Sometimes you just need to scream!!!

[NJmike PE]

^awesome (not)

 

[Krakosky]

That really sucks! Sorry to hear that.

 

[Master slacker]

Silver lining! Boss man told me to take Monday off, but I bargained for coming in Monday... and taking Tuesday AND Wednesday off! SCORE!!!

:bananalama:

I did kinda prevent the loss of roughly two million bucks in production.

 

[Road Guy]

Sounds like a week off to me

 

[matt267 PE]

I had my breaker box open this weekend and found that the previous owners really messed things up. Someone put 20amp breakers to protect 15amp receptacles, they used one neutral to return current for two separate hots/breakers from at least 5 junction box away from the main panel. And I don't know how some of the receptacles are grounded. There might be some "bootleg" grounds somewhere.

Rewiring half of my finished basement is not my idea of a fun weekend.

 

[Supe]

I had my breaker box open this weekend and found that the previous owners really messed things up. Someone put 20amp breakers to protect 15amp receptacles, they used one neutral to return current for two separate hots/breakers from at least 5 junction box away from the main panel. And I don't know how some of the receptacles are grounded. There might be some "bootleg" grounds somewhere.

Rewiring half of my finished basement is not my idea of a fun weekend.

And that's why I can't bring myself to do any electrical work in my own home. I'd rather have a decent electrician tell me he's surprised my house isn't burned down yet, than for me to not know what to do with someone's previous mess and make it worse.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^QFT.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I have no idea how those crazy EE's put the magic smoke in my breaker box, but you can bet your ass that I'm not going to mess with it and accidentally let the smoke out...

 

[NJmike PE]

^QFT

 

[matt267 PE]

Come on guys, give me some credit. I'm an engineer in training. I got this, here, hold my beer.

 

[knight1fox3]

I don't mind doing my own electrical, but I typically first trace everything out and then sketch out a basic schematic so I know how everything is routed and where all the junction points are.

"If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem."

 

[matt267 PE]

I don't mind doing my own electrical, but I typically first trace everything out and then sketch out a basic schematic so I know how everything is routed and where all the junction points are.

"If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem."

Yeah, I won't be touching anything until I have thoroughly obsessed, researched, and thought it through. Even then, I may have a electrician look and assess it.

 

[Master slacker]

Silver lining! Boss man told me to take Monday off, but I bargained for coming in Monday... and taking Tuesday AND Wednesday off! SCORE!!!

:bananalama:

I did kinda prevent the loss of roughly two million bucks in production.

Polished silver lining!!! Today is last work day of week for me! :w00t:

 

[NJmike PE]

ok, legit screaming time. I got an EOB from BC/BS for my daughter's follow up to her birth visit. NB's are supposed to have blanket coverage for the first 30 days, and by then should have been added to a policy. The date of service was for 4 days after the BD. BC/BS covered zero dollars, stating that they "did not receive the patient's enrollment and other insurance information within 31 days of birth."

WTF!!! :madgo: :brickwall:

 

[IlPadrino]

Come on guys, give me some credit. I'm an engineer in training. I got this, here, hold my beer.

Electricians are *NOT* engineers. And I'd take a good electrician over a good engineer any day to wire/rewire a residential house. If you can read the NEC, you can be a GREAT electrician - even if you're slower than molasses in January.

 

[MA_PE]

Come on guys, give me some credit. I'm an engineer in training. I got this, here, hold my beer.

Electricians are *NOT* engineers. And I'd take a good electrician over a good engineer any day to wire/rewire a residential house. If you can read and follow the NEC, you can be a GREAT electrician - even if you're slower than molasses in January.

fixt it for you. Just being able to read doesn't necessarily make one capable of doing it.

 

[mudpuppy]

ok, legit screaming time. I got an EOB from BC/BS for my daughter's follow up to her birth visit. NB's are supposed to have blanket coverage for the first 30 days, and by then should have been added to a policy. The date of service was for 4 days after the BD. BC/BS covered zero dollars, stating that they "did not receive the patient's enrollment and other insurance information within 31 days of birth."

WTF!!! :madgo: :brickwall:

In my experience, this is SOP for BCBS. Deny every claim and hope the customer pays it out of pocket. Then obfuscate when they call.

 

[NJmike PE]

ok, legit screaming time. I got an EOB from BC/BS for my daughter's follow up to her birth visit. NB's are supposed to have blanket coverage for the first 30 days, and by then should have been added to a policy. The date of service was for 4 days after the BD. BC/BS covered zero dollars, stating that they "did not receive the patient's enrollment and other insurance information within 31 days of birth."

WTF!!! :madgo: :brickwall:

In my experience, this is SOP for BCBS. Deny every claim and hope the customer pays it out of pocket. Then obfuscate when they call.

yeah, thus far it is par for the course. woman couldn't explain the reasons for the coding, nor the fact that she couldn't change it.

 

[snickerd3]

our insurance folks back date the paperwork to the day of birth even if they don't get the info until later

 

[snickerd3]

Unless work folks screwed up on getting them the info this should be an easy fix for you.