First, the Personal/Professional Update
Jul. 22nd, 2007 05:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
femkes_folliesI've been spending my driving time lately contemplating the tourist industry. The catch-22 of this area is that it lives off tourists. And we hate them. A small sampling of nick-names:
Fudgies
Cone Suckers
Evin-Rudes
Tourons
Campfire Dips
I could go on. However, I must admit that THEY at least expect to pay money to be seen on an emergency basis. Aggravating and demanding though they may be when the DO come in.
Other pests I could do without are people who live in the area but use other vets that DON'T provide emergency service. So they call down the phonebook until someone answers. Now, if you call me at 11:45 PM and drag me out of bed because your dog has a hot spot that you've been ignoring to work on your waterskiing form... do NOT give me attitude about it. No, I'm not going to see it. Bite me.
And while I won't go all trite and insist that such moments "make it all worthwhile" (cause they don't), at least this week has had its comforts:
In point of fact, struggling through a C-section for 12 St. Bernard puppies whilst wearing a moisture-barrier surgical gown and dripping with sweat even with the AC at 69 degrees, there had BETTER be a reward at the end.
And then there is The Marmalade Brigade:
Some yutz dumped them off in a box on a Friday night. Sheer stupid luck that one of my technicians stopped by to check that she'd turned off the autoclave and found them. Anybody want a kitty? Actually, 2 have homes. And they're cute enough I'm not worried about the rest. Though I do currently enjoy shutting my office door and letting them run pell-mell. Not many things in life more entertaining than kittens romping. And there are no more dust bunnies in my office - they have been hunted to extinction.
Fudgies
Cone Suckers
Evin-Rudes
Tourons
Campfire Dips
I could go on. However, I must admit that THEY at least expect to pay money to be seen on an emergency basis. Aggravating and demanding though they may be when the DO come in.
Other pests I could do without are people who live in the area but use other vets that DON'T provide emergency service. So they call down the phonebook until someone answers. Now, if you call me at 11:45 PM and drag me out of bed because your dog has a hot spot that you've been ignoring to work on your waterskiing form... do NOT give me attitude about it. No, I'm not going to see it. Bite me.
And while I won't go all trite and insist that such moments "make it all worthwhile" (cause they don't), at least this week has had its comforts:
In point of fact, struggling through a C-section for 12 St. Bernard puppies whilst wearing a moisture-barrier surgical gown and dripping with sweat even with the AC at 69 degrees, there had BETTER be a reward at the end.
And then there is The Marmalade Brigade:
Some yutz dumped them off in a box on a Friday night. Sheer stupid luck that one of my technicians stopped by to check that she'd turned off the autoclave and found them. Anybody want a kitty? Actually, 2 have homes. And they're cute enough I'm not worried about the rest. Though I do currently enjoy shutting my office door and letting them run pell-mell. Not many things in life more entertaining than kittens romping. And there are no more dust bunnies in my office - they have been hunted to extinction.
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Date: 2007-07-22 10:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-07-23 01:13 am (UTC)They're really adorable when they exhaust themselves romping and crash out in an orange pile. You can't tell whose feet and tail belong to whom.