Archive for Dec 86
Monday 1 December 1986
So, at last, we were into the Christmas month. It was a nice-ish sort of day and we didn't get our Industrial Studies test results as expected. Apparently, Physics 'was a bit of a laugh.' Eh? I'm laughing (maniacally) now at the very thought, but I don't suppose that Physics could ever have been 'a bit of a laugh.'
Tuesday 2 December 1986
Today I atoned for my recent poor record buying decisions by going out and getting Utter Madness, the Nutty Boys' second greatest hits compilation. Now, between us, my brother and I had Complete and Utter Madness. Clever eh? I also bought some plastic sleeves to keep (the outside of) my records in pristine condition. Mmm, the lives of the rich and famous...
Wednesday 3 December 1986
Ooh! More excitement in the polo pool. We picked new teams. My new team won 2-1 and I scored one of the goals. Industrial Studies was a dos - again. We were playing another game. Learning through play for 16, 17 & 18 year olds.
Thursday 4 December 1986
The only thing of note that happened today was that it was Thursday. Oh, and I bought a Christmas present with couple of quid I found in my pocket. As Rik in the Young Ones said (about something completely different), 'Bit of pretty bloody brilliant luck eh?' I noted that I had my lifesaving test in the pool tomorrow.
Saturday 6 December 1986
Both Liverpool and Shrewsbury lost, to Watford (2-0) and Oldham (3-0) respectively. We took Christmas cards up to a friend's house, but he wasn't in, so we just came home again. Ho hum.
Sunday 7 December 1986
The good old days. Man Utd on telly, this time versus Spurs. It was 2-0 at ht, then Spurs went and scored 3 to make it 3-2, but Utd managed a draw in the end. It was a horrid day - no mention of why, rain, sleet snow, wind or whatever.
Monday 8 December 1986
A boring day today. I did discover that I had not needed to do some Maths homework with which I was struggling with over the weekend. Gah! For once I ate my lunch in the college refectory, I must have been flush! Then we went over to the pool to shoot some pool.
Tuesday 9 December 1986
Today Industrial Studies was boring (again). So too was General Studies. Well if I hadn't been such a sheep and merely followed my mates - but then again, I didn't follow anybody into doing Industrial Studies and like I said, that too was boring. Oh bugger, why can't these things be black and white instead of all these blummen shades in between. Maths was 'quite understandable' so, some good news eh? After lunch I took a solitary dip in the pool - being a gregarious (look it up!) type I didn't really enjoy myself.
Wednesday 10 December 1986
Today started very cold, but did turn into a very nice day. We played polo, but one of our star players was missing - he'd been persuaded to play rugby. In December! Fool! Anyway, back in the warmth of the pool our game of polo ended in a 2-2 draw - the replay was on for next week. I wasn't looking forward to tomorrow, describing it as a bastard day.
