tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6960010664731667557..comments2024-03-19T07:30:40.770+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Red Cross Nurses.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10142871248579648902011-04-13T00:58:02.843+01:002011-04-13T00:58:02.843+01:00My grandmother was one also during the war and she...My grandmother was one also during the war and she loved it. That influenced me to go into nursing but I have yet to birth a baby on the street in 40 years! Your mother must have been quite a woman!!!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063538863025012110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38189538029451598752011-04-13T00:55:42.460+01:002011-04-13T00:55:42.460+01:00Nice story about brave women.Nice story about brave women.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27116467194297636002011-04-12T20:41:45.742+01:002011-04-12T20:41:45.742+01:00Just a little note about not knowing for Jacquie, ...Just a little note about not knowing for Jacquie, my sister in law was told not to sneeze after her first born simply popped out after a slight tummy ache!She went on the have 4 other children in the same manner with one born in the lift at the hospital,she says the only way she knew they were coming was a "thought"it was close moment..ahhh some people have all the luck!carole johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721058683205450682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19806006399124610692011-04-12T15:40:41.711+01:002011-04-12T15:40:41.711+01:00What a fabulous story here. This would make a grea...What a fabulous story here. This would make a great idea for a movie, don't you think?Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61764540715609089012011-04-12T15:12:42.112+01:002011-04-12T15:12:42.112+01:00I once nursed a man who remembered being evacuated...I once nursed a man who remembered being evacuated from singapore before the attack of the city by the japanese...<br />He recalled as the European population lined up on the docks Japenese bombers started to bomb the city.<br />All the civilians dived for cover he said but he remembered all of the red cross nurses with their capes and hats on still standing to attention on the dock sides......<br /><br />hey ho....I can feel a blog coming onJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73921317047760162712011-04-12T14:11:38.377+01:002011-04-12T14:11:38.377+01:00Not something I'm able to comment on, I'm ...Not something I'm able to comment on, I'm afraid! But I do have a friend who was born in a taxi.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63827784046036730972011-04-12T13:44:34.857+01:002011-04-12T13:44:34.857+01:00I've always wondered about the notion of getti...I've always wondered about the notion of getting 'caught short' while giving birth.<br />Both the labours I experienced were six hours long and hurt like hell (and considered quick!). How the heck could you not know what was happening and decide to pop down to the shops???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75303797707797605632011-04-12T12:51:37.676+01:002011-04-12T12:51:37.676+01:00That makes more sense. Sorry, I should have guesse...That makes more sense. Sorry, I should have guessed!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72465952437561117242011-04-12T12:47:03.814+01:002011-04-12T12:47:03.814+01:00it was 5am here and spell check accepted it. OK,0k...it was 5am here and spell check accepted it. OK,0k..chic.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497874766764411664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91771365189460357862011-04-12T12:05:07.604+01:002011-04-12T12:05:07.604+01:00A 'sheik area of town'; what's that, a...A 'sheik area of town'; what's that, a Muslim Ghetto?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25229689650417777692011-04-12T10:36:16.358+01:002011-04-12T10:36:16.358+01:00I remember when small a next door neighbor who was...I remember when small a next door neighbor who was a British war bride, telling of when the whistling noise from the rockets stopped they ran for cover. I can not imagine the fear. How lucky you are.<br /><br />Cro, I just got back from Florida where I saw a Bugatti being driven in a sheik area of town. Thought of you.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497874766764411664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10287774161454111712011-04-12T08:47:22.896+01:002011-04-12T08:47:22.896+01:00So that's where your fetish originated.So that's where your fetish originated.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73719740864706177742011-04-12T05:53:33.523+01:002011-04-12T05:53:33.523+01:00A lovely little bit of history Cro, very apt as it...A lovely little bit of history Cro, very apt as it is almost Anzac Day here in Oz..carole johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721058683205450682noreply@blogger.com