Obviously, I have too much time on my hands

[Rhisiart]

Originally Posted by reed

Yes, indeed rhisiart. Your right about that.
I live next to a Firehouse (Sappeur Pompier)...good friends there and I have a buddy who is a paramedic. High risk. Great folks.
Famous true doc story: Lady looses her baby at birth. Doc anouncing the news: "do you have other children madam?" (mother nods yes) "I'm glad because this one is a dudd." Now, that's OTL.

I am sure it is true. However doctors are a little more tightly regulated these days. Your example shows this is no bad thing.

[reed]

Depends where you are and what "health" system we are talking about. In Europe. No? A Scottish friend (retired) wouldn't touch the NHS with a ten foot pole. Off to Thailand, of all places etc. to take care of "business." I'm not sure why.My example of the "dudd" was from a doctor in Bristol....many years ago. I'm sure things have changed. Thank goodness.
The Brits by the way, seem to go to France for their health problems a lot.Why is that?
Having said that, I'm sure you are aware of the horror stories in the US of A? Another vast program. Very scary in fact. All the best of health to all. Reed.

[vanostade]

DE !! (= Mort de Rire !! deadly exhilaration!!)... Thank you for your December 24th humoristic bout , old Swansea black swan ! But you know , medical files will become less & less funny , since here a law has been recently passed forbidding any crypted abbrevation or personnal hints concerning the patient ...And since lawyers will poke their noses more & more frequently in those files , they will become more & more slick & neutral , of course .But I'm sure the matter anyway will never dry up , since many file redactors wont resist going on writing down telling chapters : of that you have a good exemple in the answer written by a Dr " vanostade" to the joyful message of Mr & Mrs "kilowatt" ( "8 pounds2oz" , in "photo-album" )...Anyway , please go on cheering up the forum !
signed vanostade
PS Hope you dont object to my nicknaming you from the black palmipede on your frontispice & one of your neighbouring cities : I never could resist an idiot temptation ...Besides , I happened once , on a winter morning five years ago , passing on the road to Chamonix , to see a couple of black swans ( what were they doing here ???) on a half frozen pond , among the snow covered firs ...Most beautiful , you would have certainly taken a snapshot . I made some inquiries among the local ornithologists , they were as puzzled as me , & concluded they were stray birds ...Ciao !

[vanostade]

DE !! (= Mort de Rire !! deadly exhilaration!!)... Thank you for your December 24th humoristic bout , old Swansea black swan ! But you know , medical files will become less & less funny , since here a law has been recently passed forbidding any crypted abbrevation or personnal hints concerning the patient ...And since lawyers will poke their noses more & more frequently in those files , they will become more & more slick & neutral , of course .But I'm sure the matter anyway will never dry up , since many file redactors wont resist going on writing down telling chapters : of that you have a good exemple in the answer written by a Dr " vanostade" to the joyful message of Mr & Mrs "kilowatt" ( "8 pounds2oz" , in "photo-album" )...Anyway , please go on cheering up the forum !
signed vanostade
PS Hope you dont object to my nicknaming you from the black palmipede on your frontispice & one of your neighbouring cities : I never could resist a pun , whatever dumb ...Besides , I happened once , on a winter morning five years ago , passing on the road to Chamonix , to see a couple of black swans ( what were they doing here ???) on a half frozen pond , among the snow covered firs ...Most beautiful , you would have certainly taken a snapshot . I made some inquiries among the local ornithologists , they were as puzzled as me , & concluded they were stray birds ...Ciao !