Service with a sniff

My cold has got worse. My head is hot and stuffy. It feels like someone's set fire to some cotton wool and forced it into my sinuses.
I tried to get in to see my doctor but if you’re not bleeding to death or in the throes of a seizure you have to wait three weeks for an appointment. So I decided to call NHS Direct for advice.
That was a mistake.
Someone called ‘Paula’ asked me some questions that seemed completely irrelevant to my medical condition, and then advised me to get plenty of vitamins. I was feeling pissed off and playful by now, so – remembering my last blog - I said “I’ve eaten 3,000 fruit gums today, does that count?” and she replied “Well, that’s better than nothing”
Unbelievable.

RC 24-9-11