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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

I actually revisited my childhood last saturday evening, on the Dogems, quite good fun, but alot smaller than I remembered, also the ruddy car I was in, packed up, so I had to change mid race. hehe I could cardly fit in the car!

Anyone else have had a simmilar experience recently?

Cheers

Dave

Geoffp · Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject:

Not car related, but a year or two ago I visited this scene of a significant part of my mis-spent youth:

http://www.wentworthcastle.org/view.asp?id=362

Back in my student days, this was a Teacher Training College for young ladies, and was situated in the wilds of Yorkshire in the mistaken belief that the remote location would keep their charges safe from predatory engineering students Shocked

. I went to quite a few 'do's' there but hadn't realised it had those beautiful gardens as I never actually saw the place in daylight Wink

BTW, I did take my wife there on that acccassion and she was amused Smile

Geoff

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22840 Location: UK

Nic Jarman · Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:28 am Post subject:

Due to a motorcycle accident in 1976 I lost my memory but ocassionaly I have "flash backs". I was working on the Morris 8 and I sat in the back seat, in my minds eye I was a very young child and I had a strong sense of it being really dark and cold. I reckon my parents must have had an 8 or similar. Street lighting must have been much dimmer in the early 60s.
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