Friday , up dressed and onto the bus again, great thing this bus pass, and with a change at Cameron Toll was soon in the new Royal Infirmary at Little France. However, I discovered that I was ever so early , just about two hours, so had to sit and read and wait, and wait , never the less I was taken at my allocated time.
The infirmary is quite remarkable and will soon be attached to one of the biggest bio research parks in the World. They have managed to bring and display a lot of the old portraits from the former Royal Infirmary which makes the entrance area very interesting.
So my lady Dr. was very nice, had me give lots of blood for various tests, poked and prodded my stomach and chest areas, before sending me off to return later after bloods have been analysed and I have had some more ultra sound tests. Turns out my permanent sore throat has nothing to do at all with my stomach (possible liver) problems - so that's a mystery.
The new NHS computer is marvellous, the Doctor had very few notes as they have been "misfiled" but was able to delve into inner space and get the results of some tests i had done a couple of weeks ago.
Back on the bus and eventually jumped off to walk the last bit to the pub as Haymarket was gridlocked, once again. There was even a silly female person trying to drive the wrong way down the one way system !!! From what I read in the paper tonight it looks like they plan to ban all cars from West Maitland Street in 2010 when the tram system is implemented. There was a superb letter in the Edinburgh Evening news from a local business lady who is going bust in Leith Walk due to the never ending tram works and general chaos.
Into the pub and I found that the downstairs bar was full of lovely young Welsh ladies, twenty of them from Port Talbort, Swansea and Cardiff areas all up for their friend Natalie's hen weekend. Natalie gets married in six weeks time unless someone talks some sense into her / or her fella. They were having a great weekend, and on leaving promised to come back again tomorrow for another breakfast session.
I had just missed Graham who was away on the train , chummed by Go Jo and Graham Allan , to Glasgow airport to get his 4 p.m. flight to PA. , USA. So I ended up helping out over the lunch time rush , before heading home and am now about to head off to Gorebridge for a RA C.C. installation, which will hopefully not be late as i am off at 5.30 a.m. to Dufftown , while the boys here are going to Dalkeith for their Malta Grade.
Missed Stuart Black's funeral at 3 p.m. - R.I.P.
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