How did I end up here?

---The yenta-ish wife of a member of another department: From the picture on your web page, I assumed you were well past your childbearing years. But now look at this! How old is she?... You look great for eight weeks post-partum!

---The cabinetmaker, in his workshop: Are you sure you want to paint the cabinets? Look at this dovetail here. And the grain on the maple. Are you sure?

---One of my husband's geeky friends from high school, now a psychology postdoc who does too many drugs: Tell me -- what's the oxytocin like?

---The cabinetmaker, on the answering machine: Just wanted to let you know I'm hard at work painting the cabinets. They should be ready Tuesday. But I'm gonna get drunk tonight. You still sure you want to paint them?

---Our health insurance company, after refusing to pay for the hospital pediatricians' torturing us just after Tabby's birth: REASON FOR DENIAL: THE DEPENDENT LISTED ABOVE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE UNDER YOUR PLAN.

---The cabinetmaker, on the answering machine, again: You know what orange peel looks like? Well, there's a nice sheen on the paint, high gloss, but it's a little ripply. I finally figured out what solvents to mix in the sprayer, and the doors look real nice, but I'm gonna have to sand the paint off the face frames. For the fourth time. To get rid of that orange peel. Maybe Friday?

Comments

[thistles]

Oh we got that "Dependent was not covered by plan at the time of service" BS too. Grrr...so of course we had to go back to each and every provider and have the resubmit the claim. And you know that the hospital, pediatrician, anasthesiologist, neonatalogist, and whomever else poked their head in the room all submit their own bills. Good luck with that. Four months into it, we are still sorting it out.

[Leslie]

Insurance companies obviously plan their entire fiscal existence on saying no to everything and hoping you'll just give in and pay rather than fight. charming.

Your cabinet maker doesn't sound like he should be let loose with power tools! lol

[jeremy hunsinger]

umm, never paint nice wood. that is just a rule of life. if you want to paint something, have it made of ugly cheap wood.