My only gripe with the NHS (and it's not in any way their fault) is the way pissed-up ferals are allowed to abuse it on Friday and Saturday nights. They're given free rein to run amok and abuse staff and generally act like ****s. It's a three-ring circus of a weekend. Wouldn't happen on a budget...
Not sure how it works in Oz, but I've got friends in the US who live in perpetual fear of losing their jobs. Not on account of the job itself, but on account of the healthcare package that comes with the job. That's no way to have to live your life.
On this auspicious birthday, time to give maximum praise where it's due. I'm sure every single one of us has huge reason to give massive thanks to this fantastic organisation.
We'll all have our own reasons to give thanks but just thought I'd share my own family's most recent experience; my...