7th August 2025
Off to the dentist this morning, as usual I was expecting a big bill for a scale and polish. I was also expecting “the extras” to be factored in, bring the total to around $280.
Today I wanted to confront these “extras”.
Firstly I don’t have the fluoride, but they usually flush around the teeth with an antiseptic liquid which is usually priced at $80 a squirt.
I got to the reception and the lady handed me a form where I had to sign that I wasn’t having the fluoride or irrigation, which was the subject of my intended rant, and when my bill was given to me it was $160, so I don’t know why it was less than I expected.
It was also my beer session with Lloyd, two hours of wide ranging topics that alway end up with both of us talking about food.
I explained the evolution of the traditional English breakfast, how it changed over the years. I told that originally it was egg, bacon and fried bread, then a sausage was added, followed by baked beans, then button mushrooms, finally black pudding was added to appease the northerners. At some stage hash browns were included to pacify the Americans.
By the time I got to the end my mouth was watering, so we have agree to meet for breakfast once a month, I think I am now on a projected downward spiral.
As I left the pub I caught sight a kid on an electric scooter, boy he was going fast, I could never get to that speed even with leg power.
Another Lifetime to go 