Hijinks At Work, Part Deaux

I had repeatedly been warned. 100% my fault. 25 years ago a dentist told me he's seen bone loss just since the last visit. $200.00 for a night guard. It used to wake my brothers up. 

You get old enough, & brittle enough, this shit catches up. 

That hasn't happened yet. Weird aches & pains. When I broke my ankle, I like was - I only broke my ankle? I fell down a flight of stairs, for Christ's sake.

I fucking hate this insurance carrier. Can't wait to get rid of them.

I called the dentist (who I got through the carrier) & asked what's up with the referral. I had tried earlier to get a refill on the antibiotics. They didn't answer the phone. But this time I asked what's going on with the referral. It's for an EXTRACTION. Very straightforward. I was told approval normally takes between 4 to 6 weeks. (Silence.). But I can call the insurance company & ask for it to be expedited. Okay.

The insurance company said 5 to 10 days. It should only take 5 to 10 DAYS. Not 4 to 6 WEEKS. I expressed concern about growing immune to the antibiotics. Maybe allergic. The girl said she can call the provider & ask them on a three-way call. Sounds good. Please don't tell them I'm on the line until the end of the call. Then ask if that's okay with me. The woman actually laughed at how evil that sounded. I was setting them up. She agreed. It hasn't even been SUBMITTED. They hadn't submitted the claim. I'm over here eating teeth & taking so much aspirin (after a brain hemorrhage) that my left arm was bruising.

They wound up with the billing clerk has already gone home for the weekend. It was 3:00 PM. I can call again Monday morning. Gee, thanks. The woman from the insurance company apologized. My conclusion is I pissed off the dentist's office by not agreeing to the out of pocket $600.00 bone graft.

The pain woke me up again at 4:00 AM. Fed the cats & am sitting here waiting for a Norco to kick in. Some Oregel. It's a little better.

Saw a nice Vietnamese woman dentist. A private practice. It was like night & day. I had seen her before about maybe getting a bridge & was overjoyed she was in the system.

A little over an hour later that tooth was gone. I just woke up from a nap with no pain. What a relief. She showed me pictures of the inflammation.

Next, we'll get that bridge. She gets all my business from now on.

Just ran into my old boss at the supermarket. Didn't recognize him at first. He had grown a beard. The upshot is I MIGHT be getting some shifts at his hotel. One of the waiters, who worked both locations, said this one is much better. It's a union house. They're always busy.

I haven't worked in about two weeks.

So Friday was a funeral. Cops. Good. They usually drink a lot. Maybe half the crowd showed up though. Apparently they're fighting over the estate. Geez! Can't that wait until AFTER the funeral? Show the man some respect. But I made $130.00 for picking my nose.

Saturday was some kind of seminar. Hosted. Beer & wine only. 90% women. $25.00.

I went in thinking I hope they tip 20 to 30 dollars. They split it right down the middle.

Some pencil necked corporate geek showed up for the funeral. Never saw him before. He had a nametag. Said he had spoken to the hostess. Cut the bar off now. It was 6:25. They had the room until 7:00. Okay. Whatever you say.

Of course, people came up to the bar after another manager had wheeled off all the liquor. Predictable. The only conclusion I could reach was this corporate geek was watching me drink coffee on a monitor. I make $16.00 an hour. Wound up working just 5.5 hours. That's $88.00 gross. They charged the party $225.00 for my presence.

Bean counters. The new management company are bean counters. It's ALWAYS employee theft & waste with bean counters. Never THEIR salaries. Or the shortsightedness of cutting off 75 people when they were charging for 150.

I'll watch my ass around them. I did nothing wrong. But corporate geeks revel in 'finding' waste. They only made a net profit of $137.00 on my presence. Great public relations.