What's the most anxiously you've waited for a call/email/letter?

[nearwildheaven]

@Voyager

April 1969, waiting for college admission letters. They arrived on time, and were sitting on the floor under the mail slot. One was thick and one was thin.

But it turned out both were good news.

So, which college did you choose - the one with the thin envelope, or the one with the thick one?

[nearwildheaven]

@Buttercup_Smith

In June of 2015 I had a fast growing lump removed from my dogs chest. It was sent for pathology and nada. We had an appointment to go back in two weeks to remove the staples. I called and asked about the report. The tech said we’ll talk about that at the appointment. I knew it was not good news. He had Mast Cell tumor without clean margins. Doc said bring him back when it returns. It never did. I was pissed that I lost almost two weeks. I took him to another Vet and spent over $900 in blood tests to type and grade the tumor. Wasted money. That Vet actually offered radiation, chemo or do nothing. I chose to do nothing. Here were are almost 4 years later and today is his 13th Birthday.

That was NOT wasted time or money. You quite likely gave your dog 4 extra years of quality life.

Happy birthday, Buttercup Smith’s dog! <3

[Voyager]

@nearwildheaven

So, which college did you choose - the one with the thin envelope, or the one with the thick one?

The thin one. It was MIT, and it said the packet would arrive later.