Extremely Easy Housecalls - The Life of a Hotel Doctor
A guest at an upscale hotel wanted my services at 3 o'clock on a Sunday afternoon. I had no plans till dinner. Freeway traffic would be no problem. It was a perfect time for a housecall. What a great job….
The desk clerk added that the guest hadn't arrived yet. He would check in at 11 p.m. Could I come then? So I set the alarm that evening and dozed until it went off.
I regularly complain of how far I drive, but sometimes I hit the jackpot. A travel insurer sent me to a motel in my own neighborhood, a mile away. I was there and back in half an hour. As I congratulated myself on my good fortune, the phone rang.
"Did the patient pay the deductible?" asked the dispatcher for the insurance service.
"You didn't mention a deductible."
"I forgot. It's $75."
That was annoying. Cheap travel insurance requires a deductible, and guests never remember to pay. So I made a second trip.