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Old 05-09-2009, 07:49 AM   #4651
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Recuperating from a visit to the dentist - where it wasn't the pain of the TREATMENT that got to me, but the pain of the projected $$$ BILL $$$ he thinks I'm going to pay for it!

What's really funny is I'd told him I am being downsized at the end of the summer, so please keep in mind I won't be able to make any long-term commitments, and he smiles and nods and says "Sure, I understand" - then hands me a treatment proposal for cosmetic work that I don't really need, where I'd have to pay almost $5,000 bucks out of my own pocket!

Thanks, I think I'll just go for the "Big Book of British Smiles" look instead ... ;-)
I have similar problems with my dentist. She thought it was absolutely hilarious when I told her that I'd have to wait a few extra weeks to save up the money to pay for the next appointment.

I think people in certain professions forget that not everyone makes as much money as they do.
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Old 05-09-2009, 10:28 AM   #4652
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I have similar problems with my dentist. She thought it was absolutely hilarious when I told her that I'd have to wait a few extra weeks to save up the money to pay for the next appointment.

I think people in certain professions forget that not everyone makes as much money as they do.
i agree and this really drives me crazy. once a lawyer explained to me that even for a very simple procedure which only involved her putting a name on a standard document with no modifications and no appearance before a judge, she "had" to charge 10 000 F (more than 1500 €), because, you understand, she "had to prepare her retirement".
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Old 05-09-2009, 10:34 AM   #4653
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i agree and this really drives me crazy. once a lawyer explained to me that even for a very simple procedure which only involved her putting a name on a standard document with no modifications and no appearance before a judge, she "had" to charge 10 000 F (more than 1500 €), because, you understand, she "had to prepare her retirement".
We are suing a former employer for severance pay. We just got our first invoice from our lawyer. WOW!! We won't be sending any more emails asking for an update of the proceedings.

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Old 05-09-2009, 10:50 AM   #4654
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WDE.
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Old 05-09-2009, 11:16 AM   #4655
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Old 05-09-2009, 11:42 AM   #4656
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Old 05-09-2009, 11:54 AM   #4657
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Old 05-09-2009, 11:57 AM   #4658
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trying to write the next bit of a short story......... and failing (where is the whisky?)
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Old 05-09-2009, 06:56 PM   #4660
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In the drinks cupboard. Which is locked. Can I interest you in a ZC, or better yet, a ZCD? I'm sure Marc's mixed up a few ready...

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Old 05-09-2009, 07:04 PM   #4661
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(Your location makes you sound scarily near Basingstoke)
Ok a question and a statement:

Question : A ZC or ZCD?

Statement : Basingstoke is not a million miles away but there are other towns closer lol
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Old 05-09-2009, 07:11 PM   #4662
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Ok a question and a statement:

Question : A ZC or ZCD?

Statement : Basingstoke is not a million miles away but there are other towns closer lol
From the South, is it? Ahh well, here's what I'm led to believe Southerners think of us Northerners


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You mean its not like that?

Had a lovely holiday in Robin Hoods Bay last year though
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You mean its not like that?

Had a lovely holiday in Robin Hoods Bay last year though
It's exactly like that, although I have lost my ferret
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