Where did my best friend go?
I cant at the moment think of anything hugely amusing about my school life. I seemed to have deleted the memory of most of it.

However, what I do remember is that I was a rather shy lad, and didnt really get along with anyone. Oh yes, I guess I was the "different kid." I just wasnt very sociable and didnt like anyone.

However, I had one mate, someone I had known my entire life. We did everything together. His parents were friends with my parents. We were in the same classes for everything since 3 years old. Neither of us had any other friends. We were pretty inseperable buddies. I think you get the picture.

Year 11 came along and I think we both started growing up a bit, and sadly apart. As he was really getting into the Games Workshop Warhammer stuff on a big scale and I was really getting more into I.T. We kinda drifted a bit and finally both of us broadened our social circles (and started liking girls!) We never fell out, just moved on a bit from each other I guess.

After our final GCSE exam, I said taraa to him as we went our seperate ways home.... and have never seen him since.

I went off to college, and for some bizzare reason we just never stayed in touch. I know he also eventually moved away, and I heard his mother had died of cancer. After that, he just seems to have completely dissapeared.

Its been 12 years now since I've seen him, and I do wonder how he's doing and what he's doing. Of course, thanks to the Internet, with Friends Reunited and Facebook etc, its pretty easy to find old school mates. Armed with these tools, there was no one else i'd have wanted to find. But nope, he's either allergic to computers or he's dead. Because he is no where to be found! No one else from school who I have contacted have heard from him either.

So in a last ditch attempt. If you, Christopher Paul Lind of Rotherham, South Yorkshire are a hiding lurking b3tan then make yourself known. It would be great to have a catch up with an old school buddy over a pint some day.

Also if anyone else has any other ideas on how you find people these days, I'd be interested to hear about it. He really was the best friend I ever had.

The search continues....
(Miggyman, Fri 30 Jan 2009, 12:14, 9 replies)

did he like photography or one-armed chin-ups?
www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=Christopher+Lind&meta=
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 30 Jan 2009, 12:17, closed)

lol no
thats definately not him :)
(Miggyman, Fri 30 Jan 2009, 12:26, closed)

"any other ideas on how you find people these days"
Well, I'm sure there was this site set up to help you get reunited with your friends but who can remember the names of these sorts of places?

I'd make a similarly sarcastic comment about Facebook but we're not American so it wouldn't work.
(phyphor, Fri 30 Jan 2009, 14:56, closed)

It also wouldn't work
because he mentioned both sites in the OP stating that both were unsuccessful.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 30 Jan 2009, 16:26, closed)

The only one listed in Rotherham
Christopher P Lind

51 Upperfield Road
Maltby
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S66 8BG

Other occupants John Hill, Diane Tinkler, Howard D Lind, Joan M Lind

Worth a try, I guess?
(tty, Sat 31 Jan 2009, 14:49, closed)

youre good....
Thats where he used to live before moving away. I guess the source isnt updated and this John Hill and Diane Tinkler are whoever moved in after them.
(Miggyman, Sun 1 Feb 2009, 8:27, closed)

Am I the only one
who imagined some sort of Spartacus-esque chorus of "I'm Christopher Paul Lind"s from the b3ta community?
(LickOutTheJamsMotherfuckers!, Sat 31 Jan 2009, 18:11, closed)

lol
that would have been funny :)
(Miggyman, Sun 1 Feb 2009, 8:28, closed)

not at all
I imagined that too :)
(xanthine, Sun 1 Feb 2009, 23:18, closed)