Hideous! So sorry that happened. But eventful in the retelling as always. Incidentally, my mother grew up in the Birkenhead of North England (where we just visited) and it’s a pretty rough place too.
It's funny what you remember. I'm sure they thought nothing of it. Birkenhead in Auckland is still a rough place. So cool to be able to visit your roots over there (and enjoy being warm!)
By the time I was 17, I had moved house 13 times, had the same crap. Then I joined the army. nine postings in 4.5 years. More Bullying. ....... But one of those postings was Aden, where the Beatles plane stopped for refuelling, on their way to Oz & NZ. Only a few airbase officers got to meet them. The other 20,000 of us were mighty disgruntled. Appeasement came in the form of free film shows in all open air camp kinemas. "A Hard Days Night." Most of us couldn't get in. Some of us climbed on the flat concrete roof of our new cookhouse. After enjoying the film, I discovered I was stuck fast to a line of melted tar sealant.
Hideous! So sorry that happened. But eventful in the retelling as always. Incidentally, my mother grew up in the Birkenhead of North England (where we just visited) and it’s a pretty rough place too.
It's funny what you remember. I'm sure they thought nothing of it. Birkenhead in Auckland is still a rough place. So cool to be able to visit your roots over there (and enjoy being warm!)
By the time I was 17, I had moved house 13 times, had the same crap. Then I joined the army. nine postings in 4.5 years. More Bullying. ....... But one of those postings was Aden, where the Beatles plane stopped for refuelling, on their way to Oz & NZ. Only a few airbase officers got to meet them. The other 20,000 of us were mighty disgruntled. Appeasement came in the form of free film shows in all open air camp kinemas. "A Hard Days Night." Most of us couldn't get in. Some of us climbed on the flat concrete roof of our new cookhouse. After enjoying the film, I discovered I was stuck fast to a line of melted tar sealant.
Peace, Maurice.
I need a lmao button for that :D