Tonight, I went to the pharmacy to fill Mia's prescription for an antacid that helps with her reflux. After waiting for long enough to read through 2 magazines (which saved me 7 bucks, so at least I have that going for me) the pharmacist calls me back to let me know that unfortunately my insurance company won't pay for the prescription until tomorrow. Apparently, they take the 30 day dosage thing seriously. We spilled some of the medicine so we are a bit short this month. To give you an idea of what kind of stomach issues she has...we were told by her doctor today that we need to schedule an appointment with a GI specialist. So, we really would have liked to have gotten this medicine tonight. I attempted to plead my case that this isn't a recurring prescription because we had to see the doctor today and got a fresh script for it. Her response...She was sorry, but the pharmacy is open 24 hours so I could come back at like 3a.m. which would technically be tomorrow. I immediately thought two things - 1)why in the hell would she pick 3a.m.? Why would I not come in at 12:01? What, am I going to be sitting around the house around midnight and say "you know, this just isn't "tomorrowish" enough for me. I'm going to stay up and wait about 3 more hours" 2)why have we put so many rules in place that we have left no room for logic? I could understand the denial if I went in and asked for a dime bag for my 5 month old's glaucoma problem. However, when someone is trying to fill a prescription for a baby antacid that she clearly has taken for months and they are 5 hours short of when she technically should need it to be filled, I think it's safe to take the leap of faith and assume they are on the up and up. It's similar to when I bought a soda the other day and I handed over my money and then said "Actually, can I switch that and pay with my card because actual cash becomes invaluable when I want peanut M&Ms from the vending machine at work." Then, the girl looks at my card and asks to see my ID. I very much like the ID checking process. However, I think we should apply a reasonable limit to it. Seriously, how likely is it that considering I had plenty of cash to buy this soda, I decided that day was the day to create a need for this conversation:
Large Inmate: What are you in for?
Me: I tried to pull a fast one on Eagle Eyes McGee by slipping a stolen credit card past her
LI: What did you buy? A big screen? X Box? Diamonds?
Me: Ice cold Mountain Dew
LI: Well, I do love Mountain Dew
Me: Who doesn't?!? It's totally delicious.
LI: You know what else I like? 30 year old, white, Mountain Dew drinkers with receding hairlines...and cuddling.
Me: I should have used that cash.
And let's be honest, if I were going to risk it, I would have at least thrown in a candy bar - a king size one at that. This incident happened at the same pharmacy as tonight's. So, let this be a lesson to you. If you are going to steal a credit card and try to strong arm the pharmacist into giving you a not so addictive version of liquid Tums...you'd better find yourself another victim. It isn't going down there.
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