It’s been a long time since my last post, and since then Christmas and the New Year have been and gone. I’ve learnt a few things over the festive period:
- TV schedules actually can get worse than normal
- Vodka not giving you a hangover is a myth
- Drinking 7 pints before the office Christmas boat party isn’t the best of ideas
- Family guy is hilarious
- Nicotine patches hurt when you take them off
Talking of nicotine patches, I noticed something in the little leaflet that comes in the box:
“The nicotine [in the patch] is sufficient to relieve the unpleasant withdrawal symptoms such as restlessness, irritability, headaches, inability to concentrate, light headedness or dizziness”.
All well and good, you may think. That is if course, until you reach the part about the side effects of using the patches, which may include:
“Headache, dizziness, impaired concentration, anxiety, irritability”
So if I’ve got this right, the majority of the side effects are the same as the withdrawal symptoms you get from quitting smoking. Hmmm, and I paid about £30 for two weeks worth of these things...
It’s nearly as stupid as the system for getting cash out of the ATM using an American Express card. Apparently, if you decide to use your AMEX card to draw cash, the amount isn’t added to the balance of your AMEX account, oh no. Instead, the amount comes straight out of your current account. Oh, and you get charged for it. Seems to me like it’s just as easy, and somewhat cheaper, to use the card your bank provide you for making ATM withdrawals.
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