I had it done 12 years ago, and I would do it again if need be. My vision was bad, really bad, prescription for contacts was -8.25. The pain was there for about 24 hours but the next morning I was able to see 20/20. As long as you stick to the routine for the medicated eye drops for the 30 days I found no pain or discomfort after the initial pain. The same doctor did surgery for my father, two brothers, sister and ex-wife, all still have perfect vision. I know quite a few people that have had surgery without any problems, I know that problems occur but I feel that if it was such a dangerous surgery it wouldn't be allowed.
When buying firewood, should I expect it to be seasoned? These logs are smoldering and steam cleaning the flu.
Not unless they say it is. Lots of people buy stock wood with no intention of burning it that season. Unless it says "seasoned," there's a good chance it's not.
A long shot, on behalf of one of my students: Anyone done a med school interview? What can he expect from a medical university in the US, in terms of a residency program interview? Also, anyone spent time in Louisville, KY that can give me some tips for visitors? Thanks in advance.
Firewood purchased in the Atlanta area should be seasoned and ready to burn. You have to ask though, and inspect it before you buy. Are you buying small bundles or a truckload?
I spent about 6 hours in Louisville, but I feel pretty confident recommending Hammerheads. Hard to go wrong with truffle mac and cheese, lamb ribs, and elk burgers with brie. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.louisvillehammerheads.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.louisvillehammerheads.com/</a>
Myself and 3 friends will be in New York from 23rd December - 2nd January. We're hoping to attend both the (NBA) Brooklyn Nets Vs Boston Celtics (25th December) and (NFL) Philadelphia at Giants (30th Decmber) games. Would we be better off purchasing tickets from stubhub now, or is it at all possible they'll be cheaper closer to game day?
Does anyone know of a good and inexpensive shuttle between JFK and Newark? We are traveling over the holidays, and the cheapest way for us to do it was to fly out of Newark and into JFK, so we're parking at JFK so we don't have to deal with more stress after a 6+ hour flight on our way home.
Posting from the R&R thread, insurance related question. Rant: Woke up to my neighbor at the door, saying that my car has been side swiped by the UN-insured, licenseless white trash cunt neighbor this morning. Obviously cunt neighbor didn't stop, and told the cops she had no idea she had left a 2 foot long dent/paint in my vehicle. Rant/Rave: As I was typing that first sentence she came to my door crying, smelling like weed, still claiming she had no idea. I've seen more convincing tears coming from people caught with a car loaded with 400lbs of weed. Rave: Uninsured drivers covered on my insurance. Not sure how all this works, other than trying to get money from them for the deductible, any help is appreciated.
You eat the deductible, you eat the down time when your car is being repaired, you eat the new inflated insurance payments and she goes about her life with no consequences or cares. Sounds fair doesn't it?
There is a yellow ring where the water line is/was in my toilet bowl. I clean the toilet every week and scrub so hard but that ring is always there and it's gross. Any ideas on how to get it cleaned off? I think it's been there since we moved in.
Well you could probably spend a few grand on a lawyer to help you get the couple hundred dollars she had, but yeah, you're probably SOL. If you have an agent ask him if it's even worth submitting the claim, I'll be honest I don't know how car insurance premiums are calculated, but if this is relatively minor damage you may be better off eating the full cost yourself. It's possible, like flat rate said, that your premiums will go up by you filing a claim. Again, not sure, so definitely ask, but it is possible.
Does anyone out there know anything about living in Burlington, VT? I'm just looking for anything extremely good or bad in the city that I can't learn from using the googles.
This is part tech and part not, but I thought this would be a better place to ask this. My 2 1/2 year old daughter has been playing with my wife's iPhone for a long time now. She is capable of selecting all sorts of different games she likes to play and does well with them. She can navigate through a locked down youtube and play music and videos. It's actually quite disturbing in a way and encouraging in another as she really is learning a tremendous amount from some of the well done kid's games. We're thinking of getting her her own device for Christmas. We are staying with Apple as they have infinitely better games for toddlers than Android and she already knows the basics of the os. I have an android phone and nook tablet and they're just surprisingly not nearly as good for her as my wife's iPhone is. The games are better, easier for her to use, easier to find and more plentiful. We've tried and she just hates using my phone with the best games I can find versus my wife's so we're not pursuing any android devices for now. We have found decent used 4th gen iPod touches for great prices. We also are contemplating the new 5th gen iPod touch and an iPad mini. There are many games for the iPad that can't be played on the iPod but we're not sure if it's worth it to spend the extra couple hundred just for those games. There are so many for the iPod. Is there any real benefit to getting the 5th gen versus the 4th gen in regards to the iPod? Is it truly worth it at her age to have the mini versus the touch? We've also been reading many articles on whether young kids should be using these devices and the pros and cons. She's 2 1/2 and the tangible educational advances we've seen in her have blown us away. We limit use and spend much more time at parks, playing with other kids and doing physical activities and play and have really seen first hand how some of these games are advancing the physical development. Also, NO books for her on any digital device. We don't want her to even know that there are digital books yet. Physical books only. Has anybody experienced any adverse effects from these devices being used by toddlers?
I'm just curious why, if you're already putting that tech in a 2.5 yo's hands, why make digital books off limit? Why not expose her to literature in both forms? Not saying your decision is right or wrong, I'm just trying to understand your reasoning behind it. This tech was still several years out on the horizon when my kids were tots, but if it were me in you situation, I'd be inclined to go with the mini.
The main reason about the books is that for my wife and I, physical books are sacred. I love my nook and reading on it is great and has saved me a lot of money and space, but there is nothing better than a physical copy. In regards to children's books, the digital versions can't compete with a nice picture book in your hand. We read a few every night and she is always flipping through one in the car, pretty much most places there is a book or two lying around. There is enough digital exposure in her life and we are trying to limit the time spent as much as possible. We really want to use the ipod or ipad for interactive learning games and some music and videos and not just swiping to flip a page. There is something also lacking in regards to appreciating the artwork of children's books in digital format. Especially on a smaller screen. The regular ipad might be better but the smaller tablets and especially phones can't bring across the art and story like the real books can. She's a ways off from reading books with no pictures. Hell, being 2 1/2, she's still a bit off from reading her picture books, so when that time comes I won't have a problem. It's just not something we are doing right now. She memorizes books by repetition at this point and knows her letters and even some words by sight but isn't at a point yet to truly connect them in a meaningful way. I do believe that a few of the digital games she plays with word puzzles and relating small words to pictures, etc. is drastically lowering the time until she can read, but it'll be awhile still, which is cool. Children's book art is awesome anyways. I love that we are able to show her books with very diverse textures and techniques showing imagery and how it tells a story. We then try to relate that to the artwork that she is doing, ie. books done with crayons or watercolor or oils, etc. It's lost when you only see the book on a screen.
I posted a while back that I was looking for an espresso machine - my family is at the same time interested in a pod type system (Nespresso, Tassimo, whatever) - do any of these not suck dick for espresso taste / quality / crema? Anyone have any feedback on these machines in general?
A friend of mine is a coffee aficionado and he and his partners purchased a Nespresso for his office and he swears by it. I've never tried it, but I trust his judgement in all things epicurean.