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No wonder I couldn't get through the metal detectors at the airport!

An X-ray showing a 17centimeter (6.7 inches) pair of surgical scissors in the abdomen of 69-year-old Pat Skinner in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, April 20, 2004. Mrs Skinner had an operation at St.George hospital in Sydney's south in May 2001, but continued to suffer intense pain and it was only when she insisted on an x-ray 18 months later that she discovered the scissors inside. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Does Australia have a govt. health care system, wonder if you can sue the government for malpractice?

67 posted on 04/20/2004 4:32:37 PM PDT by BigWaveBetty ("Ahnd ahftah muthna hahve olll crompushnin Johhhnn.." "Nithmish nahd caheforea jah Kreee!"~ TKennedy)

Welcome back Mr. and Mrs. M. Looks like this was indeed a good year to be a spectator at the Boston Marathon...

Boston Marathon runner, Jeff Kelly (news), front, gets medical attention at finish line medical tent, from Kathy Chute after finishing the Boston Marathon Monday, April, 19, 2004, in Boston. Race officials prepared for the heat with extra water at every mile marker, and additional medical personnel throughout the course. Spectators also helped by handing out water and spraying their garden hoses onto the streets as the runners went by. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)

You weren't kidding.

Erin Skourtes of Portland, Oregon (bottom) recovers in the medical tent after running the 108th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 19, 2004. Temperatures over 80 degrees Fahrenheit and head winds added to the challenge facing the runners. REUTERS/Sean Dougherty

Where are the mountaineers? ;-)

69 posted on 04/20/2004 4:41:28 PM PDT by BigWaveBetty ("Ahnd ahftah muthna hahve olll crompushnin Johhhnn.." "Nithmish nahd caheforea jah Kreee!"~ TKennedy)