[JASonic]

I know this will get like zero replies but I read this in the crappy Herald yesterday and was knocked off my feet.

Some hospital in England did a study on the the "cost" of healthcare for their people. It was a major study over many years so the data is legit.

Obesse people and smokers cost their system LESS than the healthy. The reason is because the fat citizens and the smokers actually die many years before their healthy neighbors. The healthy people were quite a bit more expensive to "maintain" over the years than the fatties that died from obesity related issues.

I never would have figured that.

So when your favorite candidate starts talking about a national healthcare plan, just think of how cheap it will be compared to other countries because we are all fat/smoking Americans!!!!

[whitemustang02]

wow, i would have never thought of that but i guess it makes sence when i think about it.

[Genevieve!]

well of course it costs them less.. Theres no study needed there! When someone is a smoker and develops a problem they say "oh. well too bad so sad we are no longer going to help you" same with like 80 year olds who need a surgery that will tack on another 10-15 years to their life . they say "you are too old and its not worth it, we arent gonna help you"

THAT is why socialized medicine is gonna SUCK ASS

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by GenevieveD well of course it costs them less.. Theres no study needed there! When someone is a smoker and develops a problem they say "oh. well too bad so sad we are no longer going to help you" same with like 80 year olds who need a surgery that will tack on another 10-15 years to their life . they say "you are too old and its not worth it, we arent gonna help you" THAT is why socialized medicine is gonna SUCK ASS

+1! I was thinking that after I read that shit. I would have thought smokers would have tons of health issues. But I guess they'll have less since they just dont live long enough.

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by whitemustang02 wow, i would have never thought of that but i guess it makes sence when i think about it.

I was going to ask you... did you by that hood cover like that? Do you think it helps or do you still get alot of shit hitting the lower bumper?

[notchabovechevy]

man I need to quit...... but I hate being a quitter ha ha...I need a smoke lol

[notchabovechevy]

not to jump in but I'm a painter and no offense but all those covers do is make a big 24 grit grinding disc on your hood/bumper once it's on the paint is gone

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by notchabovechevy man I need to quit...... but I hate being a quitter ha ha...I need a smoke lol

I smoke too much but fuck it. I'm 6'1 ,160 pounds or so right now... Im too thin so that makes up for the smoking. Ahhhh, thats bullshit, Im trying to convince myself its ok to smoke. Its pure evil.

[Tony_90fox]

I hear alot of stories about when smokers quit, they become fat.

It's a lose/lose situation lol

[Regency 2007]

Smoke is evil. Fat is evil. Put them together and the medical community likes you

[whitemustang02]

Originally Posted by JASonic I was going to ask you... did you by that hood cover like that? Do you think it helps or do you still get alot of shit hitting the lower bumper?

what do u mean, i don't exactaly understand what ur asking. but if it is what i think ur asking, no all those whire spots r flakes of snow. and it dose help a lot, but only on the hood, the front bumper is full of chips.

Originally Posted by notchabovechevy not to jump in but I'm a painter and no offense but all those covers do is make a big 24 grit grinding disc on your hood/bumper once it's on the paint is gone

ya i know what u mean, but i wash under there at leas once a week, and it helps a lot with preventin/hiding chips. but i am not to woried avout the scraping because the car needs to be painted, it has tomay chips and scraches.

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by whitemustang02 what do u mean, i don't exactaly understand what ur asking. but if it is what i think ur asking, no all those whire spots r flakes of snow. and it dose help a lot, but only on the hood, the front bumper is full of chips. ya i know what u mean, but i wash under there at leas once a week, and it helps a lot with preventin/hiding chips. but i am not to woried avout the scraping because the car needs to be painted, it has tomay chips and scraches.

Oh no, I can see that is snow in the picture. I was wondering how just having the "top" part works in your opinion. Do you still get alot of chips on the bumper cover? I put a Covercraft on my front end after a drunk hit my wife. It covers the whole front end and people always rip on it.... and thats fine because I was too cheap to replace the damage so i fixed it the best I could and covered it with the bra. the reaosn I ask is because maybe I'll take the bottom off mine and just leave the hood part on.

[whitemustang02]

ok, ya i like it i still get a good amount of chip on the bumper but that is mostly from driving in the winter and having a hard winter(meaning salt,sand, and what ever else they put down) all gets thrown up. so i think it would work out well if u lived in the south.

[Regency 2007]

Thought this would fit the thread

[JASonic]

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[JASonic]

Originally Posted by whitemustang02 ok, ya i like it i still get a good amount of chip on the bumper but that is mostly from driving in the winter and having a hard winter(meaning salt,sand, and what ever else they put down) all gets thrown up. so i think it would work out well if u lived in the south.

Thats good. I think Im gonna take part of it off once and for all. Im definately keeping the hood part on. I get too many rocks and sand and shit.

[whitemustang02]

ya i think it would look a lot beter with just the hood part, but only if u fixed the bumper.
here is a pic of mine without it

[JASonic]

I did a pretty good job underneath. I will say that I take it off every once in a while and there are no scratch's or marks from debris.