I'm really depressed.

RavenCT comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Here's the link to your US Senators: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=WA Call them - they have office staff dedicated to helping people. I know I've had to do this. They should be able to help you with ride sourcing and with the VA if it continues this...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 13, 2019:

And thank you for your concern. There are probably thousands of Vets that die every year and no one knows, except the VA.

I'm really depressed.

RavenCT comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Here's the link to your US Senators: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=WA Call them - they have office staff dedicated to helping people. I know I've had to do this. They should be able to help you with ride sourcing and with the VA if it continues this...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 13, 2019:

Next week. I think I can make it. I have had a fever for about four days. Found out they have NO priority system for referrals. We just get in line. Sickening.....I made it clear to them, if I have a brain tumor and its inoperable because its too late, there will be hell to pay.

I'm really depressed.

bobwjr comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Try private option Havnt used vs in a long time this is why

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 13, 2019:

Huh?

Tennessee detective's church sermon calls for execution of LGBTQ people [msn.com]

LiterateHiker comments on Jun 12, 2019:

Horrible. He should be arrested for inciting hate crimes.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 12, 2019:

But, he was detective of the month, and is a godly man.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

Spinliesel comments on Jun 11, 2019:

They may hate Americans as a group, but most people will like you individually. Unless you are a dick. I recommend Holland.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 12, 2019:

I try not to be a dick. But I have been living among the dicks for so long, I may be.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Many countries like Americans - and the money they carry - Italy is good and decent weather most of the time, but watch out for the earthquake areas

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 12, 2019:

@Varn The ridge off the coast is only thirty feet. That means the wave will be no taller. You don't have to leave the coast. Just get to higher ground. And the rumble zone off the coast will stop and lock and the UW labs will alert us.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Many countries like Americans - and the money they carry - Italy is good and decent weather most of the time, but watch out for the earthquake areas

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 12, 2019:

@Varn Got my dirt bike loaded with two months of supplys. I've been ready. I just don't know if I will be healthy enough to ride. I will be out of town in a flash.

I'm really depressed.

altschmerz comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Support the troops ... yeah right. In a country this wealthy there's absolutely no excuse for that. 🤗

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 12, 2019:

I am not special. The whole country is getting sicker every year. Troops or not we have the means to fix this mess.

I'm really depressed.

Bobbyzen comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Call 911. Get to the ER.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 12, 2019:

@Bobbyzen They will take me to the er and contact the VA for authorization.

I'm really depressed.

Freedompath comments on Jun 11, 2019:

As far as I know from my neighbors who are vets...you can go to private doctors or hospital or clinic! You just need to ask if they accept VA benefits! I am so sorry that you are having such a hard time! Is there no one that you can ask for help from? Maybe, someone else on agnostics, can help ...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@Freedompath At the senior center, I contacted a lady who showed thirty minutes late first. She charges me 150.00. Plus 40.00 gas. There is no VA transportation out here.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

Renickulous comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Lol have you seen the rest of the world? Go look at most other countries and you may feel more grateful afterwards.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@Renickulous I've seen the enemy,,,,,and it is us.............

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

ShadowAmicus comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Many countries like Americans - and the money they carry - Italy is good and decent weather most of the time, but watch out for the earthquake areas

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

I live in Washington, on the coast. We love the earthquakes. Scares the hell out of visitors. I live in the Tsunami zone on the coast.

I'm really depressed.

Freedompath comments on Jun 11, 2019:

As far as I know from my neighbors who are vets...you can go to private doctors or hospital or clinic! You just need to ask if they accept VA benefits! I am so sorry that you are having such a hard time! Is there no one that you can ask for help from? Maybe, someone else on agnostics, can help ...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@Freedompath Just spent another two hours on the phone. Got no where. Tri-west screwing veterans daily.

I'm really depressed.

Freedompath comments on Jun 11, 2019:

As far as I know from my neighbors who are vets...you can go to private doctors or hospital or clinic! You just need to ask if they accept VA benefits! I am so sorry that you are having such a hard time! Is there no one that you can ask for help from? Maybe, someone else on agnostics, can help ...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

Yep. We just have to have "approval" from the board that is non contact. That "program" is a disaster. Each appointment takes at least a month.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

Amisja comments on Jun 11, 2019:

erm... its the hating Americans thing. Come to UK. We hate everyone equally ;)

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@Allamanda I'm not surprised Americans are disliked. Some of us act like gibbons.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

Renickulous comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Lol have you seen the rest of the world? Go look at most other countries and you may feel more grateful afterwards.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

LOL,,,,,,,Yes. I have seen a few countries. I am a 64 year old Veteran. You don't need to bother with your worthless comments.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

powder comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I suspect many are like me. I don't hate Americans, but America no longer inspires and I will cheer the demise of the military industrial complex and the $USD. Reason? Yesterday Pompeo as s the US will do all it can to ensure Labor ie Corbyn doesn't get in. Political interference much? As another ...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

Some in the USA have been disturbed by the USA first bullshit. More now than ever. I don't expect trust in us will return suddenly with the departure (prison) of Trump. But the trust may not be deserved. The public is ignorant in this country. They put the trash in the White House. And they will do it again.

I am really sick of living in the USA. What country can I go to where they don't hate americans?

Bigwavedave comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Maybe you can stay and help make it better. Vote drump out.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

Trump is a symptom of the problem. The USA is in big trouble.

I'm really depressed.

Rob1948 comments on Jun 11, 2019:

If you are unable to get an appointment within a short period of time, three weeks I think, you can go to a private physician at VA expense. That program just started. Google it. Contact the VA to get approval and get moving.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

That's what I've been doing.

I'm really depressed.

AncientNight comments on Jun 11, 2019:

That's the problem that a lot of people are having with the VA. I hear things like this all the time from neighbors that are limited to the VA. At least your neighbors are real people that care for what happens to their neighbors. Too bad the VA couldn't be like that.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

Thank you for understanding. It's too late for me but I'm still going to fight and cause problems until I'm dead for the other Vets. By the time they find the tumor or whatever, it will be too late. I've told my friends, they will find me in the garage reaching for a wrench.

I'm really depressed.

MsHoliday comments on Jun 11, 2019:

@gypsy494 Anything “K” can do from this side of the country?

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

I hope Canadian forces are treated better.....

I'm really depressed.

Bobbyzen comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Call 911. Get to the ER.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@Donotbelieve Thank you. But I can't afford a MRI.

I'm really depressed.

Kynlei comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I'm afraid I don't have any advice, but I do know how awful Veterans have it. My stepfather-in-law had to fight for years to get the retirement benefits he was entitled to. My stepdad is trying to get the government to pay for hearing aids, since his hearing was damaged by being too close to jet ...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

The VA takes a month to make each appointment. It took seven years to get new nitro pills. I blew up last time I was there. I had to go to emergence and the nurse instructed me to take a nitro pill now and call 911. My nitro pills were from 2012. I have been asking since then. I finally got them. When I was admitted my BP was 236/110. I was almost dead. I have had some memory loss since. I may have brain damage to some extent.

I'm really depressed.

Bobbyzen comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Call 911. Get to the ER.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

They told me if it isn't "approved" by the VA I have to pay for it. I can't fight it anymore. I don't care anymore. I've spent the last month trying to feed myself for eight bucks a week.

I'm really depressed.

brentan comments on Jun 11, 2019:

I'm sorry to hear that. It's a shame when the bureaucracy of a health service is detrimental to your health.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

This is why thousands of Vets die each month. 22 every day. For the last fifteen years. They don't give a shit. Now I know who the enemy is.

America's Real Economy: It Isn't Booming

St-Sinner comments on Jun 10, 2019:

People have known for some time that nothing gets better under democratic or republican presidents. That is partly why they tried to burn the house down in 2016 by electing Trump.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

No. People have not known that. And its not true. Simple minded, but wrong.

America's Real Economy: It Isn't Booming

JackPedigo comments on Jun 10, 2019:

A lot of this was mentioned on a yahoo news link. The 'booming' comes from the tRumpers attempt to show their platforms are working. They are not and the only ones fooled are those that support him and his ilk. However, I will go out on a limb and make an observation. When a nation imports large ...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 11, 2019:

"When a country imports large numbers of poor people".,,,,,,,,, Crappy excuse. Blame yourself.

Two hillbillies walk into a restaurant.

A2Jennifer comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Oh my god 😂. Stealing this!

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 10, 2019:

Tsk, tsk,,,,,nasty........

For 2nd day in a row, US military jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaska - ABC News

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Nothing out of the ordinary. This tit for tat has been occurring, on both sides, for decades. I worked Naval intelligence in the late 70's early 80's and we all did it. Just now we have more and quicker access to happenings being made public. I had photos of our planes flying next to a Russian ...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 7, 2019:

Beo, I live in Ocean Shores. For a while now I noticed non stop flyovers from fighters. We don't normally get traffic like this. Are the North Koreans after me again?

They gather around water and moist land.

josh_is_exciting comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Jar Jar Binks?

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 7, 2019:

No Ice cream for you....

They gather around water and moist land.

chucklesIII comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Trumpanzees.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 7, 2019:

I didn't say waddling across the USa eating Hambargurs.......drinking Cofefe and dragging their hands on the ground...

They gather around water and moist land.

powder comments on Jun 7, 2019:

Most terrestrial organisms which can move. It's the same argument for anything that has a finite environment, including climate change. Boundaries, an edge where you can't go past. If any organism consumes resources at an unsustainable level, overpopulation a major cause but not the only, then that...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 7, 2019:

Bacteria can move.

They gather around water and moist land.

Happy_Killbot comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Beavers?

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@Lorajay That is an effect on humans. Not on the environment. They dam creeks and backup and store water. They create new environments for other animals. Dams and reservoirs are man made and cause havoc for wildlife.

They gather around water and moist land.

Triphid comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Human Beings would, in my opinion, be the correct answer here.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 7, 2019:

@Triphid I was thinking Bacteria when I posted this question. My real question is what is the difference in the end.

The question posted on a xian right wing website was: How do we deal with Atheists in America?

zesty comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Nice people! Look what happens when people don't get enough sex.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 6, 2019:

Or any. And I'll block ya if you get me excited again!

They gather around water and moist land.

LiterateHiker comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Bacteria. You have me at "simple organisms."

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 6, 2019:

Point of reference? Or satire?

They gather around water and moist land.

Lorajay comments on Jun 6, 2019:

I guessed bacteria. I'm pretty sure it's not roaches because people I know that have them seem to keep them. This time of year I always have an Ant Invasion and they never seem to move on so it must not be ants. Mice seem to stick around forever as well.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 6, 2019:

It could be either Bacteria or humans, right?

They gather around water and moist land.

Happy_Killbot comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Beavers?

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 6, 2019:

Beavers are helpful to the environment.

They gather around water and moist land.

RobertMartin comments on Jun 6, 2019:

I don't see the correct answer here, Humans.

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 6, 2019:

Winner! I didn't say the answer was in the poll.....

it was a nice cool day here today, i love cool weather.

magicwatch comments on Jun 6, 2019:

hi, i live in London, UK. my ex wife and two sons came to visit her brother in Landmark, Manitoba in 2001. it was sooo hot i couldnt believe it. however we all went wild camping and canoeing miles away. he used to make and repair canoes miles away from any open water, but distance was no object. ...

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 6, 2019:

What's a "tench"? I wish you Brits would speak English.........

Last winter a tree fell into my back yard.

Tooreen comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Some are for sure

PondartIncbendog replies on Jun 5, 2019:

Yep. People can be real Jackasses. (sorry)

More thoughts and prayers for the victims of todays shooting.

Jolanta comments on May 31, 2019:

Bugger that. Until the US starts doing something about their gun control nothing but nothing will change.

PondartIncbendog replies on May 31, 2019:

These people are stupid, primitive and dangerous. I don't know what to do but take all guns away.

More thoughts and prayers for the victims of todays shooting.

1of5 comments on May 31, 2019:

I'm fresh out. Demand has been so high my thoughts and prayers have been on backorder for 3 months now.

PondartIncbendog replies on May 31, 2019:

Yeah. Thoughts and Prayers are useless. (toilet paper is more useful)

Would you rather have a undocumented immigrant family living next door or a white power felon ...

chaoticmind comments on May 27, 2019:

Do you think you're funny impugning the character of immigrants like this? To imply that they are undesirables is just wrong.

PondartIncbendog replies on May 27, 2019:

That's a incorrect conclusion. Try to understand instead of jumping to conclusions. Use your brain!

Owners of Noah's Ark replica sue insurers over rain damage [msn.com]

Paul4747 comments on May 25, 2019:

So the insurance didn't cover Acts of God. You'd think they, of all people, would understand.

PondartIncbendog replies on May 25, 2019:

@Paul4747 Maybe he can tell us how air works?

All the voices in my head are starting to sound like good ideas.

Renickulous comments on May 18, 2019:

Those voices have less to gain from lying, listen to them

PondartIncbendog replies on May 20, 2019:

So, I should put the lime in the coconut?

All the voices in my head are starting to sound like good ideas.

Merseyman1 comments on May 18, 2019:

Sure in times like this, but ... ask your therapist! 😉

PondartIncbendog replies on May 20, 2019:

She is the voice......