GP Waiting Room Rejoices After Local Granny Asks Reception To Put The Ashes On

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT

A bit of life has been injected into a dull medical waiting room this afternoon, after a local hero managed to get The Ashes playing on the communal TVs.

The story comes as local legend and president of the Betoota CWA, Norma Gillespie, has successfully brokered a deal for staff at Betoota Heights General to switch a small wall mounted TV over from playing old episodes of Pawn Stars, to the glorious cricket happening at Perth Stadium.

Sitting inside the GP waiting room, holding out for her bi-weekly blood test appointment, Norma says she was bored sick of the mindless wallpaper TV whispering on the screens, and decided to take one for the team, sack up and ask reception to change the channel.

Dragging herself out of the comforts of a beige laminate chair, Norma walked her 84-year-old frame to the front desk and put her charm to work on the usually stiff receptionist, who only cracks a smile when it’s 5pm and she gets to go home.

“Excuse me love, can we get the cricket on…” Norma asked, her voice sweet as the sounds of Starc’s first wicket in the opening over.

“At least put it on one of the teles, will you darling?”Backed by the silent support of three other seniors, an expectant mother waiting for an ultra-sound and one roofing apprentice who’s sprained his ankle on the job, Norma’s request was met with quiet nods from the rest of the waiting room.

Picking up a dusty remote wedged behind a cup of pens and a stack of sticky notes, local receptionist Yvonne Wicks appeared to succumb to community pressure, and flick through to find the channel Seven broadcast.

“Yeah that’s it love, actually 7HD if you can find it. Do you mind turning it up a smudge, I’ve got an ear infection…”More to come.