IT WAS TO LONDON'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WE WENT TODAY

It was a sad furry little face looking out our living room window first thing this morning as Kelly and I in the Jeep rolled out our driveway at 7:45 heading for London's University Hospital.  Secondary roads were semi-snow covered but visibility good so we had us an Okay drive all the way.  A bonus this time of year when winter weather is so unpredictable.

There was no dropping Kelly off at the hospital's main door this time so we had to park the Jeep in one of the parking garages adjoining the hospital.  Parking garages are not one of this small town boy's favs.

CROWDED PARKING GARAGES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A TEST OF MY PATIENCE

The big hospital didn't seem as overly crowded as it sometimes is and Kelly was soon registering at the Endoscopy clinic in the basement.  They require someone to accompany the patient then remain there to wait for them.  It was an Upper Endoscopy procedure Kelly was checking in for.  

CHECKING IN

The small waiting room was not crowded yet but it was the brain jarring horrible noise of a mind numbing TV game show on the waiting rooms TV screen that swiftly drove me right out of there seeking peace and quiet elsewhere.  Slipped up to the main hospital lobby and grabbed me a small Tim Hortons decaf coffee.  Found an out of the way seat in the lobby and figured low muffled voices would be tolerable.  Well that might have been fine years ago before the advent of cell phones.  Had brought my Kindle reader with me but couldn't concentrate on what I was reading with people loudly yammering on their cell phones.  In a rather frazzled state I quickly retreated to the basement again trying desparately to find a far and away spot somewhere quiet to avoid all that impossible humanoid noise.  Best I could do was a single chair I found in a large hallway near the elevators and it was here I stayed for about half an hour until in my shirt pocket my little cell flip phone rang.  It was Kelly just a short distance away around a few corners and she was ready to go.  So go we did despite her being a little shaky on her feet.  She said the procedure went fine but due to anesthetic didn't have much recollection of it.  Nurse told us they also snipped some tissue for a biopsy.  We were soon out the door headed for the parking garage.  Weather held and we were back home shortly before noon.  

KELLY TEXTED PHEEBS TO LET HER KNOW WE WERE ON OUR WAY

Walked into our sunroom about 12:30, tipped back in my recliner for a few minutes and woke up nearly four hours later.  The thought occured to me if I were to do this every day I could most certainly shorten up this miserable winter!!  As I type this tonight it is of course cold and snowing again.

MY OASIS OF TRANQUILITY THIS MORNING IN A SEA OF EVER INCREASING HUMAN NOISE

GROANER'S CORNER:(( These are supposedly actual signs that have appeared at various locations::
- At a Santa Fe gas station: "We will sell gasoline to anyone in a glass container."
- In a New York restaurant: "Customers who consider our waitresses uncivil ought to see the manager."  
- On a long-established New Mexico dry cleaners: "38 years on the same spot."
- In a Los Angeles dance hall: "Good clean dancing every night but Sunday."
- In a Florida maternity ward: "No children allowed."  
- In a New York drugstore: "We dispense with accuracy."
- In the offices of a loan company: "Ask about our plans for owning your home."
- In a New York medical building: "Mental Health Prevention Center"
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