In my abundant free time I drove over to this place to take some pictures of the sign and an abandoned car (see part 2). I was only there, in the parking lot, a few seconds. I had taken three pictures when an older Filipina lady holding a half opened Fed Ex box in one hand came out of the building with her arms out at her sides, palms facing me. In guy talk this gesture usually translates "Hey, you got something to say to me!?" or "Is it about time for a throw down?!" I wanted to give the lady the benefit of the doubt that although she interrupted her mail opening to come outside and address an immediate threat she may not really want to full on beef right there in the clinic parking lot. So I said "Hi."
She repeated the gesture. "What are you doing? You taking pictures of the building?"
Now I was curious. Should I have been taking pictures of the building? I decided the best approach was to tell the truth. By now another nurse, younger, had poked her head out of the building door.
"No, no. I was taking pictures of the car. It's the car from Back to the Future. There are not that many of them in the world."
The young nurse got it. She laughed and went back inside the building. The older nurse had not seen the movie.
"You taking pictures of the building?"
I had to pull out all the stops.
"No, I was taking pictures of the sign. I think it's funny that you advertise sick notes on your sign."
For whatever reason this satisfied the old lady and she went back inside. I should have told her I was taking pictures of the building. I should have told her that Pepto Bismol was not an appropriate color for a medical clinic.
I just got out of there.
Check in for the chest x-ray results in Part 2.
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3 comments:
I sure do hope she doesn't have TB! That'd be so tre lame.
As for the Upper Crust flowers: they're just for the tables. Like at normal restaurants. Yeah, I didn't know Upper Crust was semi-fancy, either.
That's the hospital??!!
We wait for da PART II xray result! Da sooner da better.
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