"I DON'T believe it!"

So......apart from everything else that has been going on I have had a bit of toothache. I need to get it sorted before is worse so today phoned the dental clinic at the Q E II Hospital."Do you have a health care card  or a pensioner's concession card?" Asked the woman on the other end of the phone."No, But I have a Medicare card," I said."No, I'm sorry that doesn't count.""So, how do I get my tooth sorted?" I asked."Go to a private dentist or the School of Denstristry at Queensland University."I wasn't keen for students to experiment on me at all.I googled "How do you get a Health Care Card?" and was taken to the Centrelink website.......on checking it out it looked like I might be eligible.....but I wasn't going to waste time on waiting for them to answer the phone so drove to Inala to the Centrelink Office.Like this morning I was expecting bad news but soon found myself sat in the red chairs with all the nationalities of the World sat around me.I have sat there for hours before but this time was called in 5 minutes by a bald headed guy."I just wondered if I am eligible for a health care card. I have a dodgy tooth that need sorting." I said."We'll just see what we can do," he said, tapping away at his computer and peering at the screen. He got up and walked away and then a few moments later came back with a piece of paper. He sat down scribbled on it stamped it three times and said,"This will last you for two weeks until your real card comes through the post."I was utterly gobsmacked!.......'Perhaps I need to buy a lottery ticket today,' I thought."Fantastic!" I said, "Thank you!"I came home and rang the Dental Hospital again clutching my temporary 'Health Care Card' paper.....but on closer inspection noticed the Health Care Card bit was crossed out and what I had actually been given was a 'Pensioner's Concession Card.'Some mistake surely!!!!!!!.....but then I realised I was getting a Carer's 'Pension.'I got my dental appointment but then realised from the paper that they were going to send my card to Frogknot.I wasn't going to ring them to change it so drove back to Inala and found myself back on the red chairs.I could see the bald headed guy peering at me over his computer screen and felt like a serial benefit cheat and bludger.I waited about 20 minutes before I was called by a woman but here desk meant I would have to walk past the bald headed guy's desk. I took a short cut between some other desks and avoided going past him.The woman looked incredulous."You're not supposed to walk through there!" She said."Oops" I said."Well, luckily no-one was looking," she said.The computer didn't want to change my address to Celtis St but she managed to set it as my postal address but she hit a problem.  She went in search of help,walking through the desks I was not allowed to walk through....but couldn't find anyone to help."Don't worry. I will get it sent to your postal address," she said.I wasn't convinced."Can I just ask a silly question? I see it is a Pensioner's Concession Card but I am far too young to be a pensioner. Is it right? Is it because I get a Carer's pension?""I'm sorry," she said ," Do you want me to ask if we can call it something else?......Yes, it is right."I thanked her. "Should I go this way?" I asked, indicating a path away from the desks I was not supposed to walk through. It was the long way round......and I was a pensioner!"If you don't mind," she said.I had to walk past the bald headed man......I kept my head down and hurried out.I am 52 and in possession of a Pensioner's Concession Card!"I DON'T believe it!"