As it was my wife’s birthday yesterday, BOB SIMPSON kindly agreed to do a swap with me so here I am today.
Although it may not be a Tuesday, I was still joined by Margaret Mills who delved into the archives to report on local incidents that were making headlines back in 1910.
But we had more recent news to report from China concerning a woman in BIG trouble with the authorities for making improper use of an ambulance.
Yes, indeed the man’s wife, Mrs Li, persuaded an ambulance crew into taking a seriously ill man, her husband, to a bank so he could re-set his password to enable his family to access the account.
The man’s wife had been using the bank account while her critically ill 75-year old husband was in the intensive care ward of the local hospital.
Unfortunately she forgot the password and after typing it in three times incorrectly the account was locked – and the bank refused to unlock it unless the man himself turned up to sign to say that it was okay.
Because he was too ill to take a taxi she told the hospital that the family had decided to take him home to die and so arranged for him to be moved in an ambulance.
As they neared the bank in question, they asked the crew to stop.
She then persuaded them to wheel him into the bank on a stretcher whilst she arranged for the passwords to be reset.
Once back in the ambulance, Mrs Li announced that they had changed their minds and asked the ambulance crew to take the sick man back to the hospital.
As a result the hospital are now considering charging the family for the improper use of the ambulance.
Meanwhile the wife is complaining that the bank should pay recompense for refusing access to the man’s pension fund needed to pay the family bills.
The man’s wife, Mrs Li said: “We didn’t even have enough money to pay the rent or buy food, what else were we to do?”
Anyway back now to the 11th June 1910 when headlines in the Evening Express that day included items guaranteed to set pulses racing, such as news that just outside Epping Railway station a return ticket to Penzance, a piece of rope, a flat iron and a gentleman’s hat were found in the undergrowth.
Riveting stuff!
It was also reported that a smartly dressed man wearing a hat, had also been spotted emerging from the long grass.
It seems that the incident was regarded as of sufficient interest to warrant an in depth police investigation with police officers arriving in some strength.
It was apparently considered of sufficient concern that a doctor was also asked to attend.
If you missed what Margaret told me today, you can listen again here: –
Can you imagine anything like this happening today?
I very much hope to see you once again next Monday,
Scott
