A severe telling off!

(Plus…What if you only work on days that you choose to work?)

This morning I went to see the doctor, to get my prescriptions (or scripts as they call them here in Australia) renewed.

Expected to just be in and out and on my way.

Nope.

Instead I was treated to a bloody good bollocking, (that’s English for a severe telling off)!

‘Listen Roy’, she said, ‘You’ve got high cholesterol, high Triglycerides (which means your blood is thicker), and high blood pressure’.

‘Right’, I said, ‘but I’m taking pills for those.’

Ignoring me, she continued, ‘And on top of that Roy, you are carrying far too much weight around your belly’.

I opened my mouth to reply, but she jumped straight down my throat so I couldn’t.

‘How much alcohol do you drink?’

(Oh shit).

‘Erm, well..I erm..’

‘Come on. Spit it out. How much?’

‘Well, I usually have a couple of beers on the balcony and watch the sun set. Then, I’ll have a glass of wine with dinner.’

‘And?’, she said, knowing that I wanted to stop telling her any more and just run out of the room.