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To: Arthur Radley who wrote (8794)	2/24/1999 2:16:00 AM
From: Basildon Bond	Respond to of 62549

I hate letters that start with "For your convenience......". What they mean to say is "For our convenience......". Such as in a hotel, "For your convenience ice machines are located on the third and tenth floors". Only weeks earlier ice machines had been on every floor! Or, "For your convenience, the flight from La Guardia to Charleston will now be routed via Denver and Phoenix". Why not write to the hospital and say "For your convenience, I have decided to withhold payment at this time. Accordingly, I expect you to sue me, to win, and to sieze all of my possessions, which will result in my wife leaving me. I shall then be under such duress that I shall suffer a cardiac arrest, thereby presenting you with a further opportunity to serve my medical needs. If we then continue to repeat the process your staff can be assured of a job for life and I can die, eventually, knowing that I have served you well". Basildon Bond

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (8794)	2/24/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

How about: Thank you for the opportunity to bankrupt myself in order to further enrich your millionaire doctors. As soon as I am in good enough health to have a reasonable chance of surviving nearly dying again, I look forward to returning for another period of hopless misery at your hands. In the meanwhile, I will be sure to recommend you to any friends who still have money and who wish to experience near death for themselves.

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (8794)	2/25/1999 9:38:00 AM
From: Mike 2.0	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

Were the docs, nurses and hospital service in general acceptable? I assume they must have been, since they got you off the "death bed." If that is true, it is a shame then, that they indirectly get a black eye from such a tactless letter from some middle manager drone in the beanie department. I'd like to focus instead on their letter, not the reply...instead of such a dopey 1st sentence, "Thank you for the opportunity to serve your medical needs", how about "We hope you found our medical services during your stay acceptable in every way...Please tell us anything you experienced during your stay that was not acceptable" or similar. Then the hospital would show some genuine concern for a patient instead of in effect saying "we're glad you got sick so we could generate revenue"!