Gosh you're quite right, they should just give an appointment to anyone who rings up. All those doctors are probably just sat around being bored anyway, they'd be glad to actually have some work.

( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Tue 29 Jan 2013, 8:04, 1 reply)

That reminds me of a visit to my local surgery.

Me - Hello if possible i'd like to make an appointment for today please.
Evil Witch - You'll have to phone in after 8:30 to book an appointment.
Me - but it's about 8:28 now, can't we just sort this out now?
Evil Witch - No you'll have to phone in at 8:30, we don't do this in person at the desk.
Me (at exactly 8:30, calling on my mobile phone whilst still stood at the reception desk & staring her straight in the eye) - Hello if possible i'd like to make an appointment for today please
(thisisian, Tue 29 Jan 2013, 13:49, closed)

I did that in Domino's pizza once
Well... not tried to make a doctor's appointment, obviously. There was a massive queue due to them being unexpectedly busy, and no-one could talk to the guy on the counter because he kept answering the phone instead. So I phoned him.
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Tue 29 Jan 2013, 15:38, closed)

I expect everyone else in the queue was doing the same.

( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Tue 29 Jan 2013, 19:08, closed)