Life Good and Bad week of June 20 2020 so far

@GreatMartin (23670)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
June 24, 2020 4:44pm CST
It is not really easy to keep your cool when everything is a mess but getting angry isn't the answer! I had a dentist's appointment for Monday at 12:10 PM and I arranged transportation which arrived on time and I got to the office at 12:05 PM only to find it shut. I thought that maybe they were late getting back from lunch but when I called their number I was just told to leave a message. I decided to call their main office and after listening to "We appreciate your call" every 10 SECONDS for 20 MINUTES I decided to call it quits! Luckily I had asked the driver to wait when we first drove up so he was there when I wanted to go home. I sent emails to the main office and the secondary office never getting an answer. Today I decided to call the office again and I was told the office was closed until the end of July. Now was the time to explode if I ever was going to but I know that's a waste of time and the lady who was talking to me was very nice and apologizing all over the place. She said I should have been notified wither by email or a call or even a text to tell me the office was closed and did ask me if I wanted to make an appointment for another office but I said no that I would make another one for this one and will call before I go next time! Previous to that, I had to go to LabCorp to have my blood drawn for my quarterly physical which was to take place today. LabCorp is a nightmare and you wind up having to stand in the hot sun if you don't have a car until they are ready to unlock the door to let you in!! Due to the COVID-19 virus instead of my doctor's nurse taking the blood and sending it out they were doing this. When I got there today Michelle said I was not the first to complain and hopefully when I am ready for the next quarter they will have been back to the old way. In any case, I sat with my doctor this afternoon and he said everything looked excellent that I should keep on doing what I have been doing to get such good numbers! I told him that he is prescribing I have at least 1 carrot cake a month and he that if that was doing it fine but not to forget it wasn't helping the numbers on the scale! Spoilsport! The two pictures taken at The Point is just to show you the rough life I have and the picture of me is just because I had an empty square! Lenny, Lori and Karl say hello!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Jun 20
Frustrating process but glad things are going ell, according to your doctor. Go easy on the carrot cake. Karl looks like he is having a good day.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Jun 20
"Go easy on the carrot cake"?!?!? Says a lady who eats a biscuit and calls it breakfast!! Or a potato and calls it dinner!!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Jun 20
@GreatMartin Ok, I deserved that one! Would love carrot cake right now. Love the cream cheese frosting.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 Jun 20
@CarolDM I always love to read what you eat--I just laugh and shake my head and say "Poor Carol"!
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
24 Jun 20
Good evening.I know the frustration on this.It is getting worse not better.But I do not care. By feeling this way.Never been so happy with my life with all the issues I have. Take it one day at a time.something will break soon.Can you explain what I said here.LOL
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Jun 20
Alfredo, what more can we ask than waking up every morning and enjoying the day no matter how bad!!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Jun 20
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
25 Jun 20
@GreatMartin Good afternoon and yes that is for sure
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@AmbiePam (121247)
• United States
25 Jun 20
I would have been aggravated too. I admire you for keeping your cool.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Jun 20
One of the thing you learn by getting old is that getting upset helps nothing and only aggravates yourself more! (I'm getting so smart as I get older!!)
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Jun 20
Hi Lenny, Lori and Karl! Ugh - how frustrating that must've been! Just for that a carrot cake is in order !
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
27 Jun 20
Always!!
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
27 Jun 20
Your dentist office sounds like some of my doctors, forgetting to call. I'm so glad that your ride was still there.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 Jul 20
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
27 Jun 20
The office is on teh ground floor and when I saw it was 'dark' I told her to wait!
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@MissNikki (5234)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
26 Jun 20
Sorry that happened but glad to hear your doc says you are doing a good job! I am also a fan of carrot cake.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
27 Jun 20
@MissNikki Oh she wasn't shy about claiming to make THE best carrot cake!!
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
24 Jun 20
What's wrong with eating carrot cake if you are controlling your serving?
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Jun 20
Oh I contril my serving--the whole cake!!
@RasmaSandra (98134)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jun 20
I am glad to hear you got such good numbers so keep it up. As a friend of mine once said his doctors don't understand how he has such good checkups but if it all works for him just to keep on doing what he is doing. Hello right back to Lenny, Lori, and Karl.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Jun 20
They are good kids--do their jobs and go on their way!!
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 Jun 20
In this day and age we will most likely find ourselves in situations we never experienced before. We just have to make the best of things or we will drive ourselves crazy. Look at the bright side or all this, at least we are still here to talk about it when there are so many that cannot say that.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 Jun 20
Oh at my age I don't make a thing out of anything not even "We appreciate your call" every 10 seconds for 20 minutes--hey, I'm the one who held onto the phone for 20 minutes!!
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
25 Jun 20
Aw! That is uncool. Very uncool. They should have called you to cancel. I don't know what's wrong with people but that, more and more seems to be the norm. Happy your dr. appointment went well. What a beautiful place you live in
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Jun 20
I posted about where I live a couple of days ago--look at this and see the drone view!
https://st-residential.com/gateway-terrace
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@Janet357 (75638)
25 Jun 20
I know this scene. i saw this before. Well, you are a cool guy. Speaking of dental.stuff , i have an appointment too. the good thing is, it is just next to my unit. three steps and i am in front of them. This july, i will have their service.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Jun 20
I can understanding their closing--many reasons--but they should call their clients!