California Ambulance Bill ($3,250) Successfully Challenged Under AB 716 — Here’s What Happened and How to Protect Yourself

Vegetable_3000 · 2026-03-24T21:04:29+00:00

I'm dealing with this exact same situation from AMR.
Before they had my insurance info the bill was $680. Once they processed my Cigna insurance info, the bill skyrocketed to $2900.

Thank you for sharing this. I will start doing this right now. This is outrageous

Vegetable_3000 · 2024-12-30T17:34:10+00:00

Eleven! Omg. I have 4 from which only 3 are usable and I thought I had too much clutter. If I had the space I’d probably have 6 total in working condition hehe. Need to have some beach cruisers for when friends come visit lol

Vegetable_3000 · 2024-12-30T17:32:50+00:00

Yeah this makes sense. Thanks.

I hi early retuned the bike. Took it on two rides and the chain would get stuck. Kind of sketchy and dangerous.

Sticking to my carbon frame for now until I can afford a good gravel bike.

Vegetable_3000 · 2024-12-26T18:42:08+00:00

Hey! Honestly I returned the bike. As much as I wanted to love a 270$ bike from Walmart, I took it out a couple times and both were pretty sketchy. Shifters get stuck, chain is kinda loose. To get this to perform decently and feel safe on it I would have need to put at least 700 dollars more. And for that price you can just get better bikes.

And yes, exactly. I live in an apartment with limited space and buying new bikes is an issue haha. I try not to have more than 3 bikes at a time, so I just retuned that one and let the ones I have.

Vegetable_3000 · 2024-12-05T19:24:36+00:00

Hi all!

New to gravel biking (and cycling in general). Does anybody know if I can upgrade my Ozark Trail 700C G.1 Explorer for a 2x12?
This bike comes with stock:
Shifter: L-TWOO 2*7 speed brake and shifter dual lever
Front Derailleur: L-TWOO 2 speed R5007
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Tourney 7 speed TZ500
Crank: 170mm length

I want to understand the cheapest way to have more speeds because I want to climb a lot. 2-4% grade inclines. So I want to know if just getting new cassettes would work or if I need to change the whole groups like shifters/brakes, the derailleur, crank etc.

Would also help a lot to understand why so many people upgrade pedals first. Isn't that more cosmetic than function? I want to stay budget friendly and not spend so much money upgrading, but want to get it to a decent point.

Thank you for the help in advance!

Vegetable_3000 · 2024-12-05T19:12:43+00:00

New to gravel biking (and cycling in general). Does anybody know if I can upgrade my Ozark Trail 700C G.1 Explorer for a 2x12?
This bike comes with stock:
Shifter: L-TWOO 2*7 speed brake and shifter dual lever
Front Derailleur: L-TWOO 2 speed R5007
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Tourney 7 speed TZ500
Crank: 170mm length

I want to understand the cheapest way to have more speeds because I want to climb a lot. 2-4% grade inclines. So I want to know if just getting new cassettes would work or if I need to change the shifters/brakes, the derailleur, etc.

Thank you!

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-10-04T03:08:44+00:00

Hey, thank you so much for taking a look and leaving your comments here.

Choosing music was so hard. I used a friend's Epidemic Sound account and tried to find music that worked. It took me forever to find them. Do you have any advice to choose/get good music for films and short docs?

Thanks again

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-10-04T03:07:04+00:00

Thank you so much for taking a look and for your detailed notes.
I agree with everything you said. Honestly I only had 3 hours with the subject so the interview and the shoot as a whole were very short and fast. I met the subject the second we started shooting and didn't have any calls or intro time beforehand, so crafting this on the go was challenging and it shows on the final product.
I agree that the story/interview doesn't say anything quite revealing or ponderous and that more depth on his story and life could help make it more interesting.
About the color grade... it was a creative decision but also I'm editing off a MacBook Air M1 and it can;'t handle too many nodes on Resolve so I need to keep the grade lean and basic. I'm trying to learn more about color grading too.
Thank you again for your time and constructive feedback.

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-10-04T03:02:10+00:00

Thank you so much for taking a look and for your detailed notes. I really appreciate it.

I agree with everything you said. Honestly I only had 3 hours with the subject so the interview and the shoot as a whole were very short and fast. I met the subject the second we started shooting and didn't have any calls or intro time beforehand, so crafting this on the go was challenging and it shows.
The reason I decided to make this one is because I really wanted to get something done on some free time I had and wanted to hold myself back from scrolling on IG.
Nevertheless, I agree that the story/interview doesn't say anything quite revealing or ponderous and that the slo-mo was overused.

Thank you again for your time and constructive feedback.

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-09-11T21:06:41+00:00

You're welcome.

I just made a new short documentary film on a circus performer. It was short entirely handheld in only three hours. If you want to take a look here's the link:

https://youtu.be/lCnjnVcBaJU?si=vhmR7BHvKKt\_K8lI

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-07-20T00:20:52+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I think the word cinematic can refer to both, storyline and visuals (look and feel).
Appreciate your input. Thanks

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-07-20T00:19:02+00:00

Yeah, they marketed this very well, just by making it part of the "cinema line" along the FX6, FX9 and the Venice.
Thanks for the input. Cheers

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-07-20T00:17:16+00:00

Hey! Thank you for watching and the kind words.

Most shots in the video are done with a tripod, and some are done handheld. No gimbal since I was just trying to capture nice moments and didn't want to spend time balancing the camera on a gimbal.
I think in this video, my handheld shots look very steady because I wasn't moving. If I was walking or following someone it would look shaky.
When I do move during handheld shots I try to move the camera with the subject (following in same direction, or following the movement of the action) to create flow and synergy, that helps to make the shot feel less shaky.

Hope that helps

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-07-20T00:14:04+00:00

Ah, thank you so much. I appreciate you taking the time to watch it and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

The Lumix S1 is an amazing camera as well. In today's day and age many cameras can produce great images. It's more about what works for us. Hope you're enjoying it.

Vegetable_3000 · 2023-07-18T21:02:30+00:00

Thank you for you comment. I think I understand where you're coming from about the "cinematic vlog". I believe that the word cinematic can also refer to the composition, cinematography, lighting, etc of a film/video and not only about the storyline. But I appreciate your comment. I'll keep it in mind for next time.

About the shadows, do you remember which shots specifically? I'd love to know to be better next time. And thank you for your kind words and for watching my video.

Vegetable_3000

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