The oldest magazine ever in a waiting room

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Just thought I’d share this one with you…

Today was No6 radiotherapy and they were running a bit behind schedule. I decided to look at the magazines on the table in the waiting area…

Loads of Caravan and Camping magazines dated between Feb and Aug 2003 - which I though ’ blooming hell - they’re old!’ - then I picked up a National Geographic supplementary magazine in excellent condition only to find it was dated AUGUST 1990!!! Wow I couldn’t believe it!

Can anyone top that???

Anita

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good grief thats the oldest ive ever seen!! Waiting room record im thinking!!

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Hi Anita

Yes, I’m afraid I can. In the course of radiotherapy, I came across SEVERAL editions of National Geographic dating back to 1988! The funniest things were the adverts in the magazines! We were still in the age of the Sony Walkman, remember.

However, in the chemo unit they had brand new up-to-the-minute magazines such as Vogue, She, Red, etc etc all purchased thanks to donations to the Sussex Cancer Fund at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, so that is the only charity I will support now, in addition, of course, to any hospice. I like to know where the money is going.

Bubs XX

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For me the oddest thing was all the special interest mags about cars,boats and even model railways!I started buying a couple of magazines each session and leaving them in the waiting room.I also got friends to donate some and found staff and patients very grateful.Vx

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Why does anyone think we need to read the National Geographic anyway??? I need vain and shallow!!

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Funnily enough I also found National Geographics from 1988 in my waiting room! x

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Part of my job is to book advertising in the press and in magazines.

I had a call from a local mag selling advertising space and they asked if I was familiar with their publication. Yes, I replied, I have read it in every hospital / GP/ dentist etc waiting room I have been sat in in the last year so am very familiar with it. Don’t think they’d ever had that response before

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Just dropping into this one to say whilst waiting for surgery last June there was some delay in me going through and a very considerate nurse left me some magazines to browse. On her return I commented that they were an age old but I had at least forund a very nice knitting pattern for a balaclava and knew how to wear a gas mask properly!! I jest not they were ancient and in pristine condition hey and guess what- they were National Geographics! Perhaps its the only way they get them ‘circulated’.
Missi