From Tim Bierman
The problem of putting “19” on things too early isn’t limited to tombstones
(Feedback, 4 April).
It also affects those with no plans to die yet.
A friend was in a doctor’s waiting room with the cardboard envelope
containing his medical records when he noticed that the personal details on the
outside included “Date of death”—with the “19” pre-printed. He wonders
whether the doctor knows something he is not telling him.
tim@bierman.demon.co.uk
