No more 'Wang' advice.

So...for the last two days it has been far to hot for heavy labour and so we set about sorting administrative stuff.We went into Stanthorpe yesterday and tried to get a dump key from the Regional Council but Birgit, was only training and didn't know what to do so took Will's phone number and said she would ring him when she found out. She gave Will a form to complete to change the address on our Rates notice. At the Courts we changed the address on our driving licenses and Will changed the address on the Electoral register.At the Post Office we got a form for redirecting mail from Celtis St and enquired about getting another key for our post box. Getting a new key requires handing the only key we have in so they can copy it and we were not prepared to do that yet until we had spoken to Mick at the local Servo where our post box is to check that he would hand over our mail without a key.After the Post Office we went in search of a Doctor. There is only one Bulk Billing Medical Centre in Stanthorpe.I cannot pretend to understand the Bulk Billing system and honestly have no desire to ask anyone to explain it but what it means to me is....I can go to the doctor and don't have to pay anything. At all the other Practices it would seem there is a $30 charge per visit. It is a no-brainer to me!We went into the Bulk Billing Clinic and got forms for new patients and she made us an appointment with the 'man doctor' for today."Do we need an appointment?" we asked. She nodded.We both walked out and thought it all looked a bit grim...but beggars can't be choosers.We went back in today at the appointed time and took seats in the waiting room. It was not as it had first seemed and was in fact quite nicely appointed and clean. There were three doctors on duty. One was a double barrelled name which sounded Eastern European, then there were Doctors Sultana and Hussein.We were babies compared to the rest of the clientele.There was no 'TonicTV' but 'Good Morning' was on with an expert explaining the recently named condition of 'Resting Bitch Face'. I actually burst out laughing and then quickly apologised to all the other waiting patients for breaking the silence. 'Resting Bitch Face' is what some people have when they are not smiling or frowning and when their face is at rest but it appears you are a 'bitch'. Victoria Beckham appeared quite a lot in the report but it was the Queen's face that made me laugh out loud. Donald Trump has it too...thank goodness. I hadn't thought of him as a 'bitch' to me he is a huge 'W@$%*?!'Anyway Will was called in by Dr Hussein first. It turns out we didn't need an appointment as well as completing the new patient form so Will had to make up an ailment and he chose 'Cheese-makers elbow'. He has to go for an ultrasound to get it investigted. I was in next to see Dr Hussein. His first name was Saddaq....Saddaq Hussein......surely an incognito Despot would chose something a bit further removed from his original name...but he did look similar, if a little less bulky and more pigeon chested. He also appeared to have 'Resting Bitch Face'...but hey! I'm not a doctor so it was hard to be sure. No, I am mean. He was really very nice and has obviously come a long way since they hung him.I had loads I could tell him about my health and he gave me a new prescription for my blood pressure tablets so all in all it was a good morning.Afterwards we called to see Birgit but she would not give us a dump key as Will has been issued with one before....but it was sent to Andrew in Toowoomba! We need to chase that up. At the Post Office we handed in out mail redirection form and got a discount with my pension card....look, they said destroy it after the 16th November and it is still after the 16th of November!We called in to see Mick at the Servo to ask if he would he give us our mail for a week while we gave the post box key in to be copied. He told us just to take it to the locksmith in Stanthorpe who would copy it for us....even though it quite clearly says on the key 'DO NOT DUPLICATE!'Oh well, I keep forgetting that this is Australia after all!P.S. I will email or message our new mailing address shortly to those of you who I think would be interested to have it....or message me if you would like it. I thank you!

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