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What are you drinking Xmas day?

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The boys I grew up with that went to the navy are fine upstanding citizens now.
Never out of work after leaving.
Disciplined, fit and wise to the world.
Too many never broaden their horizons it experience different cultures/ways of life.
 
dickythorpe said:
The boys I grew up with that went to the navy are fine upstanding citizens now.
Never out of work after leaving.
Disciplined, fit and wise to the world.
Too many never broaden their horizons it experience different cultures/ways of life.

I know quite a few people who were in the forces, all top people and are exactly as you say dicky.

Even though I never been in the forces I have lived on my own since I moved north 33 years ago, it taught me to be disciplined especially with money, my first job YTS, (remember those?) I got £25 a week and my mam took £10 from me, then when I got my first full time job I got £43 a week and she took £18, that taught me to pay my way before indulging myself and that's exactly what we will be doing when our boys start earning.
 
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