I Wanted To Be Good ...

[sunny-dave]

... so didn't take my 'seasonal cold and cough' to my GP - there's burger-all that they can do about short-term viral infections and it would be a waste of time/money/resources and I certainly didn't want any (ineffective) antibiotics.

But today the throat pain escalated from 'manageable' to 'rather awful' and so I was packed off to the GP by a determined small Irish person - and (whilst you may moan - and I did) it's easier to do as you're told.

It took my kindly GP nearly a minute to diagnose 'a nice classic case of almost certainly bacterial tonsillitis', to give me a bollocking for not coming sooner and to prescribe some amoxicillin ...

Gness has just opined that if they cure the pain, but leave the loss of voice, then life would be perfect ...

[Georgiesmum]

About November then eh Gness? LOL

[aelmpvw]

last time i was laid low and lost my voice, i had a bell to summons doris, would you like to borrow it dave?

[gness]

A silent summer, GM? Oh bliss indeed!

[gness]

No, Ael! No and umpteen times NO! He would not like to borrow you bell!!!!!

[Barmaid]

I have a grumpy Mr BM cos he's on crutches and in pain. Most people get an elf on a shelf. I get a ***&& on a stick.

[sunny-dave]

Surely a Goblin that is Hoblin ...

[ I'll get me coat ]

[Barmaid]

That made me laugh, Dave. I won't repeat it. I might get whacked with a crutch.....

[TonyV]

OH BM my next door neighbours have crutches permanently stored in the alley, his for his failed knee surgery and hers when she over dose her fitness training, she thinks nothing of cycling 20 odd miles in the summer, mind you her £3K titanium bike I can lift with one finger.

[10ClarionSt]

I don't do doctors. I don't do meds. Of any description. I don't need them, see?

[fraser]

As my old man had to say doctors bury thief mistakes!!!