so very true....

[dizzyblonde]

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE



1940's, 50's, 60's 70's


First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn't get tested for diabetes.


Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints.




We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.

As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.




Riding in the back of a van - loose - was always exciting and great fun.

We drank water from the garden hose or tap and NOT from a bottle.




We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and NO ONE actually died from this.




We ate cakes, white bread and real butter and drank cordial with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because.......




WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!




We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.




No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.


We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem .


We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, No video games at all, No 99 channels,No Pay TV, No cable, No DVD movies or surround sound.

It's crazy! We even had

No mobile phones, No text mes sa ging, No personal computers, No Internet or Internet chat rooms..........

WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!


We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.




We played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.




Made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we didn't poke out anyone's eye.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!


Local teams had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with di sa ppointment. Imagine that!!




The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!




This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!




The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.




We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all!


And YOU are one of them!


CONGRATULATIONS!




You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good.




and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.




Kind of makes you want to run through the house with your eyes shut holding a pair of scissors, doesn't it?!



PS -The BIG type is because at your age, your eyes are buggered....

[FG1]

Not only that, I grew up in the Lee Mount, Ovenden and Mixenden area.....

[Frank]

gone dizzy now...hehehe

[dizzyblonde]

did this copy ok?? cause last time tried it you couldn't read it, there were nowt there

[dizzyblonde]

Not only that, I grew up in the Lee Mount, Ovenden and Mixenden area.....


A danger in itself....lol:smt056

[missyburd]

We played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.



I like that one :smt043
Not only that, I grew up in the Lee Mount, Ovenden and Mixenden area.....

I empathize and sympathize deeply :rolleyes: Good thing you escaped when you did ;)

[FG1]

Ah but, before that it was Parkinson Lane.
Now, anybody who knows the area will understand that even Mixy is better than Parky Lane.

When I visit my parents I do like going for a drive/ride around some of the areas I used to hang out when I was a kid. Jeez things have changed.

[missyburd]

When I visit my parents I do like going for a drive/ride around some of the areas I used to hang out when I was a kid. Jeez things have changed.

They have indeed. Been a fair few years since I had the pleasure of living in mixy, and still makes me laugh how they now have speed bumps all through the place, I'm sure the chavvies thought those were just an awesome addition to their humble estate playground :)

[dizzyblonde]

parky lane. you do know the infamous Vickerman Street has now been demolished and half the streets around it?? i can remember being 16 and going up queens rd to visit my mates, in fact Mule still lives round there, anyway, i was brave to go up there then, but now I wouldn't dare

[dizzyblonde]

or even the furnace....when i were at school we used to joke about your hubcaps bein nicked off your car while you were driving down there...lol

[FG1]

I used to live on Plum Street, next one up from Vickerman IIRC.

[dizzyblonde]

how old are you Mr. Ginge?? I'm pretty sure I know who you know, if you know what I mean....god that were a mouthful. I'm pretty sure my mate trace used to live on Plum st. Many moons ago I lived on winter st off fenton rd. But that was when I was a student

[dizzyblonde]

anyway got onto a derail then,
can anyone remember grass sledgin??? bits o card, giant hill middle o summer?? burnt your ar$$e like a git but god it were soooooooo funny, nowadays no youngster I know has ever tried it.....if you haven't I dare you to.....its hilarious

[FG1]

Dizzy, I am 43...... was known as Wacker when I was at school (Highlands)

[Pedro68]

Ah, I remember those days well ...

Going out for a ride on the old "Commando" - by brother on his "Striker", as we went to call for (that means to go round to their house and ring the door bell :D) our mates who had a variety of other bikes (Grifter, Chopper, and a Chipper amongst them). Then we'd spend our days riding around the local park just to pi$$ the park wardens off 'cos they had delusions of grandeur (I'm sure some of them thought they WERE THE LAW). Then we'd have races around the red-gravelled rose gardens cos you could speedway-slide around some of the corners ... being careful not to come off tho cos it bloody well stung like buggery when you did ... then ditching the bikes back at my mates and going and playing tennis in the adjoining tennis courts ... getting court in a thunderstorm and having to leg it home and a bolt of lighting split a paving slab immediately behind us (I'd have probably given Linford Christie a run for his money after THAT!) ... other days we'd go fishing in "the big lake", or we'd just go looking for frogs and tadpoles in "the little lake".

"The hills" ... where we would ride our bikes up and down doing jumps n wheelies all day long.

Then there's the playgrounds ... made from tiny gravel specifically designed to intrude into and under skin and any cuts made in it ... a maypole with cast-iron chains and dirty great big "hoops" on the end to grab hold of (or to whack some kid in the head) ... a "big slide" that some girl threw herself off the top off, so they had to build a steel cage around the top ... however that didn't stop you ripping your hands to shreds on the sharp/rusty screws protruding from the sides as you whizzed down. See-saws made from dock-yard iron girders that must have been cast-offs from assisting the titanic on its maiden (and last) voyage, with enough weight in them to knock out Muhammad Ali if it ever bounced back up and hit you in the jaw (which it did when your feckless brother/mate jumped off!)

The times you'd stay out late then put your watch back an hour and tell your parents "look honestly, my watch is wrong!!" - but the look of innocence was lost on them and they still gave you a good hiding ... but you took it because you knew you'd done wrong ... but it was ok, cos you got to stay out an extra hour or so with your mates playing footy or cricket in the park ... you didn't feel the need to suggest counselling for them, or to sue them!

Happy days ...

However, I think the main reason we were ABLE to run around ALL day was probably due to the colourings and additives in everything we ate and drank :rolleyes:

Some things change ... some things stay the same ;-)

[Sosha]

Mmmm gokarts - wasn't the brakes so much for me but the steering lock...

[Pedro68]

At least motorbikes don't have peddles that can hit the ground on corners and spit you off so that you land on your chin* ... just "footpegs" ... and I ain't even close LOL

*highsided a chipper ;-) LMAO I was on the only bike of 3 that didn't have gears, so I was peddling furiously ... and decided the only way I was gonna catch up was to continue peddling around the corners ... D'oh!

[pencil shavings]

While im only 23 ive done most of those things, so very glad i was born in South Africa! I even done some of it in UK while at primary school I built a go cart on the estate I grew up on in London, built a tree house on Putney Common.

we built a 'stunt park' which was just a glorified death trap, and my brother broke his wrist.

I think alot of that had to do with the mentality of my parents who wanted us to get on with things and find out things for ourselves. Hopfully the nanny state wont prevent me from taking the same aproach with my kids (when i have them!!)

[Bluepete]

Just been e-mailed this;

School 1977 vs. School 2007

Many a true word is spoken in jest but?€??€?.

Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1977 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up mates.

2007 - Police are called, Armed Response Unit arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. Mobiles with video of fight confiscated as evidence. They are charged with assault, ASBOs are taken out and both are suspended even though Johnny started it. Diversionary conferences and parent meetings conducted. Video shown on 6 internet sites.


Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.

1977 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given 6 of the best. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Counselled to death. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra funding because Jeffrey has a disability. Drops out of school.


Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him the slipper.

1977 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. Psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mum has an affair with the psychologist. Psychologist gets a promotion.


Scenario: Mark, a college student, brings cigarettes to school .

1977 - Mark shares a smoke with the school principal out on the smoking area.

2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for drug possession. His car is searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario: Mohammed fails high school English.

1977 - Mohammed retakes his exam, passes and goes to college.

2007 - Mohammed's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. Civil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against state school system and his English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Mohammed is given his qualification anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.


Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers, puts them in a model plane paint bottle and blows up an anthill.

1977 - Ants die.

2007 - MI5 and police are called and Johnny is charged with perpertrating acts of terrorism. Teams investigate parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are confiscated, and Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.


Scenario: Johnny falls during break and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him.

1977 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.

2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy. Becomes gay

[Biker Biggles]

Identify totally with that.
Grumpy old fart am I?

[tonyk]

and the verry best one is
Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.

1977 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given 6 of the best. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

untill next week........ha ha ha:laughat:
cane, slipper, cane, slipper...