In part one of a brand new episode of The Damp Show, we find out who Damp Sam is and how he ended up doing what he's doing. Damp Sam shares his journey from growing up to school and all of the stories and lessons learned in between.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• When new houses were built and the street expanded you made new friends and your circle grew. All the kids on each estate would meet up and play football.
• At school, it’s hard to find a teacher that believes in you and will commit to helping you grow and improve your grades. Kids in the lower grade groups get punished as it’s harder to achieve a higher grade.
• When leaving school you’re able to test to choose to learn a number of trades based on your grades. Top marks would allow you to study electrics and lower marks would allow you to train as a builder.

BEST MOMENTS

“All of the different streets had groups who would play against each other”

“Our playground was a building site and we would sneak on and into the houses that were being built”

“It was always the younger ones versus the older ones”

“I was the fittest kid around because my mum wouldn’t buy me a bike”

“I could get on with anybody and talk to anyone”

ABOUT THE HOST
Simon Cooper AKA Damp Sam is a time served plasterer since 1983 and has a HNC in building management. He is the director of 3 Ltd companies and a PCA qualified Damp and structural waterproofing surveyor. He also owns a portfolio of properties that he renovated over the years.

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