The Good old days

Leeds-lad · Post by **Leeds-lad** » Fri 14 Aug, 2009 5:50 pm

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930's 1940's, 50's, 60's & 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 testedfor diabetes or cervical cancer.Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered withbright coloured lead-based paints.We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors orcabinets 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 orair bags..We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from abottle.Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizzashops, McDonalds , KFC, Subway or Nandos.Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn'topen on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death!We shared one soft drink with four friends, from onebottle and NO ONE actually died from this.We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in atthe corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangersto blow up frogs with.We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and dranksoft 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, aslong 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 oldprams 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, novideo games at all, no 999 channels on SKY , no video/dvd films, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet orInternet chat rooms...........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth andthere were no Lawsuits from these accidents.Only girls had pierced ears!We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the wormsdid not live in us forever.You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns atEaster time...We were given air guns and catapults for our 10thbirthdays,We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knockedon 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!RUGBYand CRICKET had try outs and not everyone made theteam. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERITOur 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', 'Blade','Ridge' and 'Vanilla'We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, andwe learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL !And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 14 Aug, 2009 6:40 pm

Ah- public recognition at last - I feel great now, thanks very much sir !! 1936 member.

Jak · Post by **Jak** » Fri 14 Aug, 2009 10:30 pm

68 years and am laking with a laptop.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Fri 14 Aug, 2009 10:49 pm

Jak wrote: 68 years and am laking with a laptop. I went in my club last Friday night and was chatting to the barmaid who is an attractive 24yr old.While I was there she saw me texting a message to a friend,She said "you shouldn't be texting at your age"! I'm only 66!

Hannibal69 · Post by **Hannibal69** » Fri 14 Aug, 2009 11:01 pm

We used to live in a box!Cardboard box?ey!Luxury!!! Some of us DREAMED ov living in't cardboard box!!!

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 14 Aug, 2009 11:11 pm

Hannibal69 wrote: We used to live in a box!Cardboard box?ey!Luxury!!! Some of us DREAMED ov living in't cardboard box!!! Remind me cnosni - what did you live in last time this was around?

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 14 Aug, 2009 11:24 pm

chameleon wrote: Hannibal69 wrote: We used to live in a box!Cardboard box?ey!Luxury!!! Some of us DREAMED ov living in't cardboard box!!! Remind me cnosni - what did you live in last time this was around? A hole in 't road covered wi' a sheet o' tarpaulin?

Hannibal69 · Post by **Hannibal69** » Fri 14 Aug, 2009 11:32 pm

drapesy wrote: chameleon wrote: Hannibal69 wrote: We used to live in a box!Cardboard box?ey!Luxury!!! Some of us DREAMED ov living in't cardboard box!!! Remind me cnosni - what did you live in last time this was around? A hole in 't road covered wi' a sheet o' tarpaulin? You try tellin that ta young uns today.... they wunt believe you!!!

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Sat 15 Aug, 2009 11:32 am

drapesy wrote: chameleon wrote: Hannibal69 wrote: We used to live in a box!Cardboard box?ey!Luxury!!! Some of us DREAMED ov living in't cardboard box!!! Remind me cnosni - what did you live in last time this was around? A hole in 't road covered wi' a sheet o' tarpaulin? Tarpaulin? Luxury, we'd half a sheet o' wet YEP an' that were fo' 10 o' us.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sat 15 Aug, 2009 5:18 pm

Chrism wrote: drapesy wrote: chameleon wrote: Hannibal69 wrote: We used to live in a box!Cardboard box?ey!Luxury!!! Some of us DREAMED ov living in't cardboard box!!! Remind me cnosni - what did you live in last time this was around? A hole in 't road covered wi' a sheet o' tarpaulin? Tarpaulin? Luxury, we'd half a sheet o' wet YEP an' that were fo' 10 o' us. We 'ad ter mek do wi hafe a sheet o' t' Evenin' News (paper wasn't as good qualilty) Bet were luckier than next door - they a'd to mek do with a sheet o' toilet paper - used