The ferry across the Solent between Portsmouth and Gosport only takes four minutes, but even so, those four minutes are magical – being on a ferry and crossing from one place to another. Ferry men have always had a mythological status; Charon who took the dead across Styx to Hades figures is referred to even today. There was a 1970’s TV series called ‘Who Pays The Ferry Man’ and there was a film in 2007, a horror movie called ‘The Ferryman’. Nothing spooky happened on my little trip, but I was quite excited all the same!
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Lois Elsden 
We had ferries crossing over to Mighigan before our bridge was built and it was more fun than driving over the bridge. In the summer I would clean the windshield of cars in the parking lot waiting to board the ferry. One week I made more money than my Dad and I don’t remember if he was upset or proud of me.I used to fill me pails at the pub I now drink in and when I look out the window it brings back fond memories.
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You have so many great stories, David!
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I was an enterprising young lad and was never short of work and or money and or girlfriends. I think looking back that the worst move I made was going to college. I don’t think I used calculus more than once in my job as a technician but common sense and applying the basics of electricity paid off everytime.
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I’ve always worked too – chamber maid, waitress, shoe shop, pickle onion factory, charity shop worker… oh paper round when I was a kid…
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Got a new nick-name for you it’s Pickles. Cute eh! Hope ya like it!!!
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Tee-hee…. yup, that will do!
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