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I don't know if you have spin doctors over there, but they are basically press officers who put a spin on items of news for the benefit of the government (i.e. make it look better than it is). Well I...

Whilst the first victims of war a innocents, the truth follows shortly after. Having read papers thro' the Falklands and the Gulf incidents I pass on some observations.
One side will be "well dug...

Back to adjusting temple ends, remember to check the frame still fits in the case afterwards. Sometimes you will need a larger or differently shaped case. Failure to supply one will result in the...

I go with the often as needed principle. I show the patient the difference between the current and the new Rx and let them decide(assuming they are capable of making a decision). If there are...

Whilst the NHS pay optometrists £14.46p for an eye-test (which does not cover overheads, let alone provide remuneration), there is apparently a new law that says if a deaf person wants an...

I think it says volumes about ASDA's lack of confidence in its product and service that it feels it has to resort to knocking copy. The law allows it to advertise its prices already. The free...

In the UK we have "Post Payment Verification Checks" Basically a bureaucrat arrives with a bunch of forms you have submitted to which a paper trail must exist. I.e. in appointment book, record card,...

LaurieC
Thanks for the post about dishwashers, I would never have thought to ask about them otherwise. It is surprising how many otherwise sane people have tried it.

In the UK we have NHS (national health service). 85% of patients are NHS in my practice. Same problems of no show, bigger cars, etc. I thought we were alone. Tax in UK is enormous to pay for it all....

Cleaning paint splashes off with a brillo pad is common.
Sticking frames together with super-glue and getting it all over the lenses must be second.
My favourite was the lady who said her glasses...

Thanks for the suggestions, but unfortunately I was back on the same campsite as last year, so they already knew me. Nice to know you are all as off the wall as I am. I was soundly beaten in the...

Foot and Mouth is serious in Wales. There is the suggestion that information is being controlled. Talk to your farmers and listen to what is actually happening, then wait until you hear it on the...

Just found the web address for petanque. Hope you like it.

http://www.boules.com/boule/petanque.htm.

Thanks for the suggestions, keep them coming. Petanque is also known as Boule. A bit like playing bowls but you throw the jack and the metal balls (boules).

Thanks for the results, it's nice to know I'm average. Keep up the good work.
Peter

I am about to spend two weeks blobbing (doing nothing) in the Vendee, France. Well maybe I,ll eat alot of nice food, drink some wine, chat, play petanque and surf (body board is ok, but it takes me...

My kids wanted a dog but we were not home enough and it wouldn't have been fair on it. They then tried for a cat but the road we live on was too busy. Having had several hamsters we went to the RSPCA...

I do not know what you include in an eye-test, but mine takes about half an hour. I.e. the government pays £30 p.h. After allowing for rent, rates(local business tax based on value of premises), gas,...

Dear Chip,
We never had them in the first place. Only the landed gentry had them. Peasents have always been underfoot.
Thanks for the thought.
Peter

Bread and butter pudding

butter some rounds of bread, chop off crusts if you are fussy
beat some eggs and milk together, season with nutmeg if desired
grease large dish
put layer of bread in...

If you have followed John R's thread on charges, you will be amazed at the low fees paid by the NHS in the UK that do not even cover overheads let alone provide a remuneration. You may wonder why the...

I'm with Maria. I do an average job and people come back with friends and family. Who needs expensive marketing bods charging you a small fortune to come up with inane slogans. If they are so...

Hi from Wales. I charge £20 (Though £30 is nearer the true cost)for refraction, direct ophthalmoscopy, air-puff pressure test(Pulsair2000), slit lamp exam and FDT fields in patients capable of doing...