First you need to submit the bill to your insurance if you haven't already or if they haven't sent anything to you about the ambulance charge. You should get your insurance plan policy document. If you or your parents don't have a copy of this you can usually get it online at your insurance company's website. You should look through the document to see what it says about ambulance coverage. If your insurance is fighting you on the charge but you think its a technical reason (your policy document says ambulance services are covered), look at the portion of the document about registering an appeal. Usually you will have to write a letter explaining why you think it is covered and attach all the documents to it. You will probably have to pay some of the amount as a deductible even if its covered.
its counterintuitive, but if you can get yourself to an emergency room and think that you are going to be okay until then, you should find a way other than an ambulance if you can. An ambulance's value is that it can provide treatment at the scene and during treatment.
Caring about your rating, and disliking losing gives you no right to act like a child. If you don't want to shake your opponents hand, you have every right. I don't see that as a problem.
It's when you get so upset that you have to make a scene is when it's a problem. You should know just as well that for every lucky win someones has against you, you will probably get against someone else.
It's especially annoying when these reactions come from the 18+ age group. Grow up. Just grow up.
Again, I will question whether this kind of response to bad sportsmanship is really taking the high road in terms of sportsmanship or helps deal with the problem or is constructive.
You see these are the kind of guys that have no life and lives in their mom's basement.
While it is certainly true that a lot of bad sportsmanship happens at magic tournaments, comments like this are not constructive. Negatively stereotyping other Magic players, even if they were not polite to you, is not the answer.
Magic is not just a fun activity, it is also a competitive game. After all, we wouldn't be talking about sportsmanship if there weren't winners and losers, and we can't say that all we care about is the fun when we're going to competitive tournaments.
Instead of just writing people off who react poorly when they lose, and using it as an opportunity to feel better about yourself and put the other person down, try to figure out how you could have handled the situation better.
Maybe your opponent got mana screwed. I think we can all agree that sucks. Maybe you could acknowledge that at least after the game. "Sorry, man. Your land draw wasn't helping you that game. That sucks."
If you're playing limited, ask your opponent his opinion on certain cards he's playing. Everybody likes to be asked their opinion, and you can cut the tension and probably build a better relationship with that player for the future. "What do you think about Rhox Bodyguard? How has it been working for you?"
Be self-deprecating about your win, it will keep you humble and soften the blow on your opponent. "I was really lucky to have Fiery Fall in hand when you played Sharuum." Or, compliment your opponent's deck and talk about being worried about losing. "I'm sure glad I managed to pull it out when I did, if Rakeclaw Gargantuan had come down again I would probably be done for."
If you can build good relationships with players that are "bad sports," their behavior may change over time, and you will be able to influence their behavior when you see them lashing out at younger/more inexperienced players by gently intervening.
I guess my point is, tooting your own horn for being a smart successful budget player who has it all figured out and beats competitive netdeckers so badly that they cry to their mommies is not much better than being a bad sport after a match.
I've just started thinking about a Rafiq deck, so I may be way off base, but doesn't Might of Oaks = 1 turn general kill w/ Rafiq? Seems like that could be pretty good.
So I recently moved across the country to start a new job and had to move rather quickly so my Magic collection got left behind at my parents house. It hadn't been a big deal to me because I basically play Limited but I've started wanting to play EDH here and it seems a shame to buy new cards when I have a collection dating back to revised. My cards are unsorted and I don't want to ask my parents to paw through looking for a few so I'm looking for advice on how best to get the whole collection shipped at a reasonable price.
They are stored mostly in 4 row cardboard card boxes (4 of those I think) and then a couple single row cardboard boxes.
What should I get them shipped in and what carrier should I use?
Hostility, Vigor, Earthquake, Stuffy Doll, Hurricane, Two-Headed Dragon, Shivan Hellkite, Reiterate, Radiate, and Molten Disaster have always all worked well for me in R/G. Also I might play Sakura-Tribe Elder or Fertilid over Rampant Growth. And if you don't mind not having all those little land effects Ruination + all basics is always an option with red.
You did make a slight mistake in not having a plan ready when she said yes the first time. However, it sounds like she was just busy the second time. If she says busy again, then you'll know she doesn't want to.
The only time I thought creeping mold was good was in Mirrodin/Kamigawa where you could play LD w/ reap and sow and plow under or hit a jitte/nasty artifact and recur it with eternal witness and kiki-jikki. In the current environment, not good enough in my opinion.
naya warriors w/ swords. Play him with a bramblewood paragon and an obsidian axe out and then you swing for 7 and gain 7 life. Stonehewer giant is the top of your curve to fetch loxodon warhammer and battleaxes (they can pump your dudes for swinging and are reusable for throwing if that' syour game). Brion is also really good w/ a warhammer b/c lifelink stacks. Qasali ambusher seems good if you're going 3 color warriors, also drumhunter possibly. Yes, Ajani is also good. If you have access, play both in the deck.
If not the warrior theme, a deck including ajani, kitchen finks, brion, and warhammers seems like it would tough to kill.
Recently got interested in playing standard again and this looked like an affordable deck. Any recent updates with people's thoughts?
What about Qasali Ambusher (in a G/W/R version) or Drumhunter in this deck? Qasali could potentially be a free 5/5 surprise with a paragon and axe, and with the same combination drumhunter could trigger himself for card draw.
I don't know the current format very well, could a more midrange version of this deck work (slower but higher quality threats)?
First you need to submit the bill to your insurance if you haven't already or if they haven't sent anything to you about the ambulance charge. You should get your insurance plan policy document. If you or your parents don't have a copy of this you can usually get it online at your insurance company's website. You should look through the document to see what it says about ambulance coverage. If your insurance is fighting you on the charge but you think its a technical reason (your policy document says ambulance services are covered), look at the portion of the document about registering an appeal. Usually you will have to write a letter explaining why you think it is covered and attach all the documents to it. You will probably have to pay some of the amount as a deductible even if its covered.
its counterintuitive, but if you can get yourself to an emergency room and think that you are going to be okay until then, you should find a way other than an ambulance if you can. An ambulance's value is that it can provide treatment at the scene and during treatment.
I'm thinking of playing it in B/R with Blightning, Bolt and I'm not sure what else.
Again, I will question whether this kind of response to bad sportsmanship is really taking the high road in terms of sportsmanship or helps deal with the problem or is constructive.
While it is certainly true that a lot of bad sportsmanship happens at magic tournaments, comments like this are not constructive. Negatively stereotyping other Magic players, even if they were not polite to you, is not the answer.
Magic is not just a fun activity, it is also a competitive game. After all, we wouldn't be talking about sportsmanship if there weren't winners and losers, and we can't say that all we care about is the fun when we're going to competitive tournaments.
Instead of just writing people off who react poorly when they lose, and using it as an opportunity to feel better about yourself and put the other person down, try to figure out how you could have handled the situation better.
Maybe your opponent got mana screwed. I think we can all agree that sucks. Maybe you could acknowledge that at least after the game. "Sorry, man. Your land draw wasn't helping you that game. That sucks."
If you're playing limited, ask your opponent his opinion on certain cards he's playing. Everybody likes to be asked their opinion, and you can cut the tension and probably build a better relationship with that player for the future. "What do you think about Rhox Bodyguard? How has it been working for you?"
Be self-deprecating about your win, it will keep you humble and soften the blow on your opponent. "I was really lucky to have Fiery Fall in hand when you played Sharuum." Or, compliment your opponent's deck and talk about being worried about losing. "I'm sure glad I managed to pull it out when I did, if Rakeclaw Gargantuan had come down again I would probably be done for."
If you can build good relationships with players that are "bad sports," their behavior may change over time, and you will be able to influence their behavior when you see them lashing out at younger/more inexperienced players by gently intervening.
I guess my point is, tooting your own horn for being a smart successful budget player who has it all figured out and beats competitive netdeckers so badly that they cry to their mommies is not much better than being a bad sport after a match.
They are stored mostly in 4 row cardboard card boxes (4 of those I think) and then a couple single row cardboard boxes.
What should I get them shipped in and what carrier should I use?
Maybe I'm just a crappy player, but I don't consider deathgreeter a crappy card in draft.
And I'm revising my opinion on onyx goblet now that I've lost to it twice.
If not the warrior theme, a deck including ajani, kitchen finks, brion, and warhammers seems like it would tough to kill.
What about Qasali Ambusher (in a G/W/R version) or Drumhunter in this deck? Qasali could potentially be a free 5/5 surprise with a paragon and axe, and with the same combination drumhunter could trigger himself for card draw.
I don't know the current format very well, could a more midrange version of this deck work (slower but higher quality threats)?