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The waiting room was always packed, with extremely long waiting times, both signs of very poor scheduling practices. I found several of the staff very short with me, presumably since I wasn't a \"paying customer,\" my being in good health and all. To give one example: Since we were in an examination room with limited seating, my dad was sitting on the one seat available, and I was sitting on a stool. The girl who worked for him popped in and snapped at me that it was Thomas' stool (meaning I couldn't sit on it). I asked for her to bring another seat. She disappeared like I never said a thing. Never saw her again. That seemed to be the M.O. from the top down. I know my mother complained that Thomas would never answer her questions; he'd just pretend like she hadn't spoken or would simply repeat what he'd just said without elaboration or clarification.\r\n\r\nThomas made nonsensical statements on several occasions. 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