You shouldn't laugh but.....

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

bob lehner — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:53:47 GMT

It is quite gratifying when clients get their due come-uppance.

Years ago, when I was still very green, I had to go and vaccinate a horse belonging to a very ferocious 'horsey' woman (you know the kind - five foot nothing, cropped hair, red face, loud voice, jods too tight, backside the size of Africa etc.).

On arrival I was advised the horse was still in the paddock. Even at that stage I knew that it was generally wiser to inject a horse in a confined space and suggested she bring it in to the stable. 'Nonsense young man - it'll be fine in the field'. So off we went. She held the horse, I jabbed it in the neck, horse shot four feet in the air and landed on the 'lady' breaking her leg with a rather loud crack.

I was partly elated and partly terrified that she would now sue me. I sent her a large bunch of flowers later in hospital (hypocrite ? - moi ?) and fortunately she didn't sue.

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Suzanne Kelly — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:28:03 GMT

I was working as a locum years ago and had to see this fear aggressive collie with idiotic owners. It needed a kennel cough vaccine and they were utterly incapable of getting a muzzle on it and couldn't for the life of them see why their snarling darling might require one. So I tried to muzzle it, wan't quick enough and it bit me. They immediately made a huge fuss of the dog and demanded that I get a bowl of water for it as it was so stressed out (!) " Certainly" I said " just as soon as I stop bleeding all over the floor."

I told them to bring it back the following day with several ACP on board. They declined and informed me that they were going to bring it to see Mr X the boss as I clearly didn't know what I was doing. I warned Mr X that the dog was aggressive and the owners were idiots, but he took no notice and said he'd manage it perfectly fine without sedation.

The following day I got a phone call from the receptionist who was hiding under the desk to muffle her laughter. Apparently Mr X had apologised for my incompetence and announced that all would be well in the world now that he was there to save the day. Whereupon the dog lunged at him and bit him several times on the chest, shredding the designer shirt that he'd borrowed from his son ( without asking.)

It was probably wrong to laugh, but I laughed until I couldn't breathe.

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:27:06 GMT

In my first year at work I could quite often forget stuff on farm. One day my boss (at the time) was moaning in my ear about a returned halter when the phone rang. The receptionist was having her lunch so the conversation paused and I answered. It was a farmer on the phone letting us know the boss had left the screen for the ultrasound scanner on a farm call that morning.

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Gillian Mostyn — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:37:27 GMT

Nah... If there was a god then every annoying client would get a shower...

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Rob Reid — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:32:48 GMT

[quote user="Hannah Wynne Richards"]

That should make a few atheists change their minds !

Wynne

[/quote]

I won't be changing my mind, but the story did make me chuckle!

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Hannah Wynne Richards — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:03:25 GMT

James I couldn't resist it!

Wynne

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:51:48 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]God does sometimes work in mysterious ways.[/quote]

Don't play the religion card unless you want my blood to boil......

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

James Laidlaw — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:36:46 GMT

We're not that easily swayed! Amused maybe, but not swayed! ;)

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Hannah Wynne Richards — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:19:15 GMT

That should make a few atheists change their minds !

Wynne

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Julian Earl — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:18:01 GMT

You must have more self-control than me.

Back in the day as a student, I was seeing practice in North Yorkshire, and me and another student were taken by the vet who I'll call Colin for ease, to see a dairy cow owned by a persistent moaner of a client. Colin looked at this cow that supposedly had diarrhoea, and said-farmer moaned when this cow, proceeded to pass a volume of normal cow faeces; the farmer complained that that was normal but I suppose I'll still have to pay for your visit?" " Yep", said Colin, "that's not diarrhoea, diarrhoea is when you have to duck when she coughs!! "Of course, perfectly on cue, the cow gave a large HARRUMPH!!! and a high-powered jet of green water-like faces shot out - imagine a power-washer firing coiw-muck- which hit farmer squarely in thee chest. Both of us two students clamped our jaws, but Colin gave out first, and us two students sprinted after Colin to his LandRover, before we collectively dissolved in fits of laughter! The perfect timing of the faecal jet was the key, and we suspected Colin had somehow trained the cow to perform. Justice was served perhaps.

Re: You shouldn't laugh but.....

Rachael Winder — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:12:07 GMT

That's really brightened my day! Must install some loose guttering...