I'm going to post one 1st of an ER colleague who related this story.....
Got a call from some people in a town about 3-4 hours from here. They
own a bunch of rats - and when I say a bunch, I mean something like
1,000. They were looking for veterinary care, and had heard "we were the
best". I was game, so I said sure, come on in. They had a rat with
mammary tumors that needed removal.
Clients present - and Oh were they amusing. 1 man, 1 woman, 1 gimp,
and 1 rat. Here is the picture: man and woman are in safari jackets and
have these tool belts on. They have walkie-talkies and use them
frequently. They actually use the walkie-talkies to speak with each
other while standing side-by-side in the exam room. The gimp - and when I say gimp
- I mean in the Pulp Fiction sense. They've got this leather and chain
clad dude (I'm assuming it was a guy) - head to toe (full hood, only see
eyes and slit for the mouth), on a chain. They lead him into the exam
room and sit him in the corner where he just sits and occasionally
moans! It was hilarious. I got a kick out of it - but there was many an
employee that would flee the building when these people came in (oh yes,
forgot to mention, they became repeat customers). Ended up performing
the surgery - all went well, they paid their bill. Did several of these
surgeries for them and they were very happy clients.
Until.... one
day I get a call from the police in their town. Apparently, these people
have an old human ambulance that they drive around. They had been
taking prescriptions I had written for them (I wrote 1 for an O2
canister, and one for Amoxi) and had somehow forged a bunch more and
were driving around trying to act like human paramedics and were using
the forged scripts to get drugs. Nipped that one in the bud.
I later
additionally learned the reason why they drove 3-4 hours to see me.
Every vet within 3 hours had already banned them. One vet had to take
them to court because they shatterred the glass on his front door while
slamming it on the way out....
Never a dull moment.
I kinda miss the gimp, he made me laugh.
Not to mention the "read you loud and clear" response on the walkie-talkie when the person is literally 8 inches away.
The Gimp story!! The Gimp story!! Yeah! Always makes me laugh.
ReplyDeleteCannot beat a Gimp!
ReplyDeleteDon't make the Gimp sad by withholding its beatings! :(
ReplyDeleteThere is no story that cannot be made better by the addition of a gimp. Seriously, you had me at 1000 rats.
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