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That was one of the reasons I originally joined. It was cheaper than insurance options and the ACA penalty.

I'm in a HCSM currently and have been for about 6 years or so. I'm looking to get out of it cause it doesn't really fit with what I want to have for coverage of my family. We are with Samaritans, and my experience with them has been positive overall. I'm not sure that his piece was completely fair to them, but I'm only one person. There is a cap for basic at $250,000 but you can also enroll in an add on plan that means you pay a bit extra per month to have no cap. The problem with some of that is with proration if there is an overly stressful month with too many people sending in needs. Also, you send the organization itself money once a year as the admin fee and then the rest you send to whoever the share is designated for.

So ya, I guess Chris Thompson could see more of the field (if he stays healthy).

Iron Bru is not for me. I was surprised at the taste of it. I was expecting a dark cola because of the name.

I'd be shattered if I were a Spurs fan.

Interesting name, Latrine...

I saw that. I'm glad for them.

Bury out of the football league and facing liquidation. Bolton possibly to follow. Shambolic.

It's a big county (especially from north/south). The roads in the mountains generally dictate how the county goes. Plus the county has always had a pretty cautious approach to precipitation.

For anyone who might want to follow the rest of the English Football League there's a podcast called "Not the Top 20" that is worth a listen.

I feel like Press has been a striker in waiting forever. And I've read a lot of people have wanted Ashlynn Harris to start over Naeher for a while now.

Justin Edinburgh passing away recently is such a shame. I was following along with Leyton Orient's campaign this year and he seemed like a genuinely kind bloke. RIP to him and condolences to his friends, family and Orient.

Congrats to y'all.

Good run by Liverpool. No bottling involved in my opinion, just one of those things that happens (inexplicably). I mean only 1 loss and still not winning the title? That's ridiculous.

Blackburn in 8th. Three points off the playoffs and in form right now. Could do with some defensive cover, but I don't know if it's going to happen. Mowbray's been very shrewd with his signings but I just don't know how much more cash the club has. My guess is not much.

Isn't the question, then, when hasn't democracy been under assault?

Phil Jones was really good for Blackburn. Just hasn't really fulfilled his potential at United.

Word is that new Burnley keeper Joe Hart got a run out with the the U23s against Blackburn and promptly got walloped 1-5.

Well, 3-0 over Everton in preseason. Good result, hope to continue that into the regular season.

Hey, look at that...Liverpool at Ewood Park. Here's to no injuries and a good tune up in preseason.

If it was on target then the shooter will get credit for the goal. It's only an own goal if it wouldn't have gone in without help.

I get why he was named manager of the season, but really it should've been Sean Dyche (as much as that pains me to say). Rafa Benitez or Roy Hodgson could merit a discussion as well.

Looks like the Sun and its ilk doing their normal b.s. reporting.

With a win last night against Doncaster, Blackburn will be promoted back to the Championship. Still two games to play and one point behind top place Wigan. I'll wait a couple weeks to give my end of season report, but happy days.

He's not played much in the past month. I think that might have to do with the attacking depth that Rovers have right now. He was one of our main strikers at the beginning of the year and was scoring goals and then moved him to the left wing and he's been providing assists. He had a really good run of form in October or November and I remember a lot of talk from fans wanting to sign him to a permanent deal around that time. I think he's looked really good in League 1 (7 goals and 4 assists in like 20 games or something). The fact he's played so much I think is a testament to him because Rovers seem to get a lot of loanees that they don't end up playing much.