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66. The only doctors or dentists I have fired for their politics are the ones who pushed it

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 06:35 PM

Feb 2020

I fired one dentist since he not only has Faux Noise on the TV in the waiting room, the entire time he was checking my mouth and I was unable to respond, he spouted right wing garbage. When his receptionist tried to set up another appointment, I told her I would not be back since I didn't want to listen to propaganda while I was in the office.

I've also objected when the staff at doctor's offices insist on talking about religion. Talk about it at church, not in a professional setting!

My current dentist does not talk about his religion or his politics. He is a very good dentist - sadly retiring this year - and does pro bon work on a regular basis. I will miss him but his partner's son has stepped into the practice and will be inheriting his patients.

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When I left my car for an oil change, my radio [View all] Ilsa Feb 2020 OP

Our local hate radio station is KQQQ Pullman, WA. Affectionately known as KKKQ. n/t brewens Feb 2020 #1

I'd just graduated in 1990 and was working at Lower Granite captain queeg Feb 2020 #105

If it's a good and reasonable mechanic LakeArenal Feb 2020 #2

He changed my car radio. Had no business Ilsa Feb 2020 #4

Doesn't change my mind. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #10

LOL, ok! nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #107

Next time you take your car to that business, put a post-it note on your radio that japple Feb 2020 #16

You're braver than I not fooled Feb 2020 #41

I was just being a bit sarcastic, but (as usual) forgot to post a "sarcasm" smilie. japple Feb 2020 #46

Or, as we used to say in radio: rsdsharp Feb 2020 #43

If he's good at his job & reasonable, forget it. Push a button for gods sake. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #19

I like your attitude. virgogal Feb 2020 #29

You bet I would fire a surgeon who's a Trumpet. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #30

+1 5X Feb 2020 #40

Jeeze, I remember when people used to do the same because of race oldsoftie Feb 2020 #48

I have spent the last year fighting for my life... Yurovsky Feb 2020 #54

Wow. Good luck & I certainly wish the best for you. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #86

Thank you very much! Yurovsky Feb 2020 #90

Those are great words to live by. And they will stay with me. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #99

If they keep their opinions to themselves, I don't ask. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #110

Completely agree. cwydro Feb 2020 #70

race and a choice of voting for someone treestar Feb 2020 #109

But that poster assumed the surgeon to be insane. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #118

Well we have an example - Ben Carson treestar Feb 2020 #121

The only doctors or dentists I have fired for their politics are the ones who pushed it csziggy Feb 2020 #66

My dad left an eye Dr because of the constant religious talk. nt oldsoftie Feb 2020 #88

I doubt he'd be able to hear Ilsa Feb 2020 #62

Agree. Their choice of station is indicative of their character--did you check for anything missing? Doremus Feb 2020 #39

I agree he shouldn't have touched your radio. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #63

Exactly! Rebl2 Feb 2020 #74

We quit getting our tires at a chain place in Oklahoma. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #3

Personally I don't do business Kaiserguy Feb 2020 #45

Yes, change mechanics. Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #5

I have to wonder if he's too stupid to change my oil. nt Ilsa Feb 2020 #7

If he actually changed it. keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #17

Check the oil dipstick. Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #73

Yeah. More of a rhetorical question/statement. keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #81

Of course it does.. Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #82

When one accuses someone else of stupidity Codeine Feb 2020 #58

I wanna say nine out of ten times I use the word "stupid" in a post Iggo Feb 2020 #83

Yes, doesn't he have his own radio treestar Feb 2020 #108

If you decide to change mechanics you might want to let the old company know avebury Feb 2020 #6

When my mom had someone over to install central air... Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #8

if they noted where you left the radio tuned ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #9

I'd have someone check for tracking devices MagickMuffin Feb 2020 #11

I think that you should trust your instincts. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #12

That is how I see it too. Jamastiene Feb 2020 #91

Any mechanic who isn't smart enough to put it back on the correct channel or does it as ... marble falls Feb 2020 #13

i would. barbtries Feb 2020 #14

Most places have strict rules about changing customers radios. Liberal In Texas Feb 2020 #15

If you like their deal and the battery is still good tirebiter Feb 2020 #18

From the responses, apparently life threatening. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #24

It's a matter of respecting a customers property. kacekwl Feb 2020 #56

Thank you. It's about respecting a loyal customer. nt Ilsa Feb 2020 #65

These are serious obnoxiousdrunk Feb 2020 #35

I would Rider3 Feb 2020 #20

I would. And I'd call them and tell them I was leaving and why. Squinch Feb 2020 #21

I would also write some scathing reviews about how dangerous they are. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #27

I assume you are joking. virgogal Feb 2020 #34

i had a garage tear my Darwinfish bumper sticker off dweller Feb 2020 #22

Now THAT is a totally different story. Thats vandalism. nt oldsoftie Feb 2020 #26

Always look for that fish. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #51

Yea, and as soon as possible Under The Radar Feb 2020 #23

Yes - but before starting it, check underneath with a mirror. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #25

At the very least, complain to the manager and owner. That's BS. OMGWTF Feb 2020 #28

I don't think he forgot to change it back. More likely it was left on to screw with you. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #31

Tell him to bring his own fucking radio and leave yours ALONE........ Bengus81 Feb 2020 #32

I used to leave 50 cents in my ashtray bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #33

Absolutely get another mechanic at a different place to check it out. Different Drummer Feb 2020 #36

Try channel blocking ToxMarz Feb 2020 #37

I do this for DirecTV, now I'll do it for Sirius, too! phylny Feb 2020 #87

I leave mine on the local NPR station and it gets the volume turned down sometimes. TNNurse Feb 2020 #38

I don't mind someone turning down a station Ilsa Feb 2020 #67

Yeah, the mechanics that do things like oil changes turn Blue_true Feb 2020 #68

Even wallie world and jiffy lube don't do this, at least where I have gone. 5X Feb 2020 #42

If you left the car with the radio on MSNBC or CNN (or something considered left wing) ToxMarz Feb 2020 #44

Yep. Sounds like trolling to me, as well. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #52

It was intentional. He thought it was funny. Pull your business. Go elsewhere. TeamPooka Feb 2020 #47

As explained by the King of Siam... Gore1FL Feb 2020 #49

After the 2018 election I heard grease monkeys saying "our side didn't do very good". czarjak Feb 2020 #50

!00% yes, he was sending a message that your kind isn't wanted there. lark Feb 2020 #53

Any mechanic knows NEVER change customers settings. kacekwl Feb 2020 #55

Good idea Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #57

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #59

Find someone else to fix your car. Blue_true Feb 2020 #60

Check your oil level, look at the oil on the stick, it should be amber, not grey or black. 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #61

I have Sirius and it's typically on MSNBC or CNN. Whenever I leave my car for service, I change iluvtennis Feb 2020 #64

Good idea. I have some presets close to an ESPN station. nt Ilsa Feb 2020 #72

Perfect. iluvtennis Feb 2020 #79

I picked up my car from the shop mountain grammy Feb 2020 #69

This was my reply to Codeine before reply #59 was deleted: Ilsa Feb 2020 #71

You didn't deserve the digs bdjhawk Feb 2020 #80

Wow. Just wow. nt Ilsa Feb 2020 #100

I'm not at all surprised that someone who aspires to change oil for a living listens to Fox News Snake Plissken Feb 2020 #75

Right,anyone who performs manual labor deserves to be looked down on MichMan Feb 2020 #85

Tighten that up Ahpook Feb 2020 #97

What a shitty thing to say. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #122

A suggestion... The Figment Feb 2020 #76

When I pull into the garage Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2020 #77

All of you should be ripping their employers and managers for tampering with your personal property. WyattKansas Feb 2020 #78

Well, not all of us. Captain Stern Feb 2020 #84

if the problem isn't the radio, why are they messing with it? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #95

I don't know. Maybe they wanted to listen to the radio while they test drove the car. Captain Stern Feb 2020 #104

You could always change your own oil MichMan Feb 2020 #89

I always turn my radio off or on to the rock station, never had a problem. Luciferous Feb 2020 #92

How dare that person Catherine Vincent Feb 2020 #93

I once has a small bag of weed in my car JDC Feb 2020 #94

Should have called the police about the theft MichMan Feb 2020 #113

As mentioned Ahpook Feb 2020 #96

This is not okay and illustrates the de-evolution of social our social constructs Muriel Feb 2020 #98

I would leave a Yelp ellie Feb 2020 #101

I found another mechanic way back Cha Feb 2020 #102

I'm fine with someone turning down the volume ibegurpard Feb 2020 #103

Are these responses for real? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #106

Generally speaking, a good mechanic is irreplaceable. bluedigger Feb 2020 #111

After I took my new car in for its first oil change, MineralMan Feb 2020 #112

dealers are usually way overpriced for non-warranty work pstokely Feb 2020 #119

I don't pay anything for scheduled maintenance MineralMan Feb 2020 #120

I have a dash cam in our car. If the ignition is on, it is on. It records everything. nt Quackers Feb 2020 #114

Was waiting for a DU Mechanic to chime in MichMan Feb 2020 #115

I think you should complain to his supervisor Crunchy Frog Feb 2020 #116

Plenty of mechanics DiverDave Feb 2020 #117