W1: Jane, I am starved. What do you say we go out and get some lunch first and finish working on this report after we come back?

W2: That sounds like an idea, Susan. I was starting to feel a bit hungry myself. Hey, let’s go and try something different today. I’m getting kind of tired of having the same food day after day.

W1: All right, do you have anything special in mind, or do you want me to suggest something?

W2: Well, I was thinking that we could go to that Thai restaurant Sean was telling us about the other day. He said the food is really good and spicy. It’s been a long time since I had anything spicy, and you know how much I like spicy food.

W: Mr. Shaw is here for his 10 o’clock appointment, Dr. Lee. Do you want me to send him in now?

M: Could you give me five minutes, Sarah? I need to make a call to my accountant earlier to pick up something from the X-ray Department on the second floor. Do you want me to call her and see if she did?

M: No, that’s fine. I’m sure she would have left a message on my pager if she did. Anyway, please give me five minutes before sending in the next patient.

W: What are you doing here? I thought you were going out to make your rounds.

M: I was, but Jack asked me to stick around the office today. He said we are really understaffed and he needs me to help answer some of the phone calls today. What’s up?

W: Oh, I was just on my way to talk to your boss about some of the orders we had received from you. We weren’t sure which of the orders you sent to us were more urgent. I wish you guys would do us a favor and jot something down on the order form. It’s not like we only receive a few orders, you know.

M: You’re right. It has been so hectic here that we didn’t give it a second thought. In fact, Jack mentioned something about that the other day. Maybe you should suggest putting something in to indicate the urgency of the orders in the form.