Went to the doctor the other day to try to get my ear checked out and an interesting conversation ensued amongst those in the waiting room (the doctor showed up 45 minutes late for his first appointment <circa 5 o'clock>). The conversation was between four patients, and the nurse. Here is the play-by-play:
Lady 1: It has been so hot recently, how have you been holding up Rosa (nurse).
Nurse: Just glad to be in the office with the air conditioning.
Lady 2: Tell me about it, the walk from my house to the car to get over here was horrible!
Man 1: Yeah, and on top of that, the traffic is absolutely nuts getting here.
Lady 3: What freeways you take?
Lady 1: Bet you took the 10 huh?
Man 1: Yeah, 110 to 10
Lady 2: My brother said you shouldn't get on the 10 after 2:45 any day, particularly the weekday.
Man 1: Well I suppose I had no choice, had to come see the 'doc.
Lady 1: Traffic been bad for you recently son? (to me)
Me: Yeah (giggle giggle)
(TV showing what to do if there's a Tornado in your area)
Lady 1: Isn't it crazy how tornados can destroy one block, and leave the next looking perfectly fine? I could never get used to that...
Lady 2: Yeah you could, you'd get used to it.
Lady 1: No I couldn't
Lady 2: Yeah you could.
Lady 1: It has been so hot recently, how have you been holding up Rosa (nurse).
Nurse: Just glad to be in the office with the air conditioning.
Lady 2: Tell me about it, the walk from my house to the car to get over here was horrible!
Man 1: Yeah, and on top of that, the traffic is absolutely nuts getting here.
Lady 3: What freeways you take?
Lady 1: Bet you took the 10 huh?
Man 1: Yeah, 110 to 10
Lady 2: My brother said you shouldn't get on the 10 after 2:45 any day, particularly the weekday.
Man 1: Well I suppose I had no choice, had to come see the 'doc.
Lady 1: Traffic been bad for you recently son? (to me)
Me: Yeah (giggle giggle)
(TV showing what to do if there's a Tornado in your area)
Lady 1: Isn't it crazy how tornados can destroy one block, and leave the next looking perfectly fine? I could never get used to that...
Lady 2: Yeah you could, you'd get used to it.
Lady 1: No I couldn't
Lady 2: Yeah you could.
Lady 1: No I couldn't
Lady 2: Yeah you could.
Lady 1: No I couldn't
Lady 2: Yeah you could.
Lady 1: No I couldn't
Lady 2: Yeah you could.
Lady 1: No I couldn't
Lady 2: Yeah you could.
Lady 1: No I couldn't
Lady 2: Yeah you could.
Man 1: My aunty lives in Missouri and they get them all the time, took me a long time to get used to Earthquakes around here, but you get used to it.
Lady 1: Well I am used to Earthquakes after livin here a while, I guess I could get used to tornadoes.
Lady 2: Where is Missouri is your aunty from?
Man 1: Jefferson County area.
(Television shows ways to get kids to go outside and play more often. An example was to trick your kids into going for a walk by making it into a game such as looking for a house with a red door)
Lady 2: They think these kids is dumb?
Lady 3: Kids on my street? Never see them outside. (looks at me for my approval)
Me: Yeah, kids these days just play video games all day, when I was a kid my mom had to tell me to come inside. Used to be if the street lights were coming on you better be...
Lady 1: Coming Home! My mama used to tell us kids the same damn thing! But kids these days...
Man 1: Yeah, the kids these days all they do is play video games, all day.
Lady 1: On second thought, I don't think I could get used to Tornadoes.
did u mention that u mostly play video games all day? and that missouri is near kansas?
ReplyDeleteI thought this was amusing. But I really want to know 2 things: 1) How did you hear all this with your fucked up ear, and 2) Did the Doc check your ear/what is the prognosis?
ReplyDelete@ FW: No, it didn't come up, but in retrospection, I should have.
ReplyDelete@ William: 1) Huh? 2) He didn't really look at it, told me I might buy some product at the store that helps get rid if I think there's any buildup. The doc sucked, so I changed docs, maybe go see the new (good) one once this change goes into effect in September.