[ebooktalk] Re: introduction
- From: "CJ & AA MAY" <chrisalis.may@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:50:17 +0100
Yes, you are right, David. There was also a family of Trolls too!
Alison
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: introduction
Yes, I recall Mike Pearson who later married Carol Pearson so there was no
need for a name change.
I believe there were a number of Roses, Teddy, Margaret and another sister
whose name I forget.
We are going off topic here, but once we have all the introductions we will
get back to books.
David
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Yes you are right. Think you were a couple of classes behind me. I was there
with Michael Pearson, Carol Tatham, Philip Praille, Teddy Rose, if that
helps.
Alison
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Alison
I recall the name but not the person. I think you were a year or two older
than us.
David
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I doubt you remember me, David, but I remember you and Alan vaguely from
Linden Lodge when I was Alison Cooke.
Alison
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Sent: 26 April 2013 09:56
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Morning all
Everyone else is introducing themselves, so maybe I should follow suit.
I cannot boast the star-studded experiences of Ian or Elaine, but my
biography, such as it is, is below.
My earliest memories are staying at East Grinstead sunshine Home in Sussex,
where my twin brother alan and I were sent at three years old. We moved on
to North House, then to Linden lodge. Alan then went on to Worcester, and I
ended up at RNC in Shropshire, where I came across Ian. After leaving
Shropshire I got a job as a computer programmer, but this did not work out
well, so I ended up working as a shorthand-typist in London for NatWest
Bank. I stayed there until 1995 when they computerised their system and it
was not possible for blind people to cope with the system they introduced,
so I was made redundant.
With my redundancy money I paid off my mortgage, and, not being able to find
work elsewhere, set up my own business from home, transcribing books from
cassette onto computer disk. I was able to persuade people who had books
they had written and did not wish to type them out from longhand to talk
them onto tape and I then did the typing. At my peak, I had 45 customers,
most producing work each week, so I often worked a six or seven day week. A
couple of years ago I decided to scale down a little, and actually retired
at the beginning of 2012.
As far as hobbies go, I love reading which goes without saying as we all do
on this list. I love all kinds of music, although I cannot get into opera,
and have a very low tolerance level for country and western. Sport is
another love of mine, but listening rather than participating. The computer
takes up a fair amount of my day, and email lists are where I came across
many of you.
My twin alan is also on this list, although his contributions have been
limited of late. I am hoping his circumstances will allow him to take a
more active role, as he is an avid reader.
There you go folks, that is my potted biography.
David
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