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Jell6Graduate
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On this day in 1981, I started my nurse training, 38 years later I'm still working for the NHS.

I had an 1981 play list this morning and lots of memories. I wondered where all my class was, how had their lives turned out?

I also wondered if 1981 was a memorable year for anyone here ( I expect a lot weren't even born😬)

Anyway it was a special, if not scary day for me, I just felt like sharing it 🤩

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👍🎈I hope you hear from others for whom this year is special & just a reminder how much we value those who work in the NHS especially our nurses! Thank you!

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Jell6Graduate in reply toAnnieapple

Thank you Annieapple, I have heard from others, as I seem to have posted this on 5 and 10k forums. Don't know how, it must have been all the 80's music 🤣🤣

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Ssasqueen

I was still at school I the 80s. I started high school in 81 - I remember feeling so grown up going to school on my own and spending my Saturday’s in the local town buying records or cheap jewellery or make up. I generally run to 80s music. I love it.

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Jell6Graduate in reply toSsasqueen

Saturday morning shopping with friends was a happy time then!😊

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E27M14Graduate

1981 wasn’t particularly significant for me, I think I was just going into 3rd year junior school so what they call year 5 now. Generally the 80s was a great time though, and such a good time for music. We all love 80s pop, even those who weren’t born!!!

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Jell6Graduate in reply toE27M14

I loved the 80's, and I have probably got some quite scary photos of me at that time 😬

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MrsrunGraduate

Just a quick thank you to you and all NHS workers.

I was not doing anything significant then.... I was a young adult having great fun... Dressing like Adam, which was fun as I was a punk previously!... Music jogs ( no pun intended!) our memories to a good or bad time in our lives... Almost a diary!

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Jell6Graduate

Hah, punk to new romantic , a glamorous switch.

Thank you for your thank you! It's cake day Thursday for my lot this week, I am a ward manager and I like to show my appreciation at least once a month.

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Irish-JohnGraduate

Discos Drink and Debauchery is mostly what I was doing in 1981.

Youth (and brains) sure as heck can be wasted on the young :/

But - I am a reformed character now. No smoking or Discos 😁

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Jell6Graduate in reply toIrish-John

I used to love disco 💃💃, are you completely reformed?😃

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Irish-JohnGraduate in reply toJell6

Well...over the years I have come to believe in moderation in everything.

Including moderation ;)

🕺 :)

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mrrunGraduate

'81? Music and fun, lots of fun. Lots of it. And l could make a decent go at running 1500m and 3000m. Lean, slim, long legs. Of course, l was having lots of fun so that was put on the back burner for a while.

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Jell6Graduate

It was a fun time, I wish I had had lean, slim, long legs!! Sighs!

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