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yeoman6987

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7. What?

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:47 PM

Jan 2014

He will pay for it. For example, a friend of mine was on a cruise and had to be airlifted back to the states…..17,000 dollars later, she is fine. You could not possibly think it is free do you? Although if he had that medical insurance for 150.00 that you can get when you book a cruise (I do every time now after her experience) then you are right he is airlifted back free.

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Amazon CEO airlifted by Ecuador Navy after kidney stone attack [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2014 OP

Being a Walmart of the Internet billionaire does have its perks. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #1

What? yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #7

Of course he will pay for it MiniMe Jan 2014 #19

True, he will pay for it Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #20

Good thing he was not in the Amazon, or roody Jan 2014 #2

Why is this news? If I had a kidney stone nobody would give a damn. YOHABLO Jan 2014 #3

His kidney stones must be raw diamonds. another_liberal Jan 2014 #18

yeah, the wealthy truly do live on a different planet than the rest of us... Blue_Tires Jan 2014 #4

He should have just called for one of his drones... n/t jtuck004 Jan 2014 #5

Fuck this guy 1000words Jan 2014 #6

I had two such episodes several years ago... SoapBox Jan 2014 #8

Don't I know it! 1000words Jan 2014 #11

I'm with you VWolf Jan 2014 #28

Well, he could have had a urinary backup that could have f'd his kidney up big time. haele Jan 2014 #12

The backup you mentioned happened to my mother dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #23

Actually, it is an emergency situation Warpy Jan 2014 #14

Ahhh...if only the rest of us could have Equadorean Navy Airlift us KoKo Jan 2014 #9

The US Coast Guard and Navy do this all the time. Nt hack89 Jan 2014 #13

I agree... Rich people should just suffer and lose kidneys when they get sick penultimate Jan 2014 #16

Good post. civillawyer Jan 2014 #17

Another example of 'it depends' that you're pissing on rpannier Jan 2014 #22

Thanks for posting that...absolutely spot on post. nt DeschutesRiver Jan 2014 #34

Normal travel insurance covers such events. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #24

I see he added the ''Naval Option'' onto his Platinum coverage. DeSwiss Jan 2014 #10

Kidney Stones and I are old friends, so to speak. longship Jan 2014 #15

Researching how to prevent these things NOW :O benh57 Jan 2014 #26

Do not supplement with vitamin C. longship Jan 2014 #27

That's what I call AMAZON PRIME!!!! LOL nt winstars Jan 2014 #21

He has shit---. bricks coverage too... Historic NY Jan 2014 #25

You'd think a billionaire could afford the best kidneys in the world. valerief Jan 2014 #29

Amazon Employees Carried Out of 115-Degree Warehouse by Paramedics jsr Jan 2014 #30

I had a "kidney stone attack" a couple of months ago.... mike_c Jan 2014 #31

And I had one that almost killed me Marrah_G Jan 2014 #36

Law of the sea nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #32

is it normal to do a pan pan evac for something that isn't life threatening? mike_c Jan 2014 #37

Kidney stones *can be* life threatening nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #38

thanks for the info.... mike_c Jan 2014 #39

Scale, one involved the USS Reagan nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #40

Now if he had a kidney stone attack while working at an Amazon warehouse brentspeak Jan 2014 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author cvoogt Jan 2014 #35