Comments on: How One Construction Worker Deals with Injuries Without Insurance

By: Rama@twitter

Rama@twitter — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:51:20 +0000

he is a funny guy

By: googly

googly — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:35:39 +0000

Take this precaution though: sunblock.
Skin cancers ain’t no fun.

By: Chad Pyle@facebook

Chad Pyle@facebook — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:12:42 +0000

Doesn’t homeboy know that health insurance is a basic human right? He better hope the IRS doesn’t see this.

By: nonvolleyball

nonvolleyball — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:36:55 +0000

ever since I was nearly killed by a rogue appendix that burst without anyone realizing it, I’m constitutionally obligated to leave a comment in any internet thread debating the merits of health insurance. I beseech everyone to get emergency coverage, at the very least. I was a very healthy 27-year-old when I got appendicitis, & if I hadn’t been willing to go to the doctor when I did, I would literally be dead now…or, at best, alive & >$200k in debt.

get insurance.

By: selenana

selenana — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:07:37 +0000

Great interview.

“Karaoke accident.”

Were they Japanese construction worker slippers? Because J-construction workers wear the split toe flexible shoes. Also really baggy pants. There’s a weird construction worker fashion thing going on.

By: nf

nf — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:49:11 +0000

@Reginal T. Squirge Could you do this guy’s job? Not having health insurance is a bad decision and I guess pouring boiling water into a toilet is too, but I think it’s really shitty to just point-blank call someone stupid on the basis of a short interview.

By: julebsorry

julebsorry — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:08:32 +0000

@josefinastrummer That’s why I’m pro-single payer, for sure. Solves both the “accidental noncoverage” and the “can’t afford it” problems with one neat solution, lol.

By: Megano!

Megano! — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:03:55 +0000

You CAN pop a blister, but there is a very specific way to do it — basically, you prick it with a pin, slowly and carefully squeeze the liquid (pus?) out without breaking the skin, and then put a bandaid on it for like a day. Then BLAMMO! toes healed.
Love, someone who gets a lot of blisters.

By: eemusings@twitter

eemusings@twitter — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:34:35 +0000

Argh! I can’t imagine what that would be like, especially in the States. Really interesting interview…

I’m actually working on a post about income, insurance and all that guff (my partner was just off work for a month due to physical injury, unpaid, so this is the kind of stuff that’s been weighing on my mind).

By: josefinastrummer

josefinastrummer — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:04:03 +0000

@cdarcy Last time I checked for my state, those basic emergency plans are at least $100 a month, and maybe this guy just doesn’t have that every month? I hate that people think these basic emergency plans are the answer to “I can’t afford insurance”. Who knows what those basic plans even cover? If he had this insurance and went to the doctor for all the injuries listed, he would still be paying out of pocket. Like Logan said, it’s about choices.