| Subject: Everthorpe 70-72, to dispersal 80's |
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Ian (Thoughtful)
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Date Posted: 05:27:04 08/04/10 Wed
In reply to:
Name Withheld
's message, "Re: So.... who went to Borstal and are now workers or business men?" on 10:16:18 01/05/10 Tue
>>>Guess most didn't make it. I ended up at Uni with a Masters Degree. Don't laugh guys, worked as a mental health Manager for many years! We're all getting old now - wasted early years, but good fun wasn't it? Well, at times when you weren't getting beaten half to death? Strangeways block the worst, also Risley, mid 70's.
Memories. Respect to you all.
>>>
>>>
>>>>'been looking at all the posts here, good to see
>that
>>>>some of us made it and did well, I'm one of them - I
>>>>sometimes wonder if it was luck or judgement or god
>>>>knows what. I'm doing great now and like the others
>>>>who've posted here wouldn't have it any other way.
>>>>I wonder how many of us there really are, the ones
>>>>that didn't do so well aren't going to be posting I
>>>>think.
>>>
>>>I think the real answer for most of us as to why we
>>>stopped is that we just grew up! My final term was YP
>>>at Aylesbury, 18 months...I think I had just turned
>>>18....after a few months got the soft touch move to
>>>Grendon Underwood which was a bit of a psychiatric
>>>training place so they wanted the headcases. We had
>to
>>>pretend we had problems, depression and such like to
>>>the docs and they would ask if we wanted to go to
>>>Grendon (hell yes please, much softer option lol)
>>>
>>>Subsequent to that (1976) I still dabbled in crime
>>>until I was thirty I guess... just much more
>carefully
>>>and never got caught, probably due to the fact Maggie
>>>had sold off all the bobbies on the beat. Prior to
>>>that I only had to think about doing a crime and a
>>>bobby would show up...
>>>
>>>Always been self employed or jack of all trades. Only
>>>ever work to spend the money there and then, never
>>>planned for the future. Live from day to day. Kidney
>>>disease for the last 16 years so unable to do a
>decent
>>>days work any more. I have worked hard in my time but
>>>generally I avoided it and responsibility. Kids
>>>definitely make you grow up and get life in to
>>>perspective. Now a God fearing veggie who loves
>>>everything, the planet, animals, even humans lol
>>>
>>>If I had my time again I'd be a plumber or
>electrician
>>>as a single trade. Anyone can do it and it's a job
>for
>>>life. I lacked personal discipline to become anything
>>>else I guess. I am clever in a survival mentality,
>but
>>>certainly no academic. I only ever made junior school
>>>but I live and learn every day. Useless in love too
>>>I'm afraid.
>>>
>>>Very telling at 11/12 I had a nickname *Horizontal
>>>Pete*...why stand when you can sit. Why sit when you
>>>can lie down! Weird huh! Always been an early bird
>and
>>>always active/restless...
>>>
>>>A psychiatrist dream no doubt :)
>
>Hi KP, your story almost mirrors mine, even down to
>the kidneys lol. Best wishes to all ex DC a Borstal
>Trainees.
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