demolition man Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930's 1940's, 50's, 60's and early 70's ! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer. 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 or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds , KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks 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 old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii , X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY , no video/dvd films, no mobile phones, 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. Only girls had pierced ears! We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time... We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays, We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet! RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERIT Our teachers used to hit us with canes and gym shoes and bully's always ruled the playground at school. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' 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.
Guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Great memories eh ;D ;D ;D missed oot the last time the dee won anything, ;D
retired Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Many of it is true for a mid 80's born - But very much doubt anything after my sort of age.
naedoos Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 missed oot the last time the dee won anything, ;D aye, n the last time the arabs had a manager that stayed longer than 6 months ;D ;D ;D
Guest Davy Fleming Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 You widnae have to ask me twice to go back to these days. We didnae have much but were happy as larry and well looked after ;)
THE FIFER Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 yes born in the 30's school in the 40's in the forces all during the 50's worked in the opencast fields 12hrs a day 7 days a week during the 60's , yes the good old days, ;D ;D ;D
micci Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Great post!!!, took me back in time, oh happy days.
marmite Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 brill post used to b gone from house doing them things at first light in morn till dusk great days. building pigeon lofts outta orange boxes and ne other bit of wood we could find ahhhhh remember it well
VMS Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Born 1971 And how things have changed,used to go out making dens out of scrap wood,building crossbows hassling postman for elastic bands and stealing my Granny's pegs,stripping trees to make bows and arrows.If i found a old pram which was a major find for bogey making.Playing dead man falls of the migies/bin houses onto piles of newly cut grass.And dont forget the ragman which you only ever got a ballon from,but just to tease you always had a camera.Great days my own children will never experience such joy.spoilt little Bas....s. ;D ;D ;D
Guest KENNY190 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Born 1971 And how things have changed,used to go out making dens out of scrap wood,building crossbows hassling postman for elastic bands and stealing my Granny's pegs,stripping trees to make bows and arrows.If i found a old pram which was a major find for bogey making.Playing dead man falls of the migies/bin houses onto piles of newly cut grass.And dont forget the ragman which you only ever got a ballon from,but just to tease you always had a camera.Great days my own children will never experience such joy.spoilt little Bas....s. ;D ;D ;D showing ur age now m8
Guest strapper Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 i was born in 64...when you committed a crime you,d be punnished,today they get you to go to a class where you can talk about how much you nicked /snorted/and beat up someone brutally. in my day classes were for schools.
VMS Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 showing ur age now m8 Aye but what a great childhood we had back then mate,would go back in a minute. ;D ;D ;D
Guest KENNY190 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Aye but what a great childhood we had back then mate,would go back in a minute. ;D ;D ;D then was the days,today its ds,playstation,xbox games that costs a bloody fortune but still like to play them ;D ;D ;D
nogin Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Born 1971 And how things have changed,used to go out making dens out of scrap wood,building crossbows hassling postman for elastic bands and stealing my Granny's pegs,stripping trees to make bows and arrows.If i found a old pram which was a major find for bogey making.Playing dead man falls of the migies/bin houses onto piles of newly cut grass.And dont forget the ragman which you only ever got a ballon from,but just to tease you always had a camera.Great days my own children will never experience such joy.spoilt little Bas....s. ;D ;D ;D YOUR JUST A SPROG YOU DONT NO THE HALF OF IT :-/
BLACK W F Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Aye but what a great childhood we had back then mate,would go back in a minute. ;D ;D ;D yes you said it vincent then i would not have to get up at 4-30every morning ;D ;D ;D ;D
Guest anto Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 yes born in the 30's school in the 40's in the forces all during the 50's worked in the opencast fields 12hrs a day 7 days a week during the 60's , yes the good old days, ;D ;D ;D WHAT A LIFE AND YOUR STILL HERE I SAY YOU HAVE SOME STORYS GREAT TIMES
showman Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Born 1958.......spot on posting Aaaah the memories Happy days, so many happy days ;) :)
Guest lenwadebob Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Happy memories, and kids today think they are hard done by. ;D ;D They are having a laugh. I remember if you got into trouble, or came off second best in a scrap (fists only), you dare not go running home to tell your parents for fear of getting a good belting. Mum would never say "wait 'til your Father gets home" you would get the old washing paddle across your butt, and then when the old man came home "off came the belt" so you got 3 for the price of 1. Bring back the good old times, where you were taught to respect, and respect in return, had to be earned.
sox Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 how true is that we used to rob peoples gardens for strawberrys often full a worms , out all day any weather and got the slipper for tickin school you soon learned respect
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