What were you doing 20 years ago?

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!

Gayle · 24-05-2006, 20:49

20 years ago I was living in Salford and doing the art college thing. I was out every night in Manchester or at the student union for cheap beer. I only had one colour of clothing in my wardrobe - black.

buttonsmum · 24-05-2006, 20:56

I was in the 1st year at secondary school. I came home everynight and did my homework, like a good girl.

rogue · 24-05-2006, 21:00

watch the arndale go up while working in mercers on blackburn road i was 17

entwisi · 24-05-2006, 21:29

Sure you weren't sat in a hifi shop making coffee and watching dirty movies

harwood red · 24-05-2006, 21:54

20 years ago moved from Harrogate to Blackpool as my mum bought a hotel there. Unfortunately I was only 15 and the move meant that my O'levels were now in a different examining board area and after already doing one full year then had to change some of my courses and cram for a whole year

garinda · 24-05-2006, 22:42

I was into the last month of doing my degree in art at Liverpool.

According to my diary twenty years ago last night I stayed up doing the illustrations for the programme for our London show.

I was also partying hard too, my last few weeks in the ivory tower.

grannyclaret · 24-05-2006, 22:48

iwas planning a big silver wedding party...

garinda · 24-05-2006, 23:03

Idea for new thread, who were you doin' twenty years ago.

shillelagh · 24-05-2006, 23:18

not telling!

lettie · 25-05-2006, 11:27

I was also 18 and was doing the friday and saturday round town routine. I also used to start and finish in the Corners bar and occasionally Lar-de Dars if I could afford it. I was doing voluntary work at the ESMI Unit at Accy Vic, waiting to start my nurse training...

Basher · 25-05-2006, 11:35

I was 19, working 3 part time jobs whilst waiting to go in the RAF.

I am not, nor ever have been one for socialising so clubs etc never really entered the equation, although one of my part time jobs was in a bar.

Wynonie Harris · 25-05-2006, 12:43

Getting ready for my forthcoming wedding (June 28th, St Annes, Cobham Road) and wondering if marrying a Peruvian girl who I'd only met five months ago was really the basis for a lasting union.

Also wondering about Accrington Stanley's prospects for next season and thinking wistfully, "wouldn't it be nice to see them in the football league again...but, of course, it'll never happen."

Fast-forward to now...we're getting ready to celebrate our 20th anniversary and as for Stanley, well, you know all about that...so I suppose it all worked out OK in the end!

grannyclaret · 25-05-2006, 12:51

thats lovely.. congratulations

Wynonie Harris · 25-05-2006, 12:56

Cheers, Granny!