When assured by the ER that, yes, they got the insurance info for your husband, they ALWAYS get that, that may or may not actually be the case. And if it is not the case, be prepared to spend two-thirds of the next two days on the phone with billing companies trying to give them said insurance info so they can get more money than they would if they actually expected you to pay that entire bill by yourself. Most of that time will be spent trying to call a company with extremely unhelpful business hours and vague "out to lunch, call back soon" messages.
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If you've been on hold for hours over 20 minutes, make sure you've actually pressed the "speaker" button before you put the receiver down to finish out your hold-time on speakerphone, because if you don't press it and accidentally hang up on your call, when you immediately call back to start the process all over again, the billing department will be closed. At 3:30pm.
If you want to get a box of individual-serving orange juice cartons from Costco, double check to make sure you're not getting a box of four quart-sized containers instead.
Putting a mattress cover on is a tremendous pain in the ass. Make sure you're putting it on the right way so you don't have to wrestle with it twice in one day.
(This list is a result of the conversation Mike and I had after watching The Texas Chainsaw Massacres: The Beginning.)
1. If someone's in the house with you, NEVER run back upstairs unless you feel up to diving out a window.
2. Never go into a dark basement. It doesn't matter if the light switch just isn't working, a fuse is blown, or the power in the whole house is out - it's a BAD IDEA.
3. If you hear a noise, don't go check it out. Assume it is not the cat, dog, or a squirrel and prepare for the worst-case scenario (ax murder/serial killer/supernatural creature, etc.) instead.
4. Don't fool yourself into thinking a piece of wood is adequate protection. Sure, if it's pointy at one end it'll help you take out the vampires coming after you, but you'll need more than that to stop the serial killer that's been terrorizing the surrounding neighborhoods recently. If you have a gun, check to make sure it's loaded. Then check again, just in case.
5. If your friends get taken somewhere, you can follow them to see where they end up (so you know where to bring help), but DON'T GO IN AFTER THEM. Even if you're in some deserted area, one way on the highway and start walking. You've got to find something eventually.
6. If you've been captured and you're being held in a deserted area, don't scream for no reason. If the skin is being flayed off your arm, okay, go ahead and scream, but if you're just tied to a table leg or something, shut up and conserve your energy for when it'll do you some good.
