Thursday, April 14th

Marilyn and I had our 'flu injections this morning.  The doctor's surgery has been renovated and I noticed that a new sign had been put up, saying 'Unisex Ambulant Toilet'.  What an extraordinary sign!  What are they trying to communicate?  Especially as the sign had two stick figures on crutches.  Is it restricted to thin people on crutches? Or can anyone, who is not in a wheelchair, use it?  I suspect it is one of those signs, intended to give information, but instead gives confusion.

Last night, we popped in to the supermarket at about 5.45pm.  While Marilyn hurried around the shelves I wandered along to the toilet to be confronted by a sign: 'These toilets close at 5.30pm each day, owing to Health Regulations.'  What?  What Health Regulations would insist that toilets be locked in a supermarket which is open until 10pm?  I'll bet that some of the local yobs have been making a mess and some jumped up assistant manager has decided to take the easy way out. What about the poor old blokes who need to go in a hurry?  

Years ago, Marilyn and I were in New Zealand and needed a toilet.  We arrived in a pretty little town and headed for the information centre.  The Jobsworth behind the counter wanted 50c before he would give us the key.  I only had $50 notes and he had no change.  Stalemate!  He wouldn't budge so we had to go across the road to MacDonalds.  Welcome to New Zealand.

It just goes to show: the world is becoming too complicated and it's about time to get off.