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shillelagh · 24-05-2006, 20:19

I was talking to a friend today and we got talking about what we did when we were 18. Thats 20 years ago! I realised we were out every night doing something even if it was just to go to the pub.

I was running (with a mate) a scout/cub group down Church Kirk next door but one to the Stag! My mate was Scout leader and i was assistant Scout Leader and I was Akela (Cub leader to all who dont know) and my mate was the assistant. Every wednesday and thursday night i caught the bus from here into accy and walked it out to church. Friday and Saturday nights were go down accy and meet up with my mates and go round town - meet up place the Corners and last orders the corners and if we could afford it lars de dars if they let us in! Once a month we'd go to Blackburn on a Saturday night. We could only afford to go once a month cos of the cost of the taxi home! Sunday, Monday and Tuesday was the local nites - we'd go in there and play pool, space invaders, football and darts.

Can remember one Saturday night we'd arranged to go to Blackburn and i was working at the Little Chef at weekends because I was on the YTS and £26.25 didnt go right far! Anyway ended up working at the Little Chef till 10 caught the 10.15pm bus to accy and 10.30 pm bus to Blackburn and met up with my mates in Yates Wine Lodge. Went up Peppermint Place and fell asleep right next to the speakers! I'd been working since 3pm and 6 1/2 hours on your feet running round like an idiot then running along the road and dropping my work clothes off at my house then catching the buses. I was tired - thats my excuse and i sticking to it! Bouncers thought i'd passed out drunk!

24-05-2006, 20:19	#1
shillelagh God Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: at the border .. Posts: 8,194 Blog Entries: 252 Liked: 1627 times Rep Power: 489677	What were you doing 20 years ago? I was talking to a friend today and we got talking about what we did when we were 18. Thats 20 years ago! I realised we were out every night doing something even if it was just to go to the pub. I was running (with a mate) a scout/cub group down Church Kirk next door but one to the Stag! My mate was Scout leader and i was assistant Scout Leader and I was Akela (Cub leader to all who dont know) and my mate was the assistant. Every wednesday and thursday night i caught the bus from here into accy and walked it out to church. Friday and Saturday nights were go down accy and meet up with my mates and go round town - meet up place the Corners and last orders the corners and if we could afford it lars de dars if they let us in! Once a month we'd go to Blackburn on a Saturday night. We could only afford to go once a month cos of the cost of the taxi home! Sunday, Monday and Tuesday was the local nites - we'd go in there and play pool, space invaders, football and darts. Can remember one Saturday night we'd arranged to go to Blackburn and i was working at the Little Chef at weekends because I was on the YTS and £26.25 didnt go right far! Anyway ended up working at the Little Chef till 10 caught the 10.15pm bus to accy and 10.30 pm bus to Blackburn and met up with my mates in Yates Wine Lodge. Went up Peppermint Place and fell asleep right next to the speakers! I'd been working since 3pm and 6 1/2 hours on your feet running round like an idiot then running along the road and dropping my work clothes off at my house then catching the buses. I was tired - thats my excuse and i sticking to it! Bouncers thought i'd passed out drunk!