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The heat brings them all out

I work in doncaster hospital and today at least 10 people came in because they have gone red! excuse me but sunburn is not an emergancy! They were spouting all kinds of rubbish like ive never gone red before. I said did you remember to put sun cream on and they said they left it at home!!!!

rant over
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  • Slowhand
    Slowhand Posts: 1,073 Forumite
    preable wrote: »
    I work in doncaster hospital and today at least 10 people came in because they have gone red! excuse me but sunburn is not an emergancy! They were spouting all kinds of rubbish like ive never gone red before. I said did you remember to put sun cream on and they said they left it at home!!!!

    rant over

    At least you're getting paid! On MSE we get 'my three year old tree hasn't grown prettily enough in my garden, can I claim?
  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    That's northerners for you. They've never seen the sun before.
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    Slowhand wrote: »
    At least you're getting paid! On MSE we get 'my three year old tree hasn't grown prettily enough in my garden, can I claim?

    Ha ha! I liked this anyway and now I like it even more that I've stumbled upon the thread...
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • Chickabiddybex
    Chickabiddybex Posts: 1,346 Forumite
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    At least us Northerners get to see the sun with no buildings blocking it out :P

    And when we enjoy a pint in the sunshine WE get change from 3 quid :D
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  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    At least us Northerners get to see the sun with no buildings blocking it out :P

    Oh yeah. You must be thinking of all that high rise in Cornwall.
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • preable
    preable Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    lol in donny you get sun but if you walk into town you get highrise flats xD
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,388 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    At least us Northerners get to see the sun with no buildings blocking it out :P

    And when we enjoy a pint in the sunshine WE get change from 3 quid :D

    Proper south, no high rise buildings and WE get change from £2.
  • Cycrow
    Cycrow Posts: 2,639 Forumite
    And when we enjoy a pint in the sunshine WE get change from 3 quid :D

    lucky you, i would get refused at £3 and asked to double it :P
  • No_tongue.
    No_tongue. Posts: 13 Forumite
    Hello preable! I was in DRI yesterday (appointment, not A&E) and would like to say the treatment I got was fantastic!! Thanks to you and your colleagues.. And as a former Doncaster resident, you have my deepest sympathy.......;)
  • preable
    preable Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    No_tongue. wrote: »
    Hello preable! I was in DRI yesterday (appointment, not A&E) and would like to say the treatment I got was fantastic!! Thanks to you and your colleagues.. And as a former Doncaster resident, you have my deepest sympathy.......;)


    No problem.
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