Skin cancer check up
The Ministry of Health (I think) were offering free skin cancer screenings for anyone who wanted one in France today. Since I had nothing better to do, and I have skin that freckles if you look at it harshly, I thought I would take them up on it.
Having forgotten there was another strike today, I waited ages for a bus. Then I walked across Nice. (There were no trams in Nice, and the trains weren't running properly.) Then I sat in a waiting room for ages, proud of myself for working out how to get in the door and where to go once I managed it. Some signage wouldn't have gone amiss...
Once it was finally my turn, it took about 2 minutes of a man - I assume a doctor - checking me with a magnifying glass, and I was pronounced unlikely to develop skin cancer anytime soon, please come back next year and avoid sunburn. (Nothing dehumanises you quicker than having someone who is clearly bored examine you with a magnifying glass, I'm telling you.) Still, despite his total lack of enthusiasm, it's probably better than nothing. And it was free. So that's all good then! Now off to the beach...
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