They really shouldn't do that

Perhaps I should post this entry at annoyances.org, but this is about people not computers. The first two are quite serious, the last one isn't (for ME that is).

1 Doctors receptionists
I had a letter from the doctor saying my bone density scan was due -it isn't. I was going to reply, but it isn't a priority. Someone spotted their mistake, and phoned to tell me about it. Patient confidentiality? What's that then? They told my wife! Just supposing she didn't know, just supposing she was just a house sitter. They didn't check, how can they be sure over the phone anyway?
Medical message over the phone to unknown recipients:
They really shouldn't do that.

2 Credit Card companies
This is far more serious. My son wanted to change his car insurance, so he called the company and got a quote. Later he called them back to make the change. He phoned me to say was it OK to charge it to my card again. I said "Yes, its OK." So the charge went through. I did not speak to the Insurance Company, and there is no record of the cvv code being given - because it wasn't. Just how is this a properly authorised transaction? I may well try to find out.
"What have you got in your pocket?" as the tag line goes. Well if it one of those be careful that its not being used by someone else!
Improperly approved credit card transactions:
They really shouldn't do that.

3 Prospective Mother-in-laws
This is another one sided bus conversation that I tried really hard NOT to listen to, but there it was in my right ear. Someone, who is planning a wedding to Andy spent the whole journey talking to her mother about his mother. His mother is insisting on a number of changes, to the venue, and to the guest list. To invite people that she hasn't spoken to in years. This is such a big disappointment to the prospective mother-in-law that she is going to pay for the extra guests herself and as a result of the trauma will be seeing a phycho-analyst. Her (the prospective mother-in-law) life is in ruins and her family is irrevocably split. The wedding she says is nothing to do with the couple, it is the responsibility of the two sets of parents.
This is just the one half I heard unwillingly. I would recommend a psychiatrist, and some family therapy. A quick conversion and the power of real love would help a lot too.
Parents taking over their children's wedding:
- They really shouldn't do that.