BenB - no surgery today?
nick205 - 21/9/09 at 01:28 PM
No surgery today or just managing to post between patients...?
BenB - 21/9/09 at 01:35 PM
Having a day off!!! Can't work on the car or go for a drive because it's stuck under my mates Porsche hard-top, can't work on my
allotment because I need to use the rotavator and it's a bit hot and sunny so the neighbours have their windows open (so a poorly silenced 2
stroke isn't very friendly), my laptop memory finally arrived but its DDR2 and I need DDR1.... So basically so far I've got diddly squat
done. Just planning on what not to do this afternoon 
Can't even watch the weekends BTCC racing because ITV haven't put it on their website yet!!
cadebytiger - 21/9/09 at 01:40 PM
ooo are you a surgeon or do you work in a surgery?
BenB - 21/9/09 at 01:58 PM
GP... for my sins.....
Used to be a wonderful job until the government started sticking their oars in....
tul214 - 21/9/09 at 02:01 PM
How do you get away with the oily finger nails???
BenB - 21/9/09 at 02:08 PM
I don't
When I was renovating my diff one of the patients complained by saying
"eeerh, what a load of oil under your nails"
to which i replied
"actually, I think you'll find it's black hammerite"
Told them
More recently I just cut them really short and used shed loads of swarfega. The only recent issue I had was when I did loads of angle grinding and
went into work with red pock marks up both arms. I knew what it was but I think quite a few patients though it was the lurgy!!
It was also quite amusing last winter when I bumped into one of my patients (my garage is right next to my surgery). I was walking down the road in my
bright blue padded worksuit which was covered in crud, had three days stubble, smelt to high heaven, had mad bobble hat hair, my face was smeared with
moly grease from a CVJ and a grinding disc had exploded (heavy handed moi?) and taken a chunk out of chin. Excellent double take
nick205 - 21/9/09 at 02:47 PM
...and possible loss of patient
BenB - 21/9/09 at 02:57 PM
I scrub'd up reasonably well afterwards....
Agriv8 - 21/9/09 at 03:23 PM
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
GP... for my sins.....
Used to be a wonderful job until the government started sticking their oars in....
Oh now that somthing they a F*ing good at 
Dont get me started
regards
Agriv8
scootz - 21/9/09 at 04:08 PM
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Used to be a wonderful job until the government started sticking their oars in....
Quote of the week!
I'm sure all the people who have worked in the public sector are nodding their heads in agreement!
MikeR - 21/9/09 at 04:59 PM
As someone who works for a company indirectly doing the gov. bidding making Ben's life difficult .....
I couldn't possibly agree
tul214 - 21/9/09 at 06:09 PM
Ben, I haven't been do my docs for about 15yrs but if you were mine I might endure the waiting room just for a chat about cars
mangogrooveworkshop - 21/9/09 at 06:14 PM
Our old dentist has a sylva stylus.......and kitcarmags in the waiting room.......worth paying to see him as the conversation is very interesting
David Jenkins - 21/9/09 at 06:28 PM
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Used to be a wonderful job until the government started sticking their oars in....
I know EXACTLY what you mean - my sister-in-law used to be the top consultant anaesthetist in a major NHS hospital. A while back, if you dared to
criticise the NHS she'd give you the full 30-minute lecture about how wonderful it all was...
...until a few years ago.
Before she retired a couple of years back, she was constantly grumbling about the bureaucracy, money wastage and stupid rules. She was very glad to
get out (apart from the fact that it was on health grounds, which wasn't at all good).
[Edited on 21/9/09 by David Jenkins]
BenB - 21/9/09 at 06:48 PM
quote:
Originally posted by tul214
Ben, I haven't been do my docs for about 15yrs but if you were mine I might endure the waiting room just for a chat about cars
Come on over, there's even a good mix of PPC, car mechanics, practical classics etc in the waiting room now as well
02GF74 - 21/9/09 at 08:47 PM
Ben is a good doc.
I was fortunate to see him after I broke my leg in two places. He examined me and told me not to go to those places.
Another time it hurt when I raised my arm, his advice was spot on, not to raise my arm.