General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Was thinking last night that I had never seen a PROPER Tramp for must be 40+ years. I think the last one I saw was when I was when I was working on the Night Turn at Plessey Wallgate early 1970's, and we came across one sleeping under a bush at the back of the building. We provided him with cups of tea and chip suppers for a few nights and then he moved on. You would see them ( and they were always men as far as I can recollect) walking along the main roads heading towards or away from the town. Maybe they were people who had been in the services and either had no homes or just couldn't adapt to civilian life.