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- Eastbourne East Sussex
Last Friday I went to my second company reunion and I just wonder if anyone else as had the same experience.
Arrive at the pub walk in and then desperately look for a familiar face amongst all that are gathered in there.
Oh by the way as I am sure there are other ex gas board employees on here I worked in the South East.
So I am looking and unlike me ( chuckle ) everyone else seems so much older greyer or balding and rotund in shape. Suddenly spotting a familiar face I approach them and why I don't know ( another chuckle) you can see in their eyes they're thinking who is this idiot talking to me but then it all clicks in and we both realise we were once great mates and the drink and chat begins to flow more easily.
Its then a matter of progression as others join us and the evening begins to swing.
As we are reminiscing about how hard we all worked and how much easier it is for the youngsters who do our jobs now we then remember those that are not with us and in fact are no longer with anyone and how lucky we are to still be here. Still because they left us with such good memories they will always be with us at any future reunions we have.
Are my experiences similar to those you have had or do you shy away from such events as they can bring back unhappy memories. I know I would never attend a school reunion because I do not have great memories of my time there.
Arrive at the pub walk in and then desperately look for a familiar face amongst all that are gathered in there.
Oh by the way as I am sure there are other ex gas board employees on here I worked in the South East.
So I am looking and unlike me ( chuckle ) everyone else seems so much older greyer or balding and rotund in shape. Suddenly spotting a familiar face I approach them and why I don't know ( another chuckle) you can see in their eyes they're thinking who is this idiot talking to me but then it all clicks in and we both realise we were once great mates and the drink and chat begins to flow more easily.
Its then a matter of progression as others join us and the evening begins to swing.
As we are reminiscing about how hard we all worked and how much easier it is for the youngsters who do our jobs now we then remember those that are not with us and in fact are no longer with anyone and how lucky we are to still be here. Still because they left us with such good memories they will always be with us at any future reunions we have.
Are my experiences similar to those you have had or do you shy away from such events as they can bring back unhappy memories. I know I would never attend a school reunion because I do not have great memories of my time there.
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