Yes, I have to admit it. I am an Home
and Away junkie. I watch it, and my kids know to record it if I am
running late.
I call it “Home'in'Useless”
because, well, no idea why. But I still like Home and Away.
Strange, I know. The plot lines are
non existant. There is not one complete family unit in the entire
show.
The story lines are a bit stupid. The
acting is questionable at times. The characters... well, they aren't
real or true. People aren't like that, are they.
I enjoy watching it. It is good
entertainment. What it does, it does well.
It has the “X factor” which many TV
shows these days try to get. The “X factor” is that huge thing
that makes the difference between success and failure.
Some vets have the X factor, and some
don't. I don't know whether I have it or not, I am guessing not,
since whilst I still have a vet practice I am struggling to pay the
bill. I am equally guessing that I don't, in that I call a spade a
spade, and not pretend to be something I am not. Whilst that is real,
that is not what people want.
Owners want to be told that they are
doing a great job. They want to hear that their pet is 100% healthy.
That there is nothing wrong. Many owners don't want the truth. They
don't want to know about the fleas crawling through the skin, the pus
underneath their pet's gums, the mites crawling in their pets ears.
They want me to lie about their pet's health to make them feel
better.
But what do I love about Home and Away?
No animals. It is an animal free zone. There is not a dog in
sight. No one has pets. Therefore, no vets. I can immerse myself in
a world of no animals, and no complaints about animals for 30 minutes
a day. Heaven.
That is what I like about Home and
Away. I can get away to another world with no animals in pain, no
animal cruelty, no pets dying, no rescues of kittens behind walls,
no people who are making unreasonable demands or requests.
But, at the beginning of the day... a
world devoid of animals is not one I could live in all day... I have
to be thankful that I am a vet.
