Anyone been here long enough to remember me?

I've decided to visit again on a whim. I'm not sure how long it's been. I'm surprised my account hasn't been deactivated with me having been away so long.

Anyway, I'm saying hello again. So what's been going on on this messageboard recently? Or even less recently? It's been at least a couple of years, if not more. And if you don't know me, please introduce yourself. I'm friendly. Really. Although I take the piss a lot.

 

The last time you posted before today was April 20, 2006. Three years is an awful long break from Hip Forums. Hopefully you won't let that much time pass before we hear from you again. How's things going in the auto business? Do you still go barefoot that often?

 

I do. Although I've got nothing to do with the Auto Industry. I'm sure I wrote AUDIO on my profile. I actually bottled that particular career. I liked Audio but wasn't prepared to go into the backstabbing industry and went for teaching instead. It's a nice stable career. They're never going to turn round and say "Actually we've got enough teachers now". I popped out barefoot to the cinema this evening (i've been going there a lot). I caught a girl selling popcorn taking a cheeky look at my feet as I was walking out earlier, but no-one's ever actually said anything about it to me. I bet they're really jealous, being employees and having to wear a uniform (ok, a polo shirt and a badge with their names on), and shoes all the time. But then I still wear shoes to work - unfortunately it goes with being a teacher.

However I'm only in Cambridge for so long. In the summer I'm moving out to Kuwait. I've got a teaching job in a British run private school out there. It'll probably take me quite a while to be able to walk barefoot in those temperatures out there - I'll have to ease myself in gently to the heat. And I'll still be wearing smart dress, including shoes to work, I suspect (although I bet the female teachers will get to wear any footwear they like and then slip them on and off easily as much as they like - such is the way of the world). Still warm weather all year round, it's on the seaside, and I'm getting a really good deal out of it financially as well. I hope to stay out there for a few years, put some money aside and then when I eventually come back, buy myself a nice house or something.

To recap back to August 2006. I Ended up moving to London shortly after that, having just graduated from university. I was teaching and doing a lot of playing with various bands there. I finished my training and started my first proper teaching job. Then February 2008 I met the love of my life, the one I'd been waiting for for so long, etc. etc. And it was brilliant. And so we got engaged and in October I left my job in London to move out to Milton Keynes where she lives. And then it fell through, lots of complications which gradually became less and less worth working around. And so instead of moving in with her I ended up back where I started in Cambridge, with my parents for the moment, doing a bit of supply teaching here and there (and going to the cinema a lot and still doing things I've been doing for ages such as going to the football and travelling all the way to Birmingham and back for curries). So my supply teaching will see me through to August when I get to embark upon my new adventure in the middle east.

 

hi. guess i wasn't posting in this section when you 'left'. anyways.. welcome back!

 

Ta. By the way, I thought I'd share with you a photo I took during the recent week of snow we had here back in February (a whole week of snow's a very rare thing in Britain. In fact a whole week of the same kind of weather's a very rare thing in Britain).

 

oh man, I do remember you. wow it is great to see you again. don't be a stranger

peace,
bob

 

It appears you left before I joined but I know I've seen your usename before (I remember it because I thought it was cool, I play sax too, lol) probably reading past threads like I do when I'm bored.
Hai!

 

Wow, a barefooter in Portsmouth. Relatively speaking that's practically down the road. A mere 3 and a half hours away. There seem to be a few more of us from Blighty than the last time I was on here.

 

Unless of course you're a yoga teacher. Or a swimming teacher.
And yes, i'm long enough here to recognize you. welcome back!

 

Yess, I know a couple of barefooters in this area, mainly from the SBL. Be good if there was more though.

 

Since you mention the SBL, a member called Alison Law is organising a meet-up and hike somewhere in the South East of England soon. Perhaps I'll see you on it.

 

Glad you are back man....!!!! long time no post......