Left home at 14, Me and a 2x4 settled score with stepdad using his size 12's on me, Tried to finish High school, went on most Fridays (test days) Had a B average, Didn't know you had to spend x amount of days or they couldn't promote you to the next grade regardless your grade avg.. Opps. After hit and miss couple of more years, Hard supporting ones self making up to $100 a day at times, Who need s school. 1968 Went to New Orleans, LA to start anew,(Had a Sister that married a Cajun) They asked what grade I would be in and I said I spent the last 4 in the 10th so I figure the 11th, Ok, after a month, they still had not recieved my records from Alaska, Princaple called me in with counslor, All my work was way above thier standards so they were moving me into all grade 12 classes. A few days later I got called back in to the office. Got my records, Have to demote me back to 10th grade, I walked out the door without stopping at my locker. Then went to jail for peeling out in a school zone. Took thier preliminary Ged classes Passed with a 2 year colilegic average. Had to be 21 at that time to take GED test I found out later. I was refused a job that I was more than qualified for, They were going to wave not college grad because of all my maritime experience and Coast Guard certifcations. They just couldn't wave no High School or GED, Got my GED in 1988 but job was already filled. Harbor Master in the San Jaun Island towns. Hell I could have retired this year..
