I would have grabbed a pebble on the way back from the ATM and then thrown it at her when I got back in the office saying, "That came out."
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Aims - Aug 08, 2006 10:12:58 am PDT #1404 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
sarameg - Aug 08, 2006 10:17:09 am PDT #1405 of 10001
Natter: We might not be able to fix your problems, but we can usually come up with really creative revenge scenarios.
Ginger - Aug 08, 2006 10:18:44 am PDT #1406 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
In cash? I've never had to pay any doctor's office in cash. There's no excuse for that, particularly since credit cards can now be verified almost instantly. The desire for cash indicates to me 1) a drug habit, 2) hiding assets from the IRS, or 3) receptionist is skimming.
I'm afraid the first thought that went through my head was "Cash? Are urologists stiffed that often?"
You have an extremely painful condition, and I think you've been treated shamefully.
Lee - Aug 08, 2006 10:20:56 am PDT #1407 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
add me to the WTFing, Tom. That's just wrong.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 08, 2006 10:25:18 am PDT #1408 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That is so strange-- cash? Half the time people don't even want to take cash-- it is credit cards only!
Also, I have never had to pay up front at a doctor's office.
I think the receptionist is skimming.
-t - Aug 08, 2006 10:30:55 am PDT #1409 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's ridiculous, Tom! I've had to pay my deductible up front before expensive procedures, but they took a check. Sending you out to find an ATM while you're in such pain, and then giving your appointment away, is terribly horribly wrong.
sarameg - Aug 08, 2006 10:31:03 am PDT #1410 of 10001
Yeah, I'd be asking for a receipt. Of course, I get hopelessly confused by billing everytime I visit a doctor. Copay? OK. Then I get a bill. Or a statement. It isn't clear which, the math on it is seriously whack, and it is from the doctor's office. I opted to ignore them and no collections agency has come after me yet, and one of my friends is still speaking to me (doctor was her cousin) and I've not been blacklisted from repeated visits so I think I'm ok?
Jessica - Aug 08, 2006 10:31:42 am PDT #1411 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I usually pay my co-pay in cash, but it's $15, not $300!! (But I wonder if doctor's offices taking cash is a NYC thing, because I don't think I've ever had a doctor here who could take a credit card. If I didn't have cash on me, they'd just send me a bill and I'd mail them a check.)
Jesse - Aug 08, 2006 10:34:48 am PDT #1412 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm pretty sure I've paid my co-pay in cash, via debit card, AND via getting billed. I'm tricky like that.
But again, $10-$15 co-pay is not the same thing as a $300 deductible. That really sounds like something to be billed.
bon bon - Aug 08, 2006 10:35:17 am PDT #1413 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation, like credit card fees being too expensive-- but wouldn't the receptionist be sending people out to get cash all the time? What a PITA on their schedule.