Subj : Resend PING Question To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Jun 23 2020 17:29:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> I've taken to calling it Medical Building Syndrome, since some NB>>> buildings (whichever doctor office I'm in) seem to be more likely to NB>>> trigger it than others... I keep track of the "good" readings to NB>>> pass back to my PCP, since his is one of the bad ones... :) BM>> Of course! Years ago I had a check at the medical office: BM>> elevated. Literally a half-hour later at another doctor - back down BM>> to normal. NB>> Some people are better at hearing through the stethoscope than others NB>> are... and the automatic ones can be very inaccurate as well... BM>> True on both counts. Checking one source against another isn't always BM>> a bad thing, especially as I knew what my normal was. Wouldn't say my BM>> blood pressure wasn't elevated at the medical office, just knew it BM>> probably wasn't necessary to base a prescription on that isolated BM>> incident. NB> I've had a 24-hour blood pressure test a couple of times... the NB> cardiologist that monitored it decided that I don't really have NB> high blood pressure, since it was perfectly normal at night, and NB> passed that along to my then PCP... So, so far I've managed not NB> to need any prescriptions for it, and have declined the offer as NB> well... ;) Just another reason for one to know what his or her normals are. Like when my pulse rate was definitely too rapid - that was caught at the doctor's office. There could be a few reasons so let's not panic and prescribe something quite yet. Monitored for a couple/few months, didn't get much better so not due to a transient factor. ...OK, I've convinced myself it's not a short term health quirk and so let's go ahead with the detailed checking. BM> Darn! Hopefully she can re-open soon and you get some therapy. NB> Two weeks later, she was allowed to re-open, and I've now had two NB> rubs... it really is going to take some time to get things back NB> to more normal, but at least now the process is re-started... :) NB> I have to wear a mask when not face down, she has to wear a mask NB> and a face shield, and do extra sanitising of the office between NB> clients... but it's nice to get the therapy again... :) Yes, I can imagine! And her facility was probably never dirty: always replacing table covering, washing hands, etc., but with the possibility of COVID-19 just taking the extra precautions. NB>>> Also that way you'll be waiting to see if the openings spark a new NB>>> wave of the virus.... BM>> That too! Unfortunately I'm predicting 'yes' just because of natural BM>> transmission, not sloppiness in protective measures. (You ought to BM>> see that spike without distancing, masks, etc.!) BM>> So IIRC last weekend the barber shops, gyms, and some other sites were BM>> allowed to open; I haven't heard a spike being reported by still a BM>> little early -- a spike being reported this morning would almost BM>> require everyone going out a week ago and mingling -- going to be a BM>> slower pace of venturing out into the world. NB>> Is that still the case, that there hasn't been any new spike from NB>> the openings...? BM> There hasn't been. Lately the TV station has been reporting today's BM> and yesterday's numbers and no chart to track past reports but appears BM> no spikes and the curve evening out. NB> That seems to be the case here, as well... I've heard that some NB> states are having issues with new spikes, but maybe there's less NB> care being taken by people as things begin to reopen... As I understand it a combination of more testing (so more reporting) and people improperly gathering. Can gather, can group, just need to do so with a bit of healthy caution. ...I'm surprised no one has done a "stranger danger" takeoff yet! BM>> We've also considered similar, more of "will the rates go up?!" as BM>> opposed to "will they cancel us?!" -- a minor increase we'll put up BM>> with, otherwise there are other companies out there who will be more BM>> than happy to take our money. Our insurance agent is an agency and BM>> they have multiple options. NB>> With yours being clearly a weather-related incident, no fault at NB>> all of yours, even by a long stretch, I'd not expect any adverse NB>> consequences, actually... :) BM> I'm not expecting a rise but perhaps preparing for a one-period BM> increase of a few dollars just because of the way the numbers are BM> crunched. NB> They'd have to be revising rates across the entire spectrum of NB> customers in your area, to do any sort of rate increase, I'd NB> think.... The insurance companies might want to think twice as I'd guess at least 50% of the houses in this area have had new roofs in the last month. Semi-unrelated is there have been ads on TV stating the Iowa Attorney General will prosecute price gouging due to COVID-19 and based on what he and his office has done in the past probably at least thirty years wouldn't have a problem investigating unnecessary insurance increases. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... When bees finish a new hive, do bees have a house swarming party? --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .