From: "mike" <> To: Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 12:18 PM Subject: Mike Ackers > > I was a Radio student at MNC from 1982 to 85. > > I continued working at the Savoy COuntry Club until the end of summer 85 and > then joined Marconi Marine Offshore. I spent 4 weeks on the Matco Clyde > taking oil from Beryl Alpha to refineries - really exiting. Marconi then > subbed me to Radio Holland so after spending 2 weeks in Rotterdam with Mark > Ryder and the guy with the nice old Rover - short curly hair.... joined my > first ship in Turku, Finland. Had an ace time at sea working for Spliethoff > and Theodora Tankers. > > I paid off the Stella Pollux in France, flew home leaving all my stuff on > board as it was heading for the Isle of Grain. Drove down to pick my stuff > up, dropped off at MNC on my way back and became a Lab Tech. 18 months > later I migrated to the city - working in dealing rooms, looking after > dealing room comms and electricals - primarily in the Bank of England. > Moved from there to working on dealer boards (dealer phone systems). Then > to office machines and "telex" with a Japanese company servicing Japanese > banks. > > A little add in the Telegraph caught my eye one day and I ended up working > for the MOD as a contractor back in 1990ish. 2 years later I became a Civil > Servant, I loved the job so much I took the pay cut. > > Now I work in London, have done for the last 5 years, commuting from > Bedfordshire. > > On my personal side, I married darling Di just over a month ago - we've been > together for over 10 years and have 2 children, Abigael 7 and George 4. I > also have a 19 year old step son Chris. There is a picture of us at > http://www.confetti.co.uk/wedding/ackers/ > > Keep in touch > > Mike > > Chalkly is Jane's surname from 1985b.