What were you doing 15 years ago today?

[WSU]

Just wondering.... I know where I was heading!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I was taking advantage of some sort of cheap deal with a Network SouthEast Railcard that allowed families to travel first class for practically nothing. We had a day out somewhere out west.

 

[Big Jim]

Just about to (or sitting) my finals at Sussex.

actually, wasn't it Euro finals that year? I remember trying to study and seeing the England-Holland game on and having to miss it as I had an important exam the morning after. Or was that the year before. hmmm. memory not great these days

Also remember everyone shouting "Seaman Seaman Seaman" in the East Slope bar when he saved a penalty or freekick in one of the games.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

I was 9 and watching Ninja Turtles. Teenaged ones.

 

[ees complicated no?]

I was in year 1 at school probs sitting down for registration.

 

[The Notorious BHA]

Drinkin' some milk and causing havoc. I was 1...

 

[beardy gull]

I was in a minibus westward bound. Just cracking open my 2nd beer of the morning. What a day.

 

[Sausage]

Can't remember. Give me a clue.

 

[daveinprague]

Finished working at Ericssons in Bugs Hill in May 1997 and moved to Holland.

 

[Everest]

Can't remember. I may have gone to footy, but it's all a haze nowadays.

 

[Kumquat]

Just about to (or sitting) my finals at Sussex.

actually, wasn't it Euro finals that year? I remember trying to study and seeing the England-Holland game on and having to miss it as I had an important exam the morning after. Or was that the year before. hmmm. memory not great these days

Also remember everyone shouting "Seaman Seaman Seaman" in the East Slope bar when he saved a penalty or freekick in one of the games.

Yeah - year before. Was the Scotland game that Seaman save. I was in a pub in Victoria and two scottish blokes were kicked out for being pissed. They collapsed backwards on the floor when Gascoigne scored, both dropping their pints on themselves. Good summer that one.

 

[Randsta]

were you celebrating the
1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election
The Labour Party has won the general election in a landslide victory, leaving the Conservatives in tatters after 18 years in power, with Scotland and Wales left devoid of Tory representation.?
may be not

 

[WSU]

were you celebrating the
1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election
The Labour Party has won the general election in a landslide victory, leaving the Conservatives in tatters after 18 years in power, with Scotland and Wales left devoid of Tory representation.?
may be not

So close! Seeing as I was a 17 year old who liked beer, politics wasn't really high up on my daily agenda!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

were you celebrating the
1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election
The Labour Party has won the general election in a landslide victory, leaving the Conservatives in tatters after 18 years in power, with Scotland and Wales left devoid of Tory representation.?
may be not

The odd thing about that Tory defeat is that people seemed to find it hard to take. I remember blue flags flying all over the place, even though Blair had won the election.

 

[Paddy B]

Cant work out whether some posters are on the wind up or genuinely dont get the significance of this day 15 years ago.

For me the most important day in our entire history.

Me? I was driving a minibus in a westerly direction

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

The odd thing about that Tory defeat is that people seemed to find it hard to take. I remember blue flags flying all over the place, even though Blair had won the election.

Ah but probably not in the north of the country. Didn't see too many blue flags in Liverpool lol!

 

[Postman Pat]

I was sitting in the Edwardian on Howard Road with my best mate listening to a game of football on the radio and swearing at anybody who made the slightest noise.

Spent the evening singing footy related songs at Karaoke..... Think I did we are the champions 3 times....!!

 

[Hillian1]

I spent the morning with my brother who was a gibbering wreck having just seen his first child born overnight.
Early afternoon driving brother, his partner and said newborn home.
From 15.00 to 16.45 driving aimlessley arond mid sussex turning radio on and off at various random times.
16.48 ish to 17.00 sat in car somewhere between Haywards Heath and Hassocks weeping through sheer relief.
I have no recollection of the evening.

 

[gazingdown]

At uni, listening to the radio in my room!

I think I got sozzled that night (not that I ever needed an excuse back then )

 

[Set of Tracksuits]

Would have been on my way to the train station about now I think, checking my pocket for the tickets every three minutes.