I was at the urgent care today

[Yarddog]

This morning I was doing laundry and the dryer started making a disturbing noise. So I opened in up, and was wondering whether the heating element was working. So I touched it, and found out that it was, when I burned 3 fingers.

I was in a fair amount of pain, and the burn looked pretty ugly.

So what the hell.

I drove down there and make it back to the examining area and the nurse practicioner is some young doofus and I explained what happened. This character asked me what fingers and I tell him, and he says "oh, the #3 and #4 fingers" I said also the #2 finger.

He tells me you mean your pointing finger? No, #2,3 and 4, middle finger, ring finger and pinkie.

He looks at me as if I am a dumb ass when he points out that fingers are counted with the thumb as #1.

How is a civilian supposed to be expected to know that? These young whipper snappers are starting to piss me off.

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All I can say is, FOOD GOOD! ..FIRE BAD!

 

[Yarddog]

what was the. verdict on the disturbing noise coming from the dryer? this is the burning question that needs to be answered !

 

[Yarddog]

How could you not feel the heat coming from the dryer before you touched the heating element?

It's just a guy thing. We don't do laundry much.

 

[HikerGuy83]

This morning I was doing laundry and the dryer started making a disturbing noise. So I opened in up, and was wondering whether the heating element was working. So I touched it, and found out that it was, when I burned 3 fingers.

I was in a fair amount of pain, and the burn looked pretty ugly.

So what the hell.

I drove down there and make it back to the examining area and the nurse practicioner is some young doofus and I explained what happened. This character asked me what fingers and I tell him, and he says "oh, the #3 and #4 fingers" I said also the #2 finger.

He tells me you mean your pointing finger? No, #2,3 and 4, middle finger, ring finger and pinkie.

He looks at me as if I am a dumb ass when he points out that fingers are counted with the thumb as #1.

How is a civilian supposed to be expected to know that? These young whipper snappers are starting to piss me off.

Finger numbering - Wikipedia

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I just hope you got the help you needed and recover.

Don't fight with the doctor. It's not worth it.

 

[Woodznutz]

This morning I was doing laundry and the dryer started making a disturbing noise. So I opened in up, and was wondering whether the heating element was working. So I touched it, and found out that it was, when I burned 3 fingers.

I was in a fair amount of pain, and the burn looked pretty ugly.

So what the hell.

I drove down there and make it back to the examining area and the nurse practicioner is some young doofus and I explained what happened. This character asked me what fingers and I tell him, and he says "oh, the #3 and #4 fingers" I said also the #2 finger.

He tells me you mean your pointing finger? No, #2,3 and 4, middle finger, ring finger and pinkie.

He looks at me as if I am a dumb ass when he points out that fingers are counted with the thumb as #1.

How is a civilian supposed to be expected to know that? These young whipper snappers are starting to piss me off.

Finger numbering - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

You should have just told him "The ones that are all red and swollen."

 

[Woodznutz]

I just hope you got the help you needed and recover.

Don't fight with the doctor. It's not worth it.

True. The last thing you need is a hostile doctor. I told my doctor that I have fluid in my inner ear. After he examined my outer ear he said the I didn't have fluid in my inner ear. I didn't argue with him.

An ED doctor increased my meds once. My regular doctor said that it wasn't necessary as I was doing fine on the original dose. What I didn't tell either was that I wasn't taking the new meds anyway, and I soon stopped taking the original as well.

Another doctors gave me prescription for blood pressure meds that I was to take at bedtime. I never filled the prescription as my bp was fine with the meds I was taking. I have since stopped taking them as well. Bp is fine.