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    B.R.A.T.S. Eating Out Before Fast Food
    Terry Groves
    • Dec 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Eating Out Before Fast Food

    As you can imagine, money was tight in our family of eight. Us boys were growing fast and our furnaces needed constant stoking. Eating...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Dippity Do
    Terry Groves
    • Nov 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Dippity Do

    Did you ever do things just to annoy your parents? My brothers and I came up with a few things along that track. I remember, back in the...
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    B.R.A.T.S. The Base Theater
    Terry Groves
    • Nov 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    B.R.A.T.S. The Base Theater

    Going to the movies was quite a tradition when I lived in the PMQs in Clinton in the 60s. The theater was called The Pegasus, and had a...
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    B.R.A.T.S. That's A Jip
    Terry Groves
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    B.R.A.T.S. That's A Jip

    My older brother Robin and I headed to the store. It was in a strip mall near Jameswood School. We were not supposed to go there but...
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    B.R.A.T.S. The Summer Hollywood Came to Clinton
    Terry Groves
    • Oct 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    B.R.A.T.S. The Summer Hollywood Came to Clinton

    It was the summer of '67 or '68 and we were living in the PMQs at CFB Clinton. I guess my older brothers, Mark and Robin, were feeling...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Jameswood Drive School Winnipeg
    Terry Groves
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Jameswood Drive School Winnipeg

    I don't have a lot of memories of Jameswood Drive school even though I went there for grade 1 and 2 beginning in 1963. Here is what I do...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Slush - The Food of Dinosaurs
    Terry Groves
    • Oct 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Slush - The Food of Dinosaurs

    I don't know where this bit of trivia came from but I recall being told it by my older brother Mark. I am not certain why I recall this...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Up In Smoke
    Terry Groves
    • Sep 28, 2019
    • 4 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Up In Smoke

    In about 1968, when I was ten or so, I had a bit of a fascination with fire. I wasn't running around lighting them, I just liked how a...
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    B.R.A.T.S. The Games We Played
    Terry Groves
    • Sep 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    B.R.A.T.S. The Games We Played

    It was all about the games.
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    B.R.A.T.S. Glass Houses
    Terry Groves
    • Sep 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Glass Houses

    Why do we make some of the choices we do?
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    B.R.A.T.S. When We Knew It All
    Terry Groves
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    B.R.A.T.S. When We Knew It All

    Do you remember when you were young and knew everything? Yeah, me too. In grade six, while living in Clinton PMQs, my best friend, Paul...
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    B.R.A.T.S. First Love
    Terry Groves
    • Aug 22, 2019
    • 4 min

    B.R.A.T.S. First Love

    Growing up the brat life you get used to leaving friends behind and making new ones at the other end of the move. Too, you get exposed to...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Cardboard Tanks
    Terry Groves
    • Aug 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Cardboard Tanks

    Sometimes the simplest things bring the most reward. As you can imagine, growing up in a single income family with five brothers, there...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Blumbedy Glass
    Terry Groves
    • Aug 4, 2019
    • 3 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Blumbedy Glass

    When I was about six or seven I had my first encounter with the law. My older brothers, Mark, and Robin, me, my younger brother Paul and...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Lessons in the Country
    Terry Groves
    • Jul 27, 2019
    • 5 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Lessons in the Country

    A brief experience on a farm.
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    B.R.A.T.S. Pocket Money
    Terry Groves
    • Jul 19, 2019
    • 5 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Pocket Money

    Exercising an enterprising ambition.
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    B.R.A.T.S. La Salle Secondary
    Terry Groves
    • Jul 13, 2019
    • 5 min

    B.R.A.T.S. La Salle Secondary

    I attended La Salle Secondary School in Kingston for grade 9 and 10. I liked the school and a lot of the teachers there but these were...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Strong Benefits
    Terry Groves
    • Jul 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Strong Benefits

    While there were lots of sacrifices that had to be made living the brat life, I am talking about giving up a parent unexpectedly,...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Swinging Into Deadman Bay
    Terry Groves
    • Jun 28, 2019
    • 3 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Swinging Into Deadman Bay

    Deadman Bay was a short walk from where I lived on Lundy's Lane in Fort Henry Height, CFB Kingston. There were several routes to get...
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    B.R.A.T.S. Sneaking to the Store
    Terry Groves
    • Jun 22, 2019
    • 4 min

    B.R.A.T.S. Sneaking to the Store

    When you are young, the most simple activity can be an adventure. I recall when I was in grade 2, sneaking to the store to buy some...
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