Pride goes before a fall

Once walking along a local road, someone in a car asked if I knew where the Youth Centre was. Was well pleased!

some funny replies!
I've been thinking about the many reports I've had in France from a consultant to my GP.
My age stated at the top after name, address, etc then straight into the nitty gritty of test results , recs. for treatment etc. No personal comments.
Perhaps they're not so ageist here.

Oh, dear, was I difficult and cantankerous when I saw the consultant? I do not think so. GP, Consultant and I are all agreed that I need to have a minor op to cure the numbness and muscle wastage caused by carpal tunnel syndrome.

Nothing for me to be awkward and difficult about and the consultant was charming and quite fit himself.

So if there is a code as Humbertbear says and "charming" actually means 'difficult' or 'cantankerous' What do "pleasant" and "very fit" mean.
I do remember using "charming" as a sarcastic comment when something not very nice was said.

We have had several copies from Consultants to our GP as DH is not at all well behaved about taking prescribed medication. He will only comply if the said pills do not interfere with how he feels playing golf.
They all refer to him as a 'charming man' obviously pretending: as he is actually a cantankerous so and so.
In spite of many hours of persuasion from me and the Registrar nothing changes his mind.
When the letters arrive I feel we are both on the naughty step.

Booklady - parrot -

One day, I was feeling well turned out and quite at one with myself. I was volunteering for something and feeling pretty virtuous too. Now all of these sentiments put together are a rare mix of 'positives' for me. An elderly friend came up and put his arm around me and with a big smile said ' Ah, built for speed, not for pleasure!'

To be boringly pedantic, "pride goeth before adversity and an haughty spirit before a fall". It doesn't seem that your spirit is particularly haughty, so I shouldn't worry about a fall.

Thank you! I had the "poly" bit, and somehow felt it wasn't a dead parrot they were referring to.....

Well I had a man (I very very vaguely know him ) stop to speakto me the other day and as I left he said "you look stunning' I walked away six feet tall got on my cycle and going down a side road heard this (young man/teenage ) voice calling out "oh look at granny riding her bike go granny " and lots of teenage giggling
Talk about burst my bubble

Erm, guessing 'ere, but I fink it means she 'as lots of nasties diseases ...

Well, apparently it means "many illnesses". Though "poly" probably stems from the Greek. I had a little of that at school also.

Oh please Poyester save me from Googling "polymorbid" and tell me what it means!! My Latin only survived O level.
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Recently, while sitting in the dentist´s chair, her colleague came in and they spoke briefly and in code about another patient, to whom they referred to as "polymorbid". Ha! Little did they know that I did Latin to A-level.

My GP confirmed that consultants do use a code so when you are described as ' a charming lady ' or a 'pleasant lady' this actually is telling the GP something. My GP of 35 years wouldn't tell me what the code was!

Oh Monica you took me back a few years there! I was mortified once when my 3yo daughter pointed to an older woman cycling down the road and shrieked loudly 'Look mummy, a granny on a bike!'

Regarding the doctor's comment, an older friend of ours was outraged when a letter from his consultant began with 'This spritely older gentleman...'. We had to point out that as he was 74yo and indeed very active, the consultant was not telling an untruth!

My DGD and I were discussing work today and she asked why her parents went to work - I explained that it was to earn money to buy everything they needed. I then explained that I was retired as I was older now and did not have to work, so I could do what I wanted during the day. She said: you won't be able to do that much longer, because if you are old, you will die. Hmm.

Take it wherever you can get it, say I! ?

Air not aur!

Waves hand eagerly in aur, mine said charming! Hmmm did they mean something else?

Monica - those consultant letters are such a laugh aren't they. I was recently described as "this very pleasant lady" which I think is probably code for "no trouble".
I'm hoping for "charming" but won't get "very fit" unfortunately.