Hanging on

Hanging on seems to be the theme for the day. The Gorse Fox had a dental appointment mid morning and had determined a) which bus to catch, and b) he had time to call BT and sort out a new SIM for the Silver Vixen. The problem was b)... What the Gorse Fox expected would be a 10 minute call ended up as 40 minutes, most of which was just hanging on. This meant that a) had been missed and he had to run for a+1. In the end he arrived in Chichester with about 10 minutes to spare.

The dentist gave the Gorse Fox a clean bill of health and told him to get an appointment with the hygienist. He was happy to do this, particularly when he got a cancellation for later this morning. This meant that c) he got the appointment for half price, and d) he had 90 minutes more of hanging around in Chichester.

The Gorse Fox made the most of the time by grabbing a coffee and then going for a walk round some of the parks round the town. Finally it was time to return to the dental practise. The hygienist was running late. More hanging around. Eventually he was seen and spent some time being water-boarded before being given a clean bill of health and told to continue with his current dental regime.

The bus whisked him home - in fact our stop was the first time the bus stopped on the route from Chichester. We plan to use the bus again later as we go out with the Sonning Crew to celebrate the Silver Vixen's birthday... particularly as she's all grown up now, with her own bus pass!