My entire family came down with a cold / flu bug. My Mom picked up our ROTARY phone, called our family Doctor. The Dr's Wife (the Secretary)....... A PERSON answered the phone. She said.... "By all means Mrs Stroud, you all get in here. " ONE hour after she called, all four of us were seen by our Doctor.
THESE marvelous days of "MODERN" technology and "communication", when you call, you listen to the options. USUALLY, it is option #9. NEVER 1 or 2! You dial 9....... THEN you have 3-5 more options, AFTER you have to listen to the recording tell you how much faster it is to use their on line system. Then FINALLY, a person answers and asks if you can hold. When they DO talk to you...... What is your name? What is your date of Birth?? What is your favorite color. After all that????? They tell you they are booked 2-3 weeks out.
And people wonder WHY I look back so much and am a grumpy / cynical SOB when it comes to "MODERN" times????