Great story, and I can't wait to use the term "twatwaffle".

Ummm... I was kicked out of Brownies. For starting a protest. And accused of attempted arson during said protest. Does that count as quitting?

In a vein similar to Kate's: When I was old enough to stop going to my family's yearly camping trip.

I've been nothing if not professional every time I've given notice at a job. I'm terrified of burning bridges.

That's why you keep babies on simmer to lock in the freshness.

Somewhat to my surprise, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children DOES say something about hospitals announcing New Year births. However, it's part of a general set of guidelines telling hospitals to shut their yaps about their patients, full stop. It's paragraph 3-2-13 on page 20 of For health care…

My only thought here is, "Gross beard is gross."

Richmond resident and recent VCU Medical Center patient here—there was a "security breach" a few weeks ago when an employee donated a bunch of CDs with patients medical records/other information on them to a children's art program. Nothing happened and nothing will probably happen, but that's probably why they're…

Don't forget the "'I'm vegan for my health/ethics whatever' but not so secretly a neurotic anorexic and compulsive exercising maniac using veganism as a cover" diet. That one's a doozy.

I hate to say it but $900 is a cheap ambulance ride. I went into anaphylaxis while on a trip in Boston and had to take one. They messed up my insurance and so I received a bill for $13,000 for the ride. Thankfully, I was insured and was able to get the issue fixed so it ended up only costing $20. But I had some…

i crashed a motorcycle in thailand and i was broken all the fuck over my body. months of daily or every other day visits to the hospital, all the supplies i needed to wash and clean myself without actually showering, follow-up care, more bandages than all of ancient egyptian royalty combined - about $1000, all of…

I lived in the UK for nearly a decade. I wouldn't wish their system on us for anything. It's great when you're young and likely to suffer nothing worse than a broken bone, or you're thinking of being pregnant. But I watched someone suffer and die through cancer, and his NHS treatment was appalling.

Well, but there is no system that covers you if you are a foreigner is there? I'm not getting free care if I break my leg in France as an American. The only real difference is that we might be able to handle the out of pocket costs better in some countries (only know this from going to the doctor and hospital with…

On what planet does this kid have no other choices? He could have used Lyft, called a taxi, walked to a bus or metro station, etc. And if he really had none of those choices, then what did he do pre-Uber? Just sit on the curb and cry?

Eye rolls.

"Really curious if anyone knows... Do drivers have to commit to a certain number of hours a week? Or, if they choose, could they only work when surge pricing is in effect and the rates are higher?"

I really wish she got a bit more credit for having intellectual curiosity.

I don't know about areas and the safety in whereever this city is... but 4 miles? That's walkable.

And do these "friends" chase you with butterfly nets?

The fact is, Uber's surge pricing is predatory. They hope that drunk people will push through the pages to order a cab without reading carefully, and then be too embarrassed to complain. They hope that at a busy time their customers won't be able to catch a cab, won't have access to public transportation, will be too…