The life of Brian rested on the tossing of a coin
Published Date:
13 October 2008
A pensioner has published a book about a coin toss that changed his life.
Brian Wilde decided to start a new life in the Falkland Islands after he threw tails at a bus stop.
Had he thrown heads he would have just gone to the cinema, but within weeks he was on his way to the South Atlantic.
That was in 1955, and now the 74-year-old from Woodcroft Gardens, Waterlooville, has written about his 13 years there.
He said: 'It was an odd decision and I thought later generations in my family would want to know why I did it.
'I don't regret it for a minute. It was a wonderful place to live and I loved the outdoors.' Mr Wilde was 21 and living in Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, when he saw an advert in The News asking for sheep farmers in the Falklands.
'I had no ties so I thought it would be fun.'
It was when his wife Myrtle died in March 2006 that Mr Wilde began to write.He said: 'I had no intention of writing a book but it snowballed.',
The full article contains 199 words and appears in NS-Fareham & Gosport newspaper.
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Last Updated:
13 October 2008 9:22 AM
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Source:
NS-Fareham & Gosport
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Location:
Portsmouth
