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Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Lilith7 - 08-08-2025
Thousands of people have had to give up having medic alert bracelets due to the cost of living, allowing it to lapse.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/569418/thousands-giving-up-medic-alert-bracelets-in-cost-of-living-crunch
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - heisenberg - 09-08-2025
$70 a year
whats that a couple of packets of smokes
its all about choices
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Lilith7 - 09-08-2025
(09-08-2025, 08:58 AM)heisenberg Wrote: $70 a year
whats that a couple of packets of smokes
its all about choices
Indeed - food, electricity bill, rent,phone.internet bill - or vital medic alert...
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Oh_hunnihunni - 09-08-2025
I want to go dnr now, and in the discussion with my gp she said I would need to get one of those to alert medical staff. Nope, not doing it. Thinking a tattoo on the wrist would be cheaper and a lot harder to ignore.
Heisenberg, is it all about choices? Like hi viz? Like vaxes? Letting someone else charge us for a service they profit from? Yes, I suppose it is. Same as getting a little bit of ink.
Now I just have to decide on the font.
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Lilith7 - 09-08-2025
You'll need something very clear & easy to read, quite large-ish letters.
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Oh_hunnihunni - 09-08-2025
Nah, med staff have better eyes than moi, lol...
Though my bff, suggests I add Seriously! to it...
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - heisenberg - 10-08-2025
(09-08-2025, 10:59 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Heisenberg, is it all about choices? Like hi viz? vaxes
yep like feeding your children
like going to work
vax wasnt a choice it was do it or else loose you job be ostracised from society by the be kind red queen
baa go the sheeple
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Oh_hunnihunni - 10-08-2025
Dear oh dear you are in a grump this morning heisenberg...
Mood is a choice too ya know!
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Lilith7 - 10-08-2025
(10-08-2025, 09:01 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Dear oh dear you are in a grump this morning heisenberg...
Mood is a choice too ya know!
But - imagine a happy happy joy joy Heisenberg, flitting from thread to thread, spreading joyfulness....
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - heisenberg - 10-08-2025
(10-08-2025, 11:48 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:(10-08-2025, 09:01 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Dear oh dear you are in a grump this morning heisenberg...
Mood is a choice too ya know!
But - imagine a happy happy joy joy Heisenberg, flitting from thread to thread, spreading joyfulness....
just like you spreading anti government bile
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Oh_hunnihunni - 10-08-2025
Mmmm, that bile is growing daily. It happens when people are forced to swallow the indigestible...
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - heisenberg - 10-08-2025
(10-08-2025, 01:16 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Mmmm, that bile is growing daily. It happens when people are forced to swallow the indigestible...
just like the previous government eh
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Praktica - 10-08-2025
Looks like heisenberg has a nasty hangover today...all these attempts at being offensive...his head must be really bad.
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Oh_hunnihunni - 10-08-2025
(10-08-2025, 01:21 PM)heisenberg Wrote:(10-08-2025, 01:16 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Mmmm, that bile is growing daily. It happens when people are forced to swallow the indigestible...
just like the previous government eh
Well, no government is perfect, but if your comment is true, then the next election should be interesting.
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Lilith7 - 10-08-2025
(10-08-2025, 02:25 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote:(10-08-2025, 01:21 PM)heisenberg Wrote: just like the previous government eh
Well, no government is perfect, but if your comment is true, then the next election should be interesting.
And its not that far away either, next year if I'm not mistaken.
ONE term govt; but the next had better be damned good; & swift at undoing the damage from this lot.
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - heisenberg - 10-08-2025
(10-08-2025, 03:21 PM)Lilith7 Wrote:(10-08-2025, 02:25 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Well, no government is perfect, but if your comment is true, then the next election should be interesting.
And its not that far away either, next year if I'm not mistaken.
ONE term govt; but the next had better be damned good; & swift at undoing the damage from this lot.
yes but this lot is trying to undo the damage done by the last lot
its a pity labour didnt win the last election then they would have been trying to sort out the mess they have made
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Oh_hunnihunni - 10-08-2025
I just wish, whoever is in, they stop blaming the other lot. It is such a bad look.
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - Lilith7 - 11-08-2025
(10-08-2025, 05:33 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: I just wish, whoever is in, they stop blaming the other lot. It is such a bad look.
It would be brilliant if all our politicians put aside their differences & worked together, taking a long term view & doing what's best for all of us.
Rather than acting in the best interests of those who are wealthy, while making things worse for those who are not.
Deliberately I suspect.
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - heisenberg - 11-08-2025
(11-08-2025, 11:27 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:(10-08-2025, 05:33 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: I just wish, whoever is in, they stop blaming the other lot. It is such a bad look.
It would be brilliant if all our politicians put aside their differences & worked together, taking a long term view & doing what's best for all of us.
Rather than acting in the best interests of those who are wealthy, while making things worse for those who are not.
Deliberately I suspect.
like ardern did over covid you mean
RE: Thousands give up medic alert bracelet due to cost - king1 - 11-08-2025
(11-08-2025, 12:17 PM)heisenberg Wrote:need a tissue?(11-08-2025, 11:27 AM)Lilith7 Wrote: It would be brilliant if all our politicians put aside their differences & worked together, taking a long term view & doing what's best for all of us.
Rather than acting in the best interests of those who are wealthy, while making things worse for those who are not.
Deliberately I suspect.
like ardern did over covid you mean