Not the cow in the picture - that's a girl (having said that, the next time the Dairylea cows are on the TV, check them out, they have boy's voices and girl's 'bits' as do the Cravendale cows?? wierd??)I've just come back from the vet, well not me, Mr Chips the Freecycle-freerange bunny. He has had his check up - all good. We found out that he is a boy, but not how old he is.
Isn't it funny how you never hear of a poor dentist or vet? Isn't it funny how the vet never says, "There is nothing at all wrong with your pet, there is nothing I can give him that he needs."
When I used to take Harry, our huge, male, black, British Shorthair cat to the Spanish vet, she would charm him by saying - in her Spanish accent, "Hhhhello Hhharry, you are soooo hhhandsome." he would go all gooey and roll on his back for her and show off his tummy, putty in her hands.
Mr Chips the rabbit (also black but bleached to marbled brown in the sun) saw a male Spanish vet but was not wooed like Harry. Mr Chips was well behaved though. The vet gave Mr Chips an injection to combat skin mites?????? When I went to pay (£60 in all, with the prospect of a return visit in 2 weeks - I don't think) the receptionist said, "The vet has accidentally charged you for 2ml of injection when it should only be 1ml, I've charged the original amount back and corrected it." "Thank you." quoth I. How much do you reckon I saved? £10? £5? .... nine pence. NINE PENCE. How can that be right?
As I go on in life I get more and more fed up with EVERYONE (shops, councils, governments, services etc.) wanting their pound of flesh. Why does everything have to cost the earth? Even the free car park at Gadebridge - this week they have put up a sign saying "Car Park free at all times, persons found parking on the grass will face a fixed penalty notice of £60" How long that space will remain free is anybodies guess. You pay to park, you pay to use a trolley (ok so you get the pound back at ASDA), in some shops you even have to pay to shop there (Matalan - and no, I didn't go back) you can't turn round without having to put your hand in your pocket. OK rant over - we do manage to do some things for free, walks in the park or down the canal and trips to the old fashioned seaside (no arcades or amusements if I have a choice). Oh well back to the 12 hour days and second job just to pay for the holiday!
