Oh no, Jess! How awful, I’m so sorry.
Good God, Tom, prescribed the wrong dose and hasn’t fixed it?! Argh.
Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
'War Stories'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Apr 23, 2026 6:42:51 pm PDT #12421 of 12473
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jessica - Apr 23, 2026 6:55:54 pm PDT #12422 of 12473
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I get One Medical for free as an employee, I might as well give it a try
JenP - Apr 23, 2026 7:02:06 pm PDT #12423 of 12473
I hope you find it as easy and useful as I do.
Laura - Apr 23, 2026 7:15:40 pm PDT #12424 of 12473
Our wings are not tired.
Our grandson, same age, is now living with us,
That truly sounds win-win.
So, be impressed, my condo neighbors started a Mahjong night last week, and tonight was the second session. Only one person knows what she is doing and she is teaching the rest of us. I won the first game tonight! Of course I had to check with her to be sure I was reading the card right because it is absurdly complicated, but she goes from person to person giving advice and answering our endless questions. It is more fun than I expected. None of us are at all competitive so it is a lot of fun.
Tom Scola - Apr 24, 2026 8:04:29 am PDT #12425 of 12473
They pay me in WOIMS
So my new PCP has been ignoring my electronic message, so this means I have to actually get on the phone, talk to humans, and try to get my prescription (which ran out today) refilled. Wish me luck.
Laura - Apr 24, 2026 8:08:19 am PDT #12426 of 12473
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry, Tom. May the call go better than anticipated.
Tom Scola - Apr 24, 2026 8:12:42 am PDT #12427 of 12473
They pay me in WOIMS
OK, the call went smoothly, but guy on the phone can’t do anything other than ping the doctor’s office. We’ll see how it turns out.
Steph L. - Apr 24, 2026 8:35:00 am PDT #12428 of 12473
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
So my new PCP has been ignoring my electronic message, so this means I have to actually get on the phone, talk to humans, and try to get my prescription (which ran out today) refilled. Wish me luck.
Ugh, that is the goddamn worst, even for people who don't mind talking on the phone. It's always such a pain in the ass to unfuck something that you didn't fuck up in the first place.
OK, the call went smoothly, but guy on the phone can’t do anything other than ping the doctor’s office.
Man, the payoff for making an actual pain-in-the-ass phone call should be better than "I'll ping the doctor's office." Boo.
kat - Apr 24, 2026 8:54:27 am PDT #12429 of 12473
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie
Everything medical related is such a fucking hassle. Dealing with Grace aging out pediatrics is a nightmare mess. We haven’t been able to get in to see an orthopedic doc and I’ve spent 3 days on the phone trying to make it work. Unsuccessfully.
Happy birthday to Mac! I will think good job-with-health-benefits thoughts for him.
askye - Apr 24, 2026 10:07:17 am PDT #12430 of 12473
Thrive to spite them
I hate calling doctors so I try to use My chart for all my appointment setting needs. Luckily my Dr and the office is fairly responsive .