Hipupchuck wrote:
>> Lyle said he applied for MediCal, as well as Social Security, but was
>> turned down for both.
>>
>> In the year since the accident, Lyle said he's been unable to work. He
>> said his concave head was too great a liability for employers, who
>> feared what would happen if he bumped the portion of his brain
>> protected only by skin.
>>
>> On Friday, Bakersfield Memorial Hospital did the surgery for free. It
>> would have cost at least $50,000 if he had paid for it.
>
> Next time don't wear a helmet and save on medical expenses.



What medical expenses? The cheap bastard didn't have insurance before
the accident; it doesn't even say if he had a job *before* the accident.
It just said he couldn't get either *after* the accident. He's not
going to pay a dime... whoever supports Bakersfield MH is going to eat
the cost.

I have to say it irks me a bit when people that don't accept the
responsibility of making sure they can pay for care insist on exercising
their "rights" when it comes to helmets or protective gear. My state
mandates helmets but South Carolina (10 miles down the road) doesn't.
And I can guarantee you that damned few South Carolinians wear helmets
in their own state... most of the helmeted riders I see down there are
from North Carolina. YMMV.

I recognize this guy was wearing a helmet but I just wanted to bitch
anyway.


Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerd at carolina.rr.com