Packing for a trip I don’t want.

Thirty seven years ago I made a decision that was to shape the rest of my life.

To be fair at the time I really couldn’t win because I was asked to make a choice that no teenager should ever be asked to do.

One thing I was certain about all along was that the day would come when I had to face up to the consequences of that decision.

That day has now come...I still believe that the sixteen year old Richard was right but I know there are people who won’t agree and on Monday I may well have to face some of them.