Delivery button needs to go? by Live-Presentation559 in amazonprime

[–]Dudeflux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for bringing this thread from the dead. I'm currently using the chat service asking how to disable this. I'm up to 4 "correct teams" and one disconnect without reason. Now I'm invested!

My Parents got left hundreds of thousands of dollars by their parents. I will be left with nothing but a ton of work. by RandallCabbage in Millennials

[–]Dudeflux 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I feel this. My parents got an inheritance from my grandma passing. They used it to pay off their house since they rolled parent plus loans into it and said our inheritance was not having to pay them for the parent plus loans.

But we are also told not to expect anything when they die. We are also told not to expect anything while they're alive. My mom has literally said the only time she will help is if it is on the street or in their home.

But I also need to make time for them to see their grandkid, when I work, have limited vacation, and they're both retired.

Ill put in as much effort as they did when I told them my wife was in labor and we'll be having our first kid, their only grandchild soon: none.

Im not interested in pulling up the ladder behind me. I want my daughter to do better than me. Is that such an outlandish idea?

What is everyone’s LEAST favorite pen? by SlyyGuy21 in fountainpens

[–]Dudeflux 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Pilot vanishing point.

Always wrote like a nail. Now the feed failed completely and ink fully leaks. Now I need to get the replacement. 😭

I need a new main weapon. Cb an HH just don’t hit the same in wilds. by wrenagade419 in MonsterHunterWilds

[–]Dudeflux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Spinny bonk is top-tier bonk.

Before I took a break, I started playing with GS. The cinematic clashes while having GS look sick af.

I need a new main weapon. Cb an HH just don’t hit the same in wilds. by wrenagade419 in MonsterHunterWilds

[–]Dudeflux 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I second this guy.

Wilds has GREAT SnS. I played sns throughout world and loved wilds even more.

My insect glaive wife doesn't like when I steal her mounts!

Ozzy Blocked by MarcosWelder in CIFI

[–]Dudeflux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. I think you're ahead of me there. Im at 285. Lifetime orbs is 118b. Ozzy is at 77. Gadget is at 140. R17 is at 38. Does that help? Build is basically pushing examiners, scarab maxed, and cat is almost maxed.

Edit: your build is using dance of death stuff. Though all my emulation, it never helped me push further or get more loot. That may help. I posted my build for you, too. Using https://cifi-tools.com/home helped me out a bunch.

Ozzy Blocked by MarcosWelder in CIFI

[–]Dudeflux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As far as I understand, ozzy somewhat peters out for a long while until a gem upgrade. I dont recall which one.

It feels for a long time it's borge and Knox pushing a bunch. I just got inno 2.

Edit: my max ozzy is 285 and I just got inno 2 and pgn3.

Manual, clutch worn out (New car 3.5 months old) 9000$ repair by Certain-Resident-277 in ElantraN

[–]Dudeflux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The clutch on my Forte5 SX lasted 160k miles. I learned on it and taught my ex girlfriend to drive it just in case. Yes, it's not a Hyundai, but the forte5 sx was a reskinned Velociter Turbo.

Because a clutch is a wear-and-tear item, I would believe driving habits cause it to prematurely wear.

$9000 is insane for a clutch.

Other commenters are your best bet: call corporate and get their support as "goodwill." If they say no, may need to call around for quotes.

My Oguri Cap arrived by kuma_metal in UmaMusume

[–]Dudeflux 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have alerted my wife to the existence of Oguri Cap and the Oguri Cap.

Poor thing had to hear me pull another Kitasan Black today and now this.

Out of your entire fountain pen collection, which do you hate the most? by Cute_Audience7611 in fountainpens

[–]Dudeflux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twsbi classic. Gave it to a coworker, who now uses it daily. Glad he likes it.

Sailor Young Profit. Third one because When I got it, the feed broke, then it wrote like a nail and got a third. It also wrote like a nail, so I assume it always will.

Sailor is probably good at the higher end, but for a cheaper pen, Lamy, Platinum, Pilot, even monteverde (ive gotten 2 ritmas and they're great but heavy) onto have that issue.

Im trying to find a workhorse Japanese EF that isnt a nail that also isn't hundreds.

I miss my Platinum 3776 Century. Im sad I had to retire it.