Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

I've been on Mastodon a little over two years, but I've never done an Introduction, so in keeping with the tone of driveinsaturday.org, an intro:

#didntsayitwasmine #introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxDQ1g964U

Heard there was a possible tornado in last night's nightmare storms in Texas. Hope my San Marcos and Kyle friends are okay out there.

Those storms looked bad, even for me.

Me taking with a friend about my $755 prescription bill.

AI IS GREAT

I just had one of theo McDonald's Copycat burgers for the frist time in about a week since I have the stuff on hand to make it.

That McDonald's Copycat Seasoning? That's in my regular rotation now. It's super simple, and makes my burgers about 5000% better. While I used frozen patties since the copycat recipe said to use them, I think when I make my own burgers from hand, I'm going to keep using that seasoning.

If you have an MSG allergy, though, you probably want to skip it. It's got a lot of MSG.

Title: McDonald's Hamburger Seasoning
Category: Seasoning
Cuisine: American
Rating: 0.5/5 stars
Source: McMenu - Do-It-Yourself McDonald’s Restaurant Recipes

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Ingredients
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4 tbsp salt
2 tbsp Ac'cent MSG
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp onion powder

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Instructions
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1 - Mix all ingredients well.
2- Use in a spice shaker with big enough holes for the pepper to
flow. This seasoning is used liberally on all McDonald's hamburgers
during the COOKING process.

BREAKDOWN THE FUNK.

Literally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMtGImlEmu0

We have about $600 in breathing room even with the huge prescription spike, and you don't know how relieved I am. I went from "I can get by wihtout groceries for two weeks" to "I can get groceries and maybe some ice cream to finish off my vacation.

AFTER THREE MONTHS MY CREDIT CARD GOT UNLOCKED.

I have an extra $325 for this week, just when I needed it. Not gonna touch it if I can (I'm trying to clear out those cards) but holy cow.

Spent the evening in VR chatting with friends. Hadn't done that in a LONG time. IT's sad that it took 12 days of catching up for me to enjoy the last three days of my 15 day vacation.

Looks like we're going to weather Prescript-storm 2025. Tightly, but doable. But holy cow, tomorrow's prescription bill is going to be $756.22.

The bad news: One of my other medications now has a $500 price tag per month.

The good news: It's the same issue, I need to order a three month supply, to get it back down to the covered prices.

The bad news: I now have two medications that, every three months, will cost me $500 each.

The good news: I have enough of that second medication to hold me over one month, so at least I'm not paying $1200 on Friday for meds. And that will stagger that $1000 out over two months.

But holy cow.

Still hating the American Healthcare System with the fury of a thousand suns.

Please vote.

#votingselfie

Misread Name of the Day: Creamy McNuggets