zirdante

Carniverous sponge: got a mental image of my bath sponge taking a bite out of me

You cant blink, because they have given you medicine that paralyzes your muscle-nerve pathways. And we can only look for physiological sighns of feeling pain/being awake, ie. pulse getting higher, tears coming from eyes, EEG showing increased activity.

The brain works in mysterious ways. Like some people can sing but not talk.

I hope you will come to your senses when things get bad enough, it will change sooner or later.

Allthough we NHS-countries pay our medical bills in taxes (roughly 15-20% income tax), it feels a lot more natural to pay a flat rate than stressing with paperwork and fighting for each procedure. Things are actually so good, that there is a saying that the cheapest hotel is a hospital (30€ for a night, while the cheapest hotel is 80€).

Better have your will sorted out before going on a holiday to space.