Red wine consumption a health boon shock

October 13, 2010

tags: Bastide St Matthieu, Cote D Azur, Currencies Direct, Living In France, Moving To France, red wine good for health

I am on the wagon. At least I was until that nice lady plasterer pointed out that it was a nice evening and that there might not be too many more nice evenings to enjoy a sun downer before dinner. I was carried, kicking and screaming to the pav and force fed a couple of beers.

This is what I will be telling my doctor after my cholesterol test due on Thursday. Thus I am totally absolved of blame and have a scapegoat whom I shall gleefully blame for my plight. That concludes the case for the defence.

If I had not met the resident plasterer, I may have lived an almost teetotal life. That is what I believe and indeed what I have told her. The fact that she dismisses this statement out of hand is a surprise to me. I cannot understand how I have been brought to this, I need a scapegoat and now I have found one.

The wingco begs a lift to the airport this morning. My picture today is of him taking over the piano at the Colegrave residence a few nights ago, accompanied by his beautiful assistant, his wife Maryse.

Anyone remember Peters and Lee?

I tell him of my problems of high cholesterol and he suggests what I have long thought, drink more red wine. When I point out that I could hardly drink more than I do and remain in control sufficiently to continue my very important vocation concerning currency exchange, he makes a better point in return, drink as much as him! Red wine contains statins that reduce cholesterol, so it is only sensible on health grounds to increase my red wine consumption. This is hard to argue with, so I won’t.

In any event, that is clearly an impossibility, if there was a world record for the consumption of red wine, I would back the wingco to challenge it. Taller than me, and bigger built, his capacity is awesome although perhaps a quality control button might help?. When I ask what his cholesterol level is, he poo poos the whole idea of tests, unless we are talking Test Matches. This of course then started the ongoing argument we have about the relative merits of attending the first Ashes Test in Brisbane (which I am) or the later Tests at Sydney and Melbourne (which he would like to). He is obviously of the school of thought that one visits a doctor when something is wrong, and drinking enough takes away any pain he might feel.

After the airport run, I must begin the irksome packing for Friday. The Norfolk Broads, now there’s an interesting concept, that’s where we are headed. I went to Norfolk before but it was closed. Maybe it will be open this time.They have that silly accent over there, which is even worse than the accents you hear over here. Time will tell. I do hope that I keep meeting those nice types of people that I did the last time, those with the extra fingers and eyes rather too close together, charming!

Chris France

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