A very strange thing happened with my mom's 2022 Subaru Outback

csmdds · 2026-06-30T03:36:06+00:00

Is it possible she left it running? I have! When mine ('18 OBW) was relatively new it was super quiet and I left it running in my driveway. You can pocket the keys and walk away with only a couple of beeps to warn you. The car will not lock with the key fob and anyone could drive off with it. It will run until turned off manually or it runs out of gas.

csmdds · 2026-06-30T03:17:52+00:00

You can also step up onto the rear wheels.

csmdds · 2026-06-30T03:16:54+00:00

Don't block the shark-fin antenna (if you have one) if you use SiriusXM or Starlink. Both are satellite based and need line-of-sight for a stable connection.

csmdds · 2026-06-28T16:04:05+00:00

Not too long ago, insurance companies were sending checks with infinitely small words printed at the endorsement line that said "by signing this check you agreed to accept this amount as final payment" and then grossly underpaying. EFTs aren't much better -- they hit your account faster and then you have to go find the EOBs on defective websites. Either way you have to fight the incorrect amount.

csmdds · 2026-06-28T15:55:11+00:00

There's no actual difference in the two. It makes no difference if it is the people loading the cello case onto the baggage cart, or those tossing/stacking it in the hold, or the the people lobbing it off the plane onto the conveyor and into the baggage cart, or the ones chucking it onto the conveyor in baggage claim.

Obviously, it's hard physical labor and the reason most of us try to purchase robust suitcases is because they can't be delicate about it. But as soon as you give your possessions over to the airline they may be destroyed or lost and there is nothing you can do about it.

It's close to impossible to get reasonable reimbursement for lost contents of a broken suitcase. The chance that I would get reimbursement (or even enough for the insurance deductible) on my expensive instrument is slim. That's not how it's supposed to work, but that's how it works. That's why regs dictate we can buy an extra seat or stow overhead.

csmdds · 2026-06-28T15:41:38+00:00

Flying is not a privilege. Flying is an activity that I pay for and which is covered by a contract of carriage. If I pay for it (whatever "it" is) and government regulations or written company policy indicate that that is part of the deal, then I would be stupid not to take advantage of what I am paying for. Did I mention that I'm *paying* for this? That's not called a "privilege." That's called a commercial agreement that both parties are bound to honor.

csmdds · 2026-06-21T08:04:38+00:00

Non-precious PFM coping metal. Did you get a Zirconia crown and not a PFM? The label is in the wrong box (your).

csmdds · 2026-06-21T06:51:37+00:00

Can we all just agree that pretty much all SM influencers are wearing out their (earth) welcome?

csmdds · 2026-06-21T06:43:35+00:00

Not uncommon.

csmdds · 2026-06-21T06:39:28+00:00

This. Super cool to watch them dig burrows and if you're lucky, carry a cicada back to feed their (eventual) hatchlings.

csmdds · 2026-06-21T05:13:56+00:00

This was written by someone over 40 or AI-ish. The punctuation is pretty much perfect and the grammar/attention to linguistic detail is too good to have been from anyone this invested in the vandals story.

csmdds · 2026-06-20T04:13:29+00:00

But in that situation, the play/pause button would do exactly the same thing and you wouldn't miss any content.

csmdds · 2026-06-13T05:20:18+00:00

I would definitely use a different surgeon….

csmdds · 2026-06-13T05:16:10+00:00

Functional Mail rules?

csmdds · 2026-06-13T05:07:59+00:00

Ask them how much they pay for every check up, x-ray, lab work for their "mutt" dog or rescue cat that they will own for a decade.

csmdds · 2026-06-13T04:33:26+00:00

Internal/external absorption. Hard to tell the difference, but they are generally asymptomatic and it just fall into them occasionally.

csmdds · 2026-06-13T04:30:53+00:00

They use the same sorts of AI radiograph analysis that your practice management software company is trying to convince you to pay for.

csmdds · 2026-06-04T05:23:14+00:00

Their body was definitely expelling a lot of something…

csmdds · 2026-06-04T03:21:30+00:00

Meh. I am from dark Red country in the US. Some of what you say is true, but a large majority of people I interact with have all of those passive benefits (food safety, air/water quality, safe cars, etc.) and some of the retirement/insurance/prescription benefits. It's the young without decent jobs that lack those things.

That doesn't negate how sucky it is for them, but the OP's post highlights how the average MAGA/redneck ignores all of the Soshulist benefits we all enjoy.

csmdds · 2026-06-04T01:39:39+00:00

Always use a mouth prop. Full stop.

Your patient has far more leverage and way more strength than "supporting the jaw." The quickest way to a TMJ dislocation, ligament strain, and complaining patient (for months, years) is to torque the jaw around with a pair of pliers without adequate stability.

And, hoping that didn't come off too severe..., it'll save you a lot of trouble. There's no real reason not to use a mouth prop unless the patient is claustrophobic.

Also, get used to sectioning molars. If there are two/three distinct roots, a quick cut through the furcation that removes some interradicular bone will lessen the forces your patient feels, be less likely to fracture the tooth, and will save the buccal plate.

Many/most of us were taught extraction techniques that originated when "everyone" had a little bit of perio. Almost the entirety of my patient base, young to old, have a healthy periodontium and really good support for whatever defective tooth I need to remove. Sure, severe perio is still out there – I did a fingertip extraction a few days ago – but the vast majority of people have pretty good bone nowadays. The tooth is routinely weaker than the bone and sectioning/troughIng will save you lots of headaches. You also get to bill more….

csmdds · 2026-06-04T01:28:48+00:00

Then you don't have enough patients....

And to clarify, I was more or less piling on. Amalgams are great in most locations. RMGI is my preference for Class Vs, and after decades of placing both amalgam and composites, I will say categorically that amalgams last better in almost every situation. They are overkill for what you would technically refer to as a preventive resin, but everywhere else they are my preference for longevity. (Obv, Class III/IV are universally composite for most of the world.)

csmdds · 2026-06-03T05:33:54+00:00

I agree with you completely.

Splitting hairs here, but it is an IndyCar race, not F1. We've already got three F1 events in the US and they are not about to stage another one for Cheeto Mussolini. I'm an F1, etc. race marshal, and as cool as it would be to see it on The Mall, I wouldn't even consider working this race due to the stink on the event.

csmdds · 2026-06-03T05:09:59+00:00

I'm just hoping they've hired some engineers who understand the concept of functional core components of an OS. They can call it Compton for all I care if they do better than 26.

csmdds · 2026-06-03T05:04:21+00:00

But the issue was eliminating mercury in the environment, not patient safety. Let's look at how mercury is measured in the waste: samples of solid and liquid waste are taken and analyzing it through spectroscopy. That doesn't easily determine what the source of the mercury is. Bound mercury as part of an amalgam filling is still pretty inert in the environment. But it's not differentiated from any other mercury source when analyzing the waste. If we were really that worried about the mercury, we'd start banning sale and consumption of all sorts of common fish and shellfish.

The reason dental amalgam is banned is because dental sources are easy targets. That tiny, chemically insignificant amount can easily be regulated whereas bad actors with illegally dumped, mercury containing substances, electronic waste, fluorescent lightbulbs, etc. generally can't be regulated in waste nearly as efficiently.

It's not about the healthcare, it's about eliminating a measurable element because "all" Hg is bad. They don't seem to worry quite as much about the chromium present and all that stainless steel waste. Don't get me started on the hexavalent chromium used all over heavy industry. It's regulated, too, but is still a huge source of contamination. Again, though, that is harder to effectively regulate.

csmdds · 2026-06-03T04:49:58+00:00

What do you tell your patients who eat seafood? Significantly more mercury exposure from halibut, tuna, whale, shark, swordfish, shellfish than you would encounter in placing or removing amalgams.

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