Seriously...sometimes I wonder if, when I'm on the phone at work, what I say is being translated into swahili when it comes out the other end!
A week and a half ago, knowing that my boss was going on vacation and that we'd be closed for a week, I called ALL of our clients whose pets are on medication on a constant basis. We keep a list of these clients & their pets solely for this purpose. I specifically told each of these clients that they had until Friday, Jan 21st by 1:30 pm to come in and get prescriptions refilled if they thought they would need them before Monday Jan. 31st when we re-open.
Today, Friday Jan. 21st, at 1:27 pm (not exaggerating here - I checked the time) , I get a call from ....well, let's call her Mrs. Livina Lalaland. She needs a refill on ...let's call her Fifi's, medication. I say I'm just getting ready to close up, but if she can be there shortly, I'll wait for her. She tells me - oh no, I can't come today - will you be there tomorrow? *SIGH* "No, after today we will be closed until Mon the 31st." Now she asks - well, how will I get Fifi's medicine?? I said - "Mrs. Lalaland....this is why I called you a week and a half ago and spoke directly with you about this." *SIGH* I didn't even know that I knew swahili!!!
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