Memories of Infancy

[T_T]

How about a stroll down memory lane and things that happened to you as kids.

 

For instance, coming for a family of 12 kids, first up best dressed.  I can remember going to school with a hole in the sole of my shoe patched up with cardboard when it rained, my foot got soaking wet.  My cousin who was better of than us, when he had a hole in his shoe, he patched it with Lino.

[Chatrace]

I can rember way way back. I went to a dance with my Dad and came home with my Mom.

[swilcox]

Once when i was 12 years old i was playing rugby on a saturday morning, it was against Frome college. The same day it was the Farrington Gurnay 2 Bird Open from Penzance which was the last race of the season!

 

I enetered 2 pigeons a Blue Hen and a very gay red pie which was a sion bred by the late Dick Sparey! When i sarted the game we hadnt been able to find out whether the birds were up! As the half time whistle was blown i turned to face my team mates when i seen the red pie cock flying across the field! without even a good bye i ran of the field and headed for my bike next to the changing rooms, i could hear shooting behind me but i just kepted running. 10 minutes later i was home and sat on the trap was that red pied cock.

 

That night i was 2nd behind Vic Preedy by 2 minutes and while i was gutted everybody thought it was a great result for one so young.

 

On the monday my games teacher sat me in front of the whole team and made me give an apology to everyone, afterwards he told me that a County selector was watching and that i had blown my chance.

 

1 month after that i was picked for somerset and just i running out the manager stopped and said "son keep your on the field and out of the bloody Sky""

 

That story has stayed with me all my rugby career, even when i signed for Bath Jack Rowell called me the "Pigeon Man from Midsomer Norton" and then asked the groundsman to lock the gates when the game was on!!

 

Stuart

[jimmy white]

I REMEMBER STEALING APPLES AS A KID, THE FARMER WAS CHASING ME ,I JUST GOT TO THE WALL TO DICE OVER IT , WITH MY BEHIND STICKING UPWARDS, WELL DID HE STRIKE ME WITH HIS SHEPERDS CROOK,[WHICH I FELT] ONCE OVER THE WALL I SHOUTED BACK , WAIT TILL MY DAD GETS YOU, WHEN I GOT HOME ,I TOLD MY DAD, AND HE CLOUTED ME RIGHT OVER THE EARHOLE, SAID THATLL GO WITH YOUR SORE ASS ,,,DONT DO IT AGAIN.

[Guest]

One memory I had from when I was a kid, was that my beloved Dad was a black man, as I have said before my dad was a pit man and I always used to wait for him coming home from work at the tram stop and tell everone "Black Daddy" was coming,of course those were the days before pit head baths and showers

 

I think I was about 5 before I discovered my dad was really white all the time

[Guest Silverwings]

I can still taste those lard sndwiches .feel the nails from my school cloggs making my toes bleed ,and the tauwse cracking down on my hands for snow balling a bloody prefect , being forced to sit in the old tin bath once a month ? (outside in the snow ) the Black bits between my toes , Imps ? i had those cloggs second hand from a kid with polio one clogg dad a 4 inch heel god only knows what i looked like in them thick flannel trousers ,string belt and donkey jacket ? one thing i still have from those days is Bacon and Grey Peas Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

[carl]

I REMEMBER STEALING APPLES AS A KID, THE FARMER WAS CHASING ME ,I JUST GOT TO THE WALL TO DICE OVER IT , WITH MY BEHIND STICKING UPWARDS, WELL DID HE STRIKE ME WITH HIS SHEPERDS CROOK,[WHICH I FELT] ONCE OVER THE WALL I SHOUTED BACK , WAIT TILL MY DAD GETS YOU, WHEN I GOT HOME ,I TOLD MY DAD, AND HE CLOUTED ME RIGHT OVER THE EARHOLE, SAID THATLL GO WITH YOUR SORE ASS ,,,DONT DO IT AGAIN.

 

Ha ha    loved that one jimmy

 

 

[jimmy white]

I REMEMBER MY MOTHER SENDING ME AND MY BROTHER BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ALL KITTED OUT SCHOOLBAGS, SANDWICHES THE LOT, WHEN WE GOT TO SCHOOL THERE WAS NOBODY THERE, WE WAITED FOR AGES, ,,,SHE HAD SENT US BACK ON THE WRONG DAY??  NOW YOU SEE WHERE I GOT MY BRAINS FROM [GOOD JOB SHE CANT SEE THIS ;D ;D ;D]

[Peckedhen]

Walking to school in thick pea soup fog.

 

Teacher making me sit in a scratchy coconut mat as a punishment for being late.

 

Accidentally breaking two eggs on the nature table but not owning up to it.

 

Dripping sandwiches.

 

Going to my aunts on Boxing Day and taking our Labrador dog and 13 puppies with us.... they got into the kitchen and ate all the cakes on the bottom tier of the tea trolley!

 

Playing in melted tarmac and getting in stuck in my hair!