Health and fitness

Well, it had to happen eventually. I have registered with a doctor and joined a gym, all in the same lunch hour. I'm not planning on needing a doctor any time soon but you have to register or you might not get an appointment when you really need one and it costs more. Apparently you also need some kind of government number which, after a little confusion they are sorting out for me. The phone call went something like this...

Drs: "We are just entering your paperwork and we don't seem to have your ???? number"
Me: "I don't know about a ???? number"
Drs: "You are a NZ citizen?"
Me: "Yes"
Drs: "Have you changed your name?"
Me: "No"
Drs: "Are you sure?"
Me: "Yes"
Drs: "Well we can't find you in the system, are the details you gave us correct?"
Me: "Yes, but I left the country in 1969 and have only just come back so if they introduced the ???? number after 1969 then that's why I'm not in the system"
Drs: "Ohhhhh. So you don't have a ???? number?"
Me: "No"
Drs: "All the details we have for you are correct?"
Me: "Yes"
Drs: "Right, we'll register you then and get you a ???? number"

Lovely ladies!

The gym was much easier; walk in, look round, sign up. It's over the road from work so, in theory no excuse for not getting there. Will let you know how I go on that one.