You
may have already seen from the Hooch page that this
site is mainly about the sport of scuba diving
and, any other topic (apart from Travel
& Golf) is only covered by the briefest
of information so as not to detract from the main subject. There is a need
however to give some background and if it is required in greater detail,
my personal website Castle
Hooch, holds extensive background to me as a person, what makes me tick,
where I come from and how I earn a living.
After
leaving school I was originally employed in the catering and hotel trade
indeed, owing to the fact my parents were licensees, I was brought up calling
a pub/hotel my home. Nothing has changed there much! In the late 1970's
I decided upon a career change and, as you will probably have deduced from
the logo, I subsequently became a Police Officer (see
My CV), a move that, despite the ups and downs experienced in any line
of work, is a move I have never regretted.
During
the last twenty years I have also spent a considerable amount of my spare
time working for charities and voluntary organisations, not least of which
was fifteen years service with the TAVR as an instructor with the Army Cadet
Force. Since 1998 I have also been working upon my computer skills, my management
skills and furthering my education with degree studies at The
Open University.
What
does the future hold? That is a question many of us would sometimes
like an answer to however, the answer can only ever be another question...
Who Knows? I would like to think that I will find further employment to
supplement my pension for a few years. Hopefully that work will utilise
my management and/or computer skills, or perhaps my passion for travel and
diving, maybe if I am really lucky, I will be able to earn a living from
a combination of all the above some how. Now wouldn't that be nice! |