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lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's not a posh alert if it's life and limb ......
It's a posh alert to be able to actually afford it though

Work pay. They want him , they pay for it.

If its a taxi to get home he'll probably have to stay in Town. :rotfl:

PasturesNew

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

... can't they just tell you over the phone?
...

Tricky one - I'm guessing they can't do that because otherwise they could only do that if it was "all OK", which would then mean people gaming the system to try to find out the news by saying they can't make it ....

They'd need to see everybody face to face, good or bad, so those with bad news couldn't work out that it was going to be bad news because they had to go in .... leaving those with good news worrying.

In the old days a Doctor would have made an evening slot available.

My mum had surgery in the mid 60s. When she came round, in the Hospital, her GP was there; he'd sat beside her bed all night. He said "I just wanted to make sure you were OK - I'll go home now". You don't get that these days. He couldn't have been her GP for more than 2 years at that point either, it's not like he was the family GP or anything!

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Work pay. They want him , they pay for it.

Well, there's another posh alert. Work pay, but you have to be able to afford it - and to be able to afford to wait until it's reimbursed before you get it back.

So it's still a posh alert
Just not quite so posh

Blimey it's banging away outside! Sounds like the sort of day when I might have to go and wave off the dividing fence panels between me and next door

LydiaJ

Gen, hope you can shuffle things soon. How far is the doctor from your workplace? How long would you need to take off to get there and back?

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

; he'd sat beside her bed all night. He said "I just wanted to make sure you were OK - I'll go home now". You don't get that these days. He couldn't have been her GP for more than 2 years at that point either, it's not like he was the family GP or anything!

That's amazing. I don't think any one expects that of GPs though.

I think my last GP was good, despite my GP prejudice. She's become a sort of friend. She phones every now and then and I know I can ask her opinion. If she hadn't been my GP I think we would be friends . I'm pleased with level of care non res p gets from that practise. It is good.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Well, there's another posh alert. Work pay, but you have to be able to afford it - and to be able to afford to wait until it's reimbursed before you get it back.

So it's still a posh alert
Just not quite so posh

Blimey it's banging away outside! Sounds like the sort of day when I might have to go and wave off the dividing fence panels between me and next door

Its mildly windy here, but wind direction keeps swinging . It still seems to be mainly from south/south west though.

Wheezy_2

Doozergirl wrote: »

BBC Breakfast are extremely straight faced about the weather that's coming today. It looked like they'd sped up the time lapse but it's wind.

That BBC breakfast weather woman has weird boobies. Or some novelty bra. Even my wife noticed it, so it's not just me.


Sorry to hear about the extra wait, Gen. Dodgy hugs and kisses from the Wheezies. :kisses:

PasturesNew

I had to pop out to post a birthday card... wish I'd sent it yesterday now....

Wheezy_2

Went to check the Thames during morning doggy walk and it hasn't risen overnight. Good.

lostinrates

Wheezy wrote: »

Went to check the Thames during morning doggy walk and it hasn't risen overnight. Good.

good sign is you still having to walk to check it

The cake pump has tripped the switch here. I had about two feet of 'safe' filling this morning before I have to in any way worry, the weather is vile. I'm not going to go and turn it on again til mid day. I recognise this is a risky decision but I think its worth it to stay by wood burner not out in tat cold greyness.