Elvis, my Blue Heeler, had remedial orthopedic surgery today.
As I pulled into the vet's parking lot in the pre-dawn hours for check-in I noticed a blue JKU parked in back with a local jeep club decal and Smurfette lettered in purple on the hood.
When I arrived at the door I asked , Who owns the blue jeep?".
"That's the surgical nurse."
"May I speak with her before surgeries begin this morning?"
"I can ask her to phone you."
A few minutes later the phone rang. It was the the surgical nurse. I played the jeep card.
We discovered that we knew many of the same people and I learned that she is dating a jeeping friend I haven't seen since before the pandemic. Small world.
I asked her to look out for Elvis. She promised she would.
Not only did she look out for Elvis, she texted with frequent updates and sent pictures as the day progressed. At the end of the day she even gave me the names of the techs on night duty so I could check on Elvis.
Jeep people really are better than regular people.
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I found Elvis on the website for a herding dog rescue in Central California. Someone had thrown him away injured by the side of the road. I was smitten by the photo and drove 400 miles to meet him. We have been inseparable for almost 4 years. He chose his own name. It suits him.
As I pulled into the vet's parking lot in the pre-dawn hours for check-in I noticed a blue JKU parked in back with a local jeep club decal and Smurfette lettered in purple on the hood.
When I arrived at the door I asked , Who owns the blue jeep?".
"That's the surgical nurse."
"May I speak with her before surgeries begin this morning?"
"I can ask her to phone you."
A few minutes later the phone rang. It was the the surgical nurse. I played the jeep card.
We discovered that we knew many of the same people and I learned that she is dating a jeeping friend I haven't seen since before the pandemic. Small world.
I asked her to look out for Elvis. She promised she would.
Not only did she look out for Elvis, she texted with frequent updates and sent pictures as the day progressed. At the end of the day she even gave me the names of the techs on night duty so I could check on Elvis.
Jeep people really are better than regular people.
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I found Elvis on the website for a herding dog rescue in Central California. Someone had thrown him away injured by the side of the road. I was smitten by the photo and drove 400 miles to meet him. We have been inseparable for almost 4 years. He chose his own name. It suits him.
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