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Now is the time to find out exactly where that money in the townâs treasury is coming from. And then take all of it. And buy Pilotâs medical texts from Amazon.
âŠshe said âbarterââŠwho knows what little thing she might have that the doctor would have considered a treasureâŠalso, many wealthy people donât flaunt itâŠ
Todayâs strip reminds me of a couple of stories my dad has enjoyed telling of when he worked as a car salesman in his late teens. One is of a woman who came in with a beat up old station wagon full of kids looking to get a new car. None of the senior salesmen wanted to speak to her because of her appearance so the manager called dad over and told him to work with her and give her what ever she wanted. Turned out her husband had recently died and she had a recieved a serious life insurance policy allowing her to purchase the then current model wagon. But because of how she looked,none of the senior salesmen even wanted to find out if she had any money.
The other story was this man came in and again his dress said to the senior salesmen no money. Dad went up to them, because he knew the guy, and said âI really think you want to take this guy.â Finally one of them told him "If YOU think heâs SO important why donât you take him. So dad went up to the guy and said, so the others could hear âGood morning Judge (whatever the manâs name was), how can I help you today?â After selling him one of the more expensive cars on the lot the other salesmen demanded to know why he didnât tell them who the judge was. Dad basically told them heâd told them they would have made a good commission off the guy if theyâd just listened, it shouldnât have mattered how the man looked.
Basically in both cases, donât judge a book by itâs cover. Heâs had the same thing happen to him many years later, forget if I was in my mid-late teens or early twenties when it did. At the time he was working as the senior plant engineer and could certainly afford a decent suit. Went in to some suit store and the sales person took one look at him, shorts and a short sleeve shirt, and told him he couldnât possibly afford any of their suits. He told them that was fine before letting them know who he was and walked out, leaving them flabergasted at the sale theyâd just lost.
Sadly, the mass casualties of ward generally lead to major advancements in surgical and medical technology. One of the major advances that came out of WW2 was the use of antibiotics such as sulfa drugs and penicillin. The Korean war proved the value of rapid treatment in MASH as well as advancement in vascular repair. The Viet Nam war taught us that blood products can be frozen thus extending their shelf life considerably. The wars in the Middle East brought advances in burn care and limb replacement.
Olwen should have pointed out to him that this is the Soviet Union, though Iâll grant he might think of âVisibly a Party memberâ as âcan afford itâ and ânot visibly a Party memberâ as âI canât afford to let this get back to Comrade Stalinâ.
McColl34 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Ah well, it probably would have gotten creepy if everyone in the town was nice.
Ida No over 5 years ago
Now is the time to find out exactly where that money in the townâs treasury is coming from. And then take all of it. And buy Pilotâs medical texts from Amazon.
jimmjonzz Premium Member over 5 years ago
How hard is it to refrain from a political comment here?
ekw555 over 5 years ago
I saw a bumber sticker once that said:
âFor a small town, this place sure has a lot of a-holes.â
andycat Premium Member over 5 years ago
I just love that Olwen remembers Pilot and is looking out for him.
MIHorn Premium Member over 5 years ago
That doctor doesnât know who heâs dealing with . . .
Denny Wheeler Premium Member over 5 years ago
That âdoctorâ obviously took the hypocritical oath.
willie_mctell over 5 years ago
I donât think this is over.
jadoo823 over 5 years ago
âŠshe said âbarterââŠwho knows what little thing she might have that the doctor would have considered a treasureâŠalso, many wealthy people donât flaunt itâŠ
knight1192a over 5 years ago
Usually more than one jerk.
Todayâs strip reminds me of a couple of stories my dad has enjoyed telling of when he worked as a car salesman in his late teens. One is of a woman who came in with a beat up old station wagon full of kids looking to get a new car. None of the senior salesmen wanted to speak to her because of her appearance so the manager called dad over and told him to work with her and give her what ever she wanted. Turned out her husband had recently died and she had a recieved a serious life insurance policy allowing her to purchase the then current model wagon. But because of how she looked,none of the senior salesmen even wanted to find out if she had any money.
The other story was this man came in and again his dress said to the senior salesmen no money. Dad went up to them, because he knew the guy, and said âI really think you want to take this guy.â Finally one of them told him "If YOU think heâs SO important why donât you take him. So dad went up to the guy and said, so the others could hear âGood morning Judge (whatever the manâs name was), how can I help you today?â After selling him one of the more expensive cars on the lot the other salesmen demanded to know why he didnât tell them who the judge was. Dad basically told them heâd told them they would have made a good commission off the guy if theyâd just listened, it shouldnât have mattered how the man looked.
Basically in both cases, donât judge a book by itâs cover. Heâs had the same thing happen to him many years later, forget if I was in my mid-late teens or early twenties when it did. At the time he was working as the senior plant engineer and could certainly afford a decent suit. Went in to some suit store and the sales person took one look at him, shorts and a short sleeve shirt, and told him he couldnât possibly afford any of their suits. He told them that was fine before letting them know who he was and walked out, leaving them flabergasted at the sale theyâd just lost.
1MadHat over 5 years ago
I donât think that he can afford that attitude.
Sue Ellen over 5 years ago
Sadly, the mass casualties of ward generally lead to major advancements in surgical and medical technology. One of the major advances that came out of WW2 was the use of antibiotics such as sulfa drugs and penicillin. The Korean war proved the value of rapid treatment in MASH as well as advancement in vascular repair. The Viet Nam war taught us that blood products can be frozen thus extending their shelf life considerably. The wars in the Middle East brought advances in burn care and limb replacement.
Chrysi Cat Premium Member over 5 years ago
Olwen should have pointed out to him that this is the Soviet Union, though Iâll grant he might think of âVisibly a Party memberâ as âcan afford itâ and ânot visibly a Party memberâ as âI canât afford to let this get back to Comrade Stalinâ.