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May. 9th, 2007
So much for smiling...
May. 9th, 2007 12:22 pmThis morning I had a "routine" cleaning of my teeth. I say "routine" because for me it's never routine. While nails on a chalkboard don't bother me the feeling and sound of metal on teeth is one of the things that torture me most. So not only did she use metal on my teeth but they take this little metal hook and jab it along my teeth and gums all around to measure how bad things are. The good news was that there was some improvement.
After the cleaning I went for a consultation with my orthodontist to see about finally getting braces to straighten my teeth. It doesn't take long for him to drop a bomb on me. Braces alone can not fix my teeth. I have a small upper jaw and have had 4 teeth removed in the past to make room. He can't remove any more teeth without destroying what little support there is for my lips. Because of the small jaw there isn't enough support in the bones to shift my teeth into the proper alignment. The solution? Surgery. Not one but two of them. The answer is to crack my skull and spread apart my jaw. After that's done then I can begin treatment with braces to fix my teeth.
While I don't like my smile or my teeth right now I'm not so sure I'm willing to go through that. Other than making me feel unattractive and being difficult to clean they don't bother me that much. Then I have to consider the cost. My dental insurance will not cover the braces at all and I have no idea if my health insurance would cover the surgery.
I guess I'm going to call the surgeon and see how much it would cost to have an evaluation done.
The HAIG ROSE?
May. 9th, 2007 02:23 pmEver wondered what happened to the Haig Rose? Well wonder no more. The Dictionary of Disaster at Sea During the Age of Steam 1824-1962 is now online. Oh, you really wanted to know? Well here is the entry:
Haig Rose
Richard Hughes & Co.; 1920; J. Fullerton & Co.; 1,117 tons; 220-2x34-2x13-1; 96 r.h.p; 9 knots; triple-epansion engines.
The steamship Haig Rose, Capt. Oen Roberts, left Barry on November 5th, 1940, bound for Plymouth. She was never seen again and was believed to have been sunk by striking a mine.
Hmmm... Looks like I need to find an icon for posting about steam engines and the like.