Window woes

Ready for some humor?

Several weeks ago, someone drove through my husband's pharmacy window. The entire front of the store, which is in a large building full of medical services, doctors, lawyers, and accountants, is made of glass. This poor elderly gentleman, who is a customer of Graeme's, hit the gas instead of the brake when pulling into the parking stall. Smashed the window. Thankfully he had security film installed last time this happened - it kept the shattered glass held together, much like a broken windshield would be. The building wouldn't allow Graeme to put up any sort of blockade, like those nice yellow parking stall blocks you see everywhere - they said it wasn't aesthetically pleasing. So, Graeme gets another smashed window. (The building has now authorized and ordered large cement planters to be put in front of Graeme's store on the sidewalk it's a wide sidewalk and there's lots of room).

So anyway, since the frame was bent in addition to the windows being broken, it was a more intensive repair. Rebuilding the frame took weeks. So Graeme and his poor staff have been holed up in this 450 square foot DARK business (no more daylight) with the windows boarded up.

Last week, the frame and windows were finally ready to be installed. Being that the store is small, and being that Graeme had to disassemble all the fixtures and such at the front of the store to allow access for the workers to repair the window, you can imagine that the entire store was in complete disarray.

In walks this gentleman. He comes through the window with such authority, walks through the swing door into the front area of the pharmacy. Everyone thought he was a supervisor or something. He's just standing there for a while, so Graeme (who is freezing, by the way, from the cold air coming in the front of the store and is consequently bundled up in two sweaters and is NOT looking like a pharmacist) asks if he can help the gentleman. The man hands Graeme a prescription. Graeme says, "We're actually closed today."

"Why?" says the man? Like, did he not realize that he walked through a 9' x 27' opening, over top of broken glass, and through the back of the pharmacy? Did he not see the fixtures all over the front of the store? It's obvious that the store is in no way functionable in its state. Graeme just looked at him. Dumbfounded.

The man then gets his prescription (Graeme was there to fill emergency stuff for patients), and proceeds to walk out the big window AGAIN! (I think it was the same man - could have been a different one, though.) The workers tell the man that it's dangerous and he should really have gone out the door. In a thick Ukranian accent, he declares, "I go to church every Sunday, I pray, I be just fine!"

Another man yells to Graeme from outside, "Are you open?!?" Graeme says "Not really, but if you need something, I can take care of it for you." The man responds, "Should I come in through the window or through the door??!!!"

A lady walks in. Through the door. Oh, yes, it bears mentioning that there's a sign on the door that says something to the effect of "We're closed due to major window repairs. However, if you need something urgently, we can serve you." She walks in and asks Graeme if she can transfer her prescriptions out. "Why?" "Because you're closed." "Well, I can fill it if you really need it." "You mean you'd do that?" I ask the question, do people not read????

Graeme also fielded several phone calls from patients - he only had access to one phone, so many people were leaving messages on voice mail. You wouldn't believe the number of people who requested a transfer out because Graeme was closed!! I mean, his phone message specifically said he would be there to fill things if patients needed them!

What a lesson in observation...

I know I'm missing some anecdotes. But that's the general idea...

Must run - Dustin's up!

Hormones affect us all??

I was reading my friend Paige's blog - she always finds the most amazing articles and I love reading what she comes up with. The things she posts aren't always pretty, but they are good food for thought.

She recently wrote a post concerning birth control pills, citing an article from Environet Daily. I was totally shocked!

ENVIRONETDAILY
Birth-control pills poison everyone?
Environmentalists silent on threat from water tainted with estrogen
Posted: July 12, 2007 1:00 a.m.
Eastern© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
While environmentalists are usually vocal about perceived threats ranging from pesticides to global warming, there is a silence when it comes to one threat already harming the water supply: hormones from birth-control pills. (to keep reading click here).

My first thoughts were of horror & shock - and wonder at how much this has caused problems for both men and women alike in their struggles with infertility? Could this be partially to blame? How many reproductive diseases are linked to this?

God help us...