i feel like a fool, a local radio/tv consumer advocate named furby as "going
to be the hot toy" back in sept. i just though, my kid id too old for that.
now, if i had though in a mercenay way (instead of just thinking "my kids
are too old for that") i could have bought up a few of these and paid for a
christmas vacation. i saw over 400 of these suckers sell on the day after
thanksgiving on one net auction site. and i did not watch all day. average
selling price probably $125. high $187 lowest $97.
i could have bought in september for about $30. oh, well, a business man i
am not i guess.
this is 2 days after i got back on. after finally getting in a days work,
got home and benjamin had lost a filling. called the dentist. his
receptionist has the compassion of a rock. "we can get you in at 10:20, i
need to come in after work about 3:30 - 4:00, well that will make it on jan
6, but, it could decay. i want to get him in but, i have just got back to
work after being out 6 weeks. well make up you mind, you want 10:20 tomarrow
or 4:00 on jan 6?" so i missed the next day too. add insult to injury, got
home from physical theropy later on and the new filling had fell out. now my
wife was home when this happened and called the dentist. the receptionist
started the routine, judy said quite firmly," we are missing no more work.
the earliest we can get him there is 4:00 and you will work with us on
this." the receptionist says " oh, i'll put you down for 4:15."
sorry this has been so long.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bobby Greer [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 1:05 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: bad check- happy holidays
>
> >hey, guys. i baccck. just like a bad check i have returned. the doctor
> >turned me lood to return to work on 12-14-98 but, i had a weekend from
> hell
> >and had to call in on my first day that i could officially return. my
> wife
> >got sick on the same day i was convincing the dr that i could return.
> then
> >my little boy go a ear ache (single of ear infection, normally) the same
> >night and my dauther got a tooth ache. the following day the ear ache
> >graduated to both ears and the toothache worsend. we had on sunday an
> >emergency visit to the dental group we go to. my daughters root canal of
> 11
> >years ago went bad and the roots had collapsed and her jaw was full of
> >infection. on the way home from that my car broke down. on monday instead
> of
> >coming back for my first day at work in over 6 weeks (was only supposed
> to
> >be 4) i was shuffling one kid to the doctor, another to another dental
> visit
> >(turned out to be a 3 hour ordeal of getting that failed tooth out.
> ordeal
> >for both patient, doctor(s) and parents. then a visit to the pharmacy and
> >then a physical teropy visit and a visit to the machanic to get the car
> that
> >was broken.
> > but, today i am back with you guys. how is everyone doing?
> > merry chreistmas, and did any of you manage to get your "furby"? ha,
> ha.
> >can't beleive the hub bub over that thing.
> >
> >ken barber
>
> Ken,
>
> Sounds like you did have the week end from Hell. Hope you and your
> family are fine. Maybe the the illness will take a vacation for your
> holidays.
> I am glad my grand children are too young to want Furby. Every year the
> merchants seem to come up with something which demonstrates the idiocy of
> the American buying public!
>
> Bobby
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