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Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
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Category Archives: university
Dining With Judges
An item on the radio today about imagined dinner party guests prompted a memory of the one time my selection mattered. Oh well… I made a momentous decision in 1976 – apart from asking the Textiliste for a date, that … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, law, university
Tagged Bristol University, interviews, law, the milk round
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The University Years – This Sporting Life, Part One #bristoluniversity #1975
It is 1975 and I’ve left my sleepy New Forest home for the bright lights and persistent rain that was Bristol University to study law and life. I had a lot to learn. Arriving at University, it was a chance … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, miscellany, sport, university
Tagged Bristol, rugby, sports, university
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The University Years: The Demon Drink
In 1975, living in the arse end of nowhere, I did not have a sophisticated outlook. Nothing about my existence, immediately prior to going to university could be described as sophisticated and nothing exemplified this better than my relationship with … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged Bristol, drinking, university
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The University Years: Learning How To Learn #bristoluniversity #1975
It is 1975 and I’ve left my sleepy New Forest home for the bright lights and persistent rain that was Bristol University to study law and life. I had a lot to learn. My first year degree subjects comprised the … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, law, life, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged 1975, Bristol, degree, law, university
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The University Years- Going Through The Cycles #bristoluniversity #1975
In 1975 I went to University to study law. One issue was commuting and I took to my bicycle with a will. Sadly not everything ran smoothly… I’ve already decapitated a commuter, reducing the chances of our reaching a replacement … Continue reading
The University Years – Going Through The Cycles, part two #bristoluniversity #1975
I began my university life in 1975 at Bristol, studying law. Last time I wrote, I explored my commuting life and one reason why I shouldn’t have taken to cycling. This is the second example. Loosely it involves hubris and … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, humour, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged Bristol, cycyling, humour, memories, university
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The University Years- Going Through The Cycles #bristoluniversity #1975
In 1975 I left home for Bristol University to study law. When there I lived in Hall about two miles from where I studied. My only ways of commuting were the bus (too expensive) walking (too slow and no I … Continue reading
The University Years – Taking Crime, Itself A Crime #1975 #bristoluniversity
In 1975 I started a law degree. It wasn’t, academically the wisest choice and I struggled to grasp what I was meant to be learning. It wasn’t my only struggle… When I signed up for a law degree, I really … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged 1975, Bristol, Crime, study, university
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The University Years – Mono Sodium Glutamate And Me #bristol #1975
In this series I’ve tried faithfully to recall ny first week’s at University and the life changing experiences that I enjoyed. Up to the point I went I’d had one sort of girlfriend but that was more a friend who … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged 1975, Bristol, Chinese, dating, university
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The University Years: What’s Luck If Not An Incontinent Seagull? #1975 #bristoluniversity #memories
I began my university life in October 1975. It was life changing in many ways and the degree I ended up with set me up on the path to success. But in that first term and year, I learned little … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, humour, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged Bristol, dating, humour, living expenses, money, university, zoo
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