This made me smile. Our income tax forms come with preprinted name and address labels (the tax preparer must fill out the rest -- this is, of course, predating computerized tax preparation). I have always prepared our taxes, so many years ago I changed the order of our names, with me listed first, on both state and federal taxes. The IRS was apparently happy with this arrangement and ever after put my name first. But no matter how many times over the years I put my name first on the tax form for the state of Massachusetts, they *always* changed it back next year to listing my husband first!
For the last five or so years I've used a computerized tax preparation program, it never messes with me. ;-) Carolyn Carolyn Hastings Stow, MA USA > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jean Nathan > Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 3:41 AM > To: Chat > Subject: [lace-chat] Names and titles > > Firstly, it never occurred to me to give my own details as Mrs William > Nathan to anyone, or to be known as that. The only time it's use is if > something is address to us both, and even then on our local tax bill, the > account is Mr William E Nathan and Mrs Jean E Nathan. Since marriage I've > always been Mrs Jean Nathan or just Jean Nathan. > > Also on what Alice wrote: > > <On another subject...As I got older, I was sometimes > annoyed in a medical office when a young twerp of a > girl would call me Alice. I have since noticed that's > it's commonly done in various medical offices. Once > in a while they will use the full name but usually > it's just the first name. > > > Last time I was in hospital, on admission I was asked how I wanted to be > addressed by staff. > > Last week I went for my usual monthly blood test, and while everyone else > booking in was asked to confirm the details on the test form and who their > General Practitioner was, when I handed my form in the receptionist look up > and said I assume it's the same as always." before she'd even read the name > on he form. When you consider that about 3,000 tests are done a week, I'm > still amazed that she and most of the phlebotomists know who I am by sight. > They all call me Mrs Nathan. > > Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]