Ind. golfer says wet underwear prompted him to strip at in-laws’ grave
ELKHART, Ind. - A 51-year-old man told a police officer he was naked in a cemetery because he had taken off his wet clothes after checking on his in-laws' grave and then wanted a closer look at some flowers.
The officer was off duty and jogging through Rice Cemetery in Elkhart Sunday afternoon when he saw the naked man get into a truck and drive away.
The officer later tracked down the Mishawaka man from his license plate number.
The man said he had been golfing all day and that he undressed in his truck because his underwear was wet.
He said he left his truck naked to look at the flowers because he did not have his glasses.
He was arrested on a preliminary misdemeanor charge of public indecency.
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM this man ads new meaning to stop and smell the roses..........
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Visa card surprise: $23,148,855,308,184,500
Company cites 'temporary programming error' for 17-digit charges
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Some Visa cardholders were surprised to find that recent purchases cost them a little more than expected — $23 quadrillion, plus change.
In New Hampshire, Josh Muszynski said he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and when he later checked his account online found that he had been charged the 17-digit number — a stunning $23,148,855,308,184,500.
In North Texas, Jon Seale saw the same 17-figure bill on his credit card statement, presumably for a meal July 13 at a restaurant owned by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, NBC affiliate KXAS TV reported.
"For that amount of money, I could actually own Wolfgang Puck himself," Seale said.
Seale said he spent much of Tuesday making calls to Visa and his bank, Wachovia, in hopes of getting the exorbitant charge removed from his Wachovia Visa Buxx credit card. "It's an inconvenience, but it's not like I was truly worried my money was gone," he said. "It’s an obvious, glaring error."
Seale even tried tracking down Puck "on Facebook and add him as a friend to see if he’d make a comment, but I didn’t have any luck finding him."
Muszynski, for his part, said he spent two hours on the phone with his bank, Bank of America, trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee. The bank corrected the error the next day.
Visa said a technical glitch caused the trouble, but it did not say exactly how many accounts were affected.
"A temporary programming error at Visa Debit Processing Services caused some transactions to be inaccurately posted to a small number of Visa prepaid accounts," Visa spokeswoman Elvira Swanson said in a written statement. "The technical glitch has been corrected, and all erroneous postings have been removed."
Visa later elaborated that "fewer than 13,000" transactions were affected.
A Visa representative said affected customers will have any overdraft fees removed.
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I think I would have had the biiggest panic attack ever !!!!!!!
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Some Visa cardholders were surprised to find that recent purchases cost them a little more than expected — $23 quadrillion, plus change.
In New Hampshire, Josh Muszynski said he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and when he later checked his account online found that he had been charged the 17-digit number — a stunning $23,148,855,308,184,500.
In North Texas, Jon Seale saw the same 17-figure bill on his credit card statement, presumably for a meal July 13 at a restaurant owned by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, NBC affiliate KXAS TV reported.
"For that amount of money, I could actually own Wolfgang Puck himself," Seale said.
Seale said he spent much of Tuesday making calls to Visa and his bank, Wachovia, in hopes of getting the exorbitant charge removed from his Wachovia Visa Buxx credit card. "It's an inconvenience, but it's not like I was truly worried my money was gone," he said. "It’s an obvious, glaring error."
Seale even tried tracking down Puck "on Facebook and add him as a friend to see if he’d make a comment, but I didn’t have any luck finding him."
Muszynski, for his part, said he spent two hours on the phone with his bank, Bank of America, trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee. The bank corrected the error the next day.
Visa said a technical glitch caused the trouble, but it did not say exactly how many accounts were affected.
"A temporary programming error at Visa Debit Processing Services caused some transactions to be inaccurately posted to a small number of Visa prepaid accounts," Visa spokeswoman Elvira Swanson said in a written statement. "The technical glitch has been corrected, and all erroneous postings have been removed."
Visa later elaborated that "fewer than 13,000" transactions were affected.
A Visa representative said affected customers will have any overdraft fees removed.
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I think I would have had the biiggest panic attack ever !!!!!!!
3 accused of letting rats chew toes off Ohio baby
Three people have been accused of letting rats bite a 6-week-old girl and chew off her toes at their cluttered Ohio mobile home.
Pike County prosecutor Rob Junk says the baby's toes on one foot were gone when sheriff's deputies went to the home Sunday after receiving an anonymous tip.
The baby is in fair condition at a Columbus hospital.
A married couple and the 18-year-old boyfriend of the baby's mother are charged with felony child endangering. They were in court for an initial hearing Tuesday. They're jailed pending a plea hearing in two weeks.
The prosecutor says they all lived in the mobile home west of Piketon, a village noted for its old uranium enrichment plant.
He says the baby's mother is a juvenile. He won't identify her or say if she'll be charged.
Ok I have never done Meth in my life and I never intend to. But hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm does this stuff make you deaf and blind? Can you not hear your baby scream as the rats chew off her toes, when changing her diapers (if they even did) did you not see that the babys toes were not only bleeding but missing?
I cannot even begin to tell you what I think when I hear stories like this. Juvenile or not you have just commited a crime in my eyes that is inexcusable!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe the phyciatric ward will give them lots of good drugs NOW>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Pike County prosecutor Rob Junk says the baby's toes on one foot were gone when sheriff's deputies went to the home Sunday after receiving an anonymous tip.
The baby is in fair condition at a Columbus hospital.
A married couple and the 18-year-old boyfriend of the baby's mother are charged with felony child endangering. They were in court for an initial hearing Tuesday. They're jailed pending a plea hearing in two weeks.
The prosecutor says they all lived in the mobile home west of Piketon, a village noted for its old uranium enrichment plant.
He says the baby's mother is a juvenile. He won't identify her or say if she'll be charged.
Ok I have never done Meth in my life and I never intend to. But hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm does this stuff make you deaf and blind? Can you not hear your baby scream as the rats chew off her toes, when changing her diapers (if they even did) did you not see that the babys toes were not only bleeding but missing?
I cannot even begin to tell you what I think when I hear stories like this. Juvenile or not you have just commited a crime in my eyes that is inexcusable!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe the phyciatric ward will give them lots of good drugs NOW>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
W.Va. doctors worry about painkiller ban
By Tom Breen
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Patients getting treated for pain could face short-term difficulties if the federal government implements a proposed rule that would ban some of the most popular prescription painkillers.
The Food and Drug Administration is considering a proposal by a panel of experts to prohibit a range of medications that combine narcotic drugs with acetaminophen, which is the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S.
That ban would include popular brand-name drugs like Vicodin, Lortab and Percocet along with generic versions.
Drugs like the first two, which blend acetaminophen with hydrocodone, are among the most commonly prescribed pain medications in the country. In 2006, there were nearly 131 million prescriptions written for products containing hydrocodone, according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, with the majority containing acetaminophen.
A ban, however, could have unintended consequences for people who rely on those medications, especially in states like West Virginia, which has one of the highest rates of use of prescription painkillers in the country, according to the DEA.
"The problem is, we use Vicodin and medications like that to treat what's classified as moderate pain," said Dr. Alvin "Woody" Moss, a professor at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and the director of the West Virginia Center for End of Life Care.
"Medications that are used for more severe pain might not be appropriate for those patients," he said. "It might be too much, it might make them sick, there are a number of factors to consider."
The panel's recommendation is based on the liver damage that can occur when people take overdoses of acetaminophen. The risk is increased when people mix prescription medications with over-the-counter products like Tylenol, which also contains acetaminophen.
"Taking more than the recommended amount can cause liver damage, ranging from abnormalities in liver function blood tests, to acute liver failure, and even death," according to the FDA.
In the long run, Moss said, a ban could be helpful by drawing attention to the potential hazards of combination medications and by spurring the development of new products.
Hydrocodone, for example, is not available except in combination with other drugs, mostly acetaminophen. One possible result of a ban, Moss said, could be the development of stand-alone hydrocodone products, but the lag before that happens could be frustrating for people in pain.
"It's going to make it much harder for people with pain to get treatment," said Penney Cowan, executive director of the American Chronic Pain Association.
The group plans to launch a multimedia guide to pain medication on its Web site in September with an eye toward educating people about combination products and other factors that many patients might overlook.
"When it comes down to it, it's about the user, it's not the medication," Cowan said.
The range of treatments available for people in pain, though, might mean an FDA ban has a less drastic effect, according to University of Charleston pharmacy professor Michael O'Neil.
"Bottom line, a good doctor is going to work with the patient and find the appropriate treatment," said O'Neil, who is also chairman of the state's Controlled Substance Advisory Board.
West Virginia not only has a high rate of prescription drug use, it's also been plagued by the diversion and abuse of painkillers like OxyContin and hydrocodone products. A study published in December in the Journal of the American Medical Association put the state's prescription drug related fatal overdose rate at roughly 16 deaths per 100,000 residents, more than twice the national average.
A ban on painkillers containing acetaminophen, though, would be unlikely to improve the problems with abuse and addiction, O'Neil and Moss say.
"Abuse and diversion will continue, it just means the drug that people are abusing the most is going to change," Moss said.
Well the two most popular drugs of choice here in WV are Meth and prescription pills with prescription pills killing hundreds yearly. Rather than monitoring who gets these pain meds, learning to say "NO" to those who do not have an absolute need for them ,we will just ban them all together. Ok look out WV the Meth labs are going to triple in size and we may even see more new homemade "cheap" drugs hit the streets.
Hmmmmmm I figured out just how hard it is for a person who has no money to get any type of "free" drug and alcohol treatment here. Maybe we should educate the public on the risks involved in taking these drugs.
Since sending the message that they are killing themselves does not seem to faze manyy of them let's show them that their teeth will fall out, they will be peeing and pooping in a bag for the rest of their lives, that they will eventually have no hair, that their children will be without parents etc.. Whatever it takes to hit home. And then let's offer free drug and alcohol counseling in abundance.
Let's make it easier for those who love them to perform mental hygeines on them and let's enforce keeping them in long term treatment rather than letting them walk after 5 days.
Recently a friend of mine lost her son to a prescription pill overdose. (Just this week actually). She stated to me that she had begged her son (who left 2 children behind) to get help. When I asked her if she had ever done a mental hygeine on him, she had no idea what that was................ EDUCATE ! EDUCATE! Not just those abusing them, but the families and freinds who love them.
Do not sit by and watch them die. Step in, intervene, take action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you Jos and I wish you would have been educated on how to save your son's life before it was too late......................
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Patients getting treated for pain could face short-term difficulties if the federal government implements a proposed rule that would ban some of the most popular prescription painkillers.
The Food and Drug Administration is considering a proposal by a panel of experts to prohibit a range of medications that combine narcotic drugs with acetaminophen, which is the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S.
That ban would include popular brand-name drugs like Vicodin, Lortab and Percocet along with generic versions.
Drugs like the first two, which blend acetaminophen with hydrocodone, are among the most commonly prescribed pain medications in the country. In 2006, there were nearly 131 million prescriptions written for products containing hydrocodone, according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, with the majority containing acetaminophen.
A ban, however, could have unintended consequences for people who rely on those medications, especially in states like West Virginia, which has one of the highest rates of use of prescription painkillers in the country, according to the DEA.
"The problem is, we use Vicodin and medications like that to treat what's classified as moderate pain," said Dr. Alvin "Woody" Moss, a professor at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and the director of the West Virginia Center for End of Life Care.
"Medications that are used for more severe pain might not be appropriate for those patients," he said. "It might be too much, it might make them sick, there are a number of factors to consider."
The panel's recommendation is based on the liver damage that can occur when people take overdoses of acetaminophen. The risk is increased when people mix prescription medications with over-the-counter products like Tylenol, which also contains acetaminophen.
"Taking more than the recommended amount can cause liver damage, ranging from abnormalities in liver function blood tests, to acute liver failure, and even death," according to the FDA.
In the long run, Moss said, a ban could be helpful by drawing attention to the potential hazards of combination medications and by spurring the development of new products.
Hydrocodone, for example, is not available except in combination with other drugs, mostly acetaminophen. One possible result of a ban, Moss said, could be the development of stand-alone hydrocodone products, but the lag before that happens could be frustrating for people in pain.
"It's going to make it much harder for people with pain to get treatment," said Penney Cowan, executive director of the American Chronic Pain Association.
The group plans to launch a multimedia guide to pain medication on its Web site in September with an eye toward educating people about combination products and other factors that many patients might overlook.
"When it comes down to it, it's about the user, it's not the medication," Cowan said.
The range of treatments available for people in pain, though, might mean an FDA ban has a less drastic effect, according to University of Charleston pharmacy professor Michael O'Neil.
"Bottom line, a good doctor is going to work with the patient and find the appropriate treatment," said O'Neil, who is also chairman of the state's Controlled Substance Advisory Board.
West Virginia not only has a high rate of prescription drug use, it's also been plagued by the diversion and abuse of painkillers like OxyContin and hydrocodone products. A study published in December in the Journal of the American Medical Association put the state's prescription drug related fatal overdose rate at roughly 16 deaths per 100,000 residents, more than twice the national average.
A ban on painkillers containing acetaminophen, though, would be unlikely to improve the problems with abuse and addiction, O'Neil and Moss say.
"Abuse and diversion will continue, it just means the drug that people are abusing the most is going to change," Moss said.
Well the two most popular drugs of choice here in WV are Meth and prescription pills with prescription pills killing hundreds yearly. Rather than monitoring who gets these pain meds, learning to say "NO" to those who do not have an absolute need for them ,we will just ban them all together. Ok look out WV the Meth labs are going to triple in size and we may even see more new homemade "cheap" drugs hit the streets.
Hmmmmmm I figured out just how hard it is for a person who has no money to get any type of "free" drug and alcohol treatment here. Maybe we should educate the public on the risks involved in taking these drugs.
Since sending the message that they are killing themselves does not seem to faze manyy of them let's show them that their teeth will fall out, they will be peeing and pooping in a bag for the rest of their lives, that they will eventually have no hair, that their children will be without parents etc.. Whatever it takes to hit home. And then let's offer free drug and alcohol counseling in abundance.
Let's make it easier for those who love them to perform mental hygeines on them and let's enforce keeping them in long term treatment rather than letting them walk after 5 days.
Recently a friend of mine lost her son to a prescription pill overdose. (Just this week actually). She stated to me that she had begged her son (who left 2 children behind) to get help. When I asked her if she had ever done a mental hygeine on him, she had no idea what that was................ EDUCATE ! EDUCATE! Not just those abusing them, but the families and freinds who love them.
Do not sit by and watch them die. Step in, intervene, take action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you Jos and I wish you would have been educated on how to save your son's life before it was too late......................
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Well let me start with this thing that made me go hmmmmm
The other day I set out to find a new doctor because I was unhappy with my current doctor. A coworker gave me the name of his doctor because he very much liked him. I called them to ask if they were accepting new patients and was immediately told no.
After hanging up I said hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Why did they not even ask me if I had insurance, where I worked etc.. just an automatic no.
So I called back. When I called back I informed the lady that I had just called and asked if they were accepting patients and was told that they were not.
I said " since you are not accepting patients at this time and since a coworker of mine at (my place of employment) referred me to doctor (-----) because he like him so much, I was wondering if you had a waiting list that my husband and I could be put on so that when you are accepting patients we can possibly become patients of doctor (------)."
Well , well, well much to my surprise the attitude changed immediately. The lady said "oh you have a referral from a coworker at(my place of employment) ?" "May I ask who referred you?"
After telling her who referred me and where I worked low and behold not only were accepted as patients immediately but I had an appointment that week.
my hmmm for the day "It's all about the money honey"
Once they knew WHERE I worked, Once they knew that I made good money and had great insurance it was ok to accept me as a patient.
After hanging up I said hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Why did they not even ask me if I had insurance, where I worked etc.. just an automatic no.
So I called back. When I called back I informed the lady that I had just called and asked if they were accepting patients and was told that they were not.
I said " since you are not accepting patients at this time and since a coworker of mine at (my place of employment) referred me to doctor (-----) because he like him so much, I was wondering if you had a waiting list that my husband and I could be put on so that when you are accepting patients we can possibly become patients of doctor (------)."
Well , well, well much to my surprise the attitude changed immediately. The lady said "oh you have a referral from a coworker at(my place of employment) ?" "May I ask who referred you?"
After telling her who referred me and where I worked low and behold not only were accepted as patients immediately but I had an appointment that week.
my hmmm for the day "It's all about the money honey"
Once they knew WHERE I worked, Once they knew that I made good money and had great insurance it was ok to accept me as a patient.
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