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From: Andy Gerald <andy@yohoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Quebec law to allow restaurants to charge for now shows.
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 02:10:05 -0400
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Hank Rogers wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> That's wonderful, Officer Dave!
> Did you have to flash your badge to get them to relent?
> 
 >
Or threaten a trashing?