Correction! Jimmy Laing was the guest speaker. He wrote a book called "50 Years in the System" and some of these years were in Carstairs. It is a harrowing read.
Many years ago, my car broke down on the way to a REACHOUT (project on Mental Health) event I was chairing. Fortunately help was on hand very quickly and I got to the event on time. A guest speaker was to talk about his "50 years in Carstairs". Carstairs is a maximum-security psychiatric hospital.
My opening statement to a full audience was "This morning I had a breakdown (long pause) it was my car, not me!"
Correction! Jimmy Laing was the guest speaker. He wrote a book called "50 Years in the System" and some of these years were in Carstairs. It is a harrowing read.
I think you mentioned him before in one of our conversations - it sounds harrowing.
Many years ago, my car broke down on the way to a REACHOUT (project on Mental Health) event I was chairing. Fortunately help was on hand very quickly and I got to the event on time. A guest speaker was to talk about his "50 years in Carstairs". Carstairs is a maximum-security psychiatric hospital.
My opening statement to a full audience was "This morning I had a breakdown (long pause) it was my car, not me!"
The event was a great success thereafter!
Sandie this made me LOL. Thank you for making me smile 😊 xx