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From: Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Quebec law to allow restaurants to charge for now shows.
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 05:58:18 +1100
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:49:15 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2025-03-21 1:53 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:
>> On 3/20/2025 1:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> I suppose the idea is that if people realize they will lose their 
>>> money if they don't show up they will think twice about simply not 
>>> showing up for the reservation.
>>>
>> This is a tad different but doctor's offices sometimes charge $20 (or 
>> so) if you make an appointment and don't show up and don't call to 
>> cancel.  They'll send you a bill in the mail.
>
>
>My wife's gynecologist was going to bill her for a missed appointment. 
>She had to deal with the receptionist who was playing hardball but she 
>eventually relented because there were extenuating circumstances.  The 
>truth is that she did forget about the appointment and never called in 
>time to cancel but there were extenuating circumstances. She had had a 
>detached retina and had laser surgery for it and the after care involved 
>being face down 24/7 for 10 days.  She would have been unable to assume 
>that legs up feet in the stirrups thing. Yes, she could have called but 
>she was so upset about the ordeal she was going through that she forgot 
>about the other appointment.

I'm not sure what to do with this information.

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Bruce
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