Quiet Waiting Rooms - An Observation

[grinningghost]

Was in a doctor's office today - the waiting room was packed.

There was no background music on - just silence. It was so uncomfortable with all those people and all that silence - you could have cut the tension with a knife.

I don't know if I've ever been in a doctor's office with no music before. I didn't like it.

 

[Beth76]

That is strange. There's a reason they call it "background" music. I wonder if their intercom wasn't working today.

 

[grinningghost]

That is strange. There's a reason they call it "background" music. I wonder if their intercom wasn't working today.

Maybe that was it. I felt like asking "hey, do you think we could get some noise in here? People are gonna start freaking out soon."

 

[Rhonda922]

Sometimes I've even seen a small t.v. in the corner on. Yeah, there's gotta be sound. That dead silence drives me nutts.

 

[grinningghost]

Sometimes I've even seen a small t.v. in the corner on. Yeah, there's gotta be sound. That dead silence drives me nutts.

Yes, that would have helped too. And worse yet, there wasn't much of a magazine selection, it was mostly Golf and Sports Illustrated. So that left most of us just sitting there trying to avoid eye contact.

 

[luvmydogs]

Patti, I swear we're living the same life!

I was at a smaller satelite office of my OB/Gyn today, and it was soooooo quiet and uncomfortable. Plus, I hadn't eaten and my stomach was growling so loudly! I honestly just wanted someone to shout, "Wow! You must be really hungry!" just to break the tension and maybe get people to laugh.

Nope. Nothing. Nada.

Maybe I should've started humming a few bars of "Billy, Don't Be A Hero"--I bet I would've had everyone singing along. I know *you* would've!

 

[grinningghost]

I was at a smaller satelite office of my OB/Gyn today, and it was soooooo quiet and uncomfortable. Plus, I hadn't eaten and my stomach was growling so loudly! I honestly just wanted someone to shout, "Wow! You must be really hungry!" just to break the tension and maybe get people to laugh.

Too funny! My stomach was growling too! And so was the old lady's next to me. It was like our stomachs were having a growling war.

And the next time, I WILL start singing Billy Don't Be a Hero - at the very least, maybe everyone would get up and run and I could be next.

 

[Boston Tea Party]

Favorite Waiting Room Story

I was at a gastroenterologist's office and the waiting room was packed. DH had to stand. An elderly man began talking about how spry he was. He got up to do knee bends and prove it. I said, "QUICK honey, take his seat!"

We all got to laughing so hard the DOCTOR came out to see what was going on.

Ah, happy times.

 

[luvmydogs]

...And the next time, I WILL start singing Billy Don't Be a Hero - at the very least, maybe everyone would get up and run and I could be next.

Totally OT, but sort of related...

I was on a city bus in college, when The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" came on the radio. Someone in the back started humming to it, then someone else, then someone else... Within a minute, the whole bus was singing, "We all live in a yellow submarine. Yellow submarine. Yellow submarine..." No one could stop laughing when the song was over.

Completely ridiculous fun--I think you would've appreciated it!

 

[luvmydogs]

Favorite Waiting Room Story

I was at a gastroenterologist's office and the waiting room was packed. DH had to stand. An elderly man began talking about how spry he was. He got up to do knee bends and prove it. I said, "QUICK honey, take his seat!"

We all got to laughing so hard the DOCTOR came out to see what was going on.

Ah, happy times.

Funny story!

 

[gradtchr]

I oh so hate the total dead silence in a waiting room. There's always the inevitable cell phone call on someones phone and everyone begins looking for theirs just in case, and in some instances the ringing gave many people the idea that htey needed to call everyone and their dog to say hi and they are at the doctors office. Just hte kind of call I would want to get!

 

[grinningghost]

I oh so hate the total dead silence in a waiting room. There's always the inevitable cell phone call on someones phone and everyone begins looking for theirs just in case, and in some instances the ringing gave many people the idea that htey needed to call everyone and their dog to say hi and they are at the doctors office. Just hte kind of call I would want to get!

Oh wow - can you imagine? "Hi Joe, it's me." "Hey Bob, what's up?" "Oh, nothing really, just waiting for my proctology exam, you?"

 

[Sparx]

I like peaceful quite, not tense quite. I would have probably waited for a really tense moment and went "...BOO!" lol, but I am just weird.

 

[grinningghost]

I like peaceful quite, not tense quite. I would have probably waited for a really tense moment and went "...BOO!" lol, but I am just weird.

I am so positive you're my real kid.

 

[Sparx]

I am so positive you're my real kid.

lol, I do that on the phone with my friends, because we can sit there in total silence for like 10 minutes, I will wait for just the right moment and go "...BOO!" lol