A spoon full of sugar (and a little rant)

I've had a rotten cough for some quite some time now and nothing seems to shift it. It's now keeping me awake at night which gives me the excuse for being in a bad mood by someone who keeps telling me to get a doctor's appointment. This morning things came to a head and I rang the surgery only to be told that Monday's are for medical emergencies only.
'What constitutes an emergency?' I asked
'I can't really say' said the dopey receptionist.
' So when is the next available appointment?'
'Next Monday week' she said.
As I shall be out of the country (providing I haven't died in that time or am not murdered by someone who is also kept awake by the hacking) this isn't really convenient, so with BP rising I thanked her for her 'incredible' help and had another coughing fit (just for effect).
Half an hour later the wonderful pharmacist in the High Street chemist recommended a linctus which she said wouldn't taste too good but works well. So here's my spoon full of sugar (2 choc biscuits) which helped the medicine go down a treat!
Would you believe, I'm feeling better already!