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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]That's a sad story, Phil, for such a tragic event to happen in such a nice Wilderness as the area once was. Why did he do it, perhaps the excitement engulved him of, as it was then, a 'Vast' untamed Wilderness, stretching from the edge of Marlpool to Mapperley and beyond, where a lad could go anywhere and do anything he wanted to, without a 'Yea' or Nay' from anyone, with no hint of a confined, commercialised Park in sight. It was the feeling of pure freedom. I used to go down their regular as a pre-teen in the early 1950s. The feeling of exploratory euphoria knew no bounds. Perhaps this was his undoing? If 'It' was there, - climb it, scale it, wade it or jump it or whatever had to be done. Did his Mother ever come to terms with her loss. Or was she stuck for years with that burden? I know the feeling she had. It's a long,lingering, forlorn hope/wish that that particular day ALL will come right at last. Of course, it never does and some people just can't accept this situation and the routine lasts for ever. Terrible. In short, it's a B***^&@. Azzabuv. [/quote]
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Azzabuv

Jimmy Wilson and the Pond
replied on: 4/10/2005 5:06:47 PM

That's a sad story, Phil, for such a tragic event to happen in such a nice Wilderness as the area once was.

Why did he do it, perhaps the excitement engulved him of, as it was then, a 'Vast' untamed Wilderness, stretching from the edge of Marlpool to Mapperley and beyond, where a lad could go anywhere and do anything he wanted to, without a 'Yea' or Nay' from anyone, with no hint of a confined, commercialised Park in sight.
It was the feeling of pure freedom.

I used to go down their regular as a pre-teen in the early 1950s. The feeling of exploratory euphoria knew no bounds. Perhaps this was his undoing? If 'It' was there, - climb it, scale it, wade it or jump it or whatever had to be done.

Did his Mother ever come to terms with her loss. Or was she stuck for years with that burden? I know the feeling she had. It's a long,lingering, forlorn hope/wish that that particular day ALL will come right at last. Of course, it never does and some people just can't accept this situation and the routine lasts for ever. Terrible. In short, it's a B***^&@.
Azzabuv.

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