Root Canals and Mechanics!

I want you to take a short journey with me. It is my hope that when I finish you will understand the frustration that I am currently feeling. Imagine if you will the pain of a toothache. Your mouth is feeling numb, the pain thumbs in your mouth and reverberates all the way down you spine. The back of your neck throbs and the puddles forming in the corners of your eyes do little to ease the discomfort one tooth is causing to your entire body.

To end the pain, the be in relief, to again enjoy the taste of your favorite beverage and nuances of your favorite savory meal, you call your dentist. You meet them in the office and wait patiently for them to finish with whom they're currently seeing. Finally, you get to sit in the chair, nestling your head in the cup designed especially for the comfort of the patient. The dentist leans the chair back, turns on the overhead light, applies their latex gloves, covers their mouth, puts on their goggles, tells you to open your mouth, and they peer in using mirrors, and scrappers, and hooks only to tell you, "After looking at the X-rays and the inflammation around your tooth, I am going to have to do a root canal." You close your eyes and sit back embracing yourself for the upcoming pain.

Finally, the procedure is over, you get in your vehicle and go back home. After a couple of weeks, you get a call to meet your friends for a meal at your favorite restaurant to celebrate your recovery. On the way to the restaurant, your mouth begins to hurt again. You're nearly blinded by the pain as you pull into the parking lot. You then call the dentist to schedule an emergency appointment. After having paid for the first root canal, the dentist tells you that they pulled the wrong tooth, and asks you to pay for a second root canal. You think, "You must be out of your freakin' mind! Wha da hell are you talking about." Again the puddles form in your eyes and you try to access if it is a reflection of the pain you're feeling in your mouth, or the pain you're going to feel in your pocket.

That is how I feel right now, thanks to my *reliable* mechanic working on my car; to quote a friend of mine, "Freakin' A!"