I have to be honest, I remember feeling at odds with the world when I passed that 11+ exam as all of my friends did not.
I felt I was pushed off to a school I didn't want to be at. I begged my parents to change the school, but they didn't or couldn't.
I remember having a talent for Latin but it didn't help me one bit.
Many of my classmates from Grammar School ended up in the Civil Service.
I went into Engineering, and ended my working life in the Civil Service.
I was lucky enough to enjoy both.
I didn't miss girls at school though. Or did I?
