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 Incident With Metz Medical
 

I am writing of an incident with a Durable Medical Equipment provider, DME for short, Metz Medical.

Our oxygen concentrator was first delivered by Metz Medical was set up with no instructions on how to turn the unit on. The so called tech just put the tubing on the machine and left. This was at first for my husband only.

I was having problems and another test on me showed my O2 level was way low at night even with my APAP machine.

I asked Metz Medical about a Dual Oxygen Concentrator and they brought one out to us, but little did I know they were charging HUMANA our insurance company twice, one for my husband and another for me. I consider this to be Double Dipping.

The so called RN from Metz Medical came out to check my husband’s CPAP machine and our Dual Oxygen Concentrator only to find out the concentrator wasn’t working correctly. It wasn’t. She even made the statement that Tom had a different CPAPA machine and I told her it was mine because we couldn’t remember how to get his CPAP machine changed back to his higher setting. She was not happy that I changed numbers and machines. What are we suppose to do die? These people do not care. This RN did a check on the oxygen concentrator and she found out our dual until was not working correctly.

Metz Medical sent a man out to switch units and he said that he would be bringing the same unit back to us. I politely said no and that I wanted a new double unit and I did not trust a rebuilt unit. This person left us with two machines again. The machine I was left with had a burnt cord with exposed wires.

Metz Medical brought our new machine in and I showed the tech the burnt cord on the loaner machine. He laughed it off.


Metz Medical hires incompetent, low income people.

The owner and manager Kevin of Metz Medical was contacted by the Better Business Bureau. You will not believe how my husband and I were treated by this unscrupulous person after being contacted by the BBB. Kevin came to our home, removed the brand new dual unit oxygen concentrator and left in its place two units that we could not trust. He stated the reason for picking up this machine was so they could make sure it was safe. Yea right, A BRAND NEW UNIT, why wasn’t it checked out before the Oxygen Concentrator was delivered?

The next day we found out why the concentrator was picked up. We had a message on our answering machine from a Distributor of Durable Medical Equipment called APRIA. Well, APRIA is exactly like Metz Medical, they hire people who do not know their head from a hole in the ground about the equipment they lease or sell.

I called Metz Medical immediately to tell them they had no right to choose for us as to where to get our DME. I made them fax everything to another distributor of which I have dealings with.

The gentleman came out from American Homepatient. He was very professional hooked up all our Oxygen Concentrators and our portable oxygen bottles. He explained everything and even showed both of us how to change the regulator from an empty oxygen bottle to a full oxygen bottle.

I hope you can help get this company removed or start a watch dog organization to put people like this on notice or out of business.

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 RAT POISON IN WHEAT FROM CHINA
 

If that message title doesn't make you mad and angry with our government what will.

 

We have farmers being paid not to grow certain crops and this is a known fact. 

Our farmers produce more than enough wheat for our needs and more.  Then why is it that our pet food contains wheat from China laced with lethal amounts of RAT POISON, yes RAT POISON in the wheat from China and these American, or so called American pet food companies use imported tainted wheat. 

Why can't these companies that are so called American pet food companies use wheat grown in America.  We are Americans and our pets, service animals, and therapy animals are American also.

When is this attack on our animals going to stop?  In My Humble Opinion, I feel this is also the work of PETA around the world. 

PETA is a terrorist organization and they back every terrorist group in the world including the Talaban and Al Queda. 

We need to ban together and stop the import of foreign wheat and demand only American wheat.  

 

I am really furious over reading an article in USA TODAY

 

 

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 Getting Jerked BY a Car Dealership in Kenosha, WI
 

 
 
Getting jerked around at a car dealership in WI.

How many of us live in the real world where you go to a car dealership and they fall all over themselves and jump thru hoops so you BUY one of their beautiful cars?  Now remember that I worked at AMC/ Chrysler for over 30 years in Kenosha, WI, and although we knew from stats and records that we were the best in building engines on a few occasions, in the whole world!  But mistakes are going to be made-- and when a person gets a recall for something gone wrong or broke on his/ her car in the mail, they would like to remedy the situation ASAP.  We depend on their honesty and fair play, right.

Let's call a dealership in Kenosha, WI ,"PM" and you scheduled a certain time to come in to correct the default (screw up) on your car, and they estimate the time of repair to be one hour.  You sit in the waiting room in a uncomfortable child sized chair, but you know it COULD take long because of 'Murphy's Law' (which is always the case now days with our untrained teenage work force..lol), but then 2 hours go by and then 3, so YOU have to go to THEM and shake them down for an honest answer and their promise to deliver.  They tell you that they need just 5 minutes to complete the "paperwork", right?  But you already know that's another lie.   So after another 20 minutes, you approach the same guys that took your car and keys in the beginning but they act as if you are from Mars and they pretend they don't know what to say or do. That's why I always carry pen and paper, to take names, time, etc.

My wife an I went to that very place this morning,  got lied to and jerked around all morning when I was the first person there at 0730 on 3-21-07.  Trouble is, almost everyone I ever knew while working on the Chrysler assembly line in the old days told me that  was the worst place to go- ever!  I have had problems with other places too, but not as bad.   I always take my wife or a friend so "staff|" can't lie about my conduct or words at a place like "PM".   I also know how to tell time and express myself very well in ENGLISH-- I'm a college man...lol.

My wife and I thought we would test drive a new '07 Dodge Ram 4 by 4 pickup truck while our wait and a salesman ran down some numbers for us so we could compare.. and we are in the market. But this is about the 10th bad experience with these sorry 'people' in the past 8 years, so I know that I will be buying my next vehicle elsewhere even if I have to drive an extra 30 miles and in another state.  I know that there are many 'baby boomers' who think the same as me.  Tom Schukman

 

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 RJT Article
 

Racine, WI Journal Times

03/08/2007

Union Grove Speeding

Some of us move to or live in an area that we like.  Other people buy a home out of necessity for the interim while saving money to eventually buy that "dream house" in an ideal area.  But no matter what the case, we all want some modicum of safety, security and peace of mind.

In my humble opinion, the beautiful small town of Union Grove seems to becoming more busy with heavy, speeding traffic in the Post Office area on Main Street-from Ninth Avenue on north toward the Union Grove High School.

The posted speed limit is 25 mph, but I know that trucks and cars run by at least 35 to 40 mph!

As we have no law enforcement of our own, this job is farmed out to the Racine County Sheriff Department, but I have yet to see their presence in this area, we live in this area.

Even there were a show of presence here, that would only be a "band aid" for a larger problem, I think installing a painted marked cross walk and handicap crossing sign would be a good idea along with more speed enforcement.

My disabled wife, who uses a power chair and a cane, almost got ran over by a female speeding with a cell phone stuck in her ear on Main Street a week ago. My wife could not get the license plate number, but this is really an ongoing problem.

Sometimes the speeders slow down when they see me walking across the street with my cane (I am a disabled Vietnam Veteran and a Chrysler retiree).

We don't need to wait until some school kid is killed, or maimed, do we?  This corner of Ninth Avenue and Main Street by the Post Office is a busy area with much foot traffic and business.

Let's put our heads together and find an amicable solution, please.

Thomas G. Schuckman

Union Grove

 

 

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 Message from Tom Schuckman---Sharon's husband.
 

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A Radical Departure for Me.

A  Radical Departure for Me.
 
 
Well Friends,
I admit that I have been led astray but the silver tongued, smooth lies of politicians in years past.  My problem is that I believe the sincerity of humans who come across as Biblical Christians.  Some people are so slick that they make me feel like an ignorant country bumpkin...lol.
The bible says, 'do not put your trust in nobles or  the sons of earthling man...'.   And sometimes it comes down to:  voting for the "lesser of two evils" , unfortunately.
       I am about to strike out on a very controversial, and perhaps dangerous 'new path'.   I began to see 'chinks in Mr. Bush's (GWB) armor" when I finally figured out that he doesn't want to defend our Southern border against the onslaught of illegal aliens!   See,  US Constitution:  Article 4, Section 4:  "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion;  and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic  Violence. "  
      For the past 6 years I was in denial / had my head in the sand, and even voted for Mr. Bush twice!   I figured  (thought) that he was pro-Life, pro-gun and leaned toward "one man and one woman marriage"  .. and I thought he was pro- military / pro-Veteran.   But he has not followed the US Constitution,  and many wise  biblical Christian men feel that he is down right DANGEROUS by putting us out on a limb and taking on too many wars at the same time,  like the possibility of  Iran and Syria, etc.     We just don't HAVE that many boots on the ground, and our National Guard and Reserve are doing 3-4 tours already!!  He is not alone to blame as the 'far Lefty-Dems" have always sought to cut the heart and soul out of our once proud and capable military.  And we cannot draft and expect to traingood soldiers over night!  I served in Vietnam for two tours of duty:  '68-'70, Army Aviation, helicopters.
    Even a real strong, Olympic swimmer knows that he will pass the "point of no return" at some point when trying to swim across Lake Michigan even in the Summer time, and drown.    I don't have the answers for running this once great nation--America,  but I AM a serious bible student and servant of Jesus Christ.  Although I cannot read Mr. Bush's mind-- I can clearly see his unsound actions and dangerous blunders (finally).  Some intelligent people think that he could still get us into a BIG war in his remaining 2 years that could force the price of gas thru the roof and that would "domino" the economy into such a deep recession (or worse) where we would surely lose our 1st rate  economic and military power, especially if all our creditors called in our debts !
    And so many of us are so fat, lazy and wandered too far from the truth of God's Word, the bible.   Many of us forgot how our fore fathers  fought for our freedoms, security,  respect,  higher standard of living-- and it would be such a shock to have the economy ruined forever, bankrupt and in disgrace, and then threatened  and surrounded by our enemies.  Once they get nukes-- it's all over but the crying.   And guess what??  We are all alone with no allies!
And don't depend on God to protect us anymore after we butchered (collectively speaking) hundreds of thousands of innocent babies and thrown morality out the window so that "anything goes" now days.   We have taken God out of schools and courts and exchanged Him for the gods of materialism, corporate greed, and  the practice of immorality and perversions.
    I am not a 'doomsday' oracle-- just a very serious historian and Bible student/ evangelist.  
    Ponder on this, and pray the President and Congress 'get their acts together.'
 
Tom Schuckman    
 tschuckman@aol.com              
Disabled Vietnam Veteran: 1968-70                   
Please click on the HyperLink below to access my AOL Journal / Blog !
http://journals.aol.com/tschuckman/OldSoldierTomsJournal/

Hell is NOT an option !


"Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?" ~ Galatians 4:16




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