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December 17, 2008
I Hate Waiting
Oh for cryin' out loud. Today, I went to my doctor's office for a scheduled appointment. I left the office at 10:30 to make sure I got there in time since the roads are still very snowy. I get there at 11:00 for my appointment at 11:10. Made good time.
So I'm sitting, waiting for the nurse to call me in. 11:10 comes, she calls someone else. Ok, fine. 15 minutes goes by, they call another person. Ugh. Another 15 minutes (enter the theme from Jeopardy) and they call yet another person. Another 10 minutes (here comes the key change in the Jeopardy theme) and by now, I'm getting really antsy. I check with the receptionist to make sure they didn't lose my file or forget about me; she says the doctor was really backed up and I'm supposed to be next. Another 5 minutes and finally, I get called in. I go into the room and the doctor comes in and says, "Are you gonna kill me? What I wrote down in your chart last time was a mistake and I don't need to see you till April." WHAT?? Oh MAN!! Now, she's a great doctor, really friendly and I really like her. I don't blame her because she probably got called to the hospital before her appointments. It's just annoying that I had to waste 2 hours out of my day to do this (I got back to the office about 12:30).
It's one thing when you get someplace early and have to wait for your appointment time or you only have to wait about 10-15 minutes, but I hate waiting when you really shouldn't be waiting much if at all. Like when you make a reservation at a restaurant for a specific time, but when you get there, you still have to wait 20 minutes for them to seat you. Then you have to wait another 20 minutes or more just to get your food. Or you sit down at the reserved time, but you have to wait 20 minutes to get your drink order in and another 45 minutes for your food to arrive. When you're hungry and your blood sugar gets low like mine and you NEED to eat, it's extremely irritating.
I think the worst was when my last ex-boyfriend would tell me he was coming over, but he'd make me wait 2 extra hours because he was dawdling for no reason. He did that ALL the time and it drove me freaking bananas! It was very rude and inconsiderate.
It's why I've tried very hard for the last several years not to be late for anything. Things like meetings or classes, or telling people I'm going to be someplace at a certain time, I like to be there at the scheduled time. I hate waiting and I hate keeping people waiting.
Posted by Amy at December 17, 2008 01:09 PM
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