Gamom3 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 POWER OUTAGE DURING A MAMMOGRAM I actually kept my mammogram appointment. I was met with, 'Hi! I'm Belinda!' This perky clipboard carrier smiled from ear to ear, tilted her head to one side and crooned, 'All I need you to do is step into this room right here, strip to the waist, then slip on this gown. Everything clear?' I'm thinking, 'Belinda, try decaf. This ain't rocket science.' Belinda skipped away to prepare the chamber of horrors. With the right side finished, Belinda flipped me (literally) to the left and said, 'Hmmmm. Can you stand on your tippy toes and lean in a tad so we can get everything?' 'Fine', I answered. I was freezing, bruised, and out of air, so why not use the remaining circulation in my legs and neck and finish me off? My body was in a holding pattern that defied gravity (with my other breast wedged between those two 4 inch pieces of square glass) when we heard, then felt a zap! Complete darkness and the power went off! 'Oh, maintenance is working. Bet they hit a snag.' Belinda headed for the door. 'Excuse me! You're not leaving me in this vise alone are you?' I shouted. Belinda kept going and said, 'Oh, you fussy puppy...the door's wide open so you'll have the emergency hall lights. I'll be right back.' Before I could shout 'NOOOO!' she disappeared. And that's exactly how Bubba and Earl, maintenance men extraordinaire, found me, half-naked and part of me dangling from the Jaws of Life, and the other part smashed between glass! After exchanging polite 'Hi, how's it going' type greetings, Bubba (or possibly Earl) asked, to my utter disbelief, if I knew the power was off. Trying to disguise my hysteria, I replied with as much calmness as possible 'Uh, yes, yes I did thanks.' 'You bet, take care' Bubba replied and waved good-bye as though I'd been standing in the line at the grocery store. Two hours later, Belinda breezes in wearing a sheepish grin. Making no attempt to suppress her amusement, she said, 'Oh I am sooo sorry!' The power came back on and I totally forgot about you! And silly me, I went to lunch. Are we upset?' And that, Your Honor, is exactly how her head ended up between the clamps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon H in IL Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 :lol::lol::lol: I'm so sorry. Belinda deserved everything she got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Are you serious??? Did you really stay in that vice for 2 hours??? I'd be stormin' to somewhere to get perky li'l Belinda fired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 That takes clausterphobia to a whole new level! :lol::lol: We laugh now, but I'm sure it was no laughing matter at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 But it sounds so unbelievable I can't help but laugh (sorry). TWO HOURS? Is this literal or just what it seemed like? I'm not sure how I would have reacted . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 :w00t: :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Is this just a copy of one of those "stories" that goes around the internet? Anyway, I laughed so hard I had to read it aloud to my dds, who joined me in laughing. Thanks for posting this. On the possibility that is really happened to the original poster: I know that power can go down in hospitals as I experienced this myself during my gall-bladder surgery. Right in the middle the power when out.....the surgeon told me he said "Freeze" and everyone in the room had to completely freeze all their movements until the generator kicked in.....in three minutes. He told me he counted those three minutes out loud so that all could remain calm, and that is was the LOONNNGGest three minutes in his life! Glad I was under is all I can say! If I were in this particular situation (as in stuck in a mammogram machine) I would be yelling my head off for help. I'm sure someone would come to my aid in much less than two hours :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwalizer Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I would complain to the administrator of that facility. I didn't laugh when I read your story, I was angry. There is no excuse for that kind of treatment. And then for those workers to come in while you were left there? Outrageous! I'm so mad, I wish I could call them myself. If that tech could not release you from the machine, she should have stayed with you, reassuring you and then done all she could to cover you if it was necessary for those men to come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne/Ankara Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Ouch! Even a few seconds can be painful! Whew, hope this was an exaggeration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Oh.my.word. I'm so sorry that you had that kind of experience. How awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamom3 Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 It was also sent to my aunt. I thought it was funny and would share with y'all....Sorry I did not post this in the original posting!! I am assuming it is something that goes around the web... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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