TAN #154: What are you TANkful for this time of year? (Page 4)

Pity Party Monday...

My doctor called this morning and said the pre-op testing they had me do a month ago were the wrong ones so they did a quick reschedule to get the right tests done for this Friday.  However, I'm supposed to be driving to IMAZ this friday get to athlete checkin before it closes.

I called the doctor back and said the 18th is no good.  Before or after (as long as it's done before Dec 1 - surgery day).  They called back and said that the next available slot would be Dec 15, so then I would have to move surgery back.  That's not acceptable and told them so.

But I might just have to take it up the arse and miss athlete check-in, and possible the race, after all that training and over 1000 bucks dropped.

Granted, there is a very good chance I can just check in on Sat (they have a super secret - or not so secret - late check in).  So I should be able to still race, but miss all the pre-race activities unless I can BS my way in.  I have emails into IMAZ.

I can't STAND it when I have to pay for someone else's screw ups and they don't even seem to feel bad.  Docs just have you over a barrel.

Sorry to hear that Mike.   

Hopefully it means that something better is waiting for you. 

I made fish and chips the other day.  They were, in fact, better than most I had in London.  I plan to entertain my brit friends and make it for them.  Sort of a dinner party.

For sure...

The wife got a bit frustrated with my lack of work last night.  It may be an entire year before I get a chance to work again.  Maybe it's time to move or leave my career and start another one.

A smack on the butt is better then a bite. You never know when a guy is going to let one loose.

ARGH!!!  That's completely unacceptable!  YOU have to completely rearrange your life to fix their mistake?  Do you get to charge them the $1000 you'll be out because of THEIR mistake? 

I'm so sorry Jim, but if there's any way you can do the super-secret late check in (or contact Ironman to see if they'll make an exception in your circumstances?), I think you should do the race. 

I'm due for a threesome.

I said it before and I will say it again.  Nothing get's the problems off a guy's mind better than a threesome...

But I guess I have to settle for a trip to the gym... 

I think you need to be more specific with the kind threesome you want.

to us old married guys, a threesome means three times in one month!

Sad face!

I know, right???

I refuse to comment on the threesome thing as it may make you all think that I'm not nearly as pure and innocent as I seem...

Such fond memories... I may have to go and do some 'fantasizing' myself...

Impossible.  Everyone knows that you are just about up for sainthood.

No, watching football

That does sound good, especially when watching football.

Yes, I bet that eases the pain.