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Speaker 1:

interviewerPVC09

Speaker 2:

informantPVC09a

Age Group:

16-20

Gender:

Male

Residence:

Tyneside - Newcastle

Education:

GNVQ (General National Vocational Qualification)

Occupation:

Student

Speaker 3:

informantPVC09b

Age Group:

16-20

Gender:

Male

Residence:

Tyneside - Newcastle

Education:

A-Levels

Occupation:

Student

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Speaker 2:

(unclear) so I resit that one in July (pause) so

Speaker 3:

ehm (pause) what's the course that you do then

Speaker 2:

a GNVQ General National Vocational Qualification

Speaker 3:

(interruption) right

Speaker 2:

diff different things on like (pause) business finance European business and so it's just not like A levels that's what you do

Speaker 3:

yeah how long is it until you start the work experience then

Speaker 2:

I I start (interruption) ehm

Speaker 3:

next week is it

Speaker 2:

yep sixth of June for six weeks go back into school for a week then I finish the course

Speaker 3:

that's the end of the year is it (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) then try and find a job or go to the college or (pause) whatever

Speaker 3:

where are you going for your work experience

Speaker 2:

down the Midland Bank for the first three weeks back in the school and then for three weeks after that going to (pause) British Telecom

Speaker 3:

oh right

Speaker 2:

which should be good you don't do anything like that in A levels (interruption) (unclear) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

no I've d I've done the eh I did one week in the GCSE year

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

well we all did

Speaker 2:

yeah that's right

Speaker 3:

I did eh (pause) can't remember oh I went to the (laughter) went to a glue factory that's right very interesting that was

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

well what did you do then

Speaker 2:

I went down to Natwest Bank doing all the clerical jobs making tea (laughter)

Speaker 3:

I remember we had a (pause) we had a fire alarm in that week and then the first day I was there someone (pause) burnt the floor off on one of the

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

warehouses or whatever (unclear) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

so how did you get the idea of going to a glue factory

Speaker 3:

wouldn't we all well eh (pause) I didn't have any ideas of where to go I don't think so I just asked my tutor if he had any places left on it Mr (NAME) left on the (pause) course and (pause) he looked at the list and that and says there was that and a hair salon on it so

Speaker 2:

and that's it (laughter)

Speaker 3:

yeah I made a quick choice

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

and that was that

Speaker 2:

that's what I did actually (interruption) (unclear) choose to go to Natwest (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) yeah (interruption) uh-huh

Speaker 2:

just got the list

Speaker 3:

yeah (pause) how long is it till Mr (NAME) retires then

Speaker 2:

oh I don't know I thought it was this week

Speaker 3:

ah is it is it

Speaker 2:

(unclear) well it'll be the end of next term then yeah

Speaker 3:

yeah eh

Speaker 2:

thank God (laughter)

Speaker 3:

oh (unclear) eh (pause) don't say anything bad about Mr (NAME) then

Speaker 2:

oh right

Speaker 3:

(unclear) our friend (interruption) yes (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

I was just hoping you (unclear) say (unclear) as soon as possible (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

ehm (pause) (laughter) so what are you doing this week then anything (unclear)

Speaker 2:

eh nothing I'll probably just go for a few more driving lessons

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

do the (unclear) drive up to (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I saw you for the first time actually

Speaker 2:

when

Speaker 3:

driving past here last week sometime was it at the weekend or something

Speaker 2:

aye I don't know

Speaker 3:

I keep looking out to see if I can see you going past

Speaker 2:

aye eeh you should stay off the road mind when (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) I have

Speaker 2:

eeh (laughter)

Speaker 3:

are you just learning with your (pause) with your mam or dad is it you're not having

Speaker 2:

I'm learning with both mostly my mam I'm not having driving lessons

Speaker 3:

not having any

Speaker 2:

just go straight to the test

Speaker 3:

when is that have you a have you got a date yet

Speaker 2:

no (unclear) but I can get a cancellation any time that I want (pause) well if there is one spare that is

Speaker 2:

so why don't you learn

Speaker 3:

I thought (laughter) ehm (pause) oh I don't know I think I'll learn in the summer holidays when I've got all these exams out and everything (interruption) out of the way

Speaker 2:

mm so will you go for lessons or will your mam and like your dad drive you

Speaker 3:

(laughter) I think I'd rather go for lessons (laughter) (unclear) you know instead of testing in that thing

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

estate it's a bit clumsy to have on the first (pause) few weeks and that isn't it

Speaker 2:

so you're not doing any more sports this week or

Speaker 3:

don't think so (pause) used to go to (pause) cricket with (NAME) obviously

Speaker 2:

yes

Speaker 3:

but eh (pause) given that up now I think for this year well until the exams are over anyway

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

maybe go again in the summer holidays so I don't know whether is he going to go or not

Speaker 2:

no he's asked me to take over his place in it now

Speaker 3:

has he

Speaker 2:

yeah he's not interested in (unclear) so he's got his girlfriend and that (interruption) now you see

Speaker 3:

oh right I might eh (pause) I might go up to the (pause) club you know

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

just with the MRU sometime and practise on the indoor nets eh the (pause) all weather nets sometimes

Speaker 2:

I was thinking about going to the tennis club that they've got there as well

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

it looks quite good (unclear)

Speaker 3:

eh thingie's a (pause) chairman there you know Mr (NAME) used to go to the (pause) teacher at the Chapel Park (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh I remember that

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

the big man

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) he's a (pause) chairman there so (pause) ehm (pause) just ignore that

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

yeah (unclear)

Speaker 2:

the ringing (laughter)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

ehm (pause) so you're not doing any more sports this weekend then

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

(interruption) you're not

Speaker 3:

don't think so (interruption) just

Speaker 2:

I I'll be going off for a game of tennis something like that

Speaker 3:

just watched the grand prix at the weekend do you watch that

Speaker 2:

no I was away camping who won

Speaker 3:

Damon Hill

Speaker 2:

Damon Hill

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh yes that's right I saw that in the newspaper

Speaker 3:

uh-huh yeah (laughter) eh (pause) (unclear) that quite a lot (pause) of it as you know

Speaker 2:

I would have watched it but when I went away camping there was nothing at all there so

Speaker 3:

uh-huh where did you go like

Speaker 2:

up to the Lake District

Speaker 3:

with

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Keswick

Speaker 3:

with

Speaker 2:

oh (NAME) and all his friends all the big lads (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

the hard men

Speaker 2:

(laughter) and that was it

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

yeah nothing to do there at night times like just (pause) go into Keswick because we were about three and a half mile away and lived on a farm like Ashness (pause) we just went down (pause) four pubs we got turned away from because there was too many of us

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

all rowdiness in there

Speaker 3:

pubs

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) I can't believe that

Speaker 2:

(laughter) I don't know why

Speaker 3:

talking about the grand prix remember that (pause) time we went to the RAC rally

Speaker 2:

oh (interruption) aye

Speaker 3:

down at Civic Centre (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

Civic Centre

Speaker 3:

yeah saw them all driving yeah

Speaker 2:

yeah with their lights on blinding we when they drove by (laughter)

Speaker 3:

there was that that eh that woman remember her she went the fastest for (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh yes Louise wasn't it

Speaker 3:

Louise Aitken

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

Jones or somebody like that wasn't it

Speaker 2:

aye (interruption) (unclear) lights flashing

Speaker 3:

then he then he knocked somebody over

Speaker 2:

(laughter) aye they were all throwing their helmets out of the car weren't they (unclear)

Speaker 3:

that's coming back up here this year you know that

Speaker 2:

is it

Speaker 3:

at Kielder forest I thought I might go up (interruption) sometime

Speaker 2:

aye go up (interruption) there

Speaker 3:

in the night time

Speaker 2:

what date's that summer holidays

Speaker 3:

no it's eh (pause) it's normally snowing (unclear) in the forest

Speaker 2:

oh yes

Speaker 3:

must be about November I think

Speaker 2:

it should be good that

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

I'd like to go and see that one

Speaker 3:

oh (unclear) be (unclear)

Speaker 2:

that's what I've always wanted to do but school's been in the way of it

Speaker 3:

mm-hm (pause) I'd quite like to have a go at something like that

Speaker 2:

mm-hm it'd be good

Speaker 3:

in fact (interruption) (unclear) this year (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) (laughter) (pause) it'd be a good experience (unclear)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

(laughter) it's good that

Speaker 3:

drink my glass already

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

ehm right let's think (pause) (laughter) what about football do you watch the football at the minute or not

Speaker 2:

oh yeah I'm quite interested in it but now that there's no Newcastle on it's the end of the season

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

it's not that good

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(unclear) it's all foreign countries playing (interruption) that's the thing

Speaker 3:

yeah (unclear)

Speaker 2:

I'm a bit into the gambling now on the horse racing

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) today

Speaker 3:

you've got a horse on this afternoon

Speaker 2:

that's right

Speaker 3:

will you give us a hot tip on that (laughter)

Speaker 2:

uh-huh (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

I says 'Cardinal Press' (unclear)

Speaker 3:

that's it

Speaker 2:

ten past two

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

so eh (pause) I'll watch the world there's loads of World Cup on this summer isn't there

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

on the telly but (pause) they've bought up every match or something (unclear) England and Scotland and everyone'll be there but

Speaker 2:

yes it's not going to (interruption) be worth watching though

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

it won't be the (interruption) same (unclear) England

Speaker 3:

no just (pause) Ireland isn't it

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

(unclear) many people to cheer for

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

anyway when you think about the teams like Greece and (unclear) (unclear) hammered

Speaker 3:

(unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

that's not fair is it

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 3:

no oh (pause) it's coming here isn't it sometime in the next in the European (pause) (interruption) Cup Championship ninety six (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh the europ nineteen ninety six (unclear) to Manchester (pause) be good to (unclear) down there mind

Speaker 3:

well (interruption) there's some games in Newcastle now (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear) (unclear) (unclear) (interruption) is there

Speaker 3:

Saint James's Park yeah

Speaker 2:

which ones

Speaker 3:

I don't know

Speaker 2:

just like (pause) England would be playing there

Speaker 3:

well somebody'll be playing there yeah one of the groups has been (pause) centred up here so

Speaker 2:

that'd be good actually

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

I think (unclear)

Speaker 3:

eh (pause) now then (pause) (laughter) (pause) yeah that's right this GNVQ thing what do you (pause) thinking of doing after to follow on from that are you going to do the next stage or not

Speaker 2:

eh I'm not sure I'd prefer to get a job

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

because (unclear) like a lot of people are in two year courses now it's it should be like opening up all the job vacancies if not that I might consider YT training because then after two years they usually keep you on anyway

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

and then at least I can say I've (pause) got training (pause) like work experience there but if all comes (unclear) I'll probably go to college

Speaker 3:

mm and do the other you're not going to stay on at school and do it

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 3:

no (pause) it's (pause) what about (NAME) and the rest (interruption) are they

Speaker 2:

oh they're all staying at (interruption) school

Speaker 3:

are they

Speaker 2:

yeah (NAME)'s mainly staying there because of the girlfriend (interruption) again

Speaker 3:

uh-huh yeah is she (pause) coming now is she you're going and she's coming

Speaker 2:

yeah I'm going (interruption) and she's coming

Speaker 3:

where's she been

Speaker 2:

ay

Speaker 3:

where's she been up till now

Speaker 2:

Westfields

Speaker 3:

(NAME) (NAME)'s

Speaker 2:

oh yeah (NAME)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

mm she's been at Westfield high private school

Speaker 3:

(laughter) are they well off are they

Speaker 2:

oh well yes they are actually (laughter)

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

she's getting out of the sports car (pause) great

Speaker 3:

she's the same age as us is she

Speaker 2:

no she's a year younger her gran's they say it's her gran with the money you see and she's buying a sports car for her

Speaker 3:

her gran

Speaker 2:

her gran (pause) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

I don't know whether I'll go to university at the end of this (pause) A level thing or not

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

ehm (pause) it seems if you do a course on something like English or Law what I'm doing

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 3:

at A level you have to stay for about four years

Speaker 2:

that (interruption) that would be

Speaker 3:

I went to see one of those interviews you know like careers interviews (interruption) last week

Speaker 2:

oh yeah

Speaker 3:

Mr (NAME)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

complete waste of time just get a print out on that computer that's all you get (interruption) like we used to get about two years ago

Speaker 2:

in careers right

Speaker 3:

saying if you can be a bricklayer (interruption) or a (unclear) or a racing driver or something (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) aye that's it (interruption) I got a painter and decorator for mine

Speaker 3:

did you

Speaker 2:

yeah I went 'great'

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

which I quite understand because I said I liked all the outdoor (interruption) activities

Speaker 3:

yeah (laughter) (unclear) painting and decorating (interruption) outside

Speaker 2:

well never mind

Speaker 3:

so I don't know if I went to university may be a bit of a waste of time

Speaker 2:

yeah I'd prefer to get a job mind (unclear)

Speaker 3:

even if you go there's no guarantee you'd get a job when you come back so

Speaker 2:

if I got offered a job mind I'd take it straight away

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

because there's not much going

Speaker 3:

well it depends (laughter)

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

relatively (unclear) toilet cleaner

Speaker 2:

well (laughter) (unclear) (pause) want to save up for a little car (pause) (unclear) get me from A to B (pause) that'd be good

Speaker 3:

some people that went to university that we know down there I'll not mention any names

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

but he went to university for about four years and he came back (pause) about eighteen months ago and he hasn't got a job at all yet and then his brother who's a year (pause) older than me he just stopped in the middle of his A level course and got a job on Midland Bank and he's getting assistant manager or something

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 3:

now he's on about fifteen thousand a year so

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

I don't know whether it's worth it or not

Speaker 2:

no I wouldn't (interruption) say it was

Speaker 3:

maybe not

Speaker 2:

not to do that so anyway why why did you say you were giving up cricket too much work

Speaker 3:

well yeah I'll I'll do it I think in (pause) seven weeks is it end of this term

Speaker 2:

yep so you will be (interruption) going (unclear)

Speaker 3:

just get my exams out of the way probably I think yeah

Speaker 2:

it's just yous were good weren't you oh apart from that time yous collapsed

Speaker 3:

uh-huh (unclear) (interruption) (unclear) first ball ducked (unclear) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

yeah (unclear) (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

had to (unclear)

Speaker 3:

that was at (pause) county ground wasn't it at Northumberland

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

yes were you there

Speaker 2:

no I wasn't

Speaker 3:

you were at one of those games weren't you

Speaker 2:

eh I was at one

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

I don't know whether you won or (pause) did you

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

it was tight I know that

Speaker 3:

I can't remember probably not I would have remembered if we had

Speaker 2:

aye (laughter)

Speaker 3:

I would go to that (pause) international match you know at Jesmond that they have every year the England versus The Rest Of The World

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

I would go to that (interruption) quite good

Speaker 2:

are you interested in (unclear)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

what (unclear)

Speaker 3:

even though The Rest Of The World always win

Speaker 2:

oh (laughter) anyway it might be a change (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) ehm (pause) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

what did you do over the bank holiday

Speaker 3:

oh nothing 'what did you do over the bank holiday' hold on a minute ehm (pause) very little I took the dog out to (pause) (laughter) we took the dog up on the walk on the forest there oh that's right the dog yes you've you've got a cat haven't you

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

(unclear) that's the end of that (laughter)

Speaker 2:

that's right (laughter) (pause) called Gaby

Speaker 3:

how many have you had you've had about three haven't you

Speaker 2:

oh we've had three but they've all got (pause) knocked down and killed in the same place (pause) you know

Speaker 3:

I (unclear) that yes (pause) how long have you had this one

Speaker 2:

two year now still classed as a little kitten she's tiny

Speaker 3:

was that the one that (pause) changed its (pause) gender half way (interruption) through (unclear)

Speaker 2:

no no that was Sophie no it wasn't ehm

Speaker 3:

I remember ringing up one day and saying

Speaker 2:

it oh no (interruption) that was Harry

Speaker 3:

Fred's Fred's Katie or something like that

Speaker 2:

(unclear) Harry Holly (interruption) became a Harry (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) that's right (interruption) uh-huh that's right

Speaker 2:

because we discovered something that's right (laughter)

Speaker 3:

how how long how old was it it was about

Speaker 2:

it was about (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

twenty five or something like that (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) I think it was about three year old when we discovered (pause) so (pause) Holly became a Harry (laughter)

Speaker 3:

you paid close attention to that cat (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) poor thing still you take your dog down the golf course do you

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

and nick all the (interruption) golf balls (laughter)

Speaker 3:

my golf ball finding machine yes (laughter) uh-huh

Speaker 2:

yeah until we lose them all up on the reservoir well you lose them all

Speaker 3:

well the (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) three hits (laughter)

Speaker 3:

I haven't played golf for a long time actually I'll have to go to the (pause) golf course if we go up to Gosforth or something

Speaker 2:

John Jacobs

Speaker 3:

yeah (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) actually driving range

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

I like going upstairs because then like when you hit the ball it goes further you see

Speaker 3:

makes you feel as if (interruption) it's gone further uh-huh (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) yeah (interruption) I'm a good player (laughter) (pause) pitch and putt (unclear)

Speaker 3:

ah

Speaker 2:

oh yeah that's right playing golf that's when we went with your dad and my brother wasn't it

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

was it it seems to me (interruption) that

Speaker 3:

two three two game wasn't it

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

with you (pause) and my dad wasn't it

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

yeah that's right

Speaker 2:

that's right

Speaker 3:

you won (pause) I think

Speaker 2:

by one stroke was this

Speaker 3:

yeah something like that

Speaker 2:

it was your dad doing all the work mind I was (pause) not very good (laughter) (pause) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

met my old piano teacher in the village you know a couple of weeks ago remember her

Speaker 2:

oh from (interruption) Chile isn't it

Speaker 3:

used to live along there

Speaker 2:

yeah yeah

Speaker 3:

South American maniac

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

I haven't done that for about (pause) six months now

Speaker 2:

why not

Speaker 3:

I get sick of the (pause) practising an hour every night or something she wanted me to do can not be doing that a waste of time

Speaker 2:

I must admit I can't I would couldn't be bothered to do that yeah I prefer to concentrate on like sports and

Speaker 3:

twelve quid a week in the end she used to charge

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

or was it ten it was too much anyway

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

and she moved through to Darras Hall or whatever it was so

Speaker 2:

she must have been making some money off it then

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

I think so she used to get about fifteen (pause) kids you know and one old man (pause) (laughter) I don't know whether if he learns the piano or not (laughter)

Speaker 2:

you said she was like a secluded woman wasn't she

Speaker 3:

mm-hm never came out

Speaker 2:

kept herself by herself

Speaker 3:

yeah all the curtains were drawn

Speaker 2:

mm it's like the grass was dead long on the outside no one lived there it looked like

Speaker 3:

she was a bit eh

Speaker 2:

strange

Speaker 3:

yes (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) to say the least

Speaker 3:

I know

Speaker 2:

anyway what do you reckon about Mansell's crash

Speaker 3:

well I well I've never been a big fan of him like but eh you have to feel sorry for him crashing all the people getting killed in the racing at the minute

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

it's a bit dodgy every time you watch it you're a bit nervous

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

it's not that good really

Speaker 2:

(unclear) I'd be a bit frightened going round them corners hundred and fifty mile an hour then (interruption) somebody come right up your backside and (unclear)

Speaker 3:

they want them to reduce they want them to reduce all the speeds now so

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

I don't know whether that might spoil it though

Speaker 2:

but does that count for the Indy Five Hundreds and all then

Speaker 3:

no I don't think so

Speaker 2:

well just the Formula One

Speaker 3:

it's boring that though that Indy just (interruption) going round in circles and that

Speaker 2:

yeah round and round and round yeah (pause) it's still like (pause) it's thrilling when you're in the car though

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

to go two hundred and two mile an hour around the thing very frightening that

Speaker 3:

it'd be quite good actually but (pause) I can just imagine the family if you went out and did that every weekend (laughter) all your (interruption) wife would have white hair (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

couldn't do it

Speaker 2:

good insurance policy mind

Speaker 3:

mm-hm yeah

Speaker 2:

yeah (pause) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

so what kind of car would you get if are you going to get a car when you've (pause) if you took your test would you get a car straight away or what

Speaker 2:

ehm no I'd (interruption) probably just drive my mum's

Speaker 3:

could you afford it (laughter)

Speaker 2:

no I couldn't afford it no (laughter) I'd probably just drive my mum's car the Polo

Speaker 3:

the Polo yeah

Speaker 2:

it's a nice car it's quite nippy

Speaker 3:

it's just got the wrong engine in it (laughter)

Speaker 2:

yeah that's it (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) is that illegal is it (laughter)

Speaker 2:

no it's (interruption) not (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I don't know whether I don't know whether I would get a car or not

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

it would have to be a cheap one

Speaker 2:

(unclear) I we I was considering sharing with my two brothers

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

but then I saw it like (NAME) would have it all night (NAME) would drive it to school and from school (interruption) and stuff (unclear)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

I wouldn't get my hands on it so

Speaker 3:

so is he going to learn then or what

Speaker 2:

who (NAME)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 3:

no (interruption) just (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) he hasn't bothered (interruption) no he hasn't bothered sending away his provisional he can't be bothered you see

Speaker 3:

oh I haven't done that I must admit I will though as soon as I get round to it

Speaker 2:

(laughter) as soon as it was my birthday I sent away for mine

Speaker 3:

(interruption) uh-huh

Speaker 2:

it only took a week to get it

Speaker 3:

November fifth

Speaker 2:

yeah (pause) bonfires

Speaker 3:

when did you start driving then (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh I didn't start until January

Speaker 3:

oh I was going to say (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

I think (pause) oh no it wasn't January it was it would have been coming up to March because the car was bumped

Speaker 3:

was it

Speaker 2:

hit the front of it (unclear) (interruption) icy weather

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

no (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) all the icy weather when (NAME) went down the hill next to college went bang into the back of a van his fault that we had to pay the seven hundred pound like the driver (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(unclear) (unclear) in the ice shouldn't it along the (interruption) end of that street there it's quite (interruption) entertaining

Speaker 2:

(interruption) mm very (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I sit here at the window (laughter) all hours of the night and (interruption) you see my face 'yeah there's another one' (laughter) it's like a ice like a like a pond a frozen (interruption) pond at the end of (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear) (interruption) yeah (unclear) yeah

Speaker 3:

(unclear) three hundred and sixty degree spins on it

Speaker 2:

it's like when we used to have the cottage in all the bad weather like we had about like three foot walls and all the snow used to cover all (interruption) the (unclear)

Speaker 3:

that was at (pause) Allenheads (interruption) Allendale

Speaker 2:

Allendale

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

Ninebanks where it was

Speaker 3:

(interruption) it was all right

Speaker 2:

it was nice place a nice place to get rid of like get away from it all

Speaker 3:

did you own it did you or did you rent it

Speaker 2:

mm well we owned it for about like for abou about three year and then we just gave it back to them

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

and they bought it back and we just rent it

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

it wasn't worth it in the end because it was (pause) to and from and like we (interruption) couldn't get away much

Speaker 3:

so you went up there enough yeah

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

it was just like a second home but now we my mum wants to take it back up again that

Speaker 3:

bet it was good up there

Speaker 2:

it's mm it's nice and secluded apart from the odd farm around

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

it's good you can take your motorbikes your quads

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

go across fields

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

it's good

Speaker 3:

we know people up there (pause) up the up right at the top of the hills there right across the other side of Allenheads

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

two fairly old people

Speaker 2:

mm you see some youngsters hit like backpacking along

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

they'd come in like and they would stay in your byre for a couple of days yeah

Speaker 3:

stay in your

Speaker 2:

your byre

Speaker 3:

byre oh yeah that's right

Speaker 2:

the barn

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

although the cows would be kept next (interruption) to your tractor (laughter)

Speaker 3:

yes (laughter)

Speaker 2:

it was good mind because you'd go across to the farm all day

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

just like go in the hay hay like (pause) barns but then like if we did that we'd have to help out muck out the byre you see

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

which wasn't very nice (laughter)

Speaker 3:

who was it that used to own that place like was it some (pause) relations or just friends (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh no just when we moved up there we saw them because we were looking for a dog

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

when we came over and like we just introduced ourselves then we're just (pause) good friends from then on have (unclear) friends

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

(laughter) it was good it's good because like they lend you their quad you see when you go up and like you can go in their fields and one of the fields is where like the mines there were about four mines hit (pause) in the war

Speaker 3:

mines

Speaker 2:

mines the eh (pause) bombs

Speaker 3:

oh right I thought you meant like pits no uh-huh

Speaker 2:

oh there is (pause) mines at the top (interruption) small mines (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) yeah (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

but like where the bombs hit

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

like it's all like (pause) bumps and everything you're allowed to go in (unclear) and things like that it's good

Speaker 3:

too bad if there's one still there

Speaker 2:

mm yeah it's good to watch the lambing season actually

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

(unclear) it would be one of those places where you can do (pause) see them

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

there was some herd of deer or something like that I remember

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

being born

Speaker 2:

that's right you (interruption) could see

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

you could see deers foxes when you used to go to the windows (interruption) (unclear) down the field

Speaker 3:

uh-huh yeah

Speaker 2:

it was nice

Speaker 3:

it was like when we went off on holiday in the Highlands

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

beside the Cairngorms there we saw a massive (pause) deer and stuff in the forest outside the door

Speaker 2:

(interruption) mm-hm

Speaker 3:

it was quite good apart from the dog

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

chasing the rabbits all the time they never work out that they can't catch them

Speaker 2:

talking about wildlife when we went away camping this weekend you know we we were sitting around the bonfire anyway there was half the site was on the farmer's land but we had his permission it was only a little fire and like we were telling ghost stories

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

yeah and then the night after that (pause) we eh went up walking on the fells with wor torches and that and like do you know when you see all the documentaries about the sheep and like the animal's dead but like been (interruption) ripped open and that

Speaker 3:

mm-hm yeah

Speaker 2:

there's three sheep exactly like that and we were wondering what was doing it all because it couldn't have been a fox (unclear)

Speaker 3:

all ripped up

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

they were they (unclear) their insides and stuff and like there was they were big sheep so it couldn't just have been one animal it was horrible that and then we went down to the lake and there was a dead sheep in there

Speaker 3:

was there not supposed to be some (pause) thing around (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

like a black (interruption) panther or something yeah

Speaker 3:

black (pause) puma or something around (interruption) (unclear) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

was it then we had the lads came (unclear) 'there it is' (interruption) yeah

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) (unclear) so everyone was frightened that night

Speaker 3:

I don't know what it is

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

some kind of panther has it escaped from somewhere or is it supposed to be breeding around here or something

Speaker 2:

I don't know I think (interruption) it was supposed to be escaped or something

Speaker 3:

I don't know how it is (unclear)

Speaker 2:

maybe I (unclear)

Speaker 3:

maybe you nearly met it

Speaker 2:

aye that's it

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

there was a cave me and (NAME) went up to you know we were too frightened to go in anyway with seeing all the dead sheep so we just walked away

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

because we were collecting wood for the fire (pause) (interruption) it was a good weekend though

Speaker 3:

(unclear) some axe murderer you know you caught him or something and a thousand pound reward

Speaker 2:

well we got a fright because there was somebody shouting at us so we had to put the out the fire quickly because we didn't know who it was to get away and then he just says 'oh is Thomas there' after eh everything had been put out so we had to set it all back up

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

it took us ages to get it going again (pause) God sat there until about two o'clock in the morning just telling us ghost stories and things (pause) (unclear) then find wor way back down all the steep hills and that

Speaker 3:

sounds like my idea of hell

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

who was it all these people from (pause) (NAME)'s friends (unclear)

Speaker 2:

yeah (NAME)'s friends like (NAME)

Speaker 3:

oh yeah uh-huh

Speaker 2:

(NAME) didn't go he's too much of a poser he couldn't (unclear) in the wild

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) but it was really packed out mind Keswick

Speaker 3:

was it

Speaker 2:

oh yeah like inside Keswick we couldn't get anywhere so we had to go to Ashness Farm

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

but it was nice right down the hill you saw all the owls and everything kestrels (pause) all the nights you could hear the owls hooting

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

it was good do it again definitely yeah

Speaker 3:

did you go into Keswick like

Speaker 2:

yeah we went into Keswick (pause) for wor breakfast English break mind you the prices were ridiculous really expensive and ehm (pause) we went into obviously for the pubs

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

oh (unclear) yes

Speaker 2:

I mean I wasn't drinking or anything (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

no no just watching

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

but it was (pause) it was good

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

bit over priced though

Speaker 3:

did you see that car showroom there's a car showroom at Keswick with all (pause) old cars Cars Of The Stars

Speaker 2:

oh Cars Of The Stars yeah we walked by it but we were all bankrupt on the day that we went on Monday

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

ay so like we went through and we couldn't afford it to get in because we thought it was going to be free so we just had to go by it was all like supposed to be James Bond cars (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

it was (unclear) they were driving round displaying when we went up

Speaker 2:

were they

Speaker 3:

yeah (pause) good

Speaker 2:

yeah we went through and like it was a big poster advertising it

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(unclear) James's bo James Bond's car (unclear) side (interruption) and (unclear) (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) mm-hm (interruption) you get some things like (pause) Del Boy's car you know that

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

three wheeler thing

Speaker 2:

aye the Robin Reliant

Speaker 3:

uh-huh (unclear) everyone

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

ehm (pause) excuse me

Speaker 2:

so are you going away on holiday this year

Speaker 3:

nope that was it we had the week up there (interruption) and Scotland in (interruption) April

Speaker 2:

(interruption) oh in Scotland (interruption) do you do skiing (interruption) there did you

Speaker 3:

no we went up the s ski lift thing you know but we didn't have any skis so (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh that was worth it then (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) there's good views at the top (interruption) with

Speaker 2:

take your black bags and slide down

Speaker 3:

watch the (laughter) watch the people going underneath you know the chair lift with their legs dangling

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

quite (pause) good go up about (pause) a kilometre and a half like that

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

freezing cold and it's a bit scary but would have been better if we'd skied down but

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

how did you get down then

Speaker 3:

we turned round and got back down in the chair

Speaker 2:

is that what (unclear)

Speaker 3:

mm goes up and round that (unclear)

Speaker 2:

what is it like two seater chairs (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

just two chairs going up with your (pause) legs dangling over the edge and then you just jump off at the top or you keep (laughter)

Speaker 2:

so it was covered in snow

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

oh oh who was it that had got knocked over was it you when you went up skiing wasn't it and like the thing hit them and sent them down

Speaker 3:

in Italy

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 3:

yeah (interruption) that was that was

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

what was that about five years ago (interruption) with the middle school

Speaker 2:

oh yeah in childhood (unclear)

Speaker 3:

yeah (pause) ehm (pause) eeh I can't remember what happened I hit my head off of a big block of (unclear) ice I don't (unclear)

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

well it would have been a big block of ice but it was just snow yeah me and (NAME) went up (pause) I think on that trip (interruption) (unclear) yeah

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

you see I wanted to but I went to La Rochelle with the school instead

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

that was a good laugh mind

Speaker 3:

what was that like good was it

Speaker 2:

oh (interruption) yeah

Speaker 3:

with (pause) Miss (NAME)

Speaker 2:

Miss (NAME) Mr (NAME) and that

Speaker 3:

mm-hm that's right

Speaker 2:

it was certainly good oh but getting back to the skiing trip I heard a little rumour about someone in a cable car (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) yeah mm-hm well it was the first time I went up wasn't it the first (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

the first day we went up I (pause) I thought that it'd be all right we'd just get up and put the skis in the little (pause) holder thing on the outside when we went up we were only about twenty metres above the (pause) the hill underneath (pause) and then it stopped and we were like stuck for about ten minutes and the wind was blowing all good from side to side (unclear) 'oh bloody hell that's our hard luck' we were all perfectly calm you know nobody minded the fact that I threw up (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

that's eh (pause) (interruption) it was

Speaker 2:

and (NAME) was trying to jump out wasn't he

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

and (unclear) (interruption) over (unclear)

Speaker 3:

it was stuck it was actually wasn't meant to happen like that and we were stuck for about ten minutes every day we was up and it stops for about twenty seconds so that people can get on if they want to but this stopped for about ten minutes

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

happened to me the first day that we were there like (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

how long did you go for eight eight days was it

Speaker 3:

eight days uh-huh it was good skiing

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

awful holiday but good skiing (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

it was awful awful hotel actually

Speaker 2:

so which teachers would have went with you then

Speaker 3:

there was two eh (pause) eh Mr (NAME)

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

and (pause) (NAME) was it (NAME) (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh Mrs (NAME)

Speaker 3:

I think it was a (pause) we met her (pause) this year didn't we when we went back there

Speaker 2:

uh-huh it was good

Speaker 3:

so where are you going this year then anywhere Spain

Speaker 2:

no (pause) I don't think we will be now I I think mam and dad want to go away for Christmas like try Christmas say in Tenerife or (interruption) Spain again

Speaker 3:

oh right uh-huh

Speaker 2:

I said that I wouldn't fancy going away for Christmas Day they're on about leaving on Boxing Day

Speaker 3:

(interruption) mm-hm

Speaker 2:

go out for a couple of weeks but my mam saw one in the (pause) news in the (pause) travel agents today for tomorrow leaving Tenerife for two weeks for ninety nine pound and that was ehm (pause) self catering and it was named apartments

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

so that would have been good (unclear) she's trying to get my dad talked into it

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

you know just for them to go away (unclear) it was their anniversary yesterday (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

when's this for not at Christmas this summer you mean

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

or at Christmas

Speaker 2:

this summer

Speaker 3:

summer yeah

Speaker 2:

it's for tomorrow (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I wouldn't like to go away at Christmas some people do always go to a hotel for Christmas dinner and everything but

Speaker 2:

no I wouldn't

Speaker 3:

I'd rather have a (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

I like Christmas Day in the house

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

because they some family come up and (pause) celebrate with you

Speaker 3:

well (NAME)'s boss went to Australia for Christmas a couple of weeks ago his son lives out there and they're having (pause) turkey on the beach and everything (interruption) and ninety five degrees weird (unclear) (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear) (interruption) yeah I like the snow and the cold for Christmas

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

I couldn't stand being out in the sun

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

well I could stand it like but (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) I don't like sun that much I prefer snow

Speaker 2:

yeah I prefer snow at (interruption) Christmas time like

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

(unclear) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

I'm looking at this clock I'm like (pause) hoping that my horse has came in (interruption) (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(unclear) (unclear) two forty was it or two ten

Speaker 2:

two ten

Speaker 3:

oh right yeah

Speaker 2:

so I'm hoping that like I'm fourteen pound richer now fifteen sorry (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) put the radio at three o'clock

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

before you go

Speaker 2:

I'll be praying when I get (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

my mam's watching that for me anyway on the telly if it's on

Speaker 3:

oh that's right mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(unclear) you should consider getting Sky actually you haven't got it have you

Speaker 3:

no (interruption) no

Speaker 2:

no it's good mind all the films you get and plus you like what is it Star Trek

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

yeah it's got all that on

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

have you seen the new series Babylon Five

Speaker 3:

well no I haven't i it's on Channel Four now isn't it

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

it looks a bit of a copy so

Speaker 2:

yeah that's what (NAME) said as well

Speaker 3:

it's bad quality I watched the first part of the first one it was like space invaders

Speaker 2:

aye (interruption) that's right

Speaker 3:

the s the you know you get good graphics on

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

Star Trek and that but (pause) it's just like little beepy things (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

I must admit I'm not very much into Star Trek and that like

Speaker 3:

oh it's quite good

Speaker 2:

not the

Speaker 3:

not the old one

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 3:

that's pathetic but the new (laughter) the new one's all right

Speaker 2:

is the new one with the man with the (pause) bald head is it mm mm Jean-Luc Picard (interruption) or something like that

Speaker 3:

uh-huh that's it

Speaker 2:

(laughter) you get (NAME) talking about him all day

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

and Doctor Who and

Speaker 3:

he was a (pause) Shakespeare actor or something

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

and mam went to see him before he went to (interruption) America

Speaker 2:

oh yeah

Speaker 3:

Patrick Stewart up here

Speaker 2:

mm (pause) so you went to see a musical or something did you with your mum last week or something

Speaker 3:

sorry

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

no it was it's like a (pause) classical concert type of thing my (pause) mam's friend (NAME) she lives down there you know her you've seen her in the white car she goes round with (NAME) sometimes

Speaker 2:

I've seen (NAME) before

Speaker 3:

aye you she lives down at the bottom of Carl Street she's eh she comes here sometimes and she's in the (pause) Northumberland not the northum North of England choir or something

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

so she was taking part in this big concert for the first time so we all went and supported her and (pause) my mam had a coughing fit and

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

she went eh (pause) she went to Australia singing in this choir and she sang with Pavarotti in (pause) Sydney

Speaker 2:

oh that'd be good

Speaker 3:

master of choir I don't know how (laughter) for about three month paid

Speaker 2:

(interruption) paid (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) not bad is it (interruption) I know

Speaker 2:

(laughter) I want to be a choir (unclear) (laughter) (unclear) just we watched that Sister Act last night with that choir it was on Sky

Speaker 3:

Whoopi Goldberg

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Whoopi Goldberg (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I hate her

Speaker 2:

oh she's excellent I think

Speaker 3:

ugh (laughter)

Speaker 2:

great personality

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

it would be amazing to meet someone like that

Speaker 3:

yeah it would actually yes

Speaker 2:

it's good that

Speaker 3:

so amazing that I would avoid it like the (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) I think she's a good actress

Speaker 3:

on about talking about Pavarotti on about that opera trip you didn't fancy going on that from school did you (interruption) on Friday

Speaker 2:

oh no

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

couldn't really spare the time because we had to get wor portfolios in by then

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

so

Speaker 3:

leaving at what was it leaving about nine and getting back at four in the same morning

Speaker 2:

four in the morning

Speaker 3:

oh I couldn't stand that

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

and then a four hour opera in between

Speaker 2:

mind you it was not bad because you got it all for a pound all your travel and the tickets

Speaker 3:

that was what was it (pause) just for the sake of it it was Midland Bank sponsored

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 3:

wasn't it yeah

Speaker 2:

what was the show called again ehm

Speaker 3:

I don't know I'd never (interruption) heard of the opera

Speaker 2:

it was a strange name wasn't it

Speaker 3:

eh it wasn't a well known one it was Jose Carreras wasn't it that was in it

Speaker 2:

you said the English teachers didn't know anything about it

Speaker 3:

the music teachers

Speaker 2:

music teachers

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

oh mm

Speaker 3:

yeah I don't know what it was

Speaker 2:

I haven't heard about that one mind either

Speaker 3:

I haven't heard about anybody that's come back either was (NAME) on it

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

oh he's back then to have another crack

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

at it or something is he

Speaker 2:

couldn't stand the like six hour bus down

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

and back

Speaker 3:

they had to sit on the floor when they got there as well

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

they took the seats out of the stalls (laughter) and made them sit on the floor (unclear) God awful

Speaker 2:

it would have been a good experience mind

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

to see the show

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

but again it's just the bus (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

if it had been staying overnight I might have gone but

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

would be good

Speaker 3:

like that Leeds trip we went to well I went to with my English class to see that play that was awful

Speaker 2:

was it

Speaker 3:

do you not remember that a couple of months back

Speaker 2:

I remember you going

Speaker 3:

leaving at six o'clock at night and coming back the same night got back about two o'clock

Speaker 2:

in the afternoon was it or a morning

Speaker 3:

(interruption) night

Speaker 2:

afternoon night

Speaker 3:

six o'clock at night we left to get back two o'clock two and a half hour show in between (unclear) screaming up and down to get back for the deadline oh

Speaker 2:

(unclear) and you came back to school the next morning didn't you

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I think I was the only one

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

said 'come back' and everybody else thought 'sod that' and I still went

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

oh what a mug

Speaker 2:

you should have tried to stay off (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I know

Speaker 2:

I would have been flaked out (interruption) at two o'clock in the morning (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) mm-hm I was (interruption) I think the whole day was cancelled I just went home I can't remember

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

something like that

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

that's (unclear) your English teacher cancelled hers quite a lot didn't she

Speaker 3:

mm-hm that's right

Speaker 2:

Miss Vowels

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

what an appropriate name for English (laughter)

Speaker 3:

I think it's (NAME) actually I've been calling her Vowels for all year she hasn't said anything so

Speaker 2:

(laughter) (pause) so what lessons have you taken A level

Speaker 3:

(laughter) ehm (pause) English Literature ehm oh God I've forgotten French and History they're all going okay (pause) apart from History

Speaker 2:

(interruption) yeah

Speaker 3:

History's the worst

Speaker 2:

who do you get Miss (NAME) isn't it

Speaker 3:

uh-huh and (NAME) (pause) Mrs (NAME)

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

I got what did I get in those last exams I got (pause) Cs in (pause) English and French and N in History

Speaker 2:

(laughter) (interruption) yeah but (unclear) that N (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I'm not sure what the N means but it doesn't sound very good

Speaker 2:

that N for (pause) history did you say

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

that would have been what mark in GCSE? that would have been something like a C wouldn't it

Speaker 3:

D or something like that

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

it's a big step up to A level

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

but that I think N means none (pause) not (pause) not good (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

non non classified or something it goes A B C D E (pause) N

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

it doesn't go right (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

it doesn't give you much

Speaker 3:

J K L it's not right that far down you know and then you get U under that is

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

rubbish (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

unclassified

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

I don't know what the difference between non classified and unclassified is but one's obviously better than the other

Speaker 2:

if the teacher likes you you see (laughter)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

(unclear) course I was considering taking next year was Law but when I (interruption) found out the school that Miss (NAME) took it at (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Law (interruption) a GNVQ Law type of thing or a

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

oh right uh-huh probably be quite interesting

Speaker 2:

aye (pause) I don't know whether I could (pause) see it through though talking about Law every day

Speaker 3:

well I don't know

Speaker 2:

I'd prefer to take Travel

Speaker 3:

get well paid in Law

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

mm-hm Travel and (pause) Touring is it

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Tourism

Speaker 3:

sorry tourism yeah

Speaker 2:

or Travel and Management or whatever

Speaker 3:

what is that like do you get to travel or do you just learn about it (laughter)

Speaker 2:

you get to go abroad like after the course well during the course you get to go abroad for about a month I think it is (interruption) I'm not too sure

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

and then after the course (pause) I was reading about it and the person went to Connecticut in America to study there because (pause) she had a qualification

Speaker 3:

mam lived there for a year

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Connecticut

Speaker 3:

not Connecticut in America for a year it was eh (pause) Minneapolis or somewhere

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

or New York

Speaker 2:

I'm not sure whether I'd like to go to America now

Speaker 3:

not (interruption) now

Speaker 2:

not Florida (unclear)

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

find you're an English tourist and (pause) you'd gunned down

Speaker 2:

all right (laughter)

Speaker 3:

lovely

Speaker 2:

(laughter) give them my money and you think you're let off

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

bye

Speaker 3:

(laughter) (pause) mm well (laughter)

Speaker 1:

what what does the GNVQ do what do you do with it altogether is it consistent

Speaker 2:

it just (pause) different lessons that you wouldn't be allowed to take (pause) like when you're younger just business finance (pause) because they don't think you can understand it you see (pause) at school so it's business finance European business customers and consumers

Speaker 1:

mm

Speaker 2:

it's different things like that it's good it's only a one year course that I'm doing this year though so (pause) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

what's it equivalent to a year one A level or something is it or (pause) one (interruption) AS or something (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) one (interruption) one AS I think

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

or two AS (pause) I don't know I'm not quite sure

Speaker 3:

it's probably more useful than what I'm doing actually because I never I don't know a thing about business and you know (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

that's that's the thing with GNVQ you get like a wide

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

thing like business and everything and European style

Speaker 3:

I get a wide (pause) how Napoleon's hairstyle went (interruption) and everything you know really useful stuff (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter) (interruption) yeah aye (pause) that's it

Speaker 3:

ehm (pause) we're starting to flag a bit now

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 1:

(unclear) what do you think you'd like to see yourself doing in five years' time

Speaker 3:

retiring (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) aye no eh winning the pools

Speaker 3:

five years time well if I went to university I'd only just be getting out in about five years' time (pause) hopefully getting a job I'd like to do something Englishy kind of based publishing or something like that and then what will you do in five years time you'll probably be

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

probably be (pause) head of a firm or something in five y you'd have been working for ages

Speaker 2:

aye I'd be I'd prefer to be working abroad

Speaker 3:

(interruption) mm-hm

Speaker 2:

somewhere like Spain and that I wouldn't mind whether it was like (pause) a respectable job

Speaker 3:

that's right Mrs (NAME) said that like we could do a (pause) we would be in line for doing a travelling French course

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

sometime after this if we didn't want to go to university straight away we could take a year out and (pause) do a French

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

year thing working somewhere in France that'd be quite interesting

Speaker 2:

it'd be (pause) good to see how people like work (interruption) abroad

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

if it's the same things like this

Speaker 3:

see if you can understand a word they're saying to you (laughter)

Speaker 2:

just agree with them (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) 'you're sacked' 'yeah it's all right'

Speaker 2:

I could work for my dad's company actually (interruption) I (unclear) I could

Speaker 3:

(interruption) mm-hm I (unclear) (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

what has he got something like (unclear) has he got some link with Spain has he (unclear)

Speaker 2:

yeah he's got his own business

Speaker 3:

oh yeah

Speaker 2:

I was led to believe it's it a nightclub but it's not it's not a like architect business but like they design all the pubs that are over there

Speaker 3:

oh aye

Speaker 2:

it's called Twenty Twenty so that's (pause) quite good

Speaker 3:

is that what he more or less what he does there is it like (interruption) interior design and that mm (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) yeah (interruption) it's just if anyone wants any work done they give it to like the company that's there they fax it out whatever they want done and my dad decides whether it's worth doing or not

Speaker 3:

oh right

Speaker 2:

and then he gives the go ahead sends some plans down

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

and if they like it they go ahead (pause) (interruption) so it's just

Speaker 3:

are you getting a new car you are aren't you were you getting a new car sometime or what

Speaker 2:

oh well I'm not my mum is

Speaker 3:

yeah that's what I meant

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

she's getting the XR3i can't (unclear) hopefully I'll be insured to drive it if I get a she says if I get a part time job even I could get (unclear)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

she's helping me with the payments so that would be all right

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

don't think anyone would trust me though not in an XR3i

Speaker 3:

no (interruption) I wouldn't (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(NAME) wouldn't and (pause) you wouldn't

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

I would

Speaker 3:

aye (NAME) he's doing his driving test now as well isn't he

Speaker 2:

mm-hm well not his test he's learning

Speaker 3:

well he's learning yeah is he learning properly is he eh (pause) with a (interruption) driving school (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) instructor (interruption) yeah the only thing is he only gets one lesson (pause) he's chosen to get one lesson a week like Saturdays when other people are sort of getting like three nights a week

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

I don't think I could like (pause) learn to drive on Saturday because by the time next Saturday comes I've probably forgot all about it

Speaker 3:

mm-hm yeah

Speaker 2:

it's strange

Speaker 3:

did you hear about (NAME) what happened to him in his test

Speaker 2:

he f (pause) going too fast wasn't he

Speaker 3:

(unclear) he did everything perfectly and then he gets to the end and there was a thirty mile an hour limit there and back to the driving school and he went about sixty down this road and they failed him stupid or what

Speaker 2:

right he's failed (pause) how many times three now isn't it

Speaker 3:

no what was it three or maybe two I think it's three uh-huh

Speaker 2:

must be (unclear) he's blaming that big car though isn't he

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

I wouldn't like to learn in a big car

Speaker 3:

he must be quite good because he didn't get any minor points (interruption) you know apart from that

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

he must be good

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

it's annoying when you go to that school and all these people from Darras Hall come rolling in with sixteen in (pause) Rolls Royces and (unclear)

Speaker 2:

aye and their Mercs (unclear) goes like that (unclear) you know (unclear) I'll be driving in a little Betsy you know (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

yeah (laughter) pushing (unclear) winding the handle (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

parking next to the mercs and the BMs you know 'oh hi'

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) I don't care what my car is as long as it gets me there

Speaker 3:

mm-hm yeah (unclear)

Speaker 2:

do you not think you'll get a car

Speaker 3:

oh I don't think so

Speaker 2:

(interruption) just that'll be a big car (unclear) (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (unclear) I wouldn't have that much need (interruption) I don't think it's worth getting a car just for driving up to the school really

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

myself like if I had brother or sisters and make it (pause) go halfers with them

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

she could take it to work or whatever but (pause) it's not worth just buying a Metro or whatever it is just to trail up the (pause) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) prices of them as well it's ridiculous what they're asking for second hand cars as well it's really strange

Speaker 3:

I know yeah how long would you live at home then (pause) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

as long as I could (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) sponging

Speaker 2:

yeah that's right no I pay board but (pause) I like it at home it's a nice atmosphere

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

it's good (unclear)

Speaker 3:

it's another thing if you went to university you have to move away (interruption) I don't know whether I would mind that or not (interruption)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) that's right (interruption) you would have to live in there wouldn't it in your (pause) dorms

Speaker 3:

mm-hm unless you went to Newcastle University

Speaker 2:

yeah be a good experience mind if you did

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

share with new people getting to know other people

Speaker 3:

I would but I don't know whether it's worth it you know (interruption) as I was saying

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

I'll see

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

plenty of time yet trying to convince myself (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) what's your mam and dad want you to do

Speaker 3:

oh they'd like us to go to university really I think

Speaker 2:

mm aye they want is that they want you like get rid of you

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

(unclear) Bristol or somewhere (laughter)

Speaker 2:

down south

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Calais (laughter)

Speaker 2:

Devon or somewhere (laughter) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I don't know it's not up to them though in the end

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

see our (NAME) wants to stay on (pause) like at school but mam and dad don't want him to but like he says 'well it's up to me it's my education' (interruption) so he wants to go there (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) yeah (interruption) mm-hm

Speaker 2:

yeah (pause) don't know

Speaker 3:

you (pause) change your mind right up to the last minute though can't you

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

what you want to do I mean you do you didn't do this course did you until about two weeks into it

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 3:

this year (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

yes

Speaker 2:

I was I tried to get into college I put in for the wrong course so then like I had to talk to the tutors at the at the college so I just had to go to thing eh school (pause) so (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(unclear) or draw the dole that was the choice was it

Speaker 2:

mm-hm (pause) it's good though because (pause) you knew all the people and they give you a hand (interruption) catching up on the work that you missed anyway

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

and it was really just an in introduction to what the course was

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

getting (pause) used to all the works your files and things like that good

Speaker 3:

would you recommend this course to anybody else (interruption) now that you did it

Speaker 2:

oh yeah

Speaker 3:

you would would you

Speaker 2:

yeah it's good apart from the

Speaker 3:

(laughter) you haven't been on the six weeks work experience (interruption) yet (unclear) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

no not yet (laughter) it's the only thing is it's I don't think it should just be a year I think (interruption) it should be like longer (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) no (interruption) yeah

Speaker 2:

about (interruption) two year

Speaker 3:

about six or something (laughter)

Speaker 2:

yeah just we were really pushed towards the end to get all the work in

Speaker 3:

(interruption) mm-hm

Speaker 2:

and not everyone has yet I mean I haven't got all the work in but we've got until (pause) three weeks now she give we an extended deadline

Speaker 3:

but you're working in that time though

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

so I'm going to have to work during the day and do it at night

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

it's hard for us because I've only got the one computer and both of we want to use it (interruption) so

Speaker 3:

mm-hm yeah

Speaker 2:

it's going to be hard

Speaker 3:

do you think you'll pass then do you in the end

Speaker 2:

I think I'll (interruption) pass

Speaker 3:

do you pass and fail or is it like

Speaker 2:

eh eh distinction merit pass fail

Speaker 3:

oh right

Speaker 2:

I think everyone on the course will pass but it depends what mark we get (unclear) I'd like to get a merit I don't think I'll get distinction like

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

it's (unclear)

Speaker 3:

it's a it's a new course isn't it are you the first

Speaker 2:

we're (interruption) the first year

Speaker 3:

are you the guinea pigs

Speaker 2:

we're the guinea pigs that's right (laughter)

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

Miss (NAME) says it's totally different to CPVE but the class that say that took the CPVE before (pause) they just say 'oh no it's not it's the same' so (pause) took the four letters out and replaced it again

Speaker 3:

mm-hm (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

any four letters that you haven't used before

Speaker 2:

(laughter) yeah (laughter) (pause) that's a new one (laughter)

Speaker 3:

then find something that fits in with it

Speaker 2:

yeah (laughter)

Speaker 1:

how many are there in the sixth form (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 1:

how many in the sixth form (unclear)

Speaker 3:

more and more isn't it

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

it's getting bigger

Speaker 2:

that's it

Speaker 3:

more people from around here are going anyway

Speaker 2:

oh yeah they found more people didn't they they (pause) how do you say like overbooked this year didn't they

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh no that's the whole school wasn't it they took too many people in

Speaker 3:

yeah well when we first went from here we were (pause) pretty kind of freaks going from here (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

yeah there was about five (interruption) there wasn't there

Speaker 3:

it was about eight or (unclear) seven or eight yeah now there's about

Speaker 2:

oh there's a lot

Speaker 3:

thirty or forty (interruption) going (unclear)

Speaker 2:

there's loads yeah (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

it's spoiling it actually these common areas like this

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

I think it is actually possibly do you think going a bit downhill from when we went there

Speaker 2:

it is

Speaker 3:

uh-huh

Speaker 2:

because we all got told that it was really hard 'it's really good though for you students' but (pause) since we've been there it's just gone down and down it's getting like (unclear) of drugs and things like this (pause) which you don't see much of anyway not there

Speaker 3:

no (laughter) all these top quality teachers resigning (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) the really nice ones like Mr (NAME)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 2:

really nice isn't he (pause) yeah (pause) really pleasant he's the one that does the football isn't he

Speaker 3:

huh (unclear) (unclear) do you listen to him have you never have you never heard him when (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

oh (unclear) I've heard him before mind but

Speaker 3:

I think he's quite good

Speaker 2:

a bit overexcited (interruption) when they score (laughter)

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

you can't imagine Mr (NAME) being like that when you see him at school

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 3:

he's pretty strict there

Speaker 2:

oh aye (pause) he is

Speaker 3:

the new people (pause) getting eh interviewed last week to take over did you see all the

Speaker 2:

oh yeah

Speaker 3:

four women

Speaker 2:

aye that's right it's going to be a woman

Speaker 3:

all from outside as well I think

Speaker 2:

are they

Speaker 3:

you never know what you get

Speaker 2:

mm (pause) it's like because the one that they most like Miss (NAME) told we who it was the women it was that woman with the blonde hair that came over when we were in the thing we saw her she looked pleasant (interruption) enough

Speaker 3:

mm-hm all the teachers all the women teachers are saying 'oh we need a woman' they all demanded a woman because you know at the top there's (pause) male head

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

and then they've had two male deputies and mostly all male heads of year

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

heads of eh

Speaker 2:

in charge of departments

Speaker 3:

department uh-huh

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

(unclear)

Speaker 2:

male orientated (laughter)

Speaker 3:

if you get someone good it'll be (pause) fair and if you get someone bad it'll be terrible and they'll criticize them (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

never mind (pause) (laughter)

Speaker 1:

how long have you two known each other then

Speaker 3:

oh too long (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) (pause) (interruption) eight years

Speaker 3:

(unclear) you didn't go to my first school did you

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

I went to Linhope

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

Linhope first school next to Denton Park

Speaker 3:

oh aye

Speaker 2:

you know

Speaker 3:

I went over there at Westerhope (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

that one just there

Speaker 3:

just there

Speaker 2:

right

Speaker 3:

that was probably the best school I've ever been to

Speaker 2:

(laughter) I got As all the way through my little school

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) (interruption) eh

Speaker 3:

and then we went down there to Chapel Park

Speaker 2:

but I didn't join (interruption) that until the second year

Speaker 3:

you (unclear) you were there in the second year yeah

Speaker 2:

aye so I've known you for how long now two

Speaker 3:

two three four three (interruption) four five

Speaker 2:

seven

Speaker 3:

six aye that's right

Speaker 2:

(interruption) seventh year

Speaker 3:

since the seventh year that was when I started wearing glasses that's must be seven years that I've been wearing glasses

Speaker 2:

it's I brought you bad luck then (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

yes it was a good year that (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) I remember when I first came in the class with (NAME) (NAME) and them

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

mm and (unclear) (NAME)

Speaker 3:

yes

Speaker 2:

(laughter) the devil (unclear) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) is she still there

Speaker 2:

she is yeah

Speaker 3:

(unclear) crazy

Speaker 2:

her daughter's supposed to be in our (unclear) high school isn't she

Speaker 3:

is she

Speaker 2:

mm-hm because last on a couple of years back she came up with her daughter because she whistled in my ear again

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

she used to grab you didn't she

Speaker 3:

(interruption) yeah

Speaker 2:

and just take you everywhere

Speaker 3:

yes

Speaker 2:

'oh thank you' (laughter)

Speaker 3:

this was one of the dinner ladies (laughter) not a kid by the way (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

it was not a bad place though that really was it Chapel Park (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

yeah wasn't good either

Speaker 2:

mm it wasn't as strict as I thought again

Speaker 3:

no it wasn't mm-hm

Speaker 2:

but (unclear) I don't mind (laughter)

Speaker 3:

we did so little work we used to think that it was hard at the time but when you look back we did nothing really did we

Speaker 2:

oh yes

Speaker 3:

quite funny really

Speaker 2:

you got some good teachers like Madam (NAME) she was good like

Speaker 3:

mm-hm (pause) yeah

Speaker 2:

eventually when you got to know Mrs (NAME) as well she was nice

Speaker 3:

yes

Speaker 2:

towards the end but we had Miss (NAME) as a stand in teacher

Speaker 3:

she was all right

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

uh-huh named her kid after you didn't she

Speaker 2:

aye (NAME) (laughter) 'if she grows up as nice looking as you I'll be proud of her' (unclear) (laughter) (unclear) still remember Miss (NAME) the day Miss (NAME) came in do you remember that when we started arguing

Speaker 3:

you not me

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

yes that was nice

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) I think she was just about to resign then and there I don't know what the hell you had to start arguing with her for

Speaker 2:

(laughter) oh no it was only fun

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(unclear) so it was

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

it was (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

you make me sound like a little devil

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

we were friends anyway weren't we

Speaker 3:

oh yeah mm-hm

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

I think she ended up quite liking us really

Speaker 2:

uh-huh

Speaker 3:

and somebody told me that she was teaching at Ponteland

Speaker 2:

did they

Speaker 3:

mm

Speaker 2:

oh

Speaker 3:

before I left when she went someone said 'oh she's off to Ponteland' but I think she might have gone to one of those Coates

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

Coates Middle School (interruption) or something like that

Speaker 2:

I've seen her once since then she's still exactly the same

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

and then I remember Mr (NAME) (NAME) (NAME) (interruption) (laughter)

Speaker 3:

mm he was good

Speaker 2:

he was (interruption) good

Speaker 3:

I liked him

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

(unclear) he wasn't good he was awful but I liked him he couldn't teach to save his life (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

I remember he gave us E for art (interruption) or something

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

five and my mam and dad went down 'oh sorry I got him wrong with (NAME) (NAME)' (laughter) said 'oh great I don't look anything like him'

Speaker 3:

he was an old army man wasn't he

Speaker 2:

yeah that's right with his hair (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

used to tell us stories about how he shot Koreans (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) great people used to stick like 'kick me' signs on the back of his top (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) yeah

Speaker 2:

(unclear) the RE he took RE didn't he

Speaker 3:

yes he did

Speaker 2:

RE art (pause) he d (interruption) he went up to west

Speaker 3:

not much connection really is there

Speaker 2:

he went up to West Denton High after that (interruption) I think

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

he did maths (pause) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

I suppose that we should conclude that Ponteland's the best school

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

compared to the others yeah

Speaker 2:

yeah (unclear) (pause) I'd still prefer being at Ponteland than West Denton (interruption) and such

Speaker 3:

mm-hm yeah

Speaker 2:

mm (unclear) people (unclear) (pause) mm

Speaker 1:

so a lot of people from here go to (pause) which school then West Denton

Speaker 3:

mostly do you think and then Ponteland then

Speaker 2:

yeah that's right

Speaker 3:

Walbottle's not

Speaker 2:

Walbottle's getting

Speaker 3:

popular any more

Speaker 2:

no

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 2:

(unclear) there's rumours about that closing wasn't there or was it West Denton closing

Speaker 3:

they were going to merge at one point (unclear)

Speaker 2:

it was either they were going to close West Denton down and then merge (interruption) or take the pupils to there (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) (unclear) (interruption) I think so (interruption) and then eh

Speaker 2:

because there's rumours that we were going to get a lot more pupils

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

at our school

Speaker 3:

just what we needed

Speaker 2:

yeah

Speaker 3:

I don't know whether that's happening now is it

Speaker 2:

no don't think so unless they do it for next year which I don't think they will anyway because they had a campaign for it didn't they

Speaker 3:

mm-hm there was some leaflet came through

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

saying oh dear (unclear) (unclear) here save our school or something

Speaker 2:

mm-hm

Speaker 3:

but the more people that go to ours the more buses we're going to need

Speaker 2:

mm (interruption) that's right

Speaker 3:

(unclear) in the car like

Speaker 2:

aye it's (interruption) ridiculous the prices though

Speaker 3:

you get (pause) crammed in them buses sixty quid a term

Speaker 2:

mm I mean that would cost a hundred and twenty pound for us then cheaper (unclear) to go by car (interruption) (unclear) (unclear) (unclear) the petrol

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 1:

what are the arrangements then for getting to school

Speaker 3:

we get a double decker (pause) laid on well not laid on we pay for it we get it (interruption) we lay it on ours

Speaker 1:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

sixty pounds a term (pause) per head and he's got a twin brother (NAME) we keep talking about him you know

Speaker 1:

right (interruption) so it's

Speaker 3:

people like that a hundred and twenty quid (unclear) (interruption) it's steep

Speaker 2:

it's far too much that (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

and it's a rotten service as well isn't it

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

in the winter they just decide they don't want to come and all kind (interruption) (unclear) you're standing there till ten o'clock and

Speaker 2:

you're standing there

Speaker 3:

it's about they're about fifteen years old now I think the buses

Speaker 2:

(unclear)

Speaker 3:

N reg or something they just pack up going up a hill and stuff like that and they roll back (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) aye (interruption) (unclear) long (pause) steep hill (unclear)

Speaker 3:

it's pathetic really

Speaker 1:

is there no other way of getting there you know without having a bus laid on if you had to get there under your own steam

Speaker 3:

well you'd have to get a public bus into town and then another one out

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

right out to (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 1:

or the Metro

Speaker 3:

no

Speaker 1:

can you go out to

Speaker 3:

(interruption) there's one there

Speaker 2:

oh yeah it goes (interruption) out to the airport but it'll take you

Speaker 1:

airport

Speaker 3:

(unclear) you'd have to go in (pause) you can't get one from round here can you you'd (interruption) have to (unclear)

Speaker 2:

you can get one from down in (pause) thingy eh what's it called

Speaker 3:

Newbiggin Hall

Speaker 2:

no ehm

Speaker 3:

Kenton

Speaker 2:

Kenton Bank Foot station that wouldn't (interruption) take that long to (unclear)

Speaker 3:

it's a fair way though isn't it

Speaker 2:

take about (interruption) half an hour

Speaker 3:

by the time you'd walked down (pause) biked down there and then you get on the Metro

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

it'd take hours the

Speaker 2:

take about half an hour to get down to Kenton then about another half an hour from the airport

Speaker 3:

have to get up about three o'clock

Speaker 2:

mm (laughter)

Speaker 3:

but eh

Speaker 2:

my dad doesn't mind me take like taking us in (unclear) because he goes straight to (interruption) school (unclear) way

Speaker 3:

you've always just (unclear) the (pause) car haven't you

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

so has he got (unclear)

Speaker 2:

it's handy for my dad anyway he doesn't mind it's not that far out of his way

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

his business is just round there anyway

Speaker 3:

we used to have a better bus of course run by much better people (laughter) us (laughter) eh my mother (interruption) used to

Speaker 2:

oh yeah (unclear) your mum

Speaker 3:

uh-huh organized that (unclear)

Speaker 2:

did (NAME)'s mum have anything to do with it

Speaker 3:

mm-hm well she organized it really but (pause) my mam typed the letters and things for her (pause) being such an expert in that matter (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

and eh (pause) it was cheaper then actually

Speaker 2:

mm

Speaker 3:

now there's s (pause) two double deckers going

Speaker 2:

that's right (interruption) (unclear) (unclear) (interruption)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) next year there'll be three (interruption) should go down the price really shouldn't it the more people (interruption) there are

Speaker 2:

make more (interruption) aye

Speaker 3:

(unclear) to get more

Speaker 2:

there was forty pound when they first started it wasn't it

Speaker 3:

mm crept up to about fifty and then we got on this now it's sixty

Speaker 2:

(laughter) it goes up and up (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

that's probably (unclear) we that's why there aren't many go to university you see

Speaker 2:

aye

Speaker 3:

to get off the bus

Speaker 2:

(laughter) you should get your car now

Speaker 3:

mm-hm that'd be cheaper in the (interruption) long run

Speaker 2:

yeah (pause) your mam'll be coming in soon

Speaker 3:

yeah

Speaker 2:

has she been down (NAME)'s (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter) get licked licked to death by the dog (unclear) she's got another dog round (interruption) there at the minute

Speaker 2:

has she

Speaker 3:

not hers

Speaker 2:

oh is it the like your dog isn't it

Speaker 3:

well massive big (interruption) thing (unclear) yeah (unclear)

Speaker 2:

yeah (pause) big (pause) hairy (laughter)

Speaker 3:

b br Bruce

Speaker 2:

yeah I've seen her walking it it was a while back when I (interruption) saw her

Speaker 3:

seen seen it walking her around (laughter)

Speaker 2:

aye (laughter) going 'aah' (laughter)

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter) it's like (pause) is she your mam's sister

Speaker 3:

no uh uh no everyone thinks she is but (pause) they've known each other since they were about four so you know they've always lived fairly close (interruption) together

Speaker 2:

oh right so it's not your (interruption) sister

Speaker 3:

I called her auntie when I was little

Speaker 2:

it's like I do with my (pause) like (pause) auntie (NAME) but she's not

Speaker 3:

mm-hm

Speaker 2:

she knew her like since si she was having (NAME) in hospital you see so (unclear) (laughter) okay

Speaker 2:

beetle meter I beat it gate paint fatal later I hate it eighty eight bet bent felt fet fettle better I met him hat aunt battle batter drat it caught can't carter pot totter bottle font salt I got it coat daughter chortle haunt I bought it boat total motor I wrote it put footer put it in boot Bootle hooter bite title miter pint bite it out fount outer pit bitter brittle print I hit it hilt beak wreck back I seek it I wreck it I back it bank lamp leap cap steep it lap it apron matron micro Metro leprosy petrol acrid atlas hopper butter hacker topple bottle hackle whisper custard after whisker doctor chapter jumper hunter bunker appear attend occur appearance attendance occurrence alpine altar polka staircase half past half cut automatic Jupiter epileptic sheet read breeze key gate made may boat load (pause) go boot brood booze brew out loud cow site side size sigh sigh knife five knives dive dial Friday diary I've got to do it tomorrow I had to put it off he meant what he said he's booking separate tables for supper a simple sentence pick up a packet of firelighters pack it in or pack it in or beat it he's putting it off he put it in a bid jump up on the tractor he won't do that in a hurry put a comma in it

Speaker 3:

sheet beetle meter I beat it gate paint fatal later I hate it eighty eight bet bent felt fettle better I met him hat aunt bottle batter drat it cart can't carter pot totter bottle font salt I got it caught daughter chortle haunt I bought it boat total motor I wrote it put footer put it in boot Bootle hooter bite title miter pint bite it out fount outer pit bitter brittle print I hit it hilt beak wreck back I seek it I wreck it I back it bank lamp leap cap steep it lap it apron matron micro Metro leprosy petrol acrid atlas hopper butter hacker topple bottle hackle whisper custard after whisker doctor chapter jumper hunter bunker appear attend occur appearance attendance occurrence alpine altar polka staircase half past half cut automatic Jupiter epileptic sheet read breeze key gate made may boat load go boot brood booze brew out loud cow site side size sigh sighed knife five knives dive dial Friday diary I've got to do it tomorrow I had to put it off he meant what he said he's booking separate tables for supper a simple sentence pick up a packet of firelighters pack it in or beat it he's putting it on he's put it off sorry he's put in a bid jump up on the tractor he won't do that in a hurry put a comma in it

Speaker 1:

that's all right

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