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Thread ID: 87971	2008-03-10 21:19:00	Nostalgia again	JJJJJ (528)	PC World Chat

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648374	2008-03-10 21:19:00	CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1920's, 30's 40's, 50's, 60's and 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, 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 . Riding in the back of a truck on a warm day was always a special treat . 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 Burger King . 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 fruit Spangles 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 scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes . We built tree houses and cubby houses and played in brook with matchbox cars . We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no videogames at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, nosurround sound,no mobilephones, 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 Crossed Buns at Easter time . . . . . . . really! We were given BB 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! Footy had trials and not everyone made the team . Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment . Imagine that!! Our teachers used to belt us with big sticks and leather staps 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 got married before they had children and didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Brooklyn' This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 70 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 . PS -The big type is because your eyes are shot at your age __________ NOD32 2935 (20080310) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system . http://www . eset . com	JJJJJ (528)
648375	2008-03-10 22:08:00	I agree, so true. PJ	Poppa John (284)
648376	2008-03-10 23:14:00	You got a milk shake for 4d and 8 Jaffas for 1penny hap'ny (sp) PK Spearmint and Juicy Fruit was also 1 penny hap'ny. The pictures were 6d or 9d at night and a haircut cost 1/3. Boy, was half a crown a lot of money!	Richard (739)
648377	2008-03-10 23:29:00	No good telling young-uns,they will never believe you.	Cicero (40)
648378	2008-03-10 23:39:00	Aaaah ... those were the good old days. Ken	kenj (9738)
648379	2008-03-11 00:22:00	Excellent JJJJJ, brings back a heap of memories. I remember the strap and cane at school fairly well and i was well behaved. My first job in the 60's paid 2 shillings per hour. A lot of manual labour to get that. Imagine giving any kid 20 cents now days even to fetch your newspaper from another room and they would laugh at you.	Bantu (52)
648380	2008-03-11 00:41:00	You got a milk shake for 4d and 8 Jaffas for 1penny hap'ny (sp) PK Spearmint and Juicy Fruit was also 1 penny hap'ny. The pictures were 6d or 9d at night and a haircut cost 1/3. Boy, was half a crown a lot of money! Every Christmas my uncle used to give every niece and nephew 10 shillings. Oh boy, we were rich!!	Marnie (4574)
648381	2008-03-11 00:57:00	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 Yeah, and I had two trips to hospital to have my stomach pumped after eating drinking toxic stuff while still a toddler. I only survived the attempt to drink a bottle of Janola because the bottle was empty :eek: :eek: :eek:	Biggles (121)
648382	2008-03-11 01:24:00	Good one Jack. :)	Trev (427)
648383	2008-03-11 01:30:00	Even nostalgia ain't what it used to be...	johcar (6283)
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