unapalomablanca Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 A momentous day for most i would think, though its not often you hear people talk about it. I was 21 and left with thirty quid and a few tins of soup and went to live in a grotty flat with 3 others. None of this rich parent lark for me! Looking back, although it was responsibility it was actually made easier as i was the only one i had to fend for. How about others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo23 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 i moved out in feb me n the mrs brought our first place, i was nskering but the the most fun ive had could not go back to the parents house n live now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprackles Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I had just bought a wreck of a house and was doing it up sort of.....worked late one night and slept over, next day my mother said "its liveable, your not coming back". I felt o so loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2202 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 20 years old, mortgaged to the eyeballs, my bivvy bed and sleeping bag, portable telly, and the girlfriend. ( now wife) . We had no heating apart from each other and struggled to pay for food. Wouldn't change a thing and we both appreciate what we have and can afford to have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 17, dad took my keys off me and told me to knock like everyone else in future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imissalot Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Left at 18and1 day from the platform station watching my late dad cry and me ,to join the army, 20 weeks later my family watch a young man pass out and serve his country in Ireland ,family was very proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) 17 and got on the train to start my basic training for The Royal Engineers in blackwater,camberley,waving goodbye to my family. was very apprehensive,but when i got there,i didn't have time to fa*t let alone be homesick,was one of the best things ever to happen to me,taught me to fend for myself and made me think for myself. Edited December 4, 2011 by welsh1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 3 strikes and i was out at 16 , never looked back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpentermark Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 was 1993 i was 17 moved out with girlfriend who was 16, 6 months later she was pregnant, 3 months after that we were married, 6 months after that she gave birth to our first (daughter), two years later gave birth to second (son), 5 years later divorced, 11 years on .......... still hate the bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 20, moved into a flat with my GF, now my best mate and wife. That was 25 years ago, very, very lucky. atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) I was 20 and I left to work at sea and in the first 2 weeks I crossed the Atlantic 3 times and went to 4 continents. Felt guilty that I didn't call or write enough and even more guilty when I moved back home nearly 2 years later with a girl that was to become my wife. Edited December 4, 2011 by FalconFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 The day I joined the Army aged 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jackson Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) 16 years old, borded the train to join the military. Edited December 4, 2011 by The Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 was 1993 i was 17 moved out with girlfriend who was 16, 6 months later she was pregnant, 3 months after that we were married, 6 months after that she gave birth to our first (daughter), two years later gave birth to second (son), 5 years later divorced, 11 years on .......... still hate the bitch! Haha made me chuckle that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Just turned 17 and off to Pirbrite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) I left home at 21 with the "girlfriend of the time". I only left because she promised that "it" would be on tap and she would do the washing and ironing. We rented a flat round the corner. The flat had metal single glazed "Crittall" windows and it backed on to the main train line to London Liverpool street. We could look out of our window and see peoples faces on the train at the platform. The freight train went through at 4-5am and woke me up for months. We had a borrowed sofa and a plastic crate upside down as a TV stand for the small portable TV - and that was pretty much it. We used to sleep under two duvets and fully dressed in the winter months. --------------- 17 years later the "girlfriend of the time" is now Mrs ME (of 10 years), we have two great boys 10 & 7 years and my train spotting days are over! Edited December 4, 2011 by ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flightpond Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Is "it" still on tap then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2202 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I too had those crittle windows and we used to scrape the ice off the inside in the mornings. I did not want to get out of my pit in the morning . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Is "it" still on tap then? No, they're married now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 20, girlfriend was 17 and pregnant. We moved in together a couple months later, and we were so poor, i converted an old speaker cab into a crib for my son. Think thats where his love of Metal comes from Been married nearly 12 years. We had very little at the time, and everything we did have was either second hand or borrowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I left home at 21 with the "girlfriend of the time". I only left because she promised that "it" would be on tap and she would do the washing and ironing. We rented a flat round the corner. The flat had metal single glazed "Crittall" windows and it backed on to the main train line to London Liverpool street. We could look out of our window and see peoples faces on the train at the platform. The freight train went through at 4-5am and woke me up for months. We had a borrowed sofa and a plastic crate upside down as a TV stand for the small portable TV - and that was pretty much it. We used to sleep under two duvets and fully dressed in the winter months. --------------- 17 years later the "girlfriend of the time" is now Mrs ME (of 10 years), we have two great boys 10 & 7 years and my train spotting days are over! Lol, our flat had the great issue of no insulation, too hot in summer and condensation on the bed cloths in winter, our girls are 19 and 22. Doesn't hert to rough it a little tough times never seem too bad these days . Ask your mum and dad about the tough times, not as easy as ours. You will always be a stronger couple because of this as will we be. atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Is "it" still on tap then? I have my solicitor looking at a breach of contract case on that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I too had those crittle windows and we used to scrape the ice off the inside in the mornings. I did not want to get out of my pit in the morning . I am with you there brother. All our clothes and shoes got damp and mouldy due to the damp cause by the condensation too. We had a plant on top of the TV, it used to shake as trains went by - like on the Blues Brothers film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 17 and off to RAF Swinderby 7/6/82 Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 erm it was april the 13th 4 year ago, just done game keeping course at newton rigg and had been given a full time job hear, so i uped sticks and left never looked back. i can do what i want ime loveing the single male lifestyle (ie untidy un washed and not quite house trained) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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