June 12Medical

It’s still a mystery .There will be multiple blogs forthcoming on a complicated messed up system .There is no Medicare so your basic medical needs must be paid up front . I am required by law to provide proof that I’ve had TB shots .That is if I intend to do any voluntary work at school or I suspect any coaching .Cool ,I’m not required on both fronts .But ,no that’s not the Hermosa spirit . So Tex and I both need shots . Perfect , the chemist actually provide a Clinic  with a nurse who will administer basic needs ,like shots ,wound treatment and cold and flew medication .Good idea ,takes the pressure off your GP.I know I have my TB shots but all I’ve got to show is a scar on my arm to prove it .To see the nurse we have to sign in on a computer screen . It takes well over 10 minutes to do Tex alone and that’s with information left out .And of course others are queued up behind us to use the screen next.After waiting 15 minutes the nurse calls us in .After explaining our obvious circumstance with some detail not transferable from Australia the nurse explains the costs for Tex’s shots and then the fee for her service on top of that .WTF! Just south of $200 .Ok , we can claim this through Emma’s work which takes out a private cover from her wage .We had 3 choices and took the middle cover.Anyway we need Emma s card to proceed .Oh oh ,hav’nt got it . We will come back for Tex but i ask if we can proceed with my TB tester shot . The nurse then explains that I have to go back out and log my details on the screen and thus got to the back of the queue .’Are you serious’ i enquire . ‘Absolutely ‘ ,the nurse replied. She then looks at her watch and informs everyone will now have to wait as she starts her 1 hour lunch break.  Brilliant ,just waist my time . Looks like I won’t be helping out at school . Service in America is great when there’s a tip involved but without it ….., who cares.