In the doctors surgery

I went for a check up this morning and whilst waiting to see the nurse I was musing about the new signing in system.

It is now automatic with a touch screen.

Certainly it speeds things up but I got to thinking how many hands had touched that screen.
Ugh! Here we have sick people coming into a room and all touching the same place.

I wonder how much bactria is being spread around. Doesn't bear thinking about!!

Gorgeous is going off on her business trip to Malaysia this afternoon.

Our washing machine is playing up so we will have to get someone in to look at it.

Still can't grumble as we have had it sometime and it has never given us trouble before.

Joke for today:- Ladies go for younger men. You might as well since they never mature anyway.

On this day:- 18th January

In 1943 Russian forces broke the siege of Leningrad.

In 1778 James Cook discovered Hawaii

John F.Beaumont

President Barack Obama's holiday

I see there is criticism in the press today about the cost of President Obama's holiday.

Apparently it has cost over £1 million for his Christmas break in Hawaii.

It has been suggested that he could have stayed at a nearby military base instead as Bill Clinton did.

Would you like to spend your Christmas at a military base?

For goodness give the man a break.

Whatever you may think of him as a man or his policies he has probably the most stressful job in the world so don't begrudge him the break which will recharge his batteries for the coming year.

Joke for today:- Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

On this day 31st December

In 1891 The US was ready to open a new immigration depot on Ellis Island

In 1880 George Marshall who devised the Marshall plan was born

John F. Beaumont