If you thought that you knew what kind of company Walmart is

[AWMac]

Hell RPM I like you, TxMom and Diablo. Hell if Mexico ever attacked Texas I know of thousands of Okies that would help defend Texas without being asked twice, I'm sure ya'll know that also.
But lazs' holiness and ability to speak for "they", "we" and "Texans" kinda thru me for a loop to where I'm nolonger authorized to play, incite or rib a Texan on any manner.
Then it came to mind that Kalifornication has no close States to rival with well other than Mexico.
My question is can a Librul Kalifornician InDUHvidual acually dictate to the States of Texas and to the State of Oklahoma wether they can partake in riveraly between respectable States?
I know Kaliforians are into the tree huggin fish save'n stuff but have you guys and girls seen any Kalifornication attempt to rescue Texas lately?  We in Oklahoma has seen nothing.
Now don't get me wrong on this, kinda out on a limb.... do you expecpt that lazs inherent rights allows him to set laws in Texas and ban State to State rivary between Texas and Oklahoma?
Shouldn't be a political member within in the Legislation Branch of office in either Texas or Oklahoma that would make rivary permitted between our States without the outside of Kalifornia becoming involved?
I'd love to do a working dinner with RPM, TXMom and Diablo to ratify and introduce to the House a Clean Course of Rivary for Texas and Oklahoma.  Make it official so all the whining tree huggin, snail darter savin Libruls from Kalifornia would just leave us the Hell alone.

[Jackal1]

<cough> <cough>
A few of us Texans around Mac.

Anyway...if it will help......................... ....

"Did you hear the one about the Okies throwing sticks of dynamite across the Red River into Texas?"

No, what happened?

The Texans ignited the dynamite and threw them back to the Okies. Two married couples and two pairs of brothers & sisters were injured. (total of 4 people).






............................. and they didn`t even shop at Wally`s.

[Thruster]

Thought I should throw this link up.

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/wal-mart-drops-fight-against-woman/20080402064509990001

God bless the power of modern media. I hadn't noticed that the original award netted an almost 60% windfall for the attorneys. God bless tort reform.

I'll be watching for the class action suit to follow.

[lazs2]

mac.. spent time in both states and know people from both.. it doesn't change the fact that it is you who are the one with Texas envy tho... you are the one who always brings up the "rivalry".   

I know it exists but it is nothing like the constant whining you do.   If it were.. the Texans would be starting a lot of it.   I think they are content to just know how inferior you guys are without making a big show of it.

lazs

[texasmom]

she's in a nursing home.

And due to the generous hearts of the folks who run that nursing home, and their understanding of the circumstances of this poor family, they are providing their services for free, right?

*Providing for* would naturally include payment to the nursing home that is caring for her daily living.

[GtoRA2]

WAAAAAA LAZ is mean to me and I dont like it!! help me texans!

LOL

[SteveBailey]

And due to the generous hearts of the folks who run that nursing home, and their understanding of the circumstances of this poor family, they are providing their services for free, right?

*Providing for* would naturally include payment to the nursing home that is caring for her daily living.

Nice try on twisting this but denied.  no, the govt  was footing the bill and will continue to do so. So, I ask again, what changed besides that now a Pandora's box has opened for Walmart employees to expect Walmart to pay for other "tragic" circumstances that they have nothign to do with?

[SteveBailey]

Steve, you do realise her family has to pay for her care?  From what I understand the money they recieved was for to pay for her care for the rest of her life.  If I'm missing anything let me know.

Yes, you are missing that the patient is not private pay, the govt is picking up the tab.

[SteveBailey]

By the way, here's some interesting facts about the case, a case many of you argued about in this thread but were almost completely uninformed about since you didn't bother to learn:

Wal-Mart spokesman Marty Hires said
the company isn't sure whether it will actually pursue the lawsuit now that it's been filed;

Winning their case didn't mean they intended to subrogate the funds.

Lawyers familiar with insurance law say such measures are not unusual for health plans that, like Wal-Mart's, are self-financed -- that is,funded by employers and/or employee unions -- to recoup medical expenses.

  This means that if Walmart chooses to not recoup its losses, the other employees may very well pay the difference.

The cost to care for her in the future is going to be literally millions.

  So, again, what is going to dramatically change is she loses the 400+K, which is what her contract calls for?

[texasmom]

Yeah, I'm missing the part on where the government is picking up the entire tab for her care. I'll go back through & look at that again later to see where I missed that at.

[SteveBailey]

Yeah, I'm missing the part on where the government is picking up the entire tab for her care. I'll go back through & look at that again later to see where I missed that at.

It's not mentioned in the link from the OP. My point exactly.  Your argument is based entirely on one little info piece that fails to mention important facets of the case.

[texasmom]

It's not mentioned in the link from the OP. My point exactly.  Your argument is based entirely on one little info piece that fails to mention important facets of the case.

Actually, I think you may have me confused with someone else in the thread. My posts showed that I was going to continue to shop at Wally, regardless.  Then I didn't post anything except the "awe, that's nice" post here on this page.  What point was I arguing that you're referring to?

[SteveBailey]

And due to the generous hearts of the folks who run that nursing home, and their understanding of the circumstances of this poor family, they are providing their services for free, right?

[Jackal1]

 
A good ole Wally World thread seems to trigger the meltdown endorphins in some.

[texasmom]

Oh, I see. You're just reiterating what you already said a second ago. I thought you were onto something different. Yeah, same answer that I gave just a second ago also:

Yeah, I'm missing the part on where the government is picking up the entire tab for her care. I'll go back through & look at that again later to see where I missed that at.