Wegovy, that's right, it is the same shit, different name. Ozempic is approved for Type 2 Diabetes, whilst Wegovy is approved for weight loss. It is the same drug, but Wegovy has a slightly higher dosage of the drug, the way it works is pretty much the same - fool your body - delay stomach emptying, making you feel full longer and suppressing appetite, I mean that's what you would spend thousands of $ for, so it's no better than a regular diet - you are just cutting calories significantly enough to lose weight, but our body's metabolism adapts quickly and downregulates, which means the body will burn less and less calories daily, and this is why people stall on diets, you stop losing weight, even if you have lots of weight to lose still. THEN, when you stop the diet and start eating even if you eat less than before, your will gain back most, eventually all the weight and MORE, because unfortunately the metabolism takes far longer to upregulate - and by the time it does, you will have gained all the weight and then some. The best weight loss is the natural way, LONG TERM, losing slowly, which means not cutting too many calories. The way the drugs are marketed, people THINK that the drugs are making you lose weight, which is bullshit - the drugs side effects are making you less hungry and that's why you lose weight - it's no different than a regular diet. You could save thousands of $ and achieve the same thing by eating certain foods that keep you full longer. But people want the quick effortless way to get results...................

As to Ozempic, well, some people really need it, for bringing down their A1c, although if doctors were competent they could help patients avoiding getting there in the first place - You can detect the onset of diabetes so many years before it happens through insulin:glucose ratio tests and dealing with insulin resistance first.

These drugs are bad - Like a diet, you eat less because you are less hungry, but that means the potential for eating less nutrients your body needs........ Same for bariatric surgeries where they clip your stomach, you eat less, you get deficiencies in nutrients, and eventually somehow your stomach adapts, and you gain back the weight lost.

There is no winner here, all these artificial ways of weight loss are just band aid solutions and temporary.

And contrary to popular belief, eating sweets does not cause diabetes. It is caused by the long term bad habits, being overweight, developing insulin resistance that gets worse over the years until it can no longer keep up and there you have diabetes..........Some people eat lots of sweets but do not have insulin resistance ........... people who are overweight and have pot bellies, and most of their fat in the abdomen, and a tendency to gain weight even though they eat sensibly, is a good sign of insulin resistance.

Wegovy and all that shit, is just another way for big pharmas to pocket billions of $ from insurance companies and people who think the drug itself is burning the fat, when it is not. And most people don't even know that Wegovy is the same bloody drug as Ozempic, but a higher dose, both use Semaglutide. Both have the same risks.

Tall or otherwise, you should never go up there on your roof, that would be stupid and dangerous - most of these roofing companies anyway are run by the mob, just like most construction anyway, so it's normal that they would charge you a fortune for a job that could be done for a fraction of the cost.........Yeah nobody wants a lake of bird dung on their roof. But you can't run away from the fact you will get an occasional poop here and there, you will still get birds flying in the sky, just not the entire city's flock at your roof top

In some countries, a home owner would be happy to have flocks of birds, it would mean dinner for the whole family

tasman1 wrote: R.I.P. Bobi

Good news , no news from world that any dog did die today

btw , once I die do you think I will be in world wide news or only on ySense news ?

Well you are still 69 years young, or 70, statistically you still have AT LEAST 15 more years to go. Will you be in the news, no, there are millions of innocent people who die every damn day because of the greed and self serving interest of the corrupt politicians around the world (ironically, those politicians talk about terrorists when THEY themselves can be considered one). Do you hear news daily about all the innocent people who die, nope, so truth is we are regular people, unless you are a politician or celebrity, nope you won't make the news. As to this site, well let's see now, in 15 years time I do not believe most if any GPT sites will be around - my honest brutal opinion (but genuine) I do not think this site will be around either, nor will most other GPTs either, with all the uncertainty today it's unclear if most humans will be around anyway, so don't worry about that, just worry about how you will manage until then, whilst the corrupt, rich and greedy run the world ! Also you will hear about dead bodies if it is part of the self serving interests of shareholders, so for instance, during the peak of COVID you heard a lot about deaths, you need that kind of news to push sales of vaccines, do we still hear now about the HELL that nurses and doctors go through in hospitals, nope, the big entities made their big money already!

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Darkstar2 wrote: Interesting Was it a stray cat ? Or maybe it was a revenge poop It's unusual, who knows where that cat came from, if that neighbour just took in a stray cat. All people I know with cats never had this problem, I mean sure it was not your cat, there is no litter box anywhere near, so the cat does what any human would do when you cannot hold it in anymore - and since cat do not wear trousers and knickers, they just GO when it must go

WELL time for my late night snack

No, not a stray cat. Neighbor cat. That particular neighbor has several house cats and one cat that stays outside during the day. At night it stays inside their house. So when they did not see the cat, the woman went looking for it and heard it MEOWING in my garage.

That cat will come to the French doors when I have the curtains pulled back, sit and stare at Bo. Bo barks at the cat and the cat looks at Bo like 'what a dumb dog, you can't get me'. It seriously teases. Bo.

Sure, there is a door separating the two, I'm pretty sure that cat would run faster than a train if the door were to open and the dog would walk towards it. I have seen some YouTube videos of owners having cats and dogs in the same house and they get along, I don't know about 2 complete strangers though - cats are naturally scared, dogs aren't.

valerie wrote: Birds can be very destructive.

They also can carry disease and have mites and other insects on them.

That pretty much describes the human race quite well too If people only knew the stuff crawling all over their skin, nobody would get close to one another or touch But yeah birds can be a problem and not only that, the noise, if you have a flock of them in your backyard and are woken up at 3-4AM every day ! In some countries they capture those birds and eat them - and in some all you can eat buffet restaurants even here in North America, they do serve that. In the US, people eat Quail, I've eaten that before, didn't like, some animals in my opinion are not meant to be eaten, just like humans are not meant to be eaten by other humans but I guess in some countries, they pretty much eat anything that moves and has legs (except for humans, though that is debatable) - never eat in an all you can eat buffet when traveling abroad

There should be laws against feeding birds in residential areas - All it takes is 1 neighbour to do that, and next thing you know you have the city's entire flock of birds around that area and bird DUNG - now it does make good fertilizer for your lawn, but the problem is, when that dung is all over the place, and once it invades your attic and makes a mess its gonna cost you an arm and 4 legs to repair

tasman1 wrote: All sparrows who lived under my roof decimated today , no more sex under my roof and no more free rent

Huge number lived under my roof , did call company to block all access to my roof , they did gone but eggs and young there , they will be dead in day or two
Adults sparrows flying around like mad trying to find some hole, but none s there

Oh they are coming for you now Be thankful you don't have to deal with large wasps nests in the attic or between bricks or in the ground - I'm pretty sure people would trade birds over wasps and carpenter ants

What's creepy is that you had such open access to your house, who knows what else was living in there, you are lucky you don't have wasps, hornets, ants, etc, even snakes - in some US states it is common for snakes to hide in crawl spaces

So $700 to patch a bloody hole, nice, it's cheap compared to what it costs here, it would be at least 3 times that

You might have a few angry birds for a while, I mean you just evicted them, and if there are babies inside still, God help you - birds can get quite aggressive - well at least you don't have to deal with an Eagle's nest
But be careful, these birds go straight for the eye !

Interesting Was it a stray cat ? Or maybe it was a revenge poop It's unusual, who knows where that cat came from, if that neighbour just took in a stray cat. All people I know with cats never had this problem, I mean sure it was not your cat, there is no litter box anywhere near, so the cat does what any human would do when you cannot hold it in anymore - and since cat do not wear trousers and knickers, they just GO when it must go

WELL time for my late night snack

valerie wrote: Insurance in America is expensive. Actually, most everything in America these days is expensive.

Well North America as a whole, which includes Canada, same here. A lot of the prices and economy in general is heavily influenced by what happens in the U.S....

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There's people in the USA that are paying several thousand dollars a month for their drugs, some with insurance, some that don't take all their meds because it is too expensive. A lady recently told me that she takes her meds every other day instead of every day so that she can pay less.

That's really bad - you literally need MILLIONS of $ in savings for retirement to cover your expenses nowadays, who the hell has saved up a million let alone half of that - it's pathetic - The SCUMBAGS responsible for this greed and unreasonable price gauging putting people in the poor deserve a life time prison sentence.

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The popular drugs now are for weight loss. Ozempic cost $900.00 a month for a 30 day supply. I just googled it. AND insurance doesn't cover weight loss drugs but a lot of people are taking it. I think insurance will cover it if you are diabetic. That is what it was originally prescribed for.

Correct - Ozempic is NOT a weight loss drug, it is for management of Diabetes - it helps considerably bring down a1c. The weight loss is a SIDE EFFECT of the drug, because it makes you eat less, for weight loss the big pharmas made a different drug based on Ozempic, with another brand - same big fat scam (no pun intended ) You cannot defy science, it's something I studied, and I don't remember that it was possible for something to "BURN" your body fat - fat burn is a lengthy process that your body does on its own through activity, proper sleep, proper hormones, etc. any weight loss as a result of drug use is simply a side effect, it means you are eating LESS because of the side effects, by eating less you downregulate your metabolism over time, your body adapts, and your weight loss stalls - stop Ozempic, and you will gain back most, all or MORE of the weight lost, because even if you start eating normal again, even less, your body takes far more time to upregulate than downregulate, so you gain weight meanwhile. There is no miracle fat burning drug, it's not possible physically. and any drug that stimulates your metabolism can be potentially unsafe, and any weight loss wuld be marginal - most "weight loss" is water weight anyway, you don't lose fat overnight, but you can lose several pounds overnight (by losing water, as you go through your glygocen storage, the water that is bound to the carbs gets eliminated by your body, so the weight loss occurs, but your fat reserve hasn't changed. Ozempic is a big fraud - by eating less, of course you will naturally deplete your glycogen stores, and bring down your averages, BUT by eating less it means you are also eating less of the nutrients, so you can develop more health problems in the long run. It's sad that people use rely on this shit as a miracle drug when it isn't. The best way to manage weight is insulin control, if you are constantly binging on carbs and having insulin spikes and sugar crashes, you will not lose weight - you will gain it !!! most people are insulin resistant, but sine doctors are incompetent and only order the fasting blood glucose, and SOME order the a1c, they don't see the FULL picture, they should be also ordering an insulin ratio test, most people who have now type 2 diabetes, has had insulin resistance in the many MANY years before the diabetes. **ck Ozempic, people should watch what they eat, control their INSULIN first, if there is insulin resistance, resolve that first, then you don't have to worry about diabetes or weight gain. Yeah Ozempic is expensive for what it does, insurance will only cover it as a diabetes control BUT not any diabetic, you need a specific threshold, some people with high a1c might benefit from Ozempic, despite the side effects, as a last resort.

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I smoked for years when I was young. I do not smoke. There's different forms and stages to emphysema and no cure. It's a COPD disease. I have moderate emphysema. It really does not bother me. I can't go out and run a marathon and if I had to walk a couple of miles I'd be mighty winded. If I run around in the house playing with Bo, I can get short of breath rather quickly.

Well yeah, if your lungs are at 25%< function, it's no surprise. It's too bad that doctors do not DETECT conditions long in advance before they occur - you see in Med school they do not teach that, they teach you "IF patient already has this deadly disease, treat it with x drug" what a bloody SHAME, it boils my blood. Same for diabetes, order fasting blood glucose + a1c, results are borderline, no problem, come back in a year. INSTEAD of detecting higher than normal insulin:glucose ratio and addressing insulin resistance BEFORE it develops into full blown diabetes. PATHETIC !
As to lung function I'm pretty sure your lungs didn't go from 100% down to 25% overnight - it's something a GOOD doctor should screen for and warn you ahead of time, I mean in this case mind you they can't force you to not smoke
I guess in your era / old days, someone who did not smoke was considered weird and abnormal! Thank goodness I never smoked in my life, I kept my promise to my kindergarten teacher whom I begged to take a puff of her cig, she agreed mind you, only one - I coughed badly, and I promised her I would never smoke - I kept it, thank goodness !

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Yep, I have no doubt the drug companies compensate doctors for pushing their drugs.

It's all about greed and the lesser evils.

Of course who else is going to do the dirty job - it's not the drug companies that will prescribe those poisons to the patients, it is the doctors , in exchange for brown envelopes full of cash, new cars, free vacations, even homes, etc.
I'm pretty sure some doctors are also illegally prescribing Ozempic as weight loss.

One day the shit will hit the fan, I predict that years from now there will be massive lawsuits - Ozempic is associated with a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer and other serious conditions.

Instead of teaching people to change their eating habits (not necessarily eat less or starve, but change what they eat), become more active, NO, we live in a world where people can eat any shit they want, no problem, here is drug XYZ to the rescue, to do ALLLLL the work for you.
People using Ozempic one day must stop it, when they do they will gain back ALL the weight and MORE, and as a result their blood sugar will go back up, so for most people Ozempic is a very long term treatment if not for life, whilst increasing your risk of cancer and other events.

valerie wrote: I have medicare and additional insurance coverage.

Actually the cost of my total prescriptions is probably closer to $1,000 a month.

That much ? that's a lot, if you don't have proper insurance in America you are screwed ! I know some people in the US who claim they pay hundreds of $ A MONTH on health insurance ($600-$700).

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I have two inhalers for emphysema

Let me guess, smoker - or past smoker ?

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and I am really not even sure why I have two. Sometimes I wonder why I have them at all.

WELL if you didn't have them, the drug companies wouldn't be too happy, and drug companies use doctors as drug dealers essentially........There is lots of stuff people do not necessarily NEED but are given anyway, and sometimes these things can make matters worse, or even make you get used to them and then cannot live without.

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What I do have is shortness of breath at times.

At rest or during activity ?

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inhaler is less costly. I take Cymbalta now and it helps with my back pain. It's expensive too if you don't have insurance. I think it's around $300 a month. I take a high blood pressure med and it's pretty cheap.

It's usually a drug prescribed for depression - also one that can cause heart valve problems (i.e. stenosis).

These drugs are CRAZY expensive for what they do, and a lot of them are harmful long term too. There has been many lawsuits over the years against these companies. Some antidepressants in particular can make matters worse even or cause other issues or create dependency on them.

valerie wrote: PS I have to be careful in my yard because a couple of large neighbor dogs like to take a big poopie sometimes.....I guess they think the grass is greener in my yard. Actually what I think is they were taught not to poop in their yard so they go to the surrounding neighbors and fields.

Bottomline, watch out for dog poopie.

Nice pun

It's not a question of walking on dung and glass, public places are not ideal conditions, there are germs, microbes and possibly foreign objects, insects, etc, you would be surprised on the amount of glass and pointy objects all over, so unless people fancy foot fungus and other diseases it's a good idea not to walk barefoot nor naked for that matter, not even when you go on vacation is it safe to walk barefoot due to the high risk of getting hepatitis, fungus, or other.

as far as dogs taking a crap in your backyard, that's the thing with dogs, when they need to go they have to go, even if it is on your $5k Persian rug at least cats go to the liter box and do their stuff there, then they lick themselves clean

The good news is, those dogs may be doing your grass a favour - dung is good fertilizer - you know that heavy and distinct cow dung smell ? At least with dogs there is no smell or it's not that strong

Some pet owners can train their dogs not to do their business anywhere, cats are hardwired to go in one place to do their thing, and if there is no liter box nearby, they will dig a hole in your backyard and bury their dung

Arvind9 wrote: Thats right never walk barefoot especially at old age when your skin becomes very delicate and is prone to injuries,people who are diabetic are advised to wear medically created stockings which cover your feet till the knees the stockings are soft and protect the legs

It depends - all diabetics are not the same, some manage their A1c well and do not have Edema ..... Under the BEST circumstances in an ideal world, sure we could walk barefoot, and even walk naked like nature intended - BUT we live in a world where people litter and throw their shit all over the place, it's definitely not a good idea to walk barefoot anywhere in public, and even at home, unless you take good measures to clean your floors, and I think most people don't - they probably dust the place every few months Same as personal hygiene, it's not something on people's priorities nowadays, which is why one should NEVER walk barefoot in a public place. If you've ever been to a public pool, you would see that - even the cleanest and most maintained places. Some people don't include soap and water into their daily habits

tasman1 wrote: Sad reality how some people medication cost is cut 70-80%

Most people in Australia use huge amount of medication daily [ most GP are just sales person , more they give you more they earn ]
Once people finish in hospital or on emergency doctors [ specialist ] cut their medication around 75% and ask ... what idiot did give you so much tablets ?

Thanks to the big scam that is the medical industry and the poor and outdated material they teach in Med School, aiming mainly on the best interest of Health Care facilities and the big pharmaceuticals over prevention and ultimately a patient's BEST interest. These drug companies want you to take all those meds, most of which have side effects AND can cause other problems ALSO requiring meds - look at some popular BP meds that are supposed to protect you, look at some diabetes medications, look at some cholesterol meds, look at this new MIRACLE drug Ozempic and all its similar ones, a big FRAUD giving false sense of hope to people losing weight, ignoring the higher risk of pancreatic cancer and other.

So yeah if people were healthy and not requiring those drugs, where would those pharmas be ? They are all public companies and run on bottom line ONLY, nobody gives a flying shit about anybody's health and well being.

valerie wrote: My prescription drugs run approximately $2,000 per 3 months. In other words $8,000 a year. My insurance covers almost all of it but I think about people that don't have insurance or have an insurance that does not cover their meds.

A lot of people order from other countries, such as Canadian drug companies because it is cheaper.

$2k per 3 months, that comes down to $666.6666666666667 per month - Interesting

How much do you pay for insurance ? For some insurance would be more costly than the meds.

Some Canadian provinces do have a mandatory health insurance, the amount you would pay per year would depend on your income. An example, in a province, the maximum would be close to $700 (if you are under 65 and have collective insurance through your employer, you don't need to pay), if you are 65 and over, even if you still work and have work insurance, you must pay the government health insurance plan which covers prescription drugs (SOME).

For those who do not work or low income, they pay no insurance and they still get the same coverage, courtesy of the tax payers In the U.S. private insurance costs an arm and three legs - and insurance companies are being ripped off because the cost of drugs should not be that high, but they are this way because insurance pays for it, and as a result, it costs more to get insured. Pure greed.

Here of course we have both private and public health care, so if you are hospitalised and require meds, they are free along with any care.

Here there is a big catch however, if there is a GENERIC version of a drug, the insurance will FORCE YOU to get that instead because it is less expensive, UNLESS the doctor prescribes you to take original and NO GENERIC.

valerie wrote: How is your wife doing?

I watched a documentary about 'grounding'. To get to the point, walk barefoot on the ground/grass.
At first it sounded dumb but the more I watched it, the more it had some sense. In 1960 they invented a type of rubber and they placed it on the soles of shoes. That started the sneaker craze. Today that rubber is used on the bottom of most shoes. They say it is bad for your health. They say there are electronic impulses from the ground that when walking barefoot can help in various diseases.

I guess as long as the ground is warm, it wouldn't hurt to walk around barefoot daily for a few minutes.

That sounds like something out of a tabloid magazine - one should never walk barefoot, you are exposing yourself to many things, fungus infections and other, and walking on grounds, etc, you are exposed to possible sharp objects, rocks, glass, things people leave, insects, etc. Electronic impulses from the ground - there is no such thing. There are more risks of walking barefoot than advantages. It's one thing to walk barefoot at home, but in public places, not a good idea.
Even on beaches people walk barefoot on sand, there are risks involved with that too, like Hepatitis, etc.

tasman1 wrote:

We are very tired , very tired this is time consuming . on average we go twice a day to hospital

Radio therapy , 5 day a week Monday - Friday
Chemo therapy 1 day a week , every Tuesday
Doctor review 2 times a week
Nurse consultation 2 times a week
Pathology [ blood ] 1 time a week every Monday

This will finish in mid November , once results come back they will decide what next , possibility is very high they will continue again
Problem is they can not operate and remove cancer , it is all over main artery and they can not operate that , problem , her bad bad lungs

No idea about future , tired and this just started

I hope that after all of this, she will be better, it ANGERS me with RAGE that in 2023 Medicine has not evolved in a way to treat these things or prevent these things, all thanks to the big scumbags of pharmas. It's a really difficult situation when surgery is not possible to remove it, hopefully treatments can help, although chemo and other treatments can have effects worse than the condition itself. Hopefully you have good doctors over there (those are hard to find nowadays).

tasman1 wrote: I got nice survey , around 20 min and nice 9 cent pay

Survey topic ......Future Father

Did state that I am 70 and BANG , DQ

Why this happen to me , at only 70 I can still be new father , I demand justice , they must now send me form and ask me to send proof that I can be father
but they must first send me partner who can still have a child

In 9 month I can send them LIVING proof and they can pay me my 9 cent plus 16% bonus
Yeah , they can not play with tasman1

Better luck next time, it's not common for people that age to be new fathers, unless they are someone's "sugar daddy", in some countries, some young ladies in their low double digits (even single) are looking for older (much older) men, for their money, and want all their babies....Guess this survey was not about that

So how's the fireworks going ? That's one expensive fireworks, who's gonna pay for this, who's gonna print new money and/or borrow new money they cannot repay to pay these fireworks ? You guessed correctly.

This was supposed to be a special event one off fireworks, but given the success and large attendance, the fireworks show might be extended and open to the world ....................

Anybody who still thinks there is true love on this planet and hope, must be very high

tasman1 wrote:
btw , Darkstar be aware if that girl divorce you and come back to this planet you will still need to pay her for rest of your life , she will take all your earning from this site forever

Currently there is no chance this topic will be locked , We are safe talking this bullshit

Oh this is far from bullshit this is reality 101, the reality of one of the biggest scams in human nature called Marriage and/or Relationships, now it is a game of hustle and money - no worries, I've had my gullible years and fell for traps, luckily I did not fall into this one, because once you fall into the marriage trap, you are done ! Ask those who are millions of $ poorer today because they THOUGHT their partner "loved" them when she said "I do"

It's hard enough to find good FRIENDS who won't backstab you, lie to you, and betray the f*** out of you despite helping them get where they are now, now THAT I can tell you a whole lot of stories about because it happened to me, but at least I don't owe any of those MFs who wronged me any money - that's the difference.

I said once, a single guy living long enough will be at least 1 million $ richer by the time they retire.

Oh and to those that THINK that these kind of scams occur in some countries, oh you are mistaken - they do occur on this side of the planet more so than you think. Look at how long marriages last nowadays, I mean new ones, if they tough a year, that is a big achievement - people marry for wrong reasons - and they don't learn from their mistakes, because you often hear the guy say oh this is my 4th wife, and 12th kid, they almost cannot keep track anymore of which kid belongs to which wife

LOVE is non existent it's an illusion - it's LOVE of money and LOVE of flesh -people don't know the true ********d meaning of actual love - maybe a small percentage of the world population, mostly single

tasman1 wrote: My dentist diploma is now very close , all I must do is to pull out another 10 tooth

To do job faster I am using now advanced tool , sledge hammer and chisel
Come on folks , 10 volunteer needed , line up please

I will give you a free partial course on dentistry, pay attention this will definitely be in the exam.

Yes, this is old school dentistry, this is how things were done in the old days of dentistry, and cold too with no anaesthesia - well kind of, they gave you a bottle of vodka beforehand - now this was for very big teeth or difficult to remove ones. Otherwise, what they did was tie your tooth with a sturdy rope and the other end tied securely to a door knob with good tension on the rope, then someone would stand inside and swiftly quick the door with all their might, and hopefully only the tooth would be yanked out of its socket

Today they use pincers and rock the tooth back and forth until it becomes loose and just pull it out. If a tooth is in bad shape (cracked, fragile, etc), they will cut it into smaller pieces and get it out piece by piece, and for that they use a tooth saw, but not to worry you won't feel a thing as you will be knocked out by angel dust/laughing gas, which is Nitrous Oxide OR for tough situations they will put you in a straight jacket and tie all 4 of your extremities using sturdy ropes.

Kids remember to listen to your parents when they tell you to brush and floss, and you might wanna rethink eating all those candies - Remember, a trip to the dentist is no fun and games, they have saws, drills, pincers, hammers, pliers oh yeah and let's not forget very large needles, where they have to insert 25 inches into your skull to numb you.

There you go this is a few years dentistry resumed into a few paragraphs

I cannot wait for the day that congress tackles online freelancing and earning opportunities - I mean some nations are good at meddling their nose to foreign affairs, well, now would be a good opportunity to get involved in this - companies are exploiting left and right, even though it is a free market - there needs to be some rules set, paying single digit cents for surveys of a certain length should be a CRIME ! With inflation going up, cost of living going up, it does not making any bloody F'n sense to LOWER the pay rates for surveys.

That 1 cent you are paid for DQ comes out of your own pocket - routers that offer these credits must significantly reduce the pay rates across the board, in order to sustain financially. People think they are getting a good deal with those DQ credits when in reality they are losing potential earnings.