So I called yesterday morning to make an appointment with the dentist for a checkup. They said the first opening they had was June 28... so over two months away.

Then they called over lunch and said they had just gotten an opening later this week that I could take. However, by the time I called them back, they had already given it away to someone else.

Then, they called again at about 1:00pm and said that someone hadn't come in and that if I could come over immediately, they could see me right then. So off I went. The delay shrank from 2 months to zero seconds. Not bad.

Turns out I have a cavity and need an crown. Their scheduling person was out yesterday (maybe they should be out more often?) so they had to call me today to make the appointment. As I left, they cautioned me that it could be June before they could get me in and that I should take extra special care of that tooth so that the cavity doesn't progress to the nerve before I can get it fixed (and thus avoid getting a root canal).

This morning they call and offer me an appointment tomorow morning. Either I'm very very lucky or they were just kidding about being busy.