The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 16 The Hand

When I left school, my first job was in the graphics department at Waikato University. I was a trainee – a drafting cadet. I learnt a lot and it was great swanning round campus looking like a student but getting paid – though not a great deal. After a year I got extended leave to go to Australia.

My flatmate Mac was already over there and was in love wit…