Sterling was under intense pressure at the bottom of the EMS bands with the government and Bank of England desperately trying to avoid depreciation or interest rate rises
Sterling was under intense pressure at the bottom of the EMS bands with the government and Bank of England desperately trying to avoid depreciation or interest rate rises

Poor news about my rising cholesterol levels after a check-up, despite my weight loss from over 14stone to 13st 11lbs (88Kg). and then the rest of my day on my accounts, calculating that my investments had risen to their present value of £2,402,517!

Some very favourable press reports for us locally and some bad news for the government nationally as Sterling was under intense pressure at the bottom of the EMS bands with the government and Bank of England desperately trying to avoid depreciation or interest rate rises. After pouring rain  all day, the river was well up this evening and would surely be over the banks overnight.

The first full day for Della to be back at school and Di was fully occupied this morning as a result. I had laid in a bit to start with and then had to hustle to get to St Neots Doctor's Surgery for my 10.00am appointment. This was the follow-up for the "CLEAREST" cholesterol research project and I had a complete blood test to measure, not only my overall level, but also that of HDL Cholesterol - the beneficial constituent that has to be there in a certain proportion to prevent the furring-up of the arteries.

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The news was not good as the overall level had only reduced from 7.81 to 7.53 (against suggested levels of 6.2) with HDL at 0.74 mmol/litre which is less than the 1.0 that they like to see! My doctor will be approving nightly doses of 10mg of Simvastin, a drug to reduce the levels. All this despite my overall weight loss from over 14stone to 13st 11lbs (88Kg). Thus chastened, I returned home and later Di got back from taking Debbie to Bedford Hospital where she had been X-Rayed for her dentist. The rest of the day on my Investment Summary where I found that our family investments have now risen to £2,217,920 with present value of £2,402,517 compared with the £1,800,000 left after tax from selling my company in 1984. This looks good but represents a modest reduction which we have consumed if inflation is taken into account when £1.8m would be £2.7m today.

The papers this evening were very favourable for us, taking into account the reported reasons for the retirement of Liberal Democrat Mayor, Cllr Michael Pope, and the wide coverage of our criticism of the Tory-led District Council. Having poured with rain all day, the river was well up this evening and would surely be over the banks overnight. I left a message for Bill to come back and check that nothing was left down there that could get carried away. He has re-done the faulty path section and this work will continue after the water has abated. Prepared for tomorrow's visit late tonight and then retired to bed with Diana. Sterling is under intense pressure at the bottom of the EMS bands with the government and Bank of England desperately trying to avoid depreciation or interest rate rises. They are pumping liquidity into the overnight money markets by buying back paper for cash at low rates rather than have to actually buy sterling on the foreign exchanges.