It hurt a lot but it felt good.

heh

I can relate to this. I had to put up with my ex at #1 daughter's
wedding. Lucky, she didn't talk much.
--
Mike

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Skype: muddycat

 

muddycat says...

I don't have kids by mine. My daughter also refused to meet her in all
the years we were together.

 

Oh, Lord! Not you too?

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Dr Ivan D. Reid says...

I've just had mine after my TIA earlier in the year. I'm now waiting
for the results.

 

It takes that long to see a GP.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Molly_Thai

No it doesn't. I can ring my GP on Monday morning and be guaranteed to
see a doctor that day.

I realise you were joking, but inaccurate sniping at the NHS only feeds
the "Just privatise it and be done" brigade.

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and Ducati Race Engineer.

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Neither one of my daughters want to talk to their mother.
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Molly_Thai says...

We get GP appointments the same day here.

 

Seven days here, at both the surgeries I've used in the last ten years
or so. I suspect it may be marginally quicker if you have a heart
attack, but given the totally incorrect diagnosis SO received after her
recent stair tumble, I'd strongly advise against having anything more
serious than a cold in Swindon's A&E catchment area.

 

I called my GP two weeks ago for an appointment and was given the 1st of
August. I am not kidding.

 

Molly_Thai says...

Apart from the longish wait for an MRI scan[1] I've been very pleased
with the service I've had from our local NHS Trust.

[1] Due to the scanner room being rebuilt, the only useable scanner
sits in a converted artic trailer in the hospital grounds. It's not
ideal but at least they have one and it works.

 

Whaaat??

I can walk into an open surgery any day of the week at my GP's anytime
between 8.00am and 9.30am and be seen before 10.30.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Wicked Uncle Nigel amazed us all with this pearl
of wisdom:

This is true. Even in the hideously under-rescourced[1] part of England
we call London I can get an appointment next day.

I've got no grumbles about the NHS whatsoever. Even when I had raging
toothache and wasn't registered with any dentists I got in next day.

[1] Alledgedly

 

If I call my GP today I will be seen in about 10 days time.

 

Er... <whoosh>?

--
Ivan Reid, Electronic & Computer Engineering, ___ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD, DT175MX "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO# 003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

Dr Ivan D. Reid says...

Me wooshed, or you?

 

Now I'm not sure...

But I did wish to imply that I inferred that your medical procedure
was preparatory to a currently popular surgical operation.

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Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD, DT175MX "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO# 003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

IIRC, this is because of a recent policy change. Targets mean that
doctors are aiming to see patients within 48 hours of an appointment
being requested. Their solution? To only schedule appointments up to
48 hours in advance, so you can't book one further ahead.

It's popped up on QT a few times, once notably when yonty was in the
hot seat.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, ogden amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

Well, tbh, that suits me fine, the only time I ever need to see a doctor
or a dentist is within 48hrs. I mean, if I need to call one it's pretty
damn urgent.

 

Good on you. now learn to ride it like a girl...

Hoyuss. 3500 km around France in the last nine days has been a blast.

The gixxer thou is a tourer - didn't anybody tell you?

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