an update, i know you have been waiting....
there was a dodgy looking gang of oldies, discussing something, i was hoping it would be "things that reffered to pharmaceutical companies" as one of them was mr shah from the PO, so i sidled up and took a chair behind them, hoping to be enlighted
well mr shah has gout and his wife has put him on a restricted diet which he is not happy about and he was hoping that the results of the blood test will be good so she'll ease up on him. various other ailments were named and discussed, i learnt a surprising amount....
no-one came in demanding drugs or they'd hang themselves - one chap did get a bit agitated when booking a blood test, the receptionist asked him if he'd like a morning or afternoon appointment and he wasn't sure what would be best and his wife wasn't there to check with so he was going to have to ring back later
i did have to wait 25 mins past my appointment time but i was sitting i n a sunny spot amusing myself so i can live with it