tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post3507096324976432908..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Dreaming Spires and BedpansPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-69029396595719271262016-02-16T17:10:42.660+00:002016-02-16T17:10:42.660+00:00Helen: Yes I have a hard time accepting how things...Helen: Yes I have a hard time accepting how things have changed.<br /><br />Rashbre: funnily I don't watch any of the hospital series - not sure why and the Midwife one I positively dislike. Give me Neighbours any time:)<br /><br />Mage: must get down to it. The longer one leaves it the harder it is.<br /><br />Scarlet: No dear Scarlet you haven't missed the modelling days. I'm barely 18. Ah me!<br />Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-59069481193906930792016-02-16T13:49:10.153+00:002016-02-16T13:49:10.153+00:00Oh Pat, I have missed so much! Your description of...Oh Pat, I have missed so much! Your description of the hospital makes me wish it was like that now, wards seem so noisy and grubby now - with no smell of floor polish.<br />Did I miss the modelling episodes? I will have to check.<br />Wonderful.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-29329099468952282392016-02-13T22:29:01.366+00:002016-02-13T22:29:01.366+00:00Yes, eagerly awaiting your next installment. :)Yes, eagerly awaiting your next installment. :)Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-57496688420249516962016-02-13T13:15:29.048+00:002016-02-13T13:15:29.048+00:00I love the detail you provide in the storytelling ...I love the detail you provide in the storytelling (e.g. with and without belts/ the bed castors). Builds the picture and very engrossing. And at the same time such another world. Now I'm wondering about all the different coloured uniforms in Holby City! <br /> rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-57782888843147408232016-02-12T06:11:44.309+00:002016-02-12T06:11:44.309+00:00I am on tenterhooks waiting for the next installme...I am on tenterhooks waiting for the next installment :)<br /><br />I worry about the state of hospitals too, they are nothing like when I was a kid. So many staff and like you say always being cleaned and the beds tidied even if you didn't want it tidied.<br /><br />helenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-6195590764525873412016-02-11T22:44:42.401+00:002016-02-11T22:44:42.401+00:00Joey: like most of us I had long, achingly dull pe...Joey: like most of us I had long, achingly dull periods too. Still do.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-35397751637825071112016-02-11T13:41:21.302+00:002016-02-11T13:41:21.302+00:00Oh I wondered when we'd get a new chapter from...Oh I wondered when we'd get a new chapter from you. It's always a joy to read as you keep us all hooked with your words and experiences. What an interesting life, I was going to say, you had, but you still have an interesting life now too!LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-83274588434628544012016-02-10T22:59:42.160+00:002016-02-10T22:59:42.160+00:00James: how sad for your mother to lose two brothe...James: how sad for your mother to lose two brothers - so young. Thank goodness we have made progress as far as TB is concerned. <br />Sadly war in the world continues.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-62235970202415159402016-02-10T20:29:28.011+00:002016-02-10T20:29:28.011+00:00An uncle of mine, my mother's brother, also ca...An uncle of mine, my mother's brother, also called James, died of TB of the spine when he was just eighteen. It all happened before I was born. My mother was deeply affected by his death, as were her parents. My mother and her sister suffered a second blow when their other brother, Robert, was killed in the war during a sortie over the Feuersbrunn (I think that spelling is correct) airfield near Vienna in 1944.<br />Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-87218804010681855072016-02-09T23:05:57.198+00:002016-02-09T23:05:57.198+00:00Exile: I don't mean to keep you hanging. It ...Exile: I don't mean to keep you hanging. It just sort of happens sometime.<br />English informal idiom used to tell someone to improve their behaviour or attitude sometimes shortened to " For ....s sake Buck up! <br />Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-21569211061015348272016-02-09T12:03:32.235+00:002016-02-09T12:03:32.235+00:00What does that mean?! Buck his ideas up?! Oh, you ...What does that mean?! Buck his ideas up?! Oh, you devil. To just leave me hanging. Another fantastic chapter. Greatly appreciated. Will give it a second reading on my way home tonight. Thanks, Pat. Exile on Pain Streethttp://exileonpainstreet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-66285456846579936422016-02-09T09:27:42.695+00:002016-02-09T09:27:42.695+00:00SDC: no I didn't tell him. Only the nurse - s...SDC: no I didn't tell him. Only the nurse - she was quite senior - and I knew. We both would have been in deep trouble had Matron known.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-7837950590462143822016-02-09T05:32:47.249+00:002016-02-09T05:32:47.249+00:00I'm touched by your empathy towards the boy th...I'm touched by your empathy towards the boy that had to take all the injections. To take a shot just to understand what it was like for him, wow. Did he know that you did that?SDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-46920553732240312212016-02-08T16:26:33.668+00:002016-02-08T16:26:33.668+00:00Granny Annie: Oooh the warm blankets sound a good...Granny Annie: Oooh the warm blankets sound a good idea.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-28248362382702754122016-02-08T16:24:59.770+00:002016-02-08T16:24:59.770+00:00Andrew.M when my post leaves Word it is pretty imm...Andrew.M when my post leaves Word it is pretty immaculate having been checked and checked countless times. During the transition strange gaps appear unbidden and I've learned - to keep my sanity - to ignore it. At first I thought you were berating me. The idea!!!!<br />Glad you like the story. Not fiction BTW.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-11362700967360190702016-02-08T16:18:17.221+00:002016-02-08T16:18:17.221+00:00Parsnip: Andrew below explains what 'buck you...Parsnip: Andrew below explains what 'buck your ideas up' means, but I expect you already know that. What Adrian meant will become clear. You wouldn't want me to tell you now would you:)<br /><br />Kim: of course it does seem pretty inhuman these days but with the state of many hospitals today I suspect that the children suffered much less than the parents and they were our priority. Nowadays it seems that anyone can wander - bugs and all.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-10008542545793830382016-02-08T12:30:23.496+00:002016-02-08T12:30:23.496+00:00I never thought of the warm socks they put on us i...I never thought of the warm socks they put on us in the hospital as having an important role in our medical care. I know I like them and the blankets out of the warmer that they put on us too.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-53887240025863759512016-02-08T11:51:43.229+00:002016-02-08T11:51:43.229+00:00Still a few blank lines.
Buck your ideas up. Brit...Still a few blank lines.<br /><br />Buck your ideas up. British English informal used to tell someone to improve their behaviour or attitude. <br /><br />Good story.AndrewMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-68767717231518824972016-02-08T11:14:05.497+00:002016-02-08T11:14:05.497+00:00I can't image how awful it must have been for ...I can't image how awful it must have been for the parents if they could only see their sick child for one hour a week!Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-27654494479297960762016-02-08T01:30:16.484+00:002016-02-08T01:30:16.484+00:00I too am very excited when your next chapter pops ...<br />I too am very excited when your next chapter pops up.<br />I would like to know what "buck his ideas up" means ?<br />Now I have to wait till the next chapter.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamish<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-18480495302510558702016-02-07T22:27:11.306+00:002016-02-07T22:27:11.306+00:00Naomi: you and Judy make me really glad I decide t...Naomi: you and Judy make me really glad I decide to do one last edit and post it on my blog. It is what it is and I am thrilled you are enjoying it.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-43441462471485691132016-02-07T15:58:12.044+00:002016-02-07T15:58:12.044+00:00Judy: that's my comment I had to remove becaus...Judy: that's my comment I had to remove because my wrist flopped on the key-board and there was about 2'of blank paper.<br /><br />Re Adrian - with the passage of time it became clearer what he meant<br />but one never knows the whole story. I still don't understand why he would tell a 17 year old girl but he was a genuinely decent guy with the best intentions and a bit out of his depth.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-69690362948060449372016-02-07T15:47:14.770+00:002016-02-07T15:47:14.770+00:00Like Judy, I so look forward to the next chapter.....Like Judy, I so look forward to the next chapter....! You pull me in each time, dear Pat, and I don't want the chapter to end.....! Such wonderful writing, my dear. What a fascinating life you have led.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-63195166851003705062016-02-07T15:24:37.409+00:002016-02-07T15:24:37.409+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-76420903648335269982016-02-07T13:47:31.079+00:002016-02-07T13:47:31.079+00:00As always, I can'[t wait for the next installm...As always, I can'[t wait for the next installment. Did you ever find out what Adrian meant? kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.com