I received an application for a new job and it requires that I fill out a medical questionnaire.
Part of the questionnaire needs to be filled in by a doctor to certify my health.
The doctor is required to answer yes/no to four questions, sign and date the form and stamp the practice’s address on the form.
So I booked my doctor’s appointment and attended, the doctor filled in the form as required and informed me that there would be a fee to pay which I would have to ask about at reception.
The practice manager informed me the entire consultation lasted a whole three minutes and the fee determined by her for this lengthy consultation was an astounding £20.
How can such a fee be considered reasonable for any service especially when it is for such a menial task to the aforementioned professional? — The Bartender.
Anniversary celebration
St Ninian’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Kingsway East, Dundee, is holding its 70th Anniversary Ceilidh on Friday from 7-10 pm.
Tickets from Vina Strachan, 01382 500616, cost £5 per adult and £3 per child. Supper is included.
The 70th Celebration Service will be held on Sunday at 11 am.
This service, led by Bishop John Mantle, will include an Act of Remembrance, Confirmations and Celebration Eucharist and will be concluded with a finger buffet. — Fay Lamont, St Ninian’s Church House.
[This picture, from our archives, shows St Ninian’s Church in the early 1960s.]
Whitfield bus woe
The revised Whitfield bus service is a big problem. The 7.34 am service from the shops was about five minutes late recently, which was no major hardship for me at least.
The journey home though was another matter entirely. I arrived at the Crichton Street stop at about 4.50 pm, naively expecting to catch the scheduled 4.55 bus to Whitfield.
However, not a single Whitfield service visited the stop until 5.20, when there should have been one at 4.55, one at 5.05 and another at 5.15.
To add insult to injury, I had to stand and watch about half a dozen Downfield-bound buses sail past.
To make matters worse, there was the extra 15 minutes at least spent going all the way around the back of Whitfield before getting to a stop near to my home — there’s no north-bound service up Whitfield Drive, etc, any more. It’s a 10-minute journey according to the timetable.
No doubt they’ll be putting up the fares soon to pay for these “service improvements”. — Saving up for a car.
More important things to deal with
It is odd that anyone should demand the “return” of Mary Queen of Scots’ remains to Scotland.
This monarch was French in all but where she was born.
The SNP government should be using parliament time for more important matters.
Disturbing the remains of someone who has been dead for over 420 years is not one of them. — Holyrood Watcher.
Coffee morning
Easy Walkers is holding a coffee morning this Saturday, 10 am–noon, to raise funds for two rescued dogs’ veterinary treatment.
They are living with a woman who works full-time and she cannot pay for their bills and she is not able to get free veterinary care.
The coffee morning is at Age Concern, High Street, Kirriemuir. There will also be a raffle. Anyone wishing to help with funds or prizes can get in touch with Daryl on 07518559707. — Easy Walkers, Kirriemuir.
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