![panel 1: I'm at the pickup window at the pharmacy, the tech is handing me a bag of drugs me: Thanks! uh, can you tell me anything about the order that was cancelled? pharmacy tech: no ma'am, none are cancelled panel 2: me: hang on...hang on the app just logged me out... panel 3: me: this one phone: red X Cancelled, Call your pharmacy for information. panel 4: she takes the phone from me with a yoink panel 5: tap tap tap at her computer with long pauses, holding up my phone with her face behind her monitor panel 6: she: it means it's still in progress me: it d...? she: if you can wait we'll have it for you panel 7: large panel of the view from inside the pharmacy. I'm sitting in the waiting area. two pharmacists on phones having two different frustrating times: pharmacist A: ...representative pharmacist B: Hi I'm calling from Walgreens on behalf of your patient [ redacted ], she's requested a refill of [ redacted ] A: ...representative B: yes we did ma'am, we faxed that on September 9th and again on the 11th ...847-[xxx-xxxx] yes that's the number we faxed A: ... representative B: well if you could send over the correct order please, then we can get that ready for your patient A: ...representative](https://i0.wp.com/hopetantrum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tuesday-pharmacy-smaller.png?resize=1140%2C1710&ssl=1)
a word for word real story from yesterday
#TerribleComicTuesday is a hashtag that's been taking off on Bluesky lately, and so long as I don't make a full page like this, I can get this done quickly, keep working on the book the rest of the day, and maybe update here more often?