1986 ~ Different but still the same,

I've heard so much on the news the last few weeks about recession etc and how the 80's was such a desperate time, that it put me thinking about what life was like back in 1986.

I must have thought things were a little gloomy back then but I'd have been as wrong as hell, just like now the eighties were great times, sure a lot of my friends had emigrated and were living abroad but in 1986 I was living in Sligo, had a full time job in the post office, got called into the Irish Basketball team, won a championship with Shannon Gaels, had my 21st with friends in Carrick, met the beautiful Maggie on March 1st that year and went to Ibrox for the first time when Celtic drew 4-4 with Rangers.

So if they were bad times then I'd be delighted to be heading back to them.

There is so much gloom on the telly these days that they really should kop themselves on.