Fruit cake or sponge ? Doctor or vet ?
Angus buys three large Christmas cakes and has them shipped back from London. They arrive safely . ' The font ' looks at the sell by date on the packaging. Best Before 12th December. '' That's an unusual sell by date for a Christmas cake ". Seems that instead of Christmas cakes I've bought three 'Celebration' cakes. Victoria sponge with a jam filling. We're going to be eating a lot of sponge cake over the next week and a half.
An article in a London newspaper wondering if it might not be better to use the services of a vet rather than a doctor in order to save money in this time of ' austerity '. The article has begun to generate a wave of , mostly humourous, letters in reply.The last letter is perhaps the most amusing.
Paying vet's bills has made me truly appreciate the NHS.
ReplyDeleteA trifle mistake to make!
ReplyDeleteInvite Monsieur le Maire and the rest of the village around for champagne and cake....
ReplyDeleteGetting an appointment with our Vet is quicker than the doctor's as well.
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
Judging from the invisible surgical incision line and retained muscular contour of the neighbors Great Dane, I should have had my hysterectomy done by the vet.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I love our vet more than our doctor!
ReplyDeleteFreeze the cakes, they will be fine when Christmas rolls around, I bet! My other advice is to stick with your M.D., somehow using the vet for the human part of the family just doesn't seem right.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Jo, Stella and Zkhat
I assure you, Edward agrees with the sentiment in that last letter.
ReplyDeleteLuckily there are strict laws preventing animal doctors treating human vet's patients.... But we could be useful in war, or a zombie apocalypse.
ReplyDeleteSorry government subsidies don't extend to animal treatment but no vet earns the same money as any doctor despite the time spent training, or the fees. We just accept the abuse because there are also owners like Angus who make it worthwhile. Because they are nice rather than able to pay!
I grew up in Harpenden... John must therefore be totally correct.... In all areas. Definitely in this one.
Share the cake ! Yum... Take a photo of our slice to share with you both :)
I share the opinion in the last comment as well!
ReplyDelete(PS: I hope my card sent a couple of weeks ago has found its way to France).
Perhaps a cake or two can be frozen to be enjoyed at a later date? Love the comments regarding the vet usage. Why not I say?
ReplyDeleteEnjoy that cake! What a hardship! :P
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with that last comment. lol I wonder how this would change giving samples of certain things...
My dog seconds the comments of the last letter. The "sell by" and "best by" dates have a good bit of flexibility in them, certainly 2-3 weeks' worth, so don't worry about the cakes too much.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have an NHS, so vets are still marginally cheaper than M.D.'s - and still somewhat easier to get in to see. Of course, animals don't sue for malpractice with the same alacrity as humans do here, either.
ReplyDeleteI would let my vet operate on me in a second!!! Illegal of course, but I would feel safe in his hands.
ReplyDeleteLet them eat cake...and be merry for the season. The Font can probably make a trifle and freeze it. Or offer one to Madame Bay to make up (a peace offering of sorts) for the broken vacuum cleaner.