This Is The Most Public of My Many Humiliations
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
So I am at the hospital today. All went well at my Pre Op, appointment. Though they did tell me that they did not want me using crutches or a cane, when the surgery is done. This sucks because I had just bought an expensive stylish cane that I wanted to use post surgery.
so after my appointment I wonder down into the cafeteria to grab some water, and maybe a bite to eat as I await my ride to come and fetch me. I grab a bottled water from Tim Hortons, sit down and begin to watch this girl that is having struggles with the soda pop vending machine. It seems that she had put in $1 when the pop actually cost $1.25. I watched her struggle with the coin return button for a while looking stressed out. So I (being the noble gentleman that I am) place a dollar on the table in front of her. She looks up at my with wide eyes, and a large smile and says "thanks, thank you so much, the stupid machine wouldn't give me my money back". She was a volunteer for the hospital, so I felt like she deserved to have something to drink on break. At this point one of her co-workers(male) walks up takes my dollar off the table, hands it back to me, and hands the girl the quarter she needed. Shoot its like I just cant help people now adays. The guy was obviously jealous that I had been so chivalrous, to the girl that (I am guessing) he has been in love with since he started his lame ass orderly job at the hospital.
She gave me a wink and thanked me again as she walked away. The guy gave me a look, obviously disgruntled, walked away and took a seat with his friends.
At this point my ride arrived. Hopefully, she sees me after my surgery tomorow and treats me as nicely as I tried to treat her today.
Other things my observant mind noticed while I was waiting for my ride were : Most nurses seem fairly unhappy. I don't think I saw one smile, there are seriously tight nurse cliques(to the point where I saw one nurse actually afraid to sit with a table full of them). That is pretty much all I noticed, as you can tell, when I am at the hospital my mind is on one thing.... NURSES.
killed softly at 2/16/2005 09:33:00 AM
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