Re: Whew! pretty long dry spell here is ASA

[Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>]

On 9/29/2020 5:21 AM, ABLE1 wrote:
> On 9/28/2020 5:46 PM, ABLE1 wrote:
>> On 9/28/2020 1:47 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
>>> On Monday, September 28, 2020 at 12:06:53 PM UTC-4, Bob La Londe wrote:
>>>> To illustrate my point, I just got a message from a customer this
>>>> morning:
>>>>
>>>> "All I can say is Wow, this mold is amazing. Exactly what I was looking
>>>> for..
>>>>
>>>> Thank you again, ________"
>>>>
>>>> This guy will certainly call me first next time he needs a mold made.
>>>> That's one more customer I won't need to find a replacement for to keep
>>>> the machines running.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here's the rule guys.
>>>
>>> Through the years I've been asked many times how I can run a company
>>> with as many accounts as I have all by myself. my first thought is
>>> always -- "Because I can" but what I say is
>>>
>>> Tell the people what you are going to do ====== and do it.
>>>
>>> That's the magic rule for the success of all companies and of
>>> individuals in there personal life.
>>>
>>> Simple as that. And if you give it your best and it's not good enough
>>> then you either walk away and forget about it (NOT) or find out and
>>> educate yourself on how to do it better next time.
>>>
>>
>> YUP!!  That is the real Magic Rule!!  It is sad that others don't
>> understand and use it.
>>
>> Les
>
>
> As an extra side note.  Don't you wish that the Medical Profession would
> view you as a Customer as opposed to a Patient??  If they did maybe the
> Customer would not have to be overly Patient!!
>
> Did you ever wonder why when you are going to see a doctor you are
> considered a Patient as opposed to a customer or client??
> Could it be that the meaning of the same word got twisted somehow??
>
> According to Wikipedia:
> Etymology. The word patient originally meant 'one who suffers'. This
> English noun comes from the Latin word patiens, the present participle
> of the deponent verb, patior, meaning 'I am suffering,' and akin to the
> Greek verb Ï?άÏ?Ï?ειν (= paskhein, to suffer) and its cognate noun Ï?άθοÏ? (=
> pathos).
>
> All Greek to me!!!
>
> Needless to say I am presently dealing with some medical issues and
> have become frustrated with the process and AM NOT being a Patient
> Patient.
>
>
> Les

Sorry to hear that Les.  Hope it all works out in the end.  I mean that
in a positive way, not the inevitable way.

I've noticed doctor and dentist front office staffs generate the most
complaints when I read on-line reviews.  From personal experience I've
found the same, but I rarely complain unless its really onerous and I am
prepared to go elsewhere.

Doctor's offices and clinics are more of a production factory than a
service business in the way they are managed.  Due to a variety of
factors including the massive regulation, the continuing assault by the
legalized protection racket... er I mean insurance companies, and the
fact that doctors are legally prohibited from ANY form of collective
bargaining they have no choice but to operate like a production factory.
  The fact is there are fewer people going into medicine today per
capita than ever.

My wife had surgery yesterday.  Some things are better and one thing
appears it might be worse.  We shall see.  If so it won't incapacitate
her, but the net result might be a small net loss.

On the way home from the hospital I hit a canal bank for a few minutes
of fishing.  Just a few minutes in one spot, because the sun was already
down.  Never got a bite, but the spot was closer to town so I'm sure it
sees lots of pressure.  No excuses.  I fished for 20 minutes and got
skunked.  LOL.  Still fishing is better than not fishing.