OT warning, bee in my bonnet

I am about to show you my worst side. Maybe not. Please just let me ask for
your feelings on a situation. You are in a doctor's office. You wait two
hours. You fill out a mountain of papers for information that could easily
have been obtained from the documents already on file. You are not feeling
very well.
Then this cutsey-poo person pops her head from the doorway where
patients who haven't managed to die of old age or aggravation in the waiting
room finally get to go sit in yet another room for an hour. The ultimate
insult: She yells, " Polly!"
If it's not a terrible burden, I like to be called Mrs. Esther by total
strangers. I am also okay with being addressed as Her Highness, Miss
America, 1917 and "Honey, where did you put the . . . ?"
Does this lazy familiarity gall anyone else with its rudeness? just
wondering. Polly

number one: I wouldn't have waited 2 hours. number two: I would have
answered in just a loud voice, I'm Mrs. D. and prefer you call me that,
honey. g

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
ink.net...
: I am about to show you my worst side. Maybe not. Please just let me ask
for
: your feelings on a situation. You are in a doctor's office. You wait two
: hours. You fill out a mountain of papers for information that could
easily
: have been obtained from the documents already on file. You are not
feeling
: very well.
: Then this cutsey-poo person pops her head from the doorway where
: patients who haven't managed to die of old age or aggravation in the
waiting
: room finally get to go sit in yet another room for an hour. The ultimate
: insult: She yells, " Polly!"
: If it's not a terrible burden, I like to be called Mrs. Esther by
total
: strangers. I am also okay with being addressed as Her Highness, Miss
: America, 1917 and "Honey, where did you put the . . . ?"
: Does this lazy familiarity gall anyone else with its rudeness? just
: wondering. Polly
:
:
:

Thank you, Mary. We had waited 5 weeks for the appointment and had driven
over 100 miles. We would have left much sooner if it had been different.
But we won't be going back there and I was just wondering what you would
have done. Your "honey" just wipes me out. Wish I'd thought of that.
Polly

"maryd" wrote in message
...
number one: I wouldn't have waited 2 hours. number two: I would have
answered in just a loud voice, I'm Mrs. D. and prefer you call me that,
honey. g

Waits like that are unacceptable especially when you drive so far and wait
so long to get there. Glad I could give you a reason to giggle.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
nk.net...
: Thank you, Mary. We had waited 5 weeks for the appointment and had driven
: over 100 miles. We would have left much sooner if it had been different.
: But we won't be going back there and I was just wondering what you would
: have done. Your "honey" just wipes me out. Wish I'd thought of that.
: Polly
:
: "maryd" wrote in message
: ...
: number one: I wouldn't have waited 2 hours. number two: I would have
: answered in just a loud voice, I'm Mrs. D. and prefer you call me that,
: honey. g
:
:

I'm new to this group, but I have to say that I noticed that the last time I
was at the clinic, they don't use last names to call the patients...because
of the "privacy act". So, since my name is fairly common, Pat, isn't it
possible that there might be three or four with the same name jump up and
charge towards the nurse? Some things are just plain silly.

"maryd" wrote in message
...
number one: I wouldn't have waited 2 hours. number two: I would have
answered in just a loud voice, I'm Mrs. D. and prefer you call me that,
honey. g

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
ink.net...
: I am about to show you my worst side. Maybe not. Please just let me ask
for
: your feelings on a situation. You are in a doctor's office. You wait
two
: hours. You fill out a mountain of papers for information that could
easily
: have been obtained from the documents already on file. You are not
feeling
: very well.
: Then this cutsey-poo person pops her head from the doorway where
: patients who haven't managed to die of old age or aggravation in the
waiting
: room finally get to go sit in yet another room for an hour. The
ultimate
: insult: She yells, " Polly!"
: If it's not a terrible burden, I like to be called Mrs. Esther by
total
: strangers. I am also okay with being addressed as Her Highness, Miss
: America, 1917 and "Honey, where did you put the . . . ?"
: Does this lazy familiarity gall anyone else with its rudeness?
just
: wondering. Polly
:
:
:

Mary is far from uncommon. I recently had an appt with a new dr in a major
medical center and they called for Ms Mary D****

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948

"pewter" wrote in message
m...
: I'm new to this group, but I have to say that I noticed that the last time
I
: was at the clinic, they don't use last names to call the
patients...because
: of the "privacy act". So, since my name is fairly common, Pat, isn't it
: possible that there might be three or four with the same name jump up and
: charge towards the nurse? Some things are just plain silly.
:
: "maryd" wrote in message
: ...
: number one: I wouldn't have waited 2 hours. number two: I would have
: answered in just a loud voice, I'm Mrs. D. and prefer you call me that,
: honey. g
:
: --
: Mary
: http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
:
: "Polly Esther" wrote in message
: ink.net...
: : I am about to show you my worst side. Maybe not. Please just let me
ask
: for
: : your feelings on a situation. You are in a doctor's office. You wait
: two
: : hours. You fill out a mountain of papers for information that could
: easily
: : have been obtained from the documents already on file. You are not
: feeling
: : very well.
: : Then this cutsey-poo person pops her head from the doorway where
: : patients who haven't managed to die of old age or aggravation in the
: waiting
: : room finally get to go sit in yet another room for an hour. The
: ultimate
: : insult: She yells, " Polly!"
: : If it's not a terrible burden, I like to be called Mrs. Esther by
: total
: : strangers. I am also okay with being addressed as Her Highness, Miss
: : America, 1917 and "Honey, where did you put the . . . ?"
: : Does this lazy familiarity gall anyone else with its rudeness?
: just
: : wondering. Polly
: :
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:20:23 -0700, "maryd" wrote:

Mary is far from uncommon. I recently had an appt with a new dr in a major
medical center and they called for Ms Mary D****

I'd never thought about that. Now I realize, at my local GP, they
address most folks as Mr or Ms So-n-so. Sometimes it's both names...
as in "Johanna Gibson?" Sometimes they just look at my first name and
don't know how to pronounce it, so opt for Ms. Gibson. I can see the
uncertainty in their eyes.
Favourite doctor gaff: I changed my name back to Gibson after I was
separated from my partner. I went to the doctor's for some complaint,
and as I was getting up to leave, he said, "Congratulations, by the
way". I asked what the congratulations were for. He replied, "On
your recent marriage". I said that I had not been recently married,
but recently separated and that Gibson was my maiden name. He looked
appalled (to his credit) but he couldn't take the words back.


-- Jo in Scotland

Now that you've brought it up ... I don't know how to pronounce
your name! I knew a Johanna from Wales who said her name: Jo
Anna. I've known several from Germany who said: Yo Honna. Then,
the Americans I've known have said: Jo Hannah. What is your
choice, Jo in Scotland? (BTW: My 'phonic' spellings here are
approximate.)
PAT in VA/USA

Johanna Gibson wrote:

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:20:23 -0700, "maryd" wrote:

I'd never thought about that. Now I realize, at my local GP, they
address most folks as Mr or Ms So-n-so. Sometimes it's both names...
as in "Johanna Gibson?" Sometimes they just look at my first name and
don't know how to pronounce it, so opt for Ms. Gibson. I can see the
uncertainty in their eyes.
....cut...

LOL I am thinking gator food!!! and Mary D said it well only instead of
honey I would probably use missy. Scott in CA

I dearly love the notion of 3 or 4 persons jumping up and charging the
nurse. That would have warmed my heart. I was the only person in the
waiting room who was still alive and conscious. Polly

"pewter" wrote ( in part) So, since my name is fairly common, Pat, isn't it
possible that there might be three or four with the same name jump up and
charge towards the nurse?