Officially Broke Again

[mr_booboo]

This could *NOT* happen at a worse time.

My loan approval came through, I just paid for my plane tickets and then instead of a simple filling, I get caught with a fucking root canal and crown instead.

Me: I need a filling.
Dentist: La la la la la (drill). Root canal. Come back next week for the crown.
Me: Huh?
Dentist: That'll be $350 today and $2000 next week.
Me: WTF?!?!
Dentist: Oh, do you have health insurance? They cover some of the cost.
Me: What happened to the filling?
Dentist: Ha ha...I can give you a $100 discount. How about that?
Me: ...
Dentist: I'm sure we can work out a payment plan. You can pay me a thousand next week and the other thousand the week after.
Me: *burst in to tears*
Dentist: Look, look, we can work this out OK?

So, anyone interested in buying a kidney? A lung?

Comments

[cricketk.livejournal.com]

WTF!!!

Surely you have to give informed consent before they charge you a stupid sum of money?

*kicks your dentist*

[mr-booboo.livejournal.com]

No, I paid for the root canal and told him that if it caused me trouble, I'd get it extracted. He said a crown would last me 20 years. I'm giving myself a few months to sort out the money, but I will eventually have to get it.

[sarren.livejournal.com]

I AM THE VOICE OF BITTER EXPERIENCE ON THIS SUBJECT.

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Also, which 'Cino's' are we meeting at? Do you mean the 'Cino's to Go' that's just a couple of buildings up from where I work, or is there a cafe just called Cinos?

[mr-booboo.livejournal.com]

I'll meet you guys outside the building. May be a little late depending on the bus.

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Do you want to make it 12.40pm instead? I have a Powerpoint course in that ugly building that looks like a 1970s shopping centre and it ends at '12' which probably means 12.15 if last week's Excel course is anything to go by, and then I get the Yellow Cat so I'd be cutting it fine anyway.

Which building are you meeting us outside of, just to be clear?

[mr-booboo.livejournal.com]

Why don't we make it 1pm. Can you let cricketk know about the time change?

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Sure. She may need to snack. Kinda like my Grandma.

Are we meeting outside my building, or Cinos?

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Actually, can you email her? I don't have access to communication type devices tomorrow morning because I'm at a course. Duh. *feels stupid*