When i was a lad i did my level best to avoid getting a beating from my Dad. Problem is i never did do my level best to avoid getting caught hence the beatings.
From when I was born to the age of 10, we lived in a caravan, sited in my Grans paddock / apple orchard.. This was back in the seventies, when terms lke Pikey didn't exist... But it is in our family genes... My father was the local blacksmith, and we kept a lot of horses etc.... We often used a horses and cart to travel around the villages.. I look back in affection, to those years.. It was fun, and not the norm compared to my peers at school.. Although I was called Gypo some times.. :-[
reading this I fancy a game of 40/40 or off ground hits 8) I used to love making bow and arrows and shooting my mates, oh and staying up late on sundays to watch "Thats life" and having a bath on sunday nights ready for school the next morning
deffo scrumping and jumping off the river bridge into the river, jeez everytime i walk over that bridge now i wonder how we had the balls.
I can remember the name of the series it was with 3 blokes in hospital the theme was "I'm H A P P Y yes I'm H A P P Y I know I am i'm sure i am im H A P P Y" 8) victor meldrew was the Dr. cant get the song outta my head now ;D