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How I Ended Up Living on a Narrow Boat

I was always fairly rebellious, in my own middle-class middle-England sort of way. I was expelled during my A levels - the local boys public school trialled having girls in the 6th form - and I was culled pretty early on in the experiment.

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May 18, 2021
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I’m 59 and still not really sure what life’s about, but glad to be part of Advantages of Age - I feel like I may have found my tribe. I haven’t met any of you yet but can feel the positive, slightly naughty vibes leaping off the FB page.

A bit about me. In my Life Part One, which goes from birth to fifty years, I was always fairly rebellious, in my own m…

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