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Title: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Leto729 on October 22, 2009, 04:07:50 PM: http://midco.net/news/read.php?ps=1018&rip_id=%3CD9BGA5KG1%40news.ap.org%3E&_LT=HOME_LARSDCCLM_UNEWS

Read the above link.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Adam on October 22, 2009, 04:13:19 PM: well i probably wouldn't let myself get that fat in the first place
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: P7PSP on October 22, 2009, 06:41:04 PM: I wouldn't either. But if it happened I suppose I would get the stomach staple or something.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Blasted on October 22, 2009, 06:42:10 PM: I think I'd slit my throat if I allowed myself to get that fat
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Callaway on October 22, 2009, 07:44:22 PM: It's interesting that they propose charging patients more for ambulance service if they are extremely overweight.

I can see their point that it would cost the ambulance company more if they have to send more people to handle the patient.

Medicare and Medicaid won't pay more, but apparently some private insurance companies will.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: renaeden on October 24, 2009, 01:13:43 AM: That would be weird driving a forklift with a guy like that on the forks. I would want to lift him as high as it goes. :D
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Peter on October 24, 2009, 02:09:17 AM: People who need specialist medical care are likely to be those least able to afford it, and shouldn't face additional costs on account of it. Of the many things that I dislike about this country, socialised health care isn't one of them.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Toad on October 24, 2009, 06:36:52 AM: Quote from: renaeden on October 24, 2009, 01:13:43 AM
That would be weird driving a forklift with a guy like that on the forks. I would want to lift him as high as it goes. :D

I wouldn't, I drive fork-lifts and that weight moving about would probably tip it over :(
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Parts on October 24, 2009, 08:07:51 AM: If they have to go to extreme mean to pick some up it deserves extra money

Quote from: renaeden on October 24, 2009, 01:13:43 AM
That would be weird driving a forklift with a guy like that on the forks. I would want to lift him as high as it goes. :D

I've been lifted like that to get stuff off the top shelve in a warehouse :laugh:
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: renaeden on October 24, 2009, 09:56:46 PM: I have as well, in one of those safety cages.

You are right, Toad. Maybe use a three-tonne forklift? ;)
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Parts on October 25, 2009, 07:23:52 AM: We never had those safety cages you had to stand on the forks
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Mr Smith on October 25, 2009, 07:57:17 AM: Well maybe it will encourage people not to get irresponsibly overweight.

Because thats exactly what it is unles someone ties them down and force feeds them hamburgers.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Peter on October 25, 2009, 08:22:28 AM: Quote from: parts on October 25, 2009, 07:23:52 AM
We never had those safety cages you had to stand on the forks

In my day, we had to form a human pyramid and the shelves had flaming hoops that we had to backflip through.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Phlexor on October 25, 2009, 09:45:37 AM: Quote from: blargh on October 25, 2009, 07:57:17 AM
Well maybe it will encourage people not to get irresponsibly overweight.

Because thats exactly what it is unles someone ties them down and force feeds them hamburgers.

I very much doubt it would encourage them to not get that overweight. There are already plenty of reasons to not do it.

Plus there is ALWAYS someone bringing them food.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Alex179 on October 25, 2009, 02:52:21 PM: Quote from: Bint on October 22, 2009, 06:42:10 PM
I think I'd slit my throat if I allowed myself to get that fat
Agreed.

I would want to die if I ever let myself get into that state.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Blasted on October 25, 2009, 03:02:29 PM: Quote from: Alex179 on October 25, 2009, 02:52:21 PM
Quote from: Bint on October 22, 2009, 06:42:10 PM
I think I'd slit my throat if I allowed myself to get that fat
Agreed.

I would want to die if I ever let myself get into that state.

Even 200 pounds is suicide-worthy imo, let alone 350
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Celticgoddess on October 25, 2009, 03:06:44 PM: Some people are still up and walking around at 500 lbs. I have an aquaintance who is hitting that mark. She just started a weight loss program a few months ago. 80+ lbs down but when you're that size, losing 80 lbs doesn't really show. I suspect she's trying to hit a goal weight to be able to have weight loss surgery. We've been talking to her about her weight for years.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Adam on October 25, 2009, 03:07:14 PM: wow this is irrelevant but retarded:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/25/teach-evolution-creationism-britons
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Blasted on October 25, 2009, 03:16:51 PM: 500 pounds :zombiefuck: Fuck I don't even want to imagine it

Teaching of Creationism will never happen, Britain is smarter than that. At least I hope it is
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Scrapheap on October 25, 2009, 03:35:07 PM: Quote from: Bint on October 25, 2009, 03:16:51 PM
Teaching of Creationism will never happen, Britain is smarter than that. At least I hope it is

It's already happening in many British (religious based) schools. :o
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Blasted on October 25, 2009, 03:41:01 PM: Quote from: Scrapheap on October 25, 2009, 03:35:07 PM
Quote from: Bint on October 25, 2009, 03:16:51 PM
Teaching of Creationism will never happen, Britain is smarter than that. At least I hope it is

It's already happening in many British (religious based) schools. :o

Very very few then and definitely not in a science lesson.
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Blasted on October 25, 2009, 03:44:37 PM: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/23/lsd-ecstacy-health-benefits

Now this is something I like to hear :toporly:
Title: Re: What if You weighed more 350 pounds and needed medical help?
Post by: Scrapheap on October 25, 2009, 03:53:08 PM: Quote from: Bint on October 25, 2009, 03:44:37 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/23/lsd-ecstacy-health-benefits

Now this is something I like to hear :toporly:

Acid and Extacy FTW!!! :headbang2: