Trust me... you don't want to work with Walmart. They are the evil empire!
I still have scars from my last "deal" with them.
Peter might feel right at home working in an evil empire. There are those who would argue that position.
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Trust me... you don't want to work with Walmart. They are the evil empire!
I still have scars from my last "deal" with them.
I pity the guy trying to call the California version of Obamacare to see if they cover getting bent in Truk, let alone wait around to see what they will do about it.
The cave community has had more than its share of bent divers this past year.
And how would you get that treatment right away? Would you drive to the nearest hospital expecting to have a fully staffed chamber ready to take you in immediately?If there is an issue (which is exceptionally unlikely in my case) I don't want to take the time to call DAN, have them make any arraingements, etc. I want to get treatment straight away. If it came to having to pay 5K and get immediate treatment - well I'm good with that.
Not sure what Obamacare has to do with it...
Critical, info. Cave diving is rather more spectatularly danger prone than the diving I'm interested in doing. And you mentioned that you had to call DAN first. Also, you did the transport. IMO you should have called 911 and gotten a med team on him much sooner. Moreover, this incident happened in the US in a place where you could call DAN and get through. Not always possible.
If there is an issue (which is exceptionally unlikely in my case) I don't want to take the time to call DAN, have them make any arraingements, etc. I want to get treatment straight away. If it came to having to pay 5K and get immediate treatment - well I'm good with that.