‘Tis flu season, don’t you know?

And I caught it, from a friend of mine who had had it about a week ago. Oli, I owe you for this. Or rather you owe me for three days off work!

Anyway I called the Doctor’s this morning thinking that three days with a sore throat and no end in sight was about right to see what he had to say. I called at 8:05am. The NHS runs something called an Open Office System, where if you call, you are in that day; but, you can’t book ahead of time, like I couldn’t call today for an appointment sometime next week. Well, given that the Doctor’s office opens up at 8:00am, I thought getting through in the first 5 minutes would give me a good place early in the morning.

My appointment time today? 4:15pm… so much for the efficient NHS and their stupid policies.