annsailor wrote:Gus, went to the dentist today. Had a temp crown applied.
Ann
My dentist has the coolest set up. He preps the tooth for an inlay or crown as usual. Then he sticks this camera like doo dad in your mouth and takes a 3D picture of it and sends the data to a computer. Then the assistant tweaks the design of the crown a bit as required. After the assistant and doctor are satisfied with the design they send it to a tiny computer controlled milling machine which makes the permanent inlay or crown. Then the doctor sets it in place and with a little final tweaking YOU ARE DONE. Takes only one visit and no longer than a temp! My kind of dentistry!
annsailor wrote:Kill them with kindness and be politely obstinate. Don't leave without what you want.
I LOVE being obstinate! The last time I to the DMV I was informed by the clerk I'd have to have my vehicle inspected by the CHP. This was after she "demanded" to see the "official ownership certificate" for the used engine case I bought off of EBay. She didn't seem to accept my explanation that I didn't get an "official ownership certificate" for a banged up, 27 year old, used Honda motorcycle engine case from an EBay seller in Pennsylvania. So I then asked the clerk, who was doing her best to be a major PITA, where the CHP office was. I didn't think it was a big deal because it only requires a one one word answer! She said "I'll tell you later". Four words! Hating to drive as it causes me pain I just wanted to know how far I'd have to travel so I replied as sweetly as I could: "Can't you just tell me now or is it a secret". Her response: "I don't jump through hoops just because someone asks me to". My final remark before I asked for her supervisor: "I don't recall asking you to jump through any hoops, just where the CHP office is."
Then I had to deal with the CHP. It turns out that they have an office 5 miles from my home in one direction and an office 13 miles from home in the opposite direction. I called the number given and was told I'd have to drive to an office 75 miles away because there was no one qualified at the 5 mile office to perform the inspection. I was not permitted to go to the 13 mile office because I don't live in that district. I thought it was the CALIFORNIA Highway Patrol (as in statewide) but I was, apparently, mistaken (Suzy says I'm never wrong). After I called the CHP headquarters in Sacramento, an officer from the 75 mile office was dispatched to the 5 mile office to do the inspection. Apparently permitting me to go to the 13 mile office was still not a viable alternative for the CHP! The officer spent 3 hours (or perhaps less as the CHP officers do not abide by the posted speed limit) on the road rather than have an officer at the 13 mile office take 10 minutes to do the inspection! With this type of behavior and inefficient operation no wonder the state is going broke.
We won't go into the post office.
I'd rather go to the dentist. At least he gives me something for the pain!
Cheers,
Gus
The opinions in this post are my own. My comments are directed to those that might like an alternative approach to those already espoused.There is the right way,the wrong way,the USMC way, your way, my way, and the highway.
"I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it." Klaatu-"The Day the Earth Stood Still"
"You can't handle the truth!"-Jack Nicholson "A Few Good Men"
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