On 10/18/2016 11:07 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> I can get the shot for free at any number of places, I just
>> have to have the place bill the insurance company.
>
> it's funny how we say these things - it's free but there's a bill

Ha. There's always a bill, whether you pay for it in taxes or
premiums, or your employer is paying. Of course, the insurance
company pays a fraction of what you'd cough up if you pay yourself.

> I got my "free" flu shot today at work by handing over some insurance and
> personal info - my office is in a medical center and they were giving
> shots in the lobby.

Convenient.

> The nice lady asked me to unbutton my shirt and slip
> my shoulder out.

Didn't even buy you lunch? The nerve.

> She said it's a safer shot that way but I'm pretty sure
> she just wanted to check out my bod. I'm only half kidding -- she chatted
> me up, asking what sports do my kids like to play etc. I had my clothes
> back in order by that point.

Clearly she was in it for more than the jab.

I was wearing a tshirt, not my usual attire in October but it was 85.

nancy