I have a moral quandary.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

This morning I must visit my GP for a very minor matter.

It occurs to me that I need some boosters prior to a long African visit this autumn. While I am at the doctors, I am tempted to mention this. :-(

Handing out vaccinations to people who can afford to travel to the kind of places for which you require vaccinations isn't really what the NHS is for, is it? On the other hand, I pay fortunes into it every month and never use it.

What say you?

[Berni]

Might as well get yourself an armful of antigens while you can imo.

[redgunamo]

it is actually there to serve those who *could* afford to pay for its benefits themselves, and not for those who could not.

For a visit to Africa though, perhaps a visit to the duty-free lounge would be more to the purpose than a trip to the doctor's?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

and my glw is mad for Malerone. Although I don't suppose the NHS will dole out Malerone.

[Berni]

What with it making people go mad and everything.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Ker-ching. I'm all over it. f**k the priciples.

[redgunamo]

[Berni]

They'll only give it to some bleedin' African otherwise. ;-)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Doesn't strike one as the sort of chap with an interest in gorillas. You can never tell, can you?

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

[redgunamo]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You don't get out much, do you h?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

A quaffable local lager? Surely an easy supply of South African red?

[redgunamo]

I understand though, that nowadays the HC there is actually a woman :-|

[Berni]

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

Makes sense, doesnt it? Do you usually get your boosters along with your botox and hymen restoration in Harley St or something?

[Classic Jorge]

I'm sure they do it by the pitcher at Yates'

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

And oddly enough I had a bottle of Mateus Rose just last week.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

I basically cant get to sleep without a gulp of that and a melatonin tablet.

[Berni]

If anything, I'm more shocked by the Mateus Rose.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Sadly, he has gone to Australia to ply his trade. Since then, I have used a walk in clinic at Harley St, and they are very good indeed.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

to get me out, is she? :-(

[Classic Jorge]

Seriously, what's Socialism for if it's not for everybody? Get down the doctors.

Just prepare yourself for the waiting room though, you may catch something from the unfortunates.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Or to be more accurate when in Portugal.

It was *literally* as cheap as chips so on the odd evening as I showered and prepared for the evening I had a bottle.

The Night Nurse was of course more of an issue but I needed sleep of any sort so lashed it in and proceeded to pass out. Up with the larks on the Tuesday and off to work.