I really, really want 2020 to be over with.
Now.
Stat.
Remember when you could come here to laugh?
Rick and I were talking about all the laughter missing in our home.
If you laugh,I mean a real belly laugh daily you notice when it's gone.
For 33 yrs this man has made me laugh out loud every day.
Even when we were just friends and he lived in PA and I lived in OH.
We spoke on the phone every day and we never failed to have laughter. That has always been us, 'lots of laughter.'
About the 4 month mark, it began to dwindle. Rick was getting tense about everything. I begged him to stop the news. To download this news app and read enough to keep you informed but don't watch hours of the toxic Mango Mussolini. It only makes him feel worse. The toxic waste of our new world is heavy and it seeps into your pores until you can't shake it. Rick was now like I was before I quit the news - depressed and it felt like a very heavy blanket of shit on your body.
One day he was so bad I told him I was banning the news if he didn't figure out a way to be informed but not live in the toxicity. I reminded him of something he would say to his daughter about being around toxic people - walk away, leave, don't get sucked into their toxic waste.
I told him this will kill you or I will. (hey it got a laugh out of him)
Rick removing himself from all the toxic waste has been helpful. But our home isn't filled with as much laughter as it's been for the last 3 decades.
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We had a customer call us to cancel over the holiday weekend. I do not answer the office phones on the weekend when they ring. Just because it's in my home does not mean I must work 24/7. That was hard at first because we needed business starting a company and a phone call to me was money. But I have learned to let that go! 😁 Labor Day Rick checked voicemails and emails. There was a call and an email from a man we were to see on Monday. He was canceling.
You see his son just left for James Madison University. He was there 4 days. His roommate got Covid-19.
They sent his son home to be tested and to quarantine.
The school sent all students home after 4 days and over 1,000 covid-19 cases.
So this brain trust sent this kid home, to infect others in his family and who knows who else in his travels. Does this make sense to you?
Why wouldn't you lock down the school and treat them in some building there to quarantine and to get medical help? Why send all these sick or even non-systematic sick kids home to infect/hurt their family? What logic is there is that thinking?
It sounds like something Mango boy would do, not people who should be more forward-thinking and smart.
We were thrilled that this family called to cancel their appointment. They could have been Fox viewers and believe it is no big deal and lied to us. Rick can't get this with his pulmonary issues because he won't survive. So I was so thankful and appreciative that this family called us and told us this. I am certain Rick will do something nice for them, be it something free or a discount. He was so thrilled they were nice enough to cancel. I hope this young man doesn't have it or his family.
I think we have to assume all kids will miss a year of school until there is a vaccine because nothing is working. In the meantime, we could use some young strength if they need a job until school starts!
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The dog is still not quite herself. The one medication slows down her urge to go but when she does it has gone from water to pea soup. How is that for a lovely image?
Working and running every time I hear her awake from her nails hitting the wood floor I run downstairs. I just don't want more accidents. I slept on the sofa and we were out walking and doing her business at midnight and 3 am. Since she can no longer climb the stairs quickly one of us has to be down here. I got the short straw. I would never make Rick do this and then go to work physical labor. I can have my butt dragging all day and if I'm lucky as she naps I get work done. Not ideal but hopefully soon she will be back to her old self. God, I hope so because I am so tired. I told Rick I remember when my fantasies were sex-related now they are all sleep-related. This is my new life.😞
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I had a dental appointment Saturday morning. You know that is the day Izzy had me up at 2am with her vomiting. My appointment to get my new crowns and to remove my temps was at 9am Saturday morning.
I got a text from the dental office and I confirmed as they requested by texting them a YES. I got 4 of these over a matter of a couple of weeks. Then I got 2 emails asking me to confirm, which I did. Then on Thursday or Friday I can't recall, I called the office to see if I could push it back an hour and to discuss why I paid $161 dollars more than what my dental insurance says I should have paid.
The person who answered the phones said I couldn't get in Saturday at any other time. So I said, Keep it, I'll be there. She said, Good we can discuss the insurance issue when you get here because we have not gotten the statement from Delta Dental yet. Okay, see you Saturday.
I walk in Saturday morning and they canceled my appointment.
WHAT?
I asked why.
She said we tried to call to confirm and you never called us back.
WHAT?
She began to repeat this and I told her - no I heard your words but I don't understand.
I explained how I confirmed by 4 texts and 2 emails and how I called Friday and we discussed my appointment and before I hung up she said, "See you Saturday"
So why the heck did you think I wouldn't be here?
Because you didn't answer your calls.
I asked her to call me right now because I swore I didn't get a call from them.
She called me. My phone did not ring but it showed a blocked call from 'POTENTIAL SPAM LISTING A CITY WE DO NOT LIVE"
I showed her this as it was on my screen.
She said, "I wonder why it says that."
I said I get a lot of spam. I have it set to block all spam. So I never got those but the 7 other messages I did confirm as well as speak to someone so you had no right to cancel my appointments without my permission. Why send me all this stuff that becomes like spam itself after the first 2. I kept replying even though I was annoyed so you didn't think I wasn't coming. Too bad you couldn't have done the same.
I go back in 2 weeks. I was LIVID. Rick asked when I got home if I gave them hell. I said not like you but they knew I was pissed and I will not be coming back after my new crowns. I think what makes the situation even worse for me was the flippant attitude of the young chirpy who was so snarky and dismissive of me. (Rolling of the eyes, hands-on-hips, young twit was the straw for me)
I like the convenience of this being in my development but this is bullshit. They borderline harassed me with texts and emails all the damn time.
Then they cancel me.
This did not add to the laughter quota at my house!
19 comments:
As I said in a post at the end of August, the year can't end soon enough. I still find myself questioning what day or month it us.
I mean "what day or month it is," of course.
Jamie, I knew what you meant. :-) I do wish though there was an edit button like on FB or Instagram. Since I was a kid I would always notice that even years were bad for me and odd years were great. So this falls right into that perfectly
I think we all want an early ending to 2020. Going to be extra celebrating this year, especially if we get a new president.
Wis sending virtual hugs was a real thing that you could feel because I think both you and Rick could use a bunch of them right now. Mine is coming your way...
Ah Jean, thanks! that helps believe it or not. ((hugs)) back at ya. We all need hugs don't we? To say this has been a shitstorm of a year is an understatement! We all need our smiles back.
So by bugging the shit out of you to make sure you're coming, they lost your business. Great marketing strategy.
But you should talk to the dentist about the chirpy. A chiropractor I went to almost went out of business because a relative he hired for his front desk would tell patients, "He can't see you, he's too busy today". He was one of these chiropractors that if you were in pain he would get you in asap. He couldn't figure out at first why his business was going down.
Mike, Rick also told me to speak to the dentist, so I will listen to you both and do just that! I will be calmer about it by the time I can get in (19th) BTW - I seem to have 2 emails for you. I sent you something and was surprised to not hear from you so I am assuming that email is just wrong. I'm quick like that. :-)
OH man I'd be pissed!! I hate how they have to confirm so much for the appointments. Once is enough.
I don't watch the news and barely look at anything covid related on FB anymore. Someone just tell me when life is back to normal and I'll be there.
Julie, I'd like to go to bed, wake up to cooler weather, a new president, a safe vaccine- that all would be worth waking up for. Or give me political asylum to move to another country.
Ah, just a nice medically induced coma till 2021 and if things are no better, hook me up again.
That dental business was super annoying. I agree about telling the dentist when you see him. If he is fine with it, Bye Bye.
I've checked out of ALL of it. Don't want to here it, not interested in anything COVID. That's it. That's all.
Good grief -- sick dog, rude dental office, disturbing news cycles, dearth of laughter. Damn, you do need this year to end!
Since Trump became the president, there has been very little laughter at all. I no longer watch any form of news. Just watching and listening to negative things day in and day out. It's hurting the life of any normal person. I hope that this November the American people vote Trump out and I'm a Canadian. I feel bad for all of my American friends and someone of them believe in this devil. I'm praying Peg.
Change dentists if they aren't treating you with respect. I changed mine because the new dentist suddenly changed what she wanted to do on her on. That was it, I got out the chair and left the place for the last time. Now I have a dentist who respects me.
Cruisin Paul
Patti - I'd go for the induced coma. Get some good rest too ...tee hee
A Whole Lotta - Your flowers and garden I am certain are your sanity! I enjoy the fruits of your labor in all your photos and they make me feel serene.
Olga - yes, I do damn it.
Paul, you sweet man. I am glad you jumped out of your dentist chair. Good for you. That is something Rick would do. I am not sure I would have the nerve. But on Saturday when they did that to me I could have I was so damn angry.
Thank you for understanding what is going on down here. It's scary and it sucks. You know I looked into moving to Ontario. They won't let us if we are retired for more than 6 months at a time. If we both came to work there and contribute to your society we could move there full time. Not now, 'cuz we are banned, but in the future should you allow Americans in again we thought about moving there to retire. But now we learned we can't. But we sure tried. We even offered to give up our citizenship. But nope. And your friends are right - he is the anti-Christ.
Definitely say something to the dentist about Chirpy. And I noticed that you weren't given a reason as to why they were cancelling your appointment. Then to make you wait two weeks, I will tell you my opinion (from someone who works for dentists for over 20 years). I am assuming, since you have temporary crowns, that they send off the impressions/scan to a lab to make your new crowns. Either the crowns never came, and they didn't realize it until the day before (or worse, the day of) ~ OR the crowns came in but the dentist sent them back to the lab to be remade. It happens. I am sorry to say that we have had situations like this, where an order from the lab wasn't checked beforehand or was never received. It is my opinion that the dental assistants should be looking a few days ahead to see if the lab order has come in, or if it needs to be redone (this could be color, or the margins, or the crown had a crack in it).
In this case it is not the fault of the front desk, but many times we are asked to "cover" for the office. I don't happen to subscribe to this option. I feel honesty is always the best...even if they are upset, at least they know we are looking out for the quality of the restorations.
The reason you have to wait two weeks, is that is approximately how long the lab turn around is.
If they had the crowns but encountered an emergency they would have (I hope) rescheduled you for a day or two. In any case, they should have explained. And stand your ground on the "extra" charge, because a participating provider with Delta MUST adhere to the charges they agreed to when they signed on. If nothing else, call Delta, and they will call the dentist for you!
I am sorry that this happened during a time when you have so much other crap going on. I think we're all very tired of it all and are lacking the energy to deal with it! Hugs & love to ya, Peg.
Yvonne, that was the first thing I asked when they said they canceled me, are my crowns not in? She said no, it was canceled because you didn't answer your phone. She only works Saturdays every two weeks I picked that date.I can't easily do during the week.either way I'm pissed about it
Okay, now I'm pissed at your dentist's office. I also get a bazillion texts from mine asking me to confirm along with the occasional phone call and/or email. You really need to give them "feedback". There are other dentists in the sea.
Peg, I don't blame you, who wouldn't be pissed? But I'm sorry, I am fairly certain that Chirpy is lying, because you had already confirmed, and although you can get a crown made in 24-36 hours by a local lab, it would cost the dentist a lot more money. Not that it will make any difference to you. But really, you need to tell the dentist what happened ~ he might not have any clue.
Oh, shit. They were lucky to live through that.
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