On 2006-10-12 19:34:22 +0100, Guy King said:

The message
from "Peter Crosland" contains these words:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/6045028.stm

Perfectly reasonable.
My brother was wondering the other day why it is that if he'd cut his
leg and needed a couple of stitches it'd have taken a long wait in A&E
and cost the NHS a small fortune, wheras when his dog did it, even on a
Sunday dog got seen at once and bill was £17.

... and probably saw a more skilled practitioner into the bargain.