By Jim Hagarty
I am in the wrong field.
Come to think of it, these days, I am not in any field. I am sort of in the ditch, staring over the fence into the field.
Take the field of veterinary services, for example. I recently got an itemized estimate for a teeth cleaning of my dog. The work will be billed at $20 per minute. Not per hour. Per minute. That is $1,200 per hour. The outside estimate for the job is $1,400, unless a tooth or two needs pulling, then we’re talking $2,000 plus. The dog weighs 13 pounds. He can stick his head in my running shoe, and his nose reaches the toe.
Or take dental services. I recently sat down in the chair and had my teeth cleaned and polished. However, an X-ray showed a cavity, so it was filled. I was in and out of the office in 40 minutes. I have taken baths longer than that. The bill for this spruce up of my chompers was $711. That works out to $1,066 an hour.
Dog – $1,200 an hour; human – $1,066 an hour.
Obviously, teeth is where it is all at these days. Human, canine, no matter.
At the very least, the Tooth Fairy oughta be able to increase the payouts.
