Wherein My Health is OBVIOUSLY not that Important (long, ranty, fun)

[Jester]

SC: You need to find someone RIGHT NOW! I'm NOT leaving until you find someone. I drove over forty minutes to get my daughter's pictures taken, so you get someone here now.

No, you need to CLOSE THAT FUCKING PIE HOLE OF YOURS and listen to what I just said. I am having a MEDICAL EMERGENCY. I am on the VERGE OF COLLAPSING here. Your pictures CAN and WILL fucking wait; they're just pictures, they are NOT matters of life and death. I am SO sorry if my health crisis is inconveniencing your precious little ass, but that is part of fucking life, Princess. The rest of humanity would deal with it and move the fuck on. Now, if you say one more word to me, I guaranfuckingtee you that I will NOT the only one going to the hospital today, though I WILL be the only one going voluntarily!

How in the hell can anyone be THAT selfish?

Are you new here?

I somehow read it as "Douchedonut"

I like douchecunt, but douchedonut? Filled with win!

[Sunshine]

jester...forgive my asking, but are you from texas? its not that i think everyone is/should be, you just sound like one of my coworkers....

[fish3k1]

had to call my mom, so I could avoid a $1,000 ambulance ride.

O.O

No matter how absolutely shambolic and poorly run the NHS is, I'm still glad I live in the UK... charging for emergency services is obscene! What the hell are taxes for?

[Jester]

jester...forgive my asking, but are you from texas? its not that i think everyone is/should be, you just sound like one of my coworkers....

In a word, HELL NO.

I am from Arizona.


Texans are Easterners. They don't always agree with me on that, but from where I'm from, they are. I point them to a map if they argue that point.

I often at the bar get the whole, "You don't SOUND like you're from Arizona." To which I ask, "What, y'all think Ah'm gunna sound like this?", laying on my heaviest drawl. Then switching back to my normal, non-accented voice, I say "That's Texas. In Arizona, we know how to fucking speak!"

Yes, I make fun of Texas. A lot.

You know the best thing to ever come out of Texas? Interestate 10!
You know why birds fly upside down in Texas? Because Texas ain't worth shitting on.
You know why Mexico will never float off into the ocean? Because Texas sucks.
You know the best thing about all those executions they've been having lately in Texas? LESS TEXANS.

To all my Texans friends: I still love you. Now put down those rocks!

[BeenThereDoneThat]

I feel extremely sorry for that bitch from hell's kids. They're probably already mimicing their mother's behavior and if not, they're sure learning by her example. Sure, it sucks to drive 40 minutes to get family pics taken what with having to get yourself and the kids all ready and then trying to prevent them from messing themselves up on the way, only to have to reschedule...but come ON!! Compassion and humanity, people!!

I hope you are feeling MUCH better now, WS!

[Andara Bledin]

I like douchecunt, but douchedonut? Filled with win!

A douchedonut might have a filling, but I assure you, that filling would not be win.

^-.-^

[Seshat]

Texans are Easterners. They don't always agree with me on that, but from where I'm from, they are. I point them to a map if they argue that point.

And people from Georgia, the Carolinas, etc are Northerners. From where I stand.

Sure, they may be south of the Mason/Dixon line, but they're north of the Equator!

[morgana]

I commend you. I'd have shoved the camera so far up she'd flash when she burped.

That was classic!

[Eisa]

A douchedonut might have a filling, but I assure you, that filling would not be win.

^-.-^

Is it lemon-flavored?

[Shalom]

Yes, I make fun of Texas. A lot.

The most classic one I've heard, and it's a certified oldie, is: "If I owned both Texas and Hell, I'd live in Hell and rent out Texas."

Though I'd think that the westernmost third of the state would qualify as Western, judging by the population density if nothing else.

I commend you. I'd have shoved the camera so far up she'd flash when she burped.

[Geek King]

Most places will forgo the ambo fee if you can't pay, it's just chargd to get a few $ from the insurance company if you have insurance, for future reference. May be worth a call to your fire & ambo services to find out for the future.

The fee doesn't just go away, it gets filed with the government for reimbursement. Ma and Pa taxpayer covers it.

That said, OP , next time you feel like a hospital suddenly needs to get involved, CALL THE AMBULANCE! If it is important enough to go to the ER, you need the medics. Life now, money later. Priorities!

At most, get someone to call the DM while you wait for the ambulance. There are times when you are allowed to think of yourself before worrying about inconvieniencing others. Nice to hear it wasn't too serious this time, but let's not have you passing out on the phones next time.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Though I'd think that the westernmost third of the state would qualify as Western, judging by the population density if nothing else.

Remember, Jester's from Arizona. Which is still WEST of Texas. So, no, it doesn't count as "western" from his point of view.

[dalesys]

Remember, Jester's from Arizona. Which is still WEST of Texas. So, no, it doesn't count as "western" from his point of view.

... and Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma most of South Carolina and big chunks of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas are no count as "Southern"...


(don't ask him about Hawaii)

[Bob The Random Boy Wonder]

The only time I was in a situation where I had to abruptly leave my post was when I got a very sudden and uncontrollable nosebleed in the middle of someone's purchases. The customer was very understanding and when I saw her again some weeks later, she asked me if I was ok.

I had this happen to me once--except the customer was not understanding in the least. I'd finished ringing out the customer I was helping at the moment and had to turn my light off because I felt the nosebleed coming right before it started. She was understanding, but I can't say the same for the SC's who tried to force themselves through my line after the nosebleed started.

Even though they saw I had a paper towel to my nose to stop the bleeding, the SC's still wanted to talk to my manager because I "refused" to reschedule my nosebleed and ring them out RIGHT NOW. I apologized (in retrospect, I shouldn't have apologized; my nose was bleeding, for cripe's sake, and it was very unmistakable that my line was closed long before the SC's showed up), called over my manager, and she gave them a gift card for the inconvenience. Yes, really.

It's not as if my lane was the only one open that day. We had 10 self-checkouts and at least 15 other manned lanes open at the time. The SC's just wanted preferential treatment, and my spineless manager gave it to them. These are the same kinds of SC's who would have complained that I got a nosebleed during their transaction, I'm sure. You're screwed if you don't and screwed if you do with SC's, I swear...

At any rate, to WoodenSunshine: get well soon! I, too, have been dealing with bronchitis, asthma, and pleurisy as of late (inhalers and nebulizers are gifts!), and I really do know exactly how you feel. If I were the customer in this story, I wouldn't have hesitated to turn right back around, walk out, and let you get to the hospital ASAP. That extra time it would've taken you to reschedule? Forget it. Go to the hospital. We could have rescheduled later when you were feeling much better. If you'd have needed 911, I would have even called them for you.

Some people have no hearts whatsoever. I hope none of the SC's kids ever get sick like you were.

[Food Lady]

I have no sympathy for people who walk up to a register where the light is off. Also, some people would complain if you had a heart attack or seizure while working. We are not robots, people.