Monday, October 14, 2013

Miss Cellania's Links


Paint by Numbers. The history of.

The history of the U.S. Debt Ceiling, explained in cartoon form.

A scientist declines a non-paying blogging job, and gets called a whore. When is it okay to call a scientist a whore? (via Metafilter)

The United Sports of America. If your state could only have one sport, what sport would it be?

Why dogs don't live as long as we do.

Great Pics of The Week: WTF Edition.

The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath. Why asthma patients in the US pay 100 times more for medicine than other countries.

The Greatest Horror Movies You Haven’t Seen. Some suggestions to save you from watching reruns all this month.

Netflix shows how customer service should be done. Not only did Capt. Mike address the problem, but made the customer smile as well.

The Haunted Hospital. Find out what really happened inside Waverly Hills Sanatorium.

2 comments:

Ken D said...

RE: Prescription drug cost. I have both COPD and Emphysema. I use a number of those expensive drugs. Here are some prices: SPIRIVA 90 days $48.00 vs. $745.92 and SYMBICORT 90 days for $88.00 vs. $581.00.
I realise I can't name names but it is from a company that claims to cover the Planet and sends the Drugs Direct to you.
If you can't figure it out ask Miss C to give you my e-mail addy. It's OK RF

Barbwire said...

I have COPD and severe asthma. The new version of Combivent, with a ridiculously complicated inhaler, is more than $700. My doctor told me just to use Pro-Air, which is mostly Albuterol. It's ridiculous that the exact same medications cost so much more here than elsewhere. We need single payer,like the civilized countries have.