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BILL CADY Word Count: 149,227 - At My Friend's Place

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Bill Cady, The Early Years … by Bill Cady 328<br />

physical. I went the first time and the seventh, over a period of two years, starting just<br />

after I turned eighteen. The rest of the time, with all my reasons for not going, Shirley<br />

Pope, my case worker at the draft board, would merely send them my file. Finally, after<br />

all that screwing around, they wanted me to get a “yes or no” physical. I‟d either be<br />

inducted on the spot, or I‟d never hear from them again.<br />

Actually, that part was a bit comical.<br />

I had friends in excellent health who were very worried about the lottery system<br />

they started using. All the birth dates were tossed in a bin and chosen one at a time. I<br />

had buddies with fantastic health who drew numbers like 22, 38, 44, even a few in the<br />

teens. Each one immediately enrolled in whatever college was willing to take him, many<br />

using LCC, (Lansing Community College), which we all referred to as “Last Chance<br />

College”.<br />

I‟m an alumni, although I doubt I spent a total of thirty days in class over a two<br />

year period. It was something to do, and a way to meet girls. Besides, even with all my<br />

health problems, an injury/illness menu my doctor and I compiled containing fifty-seven<br />

legitimate deferments, my damned lottery number was 334. If I wasn‟t as big as I got to<br />

be, I feel a few “friends” with those low numbers would‟ve kicked my ass from all that<br />

pure frustration.<br />

I was given a special exception and allowed to drive my car to Detroit for the<br />

exam so I wouldn‟t have to wait all day and ride home on a bus with all those guys. I<br />

took the Chevelle, which had a rear axle gear meant for going fast from a stop, but wasn‟t<br />

by any means meant for the highway. <strong>My</strong> top speed in steady driving was 55 mph and I<br />

got 3.5 mpg on premium fuel.<br />

Leviticus, Limited 33-0505963

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