• krisevol@lemmy.zip
    211·
    7 hours ago

    I want to drive a 30 yr old 3 cylinder car from Japan, illegal.

    I want to sit around the fireplace and watch a scary movie. Illegal.

    I want to ride my e-bike down my local trail. Illegal.

    I want to modify my car and give it a little more pep. Illegal.

    I want to 3D print airsoft guns, play with my friends in the woods, and record the fights with my drone. Illegal.

    I want to let my kids run around at the park by themselves. Illegal.

    I want to try out some cheap Chinese EVs and phones. Illegal.

    I want to give myself glp1 drugs, but i didn’t want to pay $1000 for a dose, so i want to buy it overseas. Illegal.

    I think health insurance is to expensive and i want to not pay for it. Illegal.

    I want to do mushrooms in the privacy of my own home. Illegal.

    • dan@upvote.au
      7·
      6 hours ago

      I want to give myself glp1 drugs, but i didn’t want to pay $1000 for a dose, so i want to buy it overseas. Illegal.

      I’m not sure of the efficacy of the pills vs the injections, but in the USA you can get Wegovy pills for $149/month now, which AFAIK is roughly the same price as other countries.

      • krisevol@lemmy.zip
        3·
        4 hours ago

        It’s $149 of you don’t have insurance. I have insurance though Kaiser so i didn’t quality for that, and kiaser won’t give it to me.

        So i pay $36k a year for insurance for drugs they won’t give me, and i can’t afford the drugs because i didn’t qualify for the “no insurance” coupons.

        • dan@upvote.au
          1·
          18 seconds ago

          Ah that sucks. I didn’t know that. My wife uses Zepbound and thankfully our insurance covers it so it’s only $10/month. We’re Aussies living in the USA, and GLP-1 meds aren’t covered by Australia’s public health care system yet, so right now it’s actually cheaper in the USA than in Australia.

          In Australia, medications covered by the public health care system (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme), are a maximum of $25 for most people, and $7.70 for low-income families. It currently covers 930 different medications, and 7/10 people in Australia use at least one covered medication. However, uncovered medications cost the full retail price, which is still almost always cheaper than the USA.

      • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
        2·
        4 hours ago

        I started wegovy pill last month and have lost 30lbs so far, roughly 8% of my starting body weight.

        I’m a fat fuck though, and my first pounds always come off easy. Plus there were a couple days I just didn’t eat because I was throwing up and/or diarrhea constantly.

        Vomit seems to be punishment for eating bad food (or over-eating, which is easy to do from old habits but also the medication makes you feel full sooner, and you learn to set smaller portions quick)…probably something greasy. Choose the carrot or risk the stick.

        Diarrhea just seems to be a fact of life. One minute I’m pissing out my ass, an hour later I’m having the healthiest looking stool of my life. Important to remain hydrated, I guess.

        The starting doses are $149/mo with mfg coupon and no insurance. Higher doses I think are $199. I believe both are cheaper than the injected variety.

        As much as I hate the fact that I have to pay out of pocket for any medication…I’m fairly sure my grocery bill dropped by more than $149 since starting.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        6 hours ago

        in the USA you can get Wegovy pills for $149/month now

        Wtf? That’s little more than HALF what it costs in Denmark where drugs are usually much CHEAPER than in the US!

        • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 hours ago

          Idk about the pills, but my wife has been on the shot since last year and it was $25 a month on my particular insurance plan in the US. This year insurance got worse and plan cost went up drastically. I now pay $50 a month, although we recently changed to get a 3 month supply and that came to $100 for the 3 months. Sounds ok i guess, but my insurance alone costs like $1400 a month or almost $17k a year… i would much rather pay $150 a month and save the 17k a year.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      43·
      6 hours ago

      I want to drive a 30 yr old 3 cylinder car from Japan

      Why?

      I want to sit around the fireplace and watch a scary movie. Illegal

      Doubtful

      I want to ride my e-bike down my local trail.

      Move to Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, or France. Sweden or Norway if you want to crash into a moose.

      I want to let my kids run around at the park by themselves

      Move to anywhere in Scandinavia, probably most other European countries

      I think health insurance is to expensive and i want to not pay for it

      I am once again asking you to move to Europe

      I want to do mushrooms in the privacy of my own home

      Move to the Netherlands, Jamaica, or Brazil

      Note in case it’s not obvious: I am aware that relocating across borders or even oceans can be very difficult and costly. I am being a flippant ass for comedic effect.

      • krisevol@lemmy.zip
        2·
        4 hours ago

        I want an autozam AZ1. Because i like small cars.

        The fireplace one is local laws. We only have 2 days a year that we can burn wood. It’s it’s illegal most days.

      • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        4 hours ago

        Wait, the Netherlands has legal magic mushrooms? That surprises me given that I’ve heard their weed isn’t quite as freely legal as their reputation makes it seem.