P.S. "PC" is for Pocket Change - not just Personal Computer!

I forgot to mention in my previous post "O is for OW and Orthodontist"....that one should always have pocket change when in Europe.
Why? (Because if I haven't mentioned it before - I apologize if this is old material) In case you need the bathroom. Or "WC - water closet" as it's known here.
When in public - whether it be Grilli 21, Hesburger, the mall or a public independent porta potty - you need to pay to use it. That's right. It can cost upwards of 50 Euro Cents (or more? I don't know). I suppose it's for the independent cleaners that come in and have to scrub and sanitize the washrooms - so it makes sense.
Thankfully in the hospital there is no charge, or in the library or majority of restaurants. I used to go into Tim's office and use the public washrooms there when I was still pregnant and V�in� was bouncing on my bladder.

Oh and while I was knitting/waiting for my turn at getting stabbed with the H1N1 - there were some senior citizens ahead of me and when the nurse called out a number (in Finnish) one elderly lady jumped up (literally JUMPED) from her seat and had her sleeve rolled up and her number in her hand like it was the winning lotto ticket. We all had a good chuckle - I think because A) she looked awfully excited to be getting stabbed in the arms and B) she was at least 70 and very spry.

I had a Hesburger combo today (Kerro-sateria the equivalent of a Big Mac Combo but messier) before my Orthodontist appointment and remembered to pack my tooth brush and tooth paste so Juha wouldn't be offended by any bits of burger stuck in my brackets. Well I also remembered to bring a 50 Euro Cents coin, and some little coins (about 40 Euro cents) with me so I could use a washroom to brush my teeth. I went to a bathroom in the mall where H&M is because I've been in there before and it's clean. I wasn't sure how clean the Hesburger one was. Well the 50 cents didn't fit in the slot and the door handle ate the rest of my change but wouldn't open up! ARGH! So maybe I was short some change - and of course with my luck - nobody was coming out of the bathroom! Ugh - needless to say - I was quite embarrassed to finally make it to the Orthodontist Office and not have minty-fresh breath.

On that note- I am going to quit my habit of going downtown and having a Kerro-sateria. NO MORE HESBURGER - maybe once a month. But that's it. V�in� had a really icky diaper last night and today he had 3 in a row. I'm blaming it on the Hesburger as I did have one yesterday (not a Big Mac style just a regular plain burger) and then I had my monsterous Kerro today. Let's see if me kickin' the Hesburger-can will help.
Thankfully my next appointment with the orthodontist is after 3pm - so I won't be eating by then!