From the Horses mouthhttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/14510/from-the-horses-mouthA member of my vet staff who wishes to remain nameless contacted the RCVS to discuss an everyday matter. During the conversation a RCVS representative said &quot;We&#39;re not here to serve you, we are a regulatory body.&quot; So how much is my retention fee againen-USTelligent Community 10Re: From the Horses mouthhttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/84010?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:05:59 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:23d45bce-3c20-4dd2-94c4-27abbaa0a14cEvelyn Barbour-Hill<p>[quote user=&quot;An On MRCVS&quot;]During the conversation a RCVS representative said &quot;We&#39;re not here to serve you, we are a regulatory body.&quot;[/quote]</p> <p>To lean over backwards to be fair <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Angel_smiley.png" alt="Innocent" />, that might have been reasonable in the context.</p> <p>But.... being me<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Angry_smiley.png" alt="Angry" />, I doubt it.</p> <p>Belgravia House Disease. Pathognomonic is the symptom of belief that since the RCVS is a regulatory body, it cannot be anything else (except when it chooses). Delusions of grandeur brought on by excessive time in what was previously a Home for Wayward Boys in Horseferry Road.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: From the Horses mouthhttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/84006?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:44:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d7cf25f5-094e-4910-9cce-009f5ecc8223Michael Woodhouse<p>On as &#39;anon&#39; so your staff member doesn&#39;t know you refer to them as &#39;the horse&#39;? <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very happy" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: From the Horses mouthhttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/84005?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:38:44 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8c4010e5-4b0e-4e3c-87b9-176479643769james herriot lied<p>Unfortunately, this is entirely correct; which is why the annual elections bring to mind turkeys and christmas.</p> <p>Please, please put that one into the context of a question for the pretend-hustings that are coming up.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>