Offshore Africa stories
Chapter 2
“Where you flown in from?”
“London”
“You have your inoculations and vaccine cards?”
“Yes, here they are”, Dave handed over his small plastic wallet full of up to date vaccinations against Hepatitis, ABC, Typhoid, Yellow fever, River Blindness, Dengue Fever, the list went on, sometimes he left the specialist travel doctor in Aberdeen, feeling like a bloody Darts Tournament, dart board…
“So you have AIDS?”
“No, I don’t”
Here came the sting….
“We have two take a blood test NOW!“
“I don’t think so “
“IT IZ THE LAW, ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE… IT WILL BE 100 DOLLARS! “
“I am not giving you 100 dollars, I don’t have 100 dollars for you“, he delivered in a very steady calm voice.
“You will give me 100 dollars for this Govt Health screening Aids test and you WILL roll up your sleeve, NURSE get him ready!!!!”
This show might have worked on the more naive visitors, but Dave had seen this stunt played out all around the world before.
“NO!”
“OK! 50 Dollars, and that’s the LAST price!“
“NO!”
“Look, sir! I will call the guards, and they will put you on the next plane, you will have no work, you will have no wages, so just pay the money!”
“10 Dollars!”
“20?”
“15, and that’s it, not a cent more!“
“OK, Nurse! Prepare his arm!”
