Very Bad News January 14, 2008
Posted by triviaguy in Web Bonus, business.3 comments
I received an email this week from the General Manager of John Harvard’s. It seems that he doesn’t think John Harvard’s should have a Trivia Night anymore and so he has told me that January 28th, 2008 will be the last Trivia Night ever.
I, naturally, disagree with him. Trivia night is as well attended as it has ever been. I see many of the same faces week after week which means that it must be somewhat fun. I’ve told him that it’s a mistake but he isn’t budging. I take issue with this, particularly, because he has never even seen a trivia night. He leaves the restaurant long before I arrive, long before you arrive. After doing Trivia Night for the past 3 or so years, this news is very sad.
So, I’m not sure what can be done. I have a lot of fun every week and if I knew of a way to keep Trivia Night at John Harvard’s I would. I’ll keep thinking about it. In the mean time, I’m trying to look forward to a good last 3 weeks. Everyone should be sure to show up for the last night…
This week’s web bonus: Learn these unrelated two facts:
1. John Harvard’s has decided to cancel Trivia Night
2. The email address for the JH managers can be found here: http://www.johnharvards.com/locations.htm#ma
In the web bonus space tonight, write down the email addresses and names of everyone on your team so I can put together an email list in the event that I can find another venue or something.
boo.
Health Insurance Is A Scam. October 19, 2007
Posted by triviaguy in Rage, Rants, business.2 comments
I need to vent about something that just happened. It will require a bit of history for context. A few years ago I started working for a tiny software startup. I worked from home and didn’t get the normal corporate perks like a 401k, phone, or health insurance. So when I decided to come back to school this year for a Masters, I was REALLY excited about having health insurance again, even though it’s still costing me in the neighborhood of $2,000 for the year.
Now, I was just in the Rite-Aid on River St. in Cambridge…right next to the Whole Foods. I was buying a toothbrush. I noticed a booth near the pharmacy section where they were giving flu shots. I got in line for my shot, filled out their paperwork, and then the nurse asked if I had health insurance. Because my answer to that question has been “no” for three long years, I was VERY proud to be able to say “yes” for a change. I handed her my card and she shook her head at me.
“I’m sorry, ” she said. “You have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. We only accept Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.”
“Wait,” I replied, “You mean to tell me that I cannot use my Massachusetts based health insurance company in Massachusetts? Where WE ARE?” At that point I had to leave because I was so pissed off. It was obviously not the nurse’s fault so I didn’t want to take it out on her but… Why am I paying so much money for insurance that I can’t use for a simple shot? Who the hell lives in MA and has insurance from NC? And why specifically NC? Am I nuts? If everyone out there has insurance from NC please tell me. WTF.
