Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
Jul 16th 2013, 3:37 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
In 1973 I was retrospectively charged 40 quid for an emergency ambulance journey from the M6 to Lancaster infirmary. Using a calculator that seems to be about 410 quid today. From a dim memory it was a distance of around 5 miles I think.
Completely away from your topic Trixie but it swooped the memory right back into my mind of how shocked I was . I can't remember how many weeks wages it was.
Given the topic , I'm going with outrageous. In the $$thousands.
Completely away from your topic Trixie but it swooped the memory right back into my mind of how shocked I was . I can't remember how many weeks wages it was.
Given the topic , I'm going with outrageous. In the $$thousands.
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Jul 16th 2013, 3:57 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
Don't you just love it? As for ambulances: 5 times for kidney stone attacks in Canada...total cost per ride...nada. Once by air ambulance...total cost. Nada.
Jul 16th 2013, 4:07 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
My daughter collapsed with kidney stones at her office in Toronto...as you say no out of pocket costs at the point of service. Same would apply in the UK.
Jul 16th 2013, 4:11 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
because I was still too drunk, I made him drive himself - but I did go with him to hold his hand...
What an awful wife I am
Jul 16th 2013, 4:22 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
Off topic: My husband suffers with Kidney stones and one night I went out with the girls and was dropped off "slightly tiddly" (ok, pissed as a fart) and at 2am he was in so much pain he needed to go to the hospital.
because I was still too drunk, I made him drive himself - but I did go with him to hold his hand...
What an awful wife I am
because I was still too drunk, I made him drive himself - but I did go with him to hold his hand...
What an awful wife I am
Early 90's in the UK. Saturday afternoon...I picked up my new sports car that morning. Guys being guys...hubby decided to jack the new car up to look underneath it. While it was jacked up I decided to give the front wheel a spin. Problem was I didn't know hubby had his finger in the alloy wheels...until he said 'my fingers off'.
One bag of frozen peas and a towel later...not to me mention moi driving 3 exits up the motorway at 120 mph...he had his finger re-attached.
Jul 16th 2013, 4:41 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
So come on then....its way past my bedtime, the bottle of reds all gone, and still no answer.....? The way you're going, you're gonna end up being reincarnated as a screenplay writer for Eastenders!!
Jul 16th 2013, 4:45 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
Just seen your karma message.....how about if I move the decimal point to the right...?
Jul 16th 2013, 5:34 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
Off topic: My husband suffers with Kidney stones and one night I went out with the girls and was dropped off "slightly tiddly" (ok, pissed as a fart) and at 2am he was in so much pain he needed to go to the hospital.
because I was still too drunk, I made him drive himself - but I did go with him to hold his hand...
What an awful wife I am
because I was still too drunk, I made him drive himself - but I did go with him to hold his hand...
What an awful wife I am
Jul 16th 2013, 6:00 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
Off topic: My husband suffers with Kidney stones and one night I went out with the girls and was dropped off "slightly tiddly" (ok, pissed as a fart) and at 2am he was in so much pain he needed to go to the hospital.
because I was still too drunk, I made him drive himself - but I did go with him to hold his hand...
What an awful wife I am
because I was still too drunk, I made him drive himself - but I did go with him to hold his hand...
What an awful wife I am
Jul 16th 2013, 6:01 pm
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Re: Your guesses for cost of a 4 mile ambulance ride
I think I can beat that.
Early 90's in the UK. Saturday afternoon...I picked up my new sports car that morning. Guys being guys...hubby decided to jack the new car up to look underneath it. While it was jacked up I decided to give the front wheel a spin. Problem was I didn't know hubby had his finger in the alloy wheels...until he said 'my fingers off'.
One bag of frozen peas and a towel later...not to me mention moi driving 3 exits up the motorway at 120 mph...he had his finger re-attached.
Early 90's in the UK. Saturday afternoon...I picked up my new sports car that morning. Guys being guys...hubby decided to jack the new car up to look underneath it. While it was jacked up I decided to give the front wheel a spin. Problem was I didn't know hubby had his finger in the alloy wheels...until he said 'my fingers off'.
One bag of frozen peas and a towel later...not to me mention moi driving 3 exits up the motorway at 120 mph...he had his finger re-attached.
Jul 16th 2013, 6:04 pm
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Jul 16th 2013, 6:10 pm
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