(Lygenztia *43) 2 bucks. 2 Lousy bucks.

Unfortunately, I had the occasion to use the Urgent Care Clinic today for an ailment that required tending.

Let me start by saying that I think that our health care system is fantastic. Any time that my family, or myself have required the use of our health care system, we have received excellent, timely service.

However, it should be said that save for a few serious incidents, we have been blessed with good health. We do not hang out at hospitals and clinics in a desperate attempt for attention, nor do we try to "outdo" the ailments of our friends and family. (I'll see your lactose intolerance and raise you a sugar induced migraine)

Don't even get me started on these "lactose intolerant" dweebs. For crying out loud, 20 years ago..this didn't even exist because people were tougher. Now though, it's "vogue" to be at a social or family gathering and declare that you are "lactose intolerant". It's their pathetic way of gaining attention, drawing attention away from the main event and having everyone sigh and say..."oh poor Mrs. X, she can never have yogurt again" Boo friggin hoo.

By the way, "lactose intolerants" almost exclusively fall into two distinct categories:
1) incessantly whiny, complaining women that nobody likes to be around and are ALWAYS "sick".
2) Very feminine men.

Gosh, gotta get back on topic.....

It is a great concept, the urgent care clinic...keeps the Emergency Department relatively free for the seriously ill, or injured. But, here's the observation...

Canadians bitch about two things....the weather and health care, in that order.

So, you go into our fantastic Urgent Care Clinic, get totally "FREE", excellent care and what do they ask for in return? 2 bucks for parking. 2 lousy bucks.
I tip my paperboy (actually, he's a retiree) more than 2 bucks.

This is what absolutely irks me, the citizens of our fine town will clog the Beer Store parking lot and the mall parking lot(s) across the street and sneak into the Doctors spots, to save 2 bucks. 2 lousy bucks. You are about to receive care that is going to likely cost the taxpayer in excess of $200-$250.00. So what do some of these cheap, rotten, irresponsible jerks do? They "stick it to the man" for 2 bucks. 2 lousy bucks.

But, do you know who these jerks are sticking it to? Themselves....and the rest of us. Newsflash! Health care is not "FREE". In the end, we all pay through taxes and associated user fees. But, it's still a great deal.

I watched these bloody deadbeat fools...some getting out of their car in the Beer Store parking lot, walking around their car a bit, then darting across the street, once the coast was clear and "nobody was looking". 2 bucks. 2 lousy bucks.

The idiots at the mall? Even more pathetic. They get out of their car, then proceed to "window shop" all the while inching their way to the intersection, so they can bolt across the street, when the coast is clear. 2 bucks. 2 lousy bucks.

The worst, was one dumbass that pullled up in a van and parked in one of the spots reserved for Doctors. Now don't go giving me the "how do you know he wasn't a Doctor routine". This friggin hillbilly had three months worth of garbage in the front seat of his van. He also had a deck of "smokes" in the pocket of his soiled t-shirt, along with enough grease in his hair to lubricate 3 bulldozers. And Doctors don't put bumper stickers on their vans that say:
"If this van is rocking, don't bother knocking"

No, a Doctor he was not.

But he pissed off a Doctor that owned that spot, when the Doctor arrived to care for people and right now Doctors are in short supply. (Unfortunately, greasy haired, tobacco chawing hillbillies are not....) 2 bucks. 2 lousy bucks.

So, if you are going to use the clinic, park there and pony up the 2 bucks people. Leave the spots in the Mall and Beer Store for people that are actually conducting commerce and not freeloading.

In this case, I have a solution...in addition to my observations. Hire a private parking firm to monitor the parking lots on an intermittent "spot check" basis. Maybe, one or two unnanounced days a week.

Anyone who parks in the Mall, or Beer Store then heads directly to the clinic? Put a tire clamp on their car, like they do in New York City. The cost to have the clamp removed?
100 bucks in total, to be divided as follows:
-50 bucks to the parking firm, for services rendered.
-48 bucks, to be donated to the Urgent Care clinic.
-2 bucks to be put in the parking machine, while they take your picture and then post it on the wall at the clinic.

2 bucks. 2 lousy bucks.