Random Funnies

... or at least funny to me at the time.

I had a CTScan done yesterday on my back b/c I am going on 87 years old and it makes sense that my back is deteriorating at this point. I took my number and when it was called I went up to register for my appointment. As asked I handed over my Health Card and confirmed my address, phone number and next of kin. Then she asked me my religious denomination. I hesitated and asked if the procedure was more dangerous than I was lead to believe - did they need to have a Priest on hand? She didn't get it.

Last week I was reluctantly engaged in a turf war. I had talked to a parent about visiting her daughter's daycare to provide some therapy. I called the daycare on Tuesday and explained to the answering machine that schedules were tight, that the only time I could find was the next day in the morning and to please call if that would not be okay. No one called. I had mentioned that I'd anticipate it not being okay and was fine with not seeing the child if the appointment time was inappropriate - I was not fine with the scolding I received from the assistant director about the need to make appointments before showing up. She admitted that she did receive my message but didn't have a chance to call me back. Really? I left there and ate a bag of M&Ms just to spite her. We rescheduled it for yesterday. I showed up, flustered from the frustration to find parking in a maze of one way streets. She was on the phone, but asked that person to wait a minute when she saw me and looked expectantly at me. I apologized and said I wasn't sure if she wanted me to check in with her before seeing the child or not. She looked a little puzzled a bit defensive and said "Do you have an appointment?" Really? You know sometimes you think up comebacks after the fact? Yesterday I didn't need it... I just smiled at her, said 'yes' and waited for the light bulb to go back on.

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