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?TL;DR, insurance companies are penny-pinching trolls.
I guess I just do not see how dental is not considered medical? I mean, yes, dental is usually a separate insurance, but then so is Ortho, Physical Therapy, and Optic, because they are very different specialties.
youtube video title: "Do you want true intimacy? Stop emasculating men!"
You hate the name, the video, or the implications?
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I guess I just do not see how dental is not considered medical? I mean, yes, dental is usually a separate insurance, but then so is Ortho, Physical Therapy, and Optic, because they are very different specialties.
What dental insurance companies consider "covered treatment" is utterly bizarre.
For example, I work for a major software company and pay for 2nd-highest tier medical, highest-tier dental, and highest-tier optometry.
In short, medical insurance tends to have a very, very restrictive list of what it won't cover. Dental insurance doesn't seem to cover anything beyond check-ups, x-rays, and fillings. I just bristle every time I'm told, "Well, your wife has a cracked tooth so we need to do a crown, and probably a root canal, but your insurance won't cover it. How do you want to proceed?"
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youtube video title: "Do you want true intimacy? Stop emasculating men!"You hate the name, the video, or the implications?
All of the above.
i take it emasculation just refers to offending the delicate sensibilities of dudebros with macho complexes.
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Do they at least cover dentures?
I'll be at work again on Tuesday. If people are still interested I'll provide a list of what major companies consider "comprehensive" dental. It's really pretty appalling when you see the tiny list of procedures they'll cover.
Of course, my company-sponsored medical costs me close to $1000/month, while my company-sponsored dental is under $60, so you could strongly argue that "you get what you pay for"...
...except my family's teeth are so bad, I'd happily pay more just to have crowns and extractions covered. My wife and I = 0 combined extractions in our lifetimes. Our kids = 8 so far, and the older one is only 14. I have no idea what's up with their teeth...
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youtube video title: "Do you want true intimacy? Stop emasculating men!"You hate the name, the video, or the implications?All of the above.
i take it emasculation just refers to offending the delicate sensibilities of dudebros with macho complexes.
Without having seen the video, emasculation means the removal of the penis and testicles (vs castration which is just the testicles), but it can also mean a form of humiliation/misandry, that is to beat-down or sap strength from males for degradation. To deprive of masculinity and/or the things that makes males feel empowered or purposeful.
Again, not having watched the video (kind of long winded and long from what I gather and also seems very self-helpy), I'd imagine it's more along the rational pushback against hypocritical feminism rather than the physical removal of male genitals.
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Do they at least cover dentures?I'll be at work again on Tuesday. If people are still interested I'll provide a list of what major companies consider "comprehensive" dental. It's really pretty appalling when you see the tiny list of procedures they'll cover.
Of course, my company-sponsored medical costs me close to $1000/month, while my company-sponsored dental is under $60, so you could strongly argue that "you get what you pay for"...
...except my family's teeth are so bad, I'd happily pay more just to have crowns and extractions covered. My wife and I = 0 combined extractions in our lifetimes. Our kids = 8 so far, and the older one is only 14. I have no idea what's up with their teeth...
I'm a medic, not a dental specialist, but generally the idea is based around two concepts. Most dental work is seen as mostly preventative, but also dental, which it can certainly be a medical emergency, and even a lethal one, is normally something that the person is aware of for a long time before hand and there are significantly cheaper ways to fix or alter it before it gets worse, but more often than not, people opt not to.
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youtube video title: "Do you want true intimacy? Stop emasculating men!"You hate the name, the video, or the implications?All of the above.
i take it emasculation just refers to offending the delicate sensibilities of dudebros with macho complexes.
assumptions lead to destruction.
Emasculation existed before dudebros. And will continue long after the last has breathed their last.
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I'm a medic, not a dental specialist, but generally the idea is based around two concepts. Most dental work is seen as mostly preventative, but also dental, which it can certainly be a medical emergency, and even a lethal one, is normally something that the person is aware of for a long time before hand and there are significantly cheaper ways to fix or alter it before it gets worse, but more often than not, people opt not to.
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I will politely disagree insofar as my immediate family is concerned. I get my teeth cleaned and checked every 6 months, get x-rays every 12 months, and yet a couple of years ago a tooth just spontaneously broke in half. Wait 'til you're in your 40's (if you're not already) -- your body just starts doing weird stuff. (When I'm under stress I get crop circles on my head, which is another "cool" weirdness.)
So there was no reasonable thing I could have done to prevent my broken tooth. The dentist, whom I assume is well-versed in all available options, recommended a crown. This crown was not covered by my dental insurance, and I had to pay full price for it.
This has happened to our family numerous times; in spite of having the top-level insurance available to us through my company, in spite of all of us brushing twice a day and seeing the dentist twice a year, over the last 2-3 years we've had to spend close to $5000 on treatments considered "unnecessary" such as crowning broken teeth, performing root canals on infected teeth, and extracting baby teeth that had been driven the wrong direction by the adult teeth and were in danger of piercing the gums and cheek if left untreated. (Oddly enough, we had to pay full price for the first 4, then coverage changed so the next 4 were partially covered.)
So the excuse that, "Well, you're not covered for that because you could have done something to prevent it," doesn't hold water with me.
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I meant the general discrepancy between costs and coverage of Dental and Medical, not that you yourself could have prevented it (or anything in particular).
Wait 'til you're in your 40's (if you're not already) -- your body just starts doing weird stuff.
Too late(ish).
youtube video title: "Do you want true intimacy? Stop emasculating men!"You hate the name, the video, or the implications?All of the above.
i take it emasculation just refers to offending the delicate sensibilities of dudebros with macho complexes.
assumptions lead to destruction.
Emasculation existed before dudebros. And will continue long after the last has breathed their last.
dudebros have existed since roman antiquity. unfortunately.
and over time it appears that the scandinavians gradually picked up some of their attitudes by the viking age. unfortunately.
actually wait, ancient athens was dudebro incarnate. But everyone knew that.
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youtube video title: "Do you want true intimacy? Stop emasculating men!"You hate the name, the video, or the implications?All of the above.
i take it emasculation just refers to offending the delicate sensibilities of dudebros with macho complexes.
assumptions lead to destruction.
Emasculation existed before dudebros. And will continue long after the last has breathed their last.
dudebros have existed since roman antiquity. unfortunately.
and over time it appears that the scandinavians gradually picked up some of their attitudes by the viking age. unfortunately.
actually wait, ancient athens was dudebro incarnate. But everyone knew that.
those dudes totally weren't Bros, dude.
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those dudes totally weren't Bros, dude.youtube video title: "Do you want true intimacy? Stop emasculating men!"You hate the name, the video, or the implications?All of the above.
i take it emasculation just refers to offending the delicate sensibilities of dudebros with macho complexes.
assumptions lead to destruction.
Emasculation existed before dudebros. And will continue long after the last has breathed their last.
dudebros have existed since roman antiquity. unfortunately.
and over time it appears that the scandinavians gradually picked up some of their attitudes by the viking age. unfortunately.
actually wait, ancient athens was dudebro incarnate. But everyone knew that.
I dunno. Given the associated traits with dudebros, the argives in my family may beg to differ. But that's a whole weird self hatred Greeks have in common with Italians.
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When joining the peace corps you need to get everything checked out now so that you don't have a medical emergency when its 12 hours by donkey to the nearest "doctor".
Went to the doctor, had a LONG list of tests. Physical, eyes, ekg, teeth, blood work,
So I'm going down a really long checklist, comparing it to a small books worth of reports and I see somethings missing. I ask the lady at the desk "Pap smear, do I need one of those?"
She got out a no and held up a folder to try to hide her face before laughing hard enough that she would have fallen out of her chair if she wasn't leaning on the desk.
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Sweeping up some debris in the park. Pull it into a pile, Pile starts to move. Look down, there's a baby snake. In the pile. While I'm looking at it trying to make the DC 20 knowledge nature check to tell an eastern rattlesnake from its water snake mimic, a co worker who is afraid of snakes tries to step on it with her boot. Without thinking i put my hand over the poor thing
"You gotta kill em before they get big and poisonous.
"They're poisnous at any age and the kids are more likely to use ALL the venom*
"So why do you have your hand there?"
Put down shovel. Gently nudge snake onto shovel. Carry snake to safety.
Knowledge nature: fail.
Wild empathy? Epic win.
*there's debate back and forth about this, but really, does that sound like the time for THAT conversation?
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There are so many things I could mention in this thread that I don't know where to start...
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Sitting on the side of a lake in the park whittling away on a walking stick after work. I see a snake swimming through the water... cool. It gets out kinda nearish me and starts sunning itself on the rocks. Also very cool. Trying to see if its the water snake or the rattler by the way it swims no luck. Oh well. Whittle whittle whittle.
I look up and the snakes about a foot away from me. Okaay. Put the whittling project down. Hold still. No problem, I'll just wait for it to wonder off.
Wonders towards Me.
Slithes onto me.
No problem, i'll just hold still and let him leave right?
Well, he just got out of a cold lake and I'm a warm blooded mammal wearing black sweatpants in the sun ie, the best heatrock ever. He parks himself there for a bit. No problem, all i need to do is hold still.
5 minutes later a lady comes up on my right with a kid on her left, about 2 feet away from the snake.
softly: "...ma'm.... ma'm... ma'm....." a little louder "ma'm"
looks down. Sees the snake. "Oh my god is it poi
"I don't know.
"What do i ....
"walk. away. Slowly. and. don't scream.
"should i get the park ranger?
"I am the park ranger. Walk. away. slowly. Don't scream.
Half an hour later it moved on and I had the fastest run to the bathroom ever.
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My only encounter with a rattlesnake was one that came tumbling out of the tall grass onto the trail... with its mouth chock-full of freshly-caught rat.
It rattled at me. Considering the rat in its mouth was at least thrice the width of its head, and obviously lodged in there pretty tight already, I was unimpressed. "Yeah, you're going to bite me... how?"
But I did the polite thing and walked around and left it to its meal.
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People who clearly hate nature but go camping anyway.
You know the ones: They pull into the campground in their gargantuan RVs, get all set up, then sit in their campers drinking beer and watching TV all day. At night they set out the floodlights to ensure daylight conditions within at least 100' of their campers, and play their stereos loudly enough to be heard half a mile away.
If they emerge from their campers, they complain about the mosquitoes, the dirt, and the smell of fresh air.
So why, exactly, do they camp?
I will never understand it.
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I don't think watching tv in your rv in a campground even qualifies as camping tbh. it's lounging in a house on wheels.
I'm not really saying "you're not camping until you've slept naked on nothing but the ground and ate the raw flesh of a rabbit you hunted yourself with your bare hands!" but the point of camping seems to be to get away from the trappings of civilization and surround yourself with wilderness, not take the trappings of civilization with you and block the wilderness off.
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I don't think watching tv in your rv in a campground even qualifies as camping tbh. it's lounging in a house on wheels.
I'm not really saying "you're not camping until you've slept naked on nothing but the ground and ate the raw flesh of a rabbit you hunted yourself with your bare hands!" but the point of camping seems to be to get away from the trappings of civilization and surround yourself with wilderness, not take the trappings of civilization with you and block the wilderness off.
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I don't think watching tv in your rv in a campground even qualifies as camping tbh. it's lounging in a house on wheels.But the wilderness comes in such dismal 480p, plus gameplay sucks and you only get the one life, don't even get me started on framerate.
Real life would probably be alot cooler if it was in 3-D.
My only encounter with a rattlesnake was one that came tumbling out of the tall grass onto the trail... with its mouth chock-full of freshly-caught rat.
It rattled at me. Considering the rat in its mouth was at least thrice the width of its head, and obviously lodged in there pretty tight already, I was unimpressed. "Yeah, you're going to bite me... how?"
But I did the polite thing and walked around and left it to its meal.
Don't look at it as "I'm going to bite you". Try to see it as "Hey, you! Freak with the feat! Use those eyes of yours and LOOK! I'm right here"
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Vixen and todd foxes.
Ok, there is every reason for having different words for vastly dimorphic animals that you interact with on a daily like say, cows and bulls. You really don't want to mix those up.
But what on earth were the english doing that they had to tell the difference between boy and girl foxes?
I'm inching along on my bike directly behind two people walking abreast, going as slowly as I can without tipping over or veering (and cyclists know that you need momentum in order to stay upright). There's no room to maneuver around these people. I say excuse me but they don't hear me.
Then suddenly the dude on the left responds to his name being called and stops in his tracks and looks to his left, then heads in that direction. to avoid running into him, I veer suddenly, bumping into the leg of the girl on the right.
Pedestrians have no sense of self-awareness,
Granted so do motorists and cyclists. anyone who's going from one place to another, really.
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I'm inching along on my bike directly behind two people walking abreast, going as slowly as I can without tipping over or veering (and cyclists know that you need momentum in order to stay upright). There's no room to maneuver around these people. I say excuse me but they don't hear me.
Then suddenly the dude on the left responds to his name being called and stops in his tracks and looks to his left, then heads in that direction. to avoid running into him, I veer suddenly, bumping into the leg of the girl on the right.
Pedestrians have no sense of self-awareness,
Granted so do motorists and cyclists. anyone who's going from one place to another, really.
pedos don't notice a blessed thing. It's what the horn is for.
Oh, I suspect bikes and pedestrians is one of my and NobodysWife's most heated disagreements.
Between El Cerrito and Berkeley there is an elevated rail (Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART for short). Under the tracks are two paths: A dedicated two-lane bike path and a pedestrian path that meanders to and fro. The bike path is wider, smoother, and straight, hence most pedestrians and joggers use it, in spite of the clear "no pedestrians" sign.
So my wife and her friend were walking side-by-side in the bike path, and my wife suddenly jumped to the left... just as a biker was trying to pass her. He hit her at high speed, shattering her ankle (it required steel pins).
She insists that it was 100% the biker's fault. I'll agree that he should have been going slower and should have announced himself, but if she'd stayed out of the bike path in the first place, it wouldn't have happened.
This makes me... unpopular in the household, so I do not mention it any more...
And for full disclosure, the "no pedestrians" sign was put up years after the accident in question, as biker/pedestrian collisions are commonplace on that path.
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Please give your wife my deepest condolences on requiring pins for her ankle. That is its own level of hell.
That said, please stay off bike lanes that are clearly marked. Please.
Please give your wife my deepest condolences on requiring pins for her ankle. That is its own level of hell.
That said, please stay off bike lanes that are clearly marked. Please.
This was before we were together, so maybe... 29, 30 years ago? But yeah, she's still bitter about it because her ankle still doesn't work quite right...
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pedos don't notice a blessed thing. It's what the horn is for.Pedestrians also take clear notice when you call them Pedos.
it helps to get their attention.
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This is real text from a corporate facilities e-mail, with names removed to protect the guilty, and highlights added for hilarity. I had no idea that suffocation in elevators was such a phobia:
WHAT WE ARE ANNOUNCING
Elevators are one of the safest forms of transportation available. Recently, there have been reported incidents of injury while getting on/off elevators. This creates an opportunity for facilities to provide some simple safety guidelines. Following are guidelines that will help ensure safety for all employees when using the elevators.When waiting for elevators:
Stand clear of the elevator doors and stand aside for exiting passengers.
If the arriving elevator is full, wait for the next elevator. Don't attempt to maneuver in or stop closing doors.
In the event of a fire or other situation that could lead to a disruption in electrical services; take the stairs. When boarding elevators:
Allow passengers exiting the elevator to clear before boarding.
Watch your step - the elevator may not be perfectly level with the floor.
Stand clear of the doors - keep clothes and carry-ons away from the opening.
Push and hold the DOOR OPEN button if doors need to be held open, or ask someone to push the button for you. NEVER put your hand in between the elevator doors to hold them open.
NEVER try to stop a closing door; wait for the next elevator When exiting elevators:
Exit immediately at your floor.
Watch your step - the elevator may not be perfectly level with the floor. In the event of an elevator emergency:
If the elevator should ever stop between floors, do not panic; there is plenty of air in the elevator
Use the ALARM or HELP button, the telephone or the intercom to call for assistance.
Wait for qualified help to arrive and never try to leave an elevator that has not stopped normally.
Emergency lighting will come on in the event of a power failure If you are Stalled in an Elevator:
Push the "Door Open" Button. If you are near the landing, the door will open. You can slowly and carefully step out of the elevator. Be sure to watch your step as the elevator floor may not be level with the landing.
If the door does not open, remain calm. You are still safe. DO NOT try to exit the elevator. Wait for trained emergency personnel to arrive. Even if the air temperature feels warm, there is plenty of air circulating in the elevator.
Press the Alarm or Help Button, and use any available communication systems.
Relax, and DO NOT try to remove yourself from the elevator. NEVER try to exit a stalled elevator. It is extremely dangerous. ALWAYS wait for trained emergency personnel. Your best course of action is to relax, get comfortable, and wait for professional assistance. You may be inconvenienced, but you are safe.
As a test, I asked both Impus Major and Impus Minor the same question: "You are stuck in a standard-sized elevator with 10 people. How much time do you have before the air runs out?"
Both of them looked at me quizzically and said, "Dad, the air never runs out. Elevators aren't airtight."
Ah, well, at least my kids are safe from whatever misinformation about elevators is going around.
And the best part? These are elevators on TWO-STORY BUILDINGS!!!
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I have seen these before. These aren't for dumb people, they are for people who have a fear of being stuck in elevators/tight spaces. I have at leat one friend who I will not get stuck in an elevator with, because she will kill me, rip me open, and hide inside of me as if I were a tauntaun until help arrives.
being stuck in an elevator does not sound like a fun experience for claustrophobic people.
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The building I work in has an elevator. It only goes from the ground floor to the second floor. The building also has a basement. Said basement is the location of the only bathroom in the building that is designed for physically disabled individuals. The only way to get to this bathroom is by taking the stairs. I see a small problem here.
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I have seen these before. These aren't for dumb people, they are for people who have a fear of being stuck in elevators/tight spaces. I have at leat one friend who I will not get stuck in an elevator with, because she will kill me, rip me open, and hide inside of me as if I were a tauntaun until help arrives.
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Thread happens. Debate ensues.
Somebody pops into thread to point and gawk at the posts "filling the thread" with sooo many people who seem to think X.
Having not seen anyone say X, I ask for examples.
He quotes one person who said something that is not at all X.
I ask how he managed to interpret that post as X, and also ask whether there were any other examples or if that single line was "filling" the thread all by itself.
No answer.
I ask one last time.
Guy hasn't been in the thread for days.
Eventually he comes back, going right back to scoffing at all these people who think X.
I wish that was flaggable.
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OK, long story involving elevators and how you really do project yourself onto others, whether or not you know it.
I was at a Giants game at PacBell park with Impus Major and his grandfather. As many of you know, Impus Major is microscopic for his age; at the time of this event he was perhaps 7 or 8 years old, putting him at well under 4' tall and under 60 lbs.
So as we were leaving, careless drunken sports fans bumped into him, stepped on his feet, and threatened to trample him. I put him on my shoulders. PacBell park security yelled at me to put him down. I tried putting him down. Again, he was in danger of being trampled. I put him up again. Security yelled at me again. I ignored them. What were they going to do? Throw me out of the park?
So, PacBell park has a HUUUUUUGE elevator. Impus Major REALLY wanted to ride in it. So, getting on board with a group of fans who more closely resembled pachyderms than humans, I was unsurprised when the elevator stopped mid-trip. During the 20 minutes we waited to be rescued, Impus Major was a trooper. He was obviously terrified, and worried as to what would happen to us, but I didn't seem to be bothered, so he trusted that Dad Knew Best and didn't cry or yell, but just stood there with the rest of us. Once again, as the herd stampeded out of the elevator, I hoisted him to prevent him from being crushed under a group of desperate-to-leave 400-pound humans. A voice cracked through the night. "Hey, buddy! You have to put your BABY down!"
I turned to face him.
"That's right! You can't have your BABY on your shoulders! Can you WALK, little baby? Are you too weak? Or are you just a BABY?"
It was a PacBell park employee. (More on him later.)
I put Impus Major down, and he was now exhausted, humiliated, and desperate to get home, so he started whining, and the employee started in again. "That's right, BABY! See? You can walk!"
So we bid grandpa farewell, hiked the mile to the BART station, and on the way Impus Major informed me he had to use the bathroom. I was ready to kill.
By the time we got to the BART station, a couple of homeless guys saw me coming and crossed the street to avoid ME. I have no idea what I was radiating, but it read, "Death". At the BART station, the station agent of course refused to let us use the bathroom, because... safety! Nor would the agent tell us where a nearby bathroom was. Nor let us out of the station to find one.
I suspect my blood pressure was over 200 at that point...
So we got on the train, and of course, you know those guys who walk from train car to train car, begging for cash? One got on our train. After a couple of stops, he entered our car and then looked into my eyes.
He went silent, walked peacefully through the entire car, moved to the next car, and started up again.
I have no idea what I looked like, but it was obviously scary.
So yeah, Impus Major had to wet himself and pee on the seat. I do not feel bad for BART at all for that one.
And the employee who started it all? Well, "Grandpa" just happens to manage all Giants events. Post-game parties? Fireworks shows? Music festivals? Yeah, that's him.
He had a word with the vice president of operations about the employee the next day.
The employee quickly became an ex-employee.
But I have never returned to PacBell park (nor any ballpark for that matter) since that event.
OK, long story involving elevators and how you really do project yourself onto others, whether or not you know it.
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What the everburning hell.
OK, long story involving elevators and how you really do project yourself onto others, whether or not you know it.
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wow what a horrible experience. i want to yell at whoever thought those policies were a good idea.
ok so my roommate left the room first to go to classes or whatever, and locked the door.
these dorms have weird locks that make it really easy to get locked out if you aren't paying attention to whether or not they're set to lock when you close them.
i was sleeping at the time, and when i woke up, i really needed to piss so i ran to the bathroom.
i got locked out.
they used to give out free lockouts, but this semester they did away with that. i want to yell at the person who thought that was a good idea.
the cost for a lockout is 25 dollars, but I can NOT afford to put more charge on my fee bill than i already have, and I don't want this to happen again.