All for nothing: the dentist didn´t show up.

@marguicha (223010)
Chile
December 21, 2016 3:41pm CST
I came back home very angry. I put on a nice dress in spite of the heat to go to the dentist. I called a cab that took me to the Metro. When I was 2 blocks from the dentis, his secretary called. The doctor is not coming, she said. These are the tomes when I want to curse. But it is no use. The dentist will not hear, he is elsewhere. And maybe if I was in front of him I´d just talk to him with an icy ladylike tone. I came back and on the way to my house, I went in to a supermarket and bought ham an cheese to make me some grilled sandwichs which are not on the doctor´s list. This is when I think that the only way to live happy is to drown the problems. I´m not drinking much, so I´ll eat
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@allknowing (136434)
• India
21 Dec 16
Atleast you did not have to wait. When is your next appointment?
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
21 Dec 16
I didn´t ask then. I spent a lot of money getting there and was in no mood to ask for another appointment. I´ll wait after Christmas.
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@allknowing (136434)
• India
21 Dec 16
@marguicha Cheer up marguicha and do not spoil your Christmas. I know you are a happy person and this episode should not mar your happiness
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
22 Dec 16
@allknowing I forgot the dentist. But I´m sorry for the money I spent on a taxi.
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@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Dec 16
That's so bad that the dentist cancelled the appointment suddenly. He should do it earlier before as you were already on the way. Here both dentists and patients paid attention to the appointments and we seldom would cancel it. Perhaps the dentists have a lot of patients to handle here, so they seldom will cancel it as it will affect a lot of patients. And the patients won't cancel it as it is not easy to book another time.
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@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Dec 16
@marguicha I also think that it is better for your doctor to call earlier.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
22 Dec 16
@youless True.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
22 Dec 16
He had one of his children ill, but he could have called earlier.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
21 Dec 16
I'm sure that was so frustrating, I'm sorry. I hope the rest of your day was better.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
21 Dec 16
Yes. As a whole, it has been nice.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
22 Dec 16
Perhaps the dentist had an emergency of some kind, if not his behaviour was unacceptable.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
22 Dec 16
He had an emergency. One of his children was ill. But if seems ne could have called earlier and I would not have left my house.
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@Deepizzaguy (102848)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 16
I do not blame you for being upset that your dentist did not show up for your appointment with him or her.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
22 Dec 16
Even though he had a motive, he could have called before.
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@Deepizzaguy (102848)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Dec 16
@marguicha You are correct.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
23 Dec 16
I hate dentals
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
24 Dec 16
So do I But some things must be done.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
24 Dec 16
@marguicha yeah true
@GardenGerty (160665)
• United States
21 Dec 16
He should have to pay for your cab or give you free treatments at the very least.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
21 Dec 16
He won´t. He has a lovely smile and he´ll say he is sorry. And I´ll accept his apologies.
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
21 Dec 16
I know the frustration you must have felt. I once drove two hours for a doctor's appointment, waited over an hour, and was then told the doctor would not be able to see me that day. Needless to say, I was not a happy patient. The doctor did have a good reason. He'd been called to the hospital to perform emergency surgery on a child injured in an accident.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
21 Dec 16
I know. There are valid excuses. But I spent time and money
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• Bournemouth, England
21 Dec 16
An annoying waste of time, money and effort for you. Usually it's the patients who don't show up for the dentist, not the other way around.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
21 Dec 16
Yes. And they called me when I wast 2 blocks away from the dentist.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
21 Dec 16
Yes, such a nice way of getting away from all those stressful situations.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
21 Dec 16
I love ham and cheese grilled sandwichs
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