Medical Advances
With all the fuss about the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy, it makes me wonder if C had a similar problem in a third pregnancy soon after our second son was born. She was feeling dreadful and was being sick every morning, which all made her feel she was pregnant. She was and then had an early miscarriage. She always put it down to the baby being female and that she couldn’t carry girls, but of course in the 1970s no-one knew any better. She then went on to have our third son.
I suppose today, she might had that third baby earlier, as medical science has moved on so much.
In the 1960s and 1970s, you seemed to meet a lot more couples, where there had been strings of miscarriages. One American couple, where I worked with the husband, had given up trying to have a second child, as they couldn’t afford the care in the United States. Then in England, the wife got pregnant again and by going into hospital for most of her pregnancy, she was able to have a healthy baby.
And Now Savings Rates Go Negative!
The FT is now reporting that Credit Suisse is charging savers to keep their money with the bank.
I suppose we’re not there yet, but it seems rates are still going down.
I Don’t Believe It!
I’ve just checked the trains for Saturday to see if I can get to Ipswich for the Millwall game. And there are no buses, but a train all the way there and back.
Does this mean they’ve finished the upgrading of the catenary?
When I checked earlier in the year, this match was still down as one with buses.
Or did they take what I said seriously and feel that Millwall and Ipswich Town fans on buses together wouldn’t be a good thing.
After all, Greater Anglia are still saying here on their web site, that there is engineering work over the weekend. But none during the day on Saturday. Let’s hope they don’t drop a few spanners and bring back the dreaded buses.
The Anonymous Widower 