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EricaH

Vet bills!

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>A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgery. As she
>laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened
>to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly
>and said, "I'm so sorry, Cuddles has passed away."
>
>The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?
>
>"Yes, I am sure. The duck is dead", he replied.
>
>"How can you be so sure", she protested. "I mean, you haven't done any
>testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something."
>
>The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room, and returned a
>few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner
>looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front
>paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He
>then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted
>the dog and took it out, and returned a few moments later with a beautiful
>cat.
>
>The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed delicately at the bird.
>The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and
>strolled out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm
>sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead
>duck."
>
>Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced
>a bill he handed to the woman.
>
>The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$150!", she cried, "$150
>just to tell me my duck is dead?!!"
>
>
>The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill
>would have been $20, but what with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan....."

There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear.

PMS #227 (just like the TV show)

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