While touring the backblocks of Qld early in our motorhoming days, SWMBO broke a
Next stop: Blackall.
Only dentist in town set to work, and she interrupted, “I don’t have dental work done without a local anaesthetic.”
Dentist replies, “Well, on a little job like this I don’t use anaesthetic. And the nearest alternative dentist is 300km that way. Your choice.” then resumed work.