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The definition is amusing. "Have the ability to pay but don’t." They don't exactly make it easy. I'm usually good about this but am probably on this list right

The definition is amusing. "Have the ability to pay but don’t." They don't exactly make it easy. I'm usually good about this but am probably on this list right now. My cat got out of the house and bit me on the hand last year around this time and it got infected and swelled up. Went to one of those boutique ERs with no wait, which I specifically did because I have plenty of money and can pay. They still couldn't bill me everything on the spot. Four months later, when I got the rest of the bill, which is only $117, I tried to pay online and their website said my account number was invalid. It's the number on the bill they sent me. So I tried to call to pay and the payment center apparently is staffed by one person and if you call when they're at lunch, you're out of luck. It can be paid by mail, but they don't provide postage and I last sent mail on purpose on any regular basis over a decade ago and don't have any stamps. So oh well, suck it. I'm not going through that much more effort to pay you $117. If you're seriously willing to sell that for $2 to a debt collector, have fun. Even if I ultimately pay, the labor and paperwork on behalf of all involved parties is probably enough that every single participant loses money.

petre 3y ago
> My cat got out of the house and bit me on the hand last year around this time and it got infected and swelled up. Always have betadine on hand. My cat scratched and bit be numerous times, never had an issue, always washed with plenty of soap and water and disinfected the wounds with betadine. Indoor cats also go crazy. I'm never keeping another cat indoors without free roaming access.
- alan-hn 3y ago
  I generally oppose declawing cats but it may help in this situation. Free roaming and outdoor cats decimate local bird populations, that's the primary reason I kept my cat totally indoors.
  - petre 3y ago
    We a have free roaming cat at the office. It doesn't bother with birds or mice, as it has learned to bug humans to feed it and it's quite succesful at it. So there's no need for declawing = amputating its fingers. Very active cats like the common European are not fit as indoor pets and might develop a stress disorder if kept inside at all times.

petre 3y ago

> My cat got out of the house and bit me on the hand last year around this time and it got infected and swelled up. Always have betadine on hand. My cat scratched and bit be numerous times, never had an issue, always washed with plenty of soap and water and disinfected the wounds with betadine. Indoor cats also go crazy. I'm never keeping another cat indoors without free roaming access.

alan-hn 3y ago
I generally oppose declawing cats but it may help in this situation. Free roaming and outdoor cats decimate local bird populations, that's the primary reason I kept my cat totally indoors.
- petre 3y ago
  We a have free roaming cat at the office. It doesn't bother with birds or mice, as it has learned to bug humans to feed it and it's quite succesful at it. So there's no need for declawing = amputating its fingers. Very active cats like the common European are not fit as indoor pets and might develop a stress disorder if kept inside at all times.