Jill Sparrow 10,331 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Perhaps, when you have a spare ten minutes, you could fix Brew's hernia? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,736 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, philmayfield said: . I know library sounds rather grand but it's a room with bookshelves so what else can I call it? Sounds positively primitive to me..... I have a much more extensively equipped room which I shall call my Library/Audio Visual Entertainment Room/Reception Room/ Sitting Room/Drinking Room/Dozing Room. For short, I think I shall call it my Living Room. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,429 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said: Perhaps, when you have a spare ten minutes, you could fix Brew's hernia I wish some bugger would... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,206 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 An operating theatre is about the only room we don't have in this rambling place. We really need to move to somewhere more appropriate for the elderly but would miss having the space and the magnificent views over the valley. This house plus extensions has been in the family since 1962 and does have sentimental attachment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,331 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 What's wrong with the kitchen table? If it was good enough for Prince Philip (he was born on one, allegedly) ought to be good enough for Brew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,206 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I could give it a whirl. 'Practical Anatomy' by Le Gross Clarke is on my shelf. I'll read it up. I bury my failures! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,877 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Excuse me Doctor Phil, can you do haircuts too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,331 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 If you're in the market for a close shave, denshaw, I think he's your man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,206 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I don't do 'proper' anaesthesia, just half a bottle of brandy and a bullet to bite on. I do need a scrub nurse however to mop my sweating brow. That's just for a haircut! Invasive surgery will also require a trained first aider in case I faint. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I know, growing up in Nottingham that it seemed like every so often the press would report on somebody that got it wrong. They usually didn't live to tell about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,331 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Sounds like a job for Margie. Who's the anaesthetic for, Phil? You? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I was posting about the mushrooms, but my post seems to fit pretty well where it landed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 897 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Half a bottle of brandy each, soon have you in stitches. Not necessarily in the right places. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,206 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said: Sounds like a job for Margie. Who's the anaesthetic for, Phil? You? Yes, a fine Armagnac stops my hands from shaking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,736 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 When I first moved here, one of the Docs at the local practice did Vasectomies privately. He was rumoured to perform them on his kitchen table... though whether he used kitchen implements is not recorded. There were four Docs. One was from a local dynasty of Docs going back generations.. though he's more interested in keeping livestock and still lives on a nearby farm though long retired. Anyway. Each had their own foibles. The 'Vasectomist' greeted each symptom with " I get that... wonder what it is?" The Farmer usually said: "What do you expect? You're getting old..." The quiet one would always look worried and say "I'll refer you to a specialist" The leading partner was like a human whirlwind. He'd have you in and out of his consulting room in seconds, stunned by a barrage of quick talking reassurances, lightning diagnoses and clutching a prescription with ink still wet. Still... at least you could get to see them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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