As a wayward teenager and gainfully employed as a piss-poor pot-pusher I was on the receiving end of a few major shoeings..
One of the most notable being when I was assaulted in my own home by four or five trainee squaddies and a couple of their older mates.. They stormed the squat that I holed up in looking for an associate of mine one evening after the local niteclub closed.. to discuss a matter relating to possible ownership of one of the local young ladies who had apparently fancied a walk on the wild side.. 😯
Due to the amount of LSD I’d taken that night it was like watching a slow motion movie.. I watched my mates leg it bravely out the back window but couldn’t follow as my girlfriend at the time was asleep in one of the front rooms..
As I tentatively edged up the hallway towards the sounds of smashing windows and furniture I was very suddenly pushed back into the kitchen by a wave of red faced and wild-eyed military personnel.. I was then sat down and restrained in a dining chair before being vigorously interrogated concerning my pals whereabouts..
My giggling and gurning put them off a bit and after 15 minutes or so they left in disgust..
Oh how the police laughed as they helped evict us from the smashed up flat the next morning.. I got away with severe cuts and bruising all over my head face and torso.. and a dislocated jaw.. but my mate’s head looked exactly like a purple football after they eventually caught up with him..
we got £30 compo each though so it was all well worth it..