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    According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 60's, 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have survived, because our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based
    paint which was promptly chewed and licked.

    We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play with pans. When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip-flops and fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our wheels.

    As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or airbags - riding in the passenger seat was a treat.
    We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it tasted the same. We ate chips, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy juice with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were
    always outside playing. We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one actually died from this.

    We would spend hours building go-carts out of s****s and then went top speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We would leave home in the morning and could play all day, as long as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no one minded. We did not have Play stations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99 channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no DVDs, no Internet.

    We had friends - we went outside and found them.

    We played Bull-dog and rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt! We fell out of trees, got cut, and broke bones but there were no law suits. We had full on fist fights but no prosecution followed from other parents. We played knock-up-ginger and were actually afraid of the owners catching us.

    We walked to friends' homes.

    We also, believe it or not, WALKED to school; we didn't rely on Mummy or daddy to drive us to school, which was just round the corner.

    We made up games with sticks and tennis balls. We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.

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

    This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and 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 t odeal with it all.

    And you're one of them. Congratulations!

    Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good. For those of you who aren't old enough, thought you might like to read about us.

    The majority of students in universities today were born in 1986........They are called youth. They have never heard of We are the World, We are the children, and the Uptown Girl they know is by Westlife not Billy Joel. They have never heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Nena Cherry or Belinda Carlisle.

    For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam. AIDS has existed since they were born. CD's have existed since they were born.

    Michael Jackson has always been white.

    To them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.

    They believe that Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible are films from last year.

    They can never imagine life before computers.

    They'll never have pretended to be the A Team, RedHand Gang or the Famous Five.

    They'll never have applied to be on Jim'll Fix It or Why Don't You.

    They can't believe a black and white television ever existed. And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a mobile phone.

    Now let's check if we're getting old... ..

    1. You understand what was written above and you smile.
    2. You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night out.
    3. Your friends are getting married/already married.
    4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably with computers.
    5. When you see teenagers with mobile phones, you shake your head.
    6. You remember watching Dirty Den in EastEnders the first time around.
    7. You meet your friends from time to time, talking about the good old days, repeating again all the funny things you have experienced together.
    8. Having read this mail, you are thinking of forwarding it to some other friends because you think they will like it too...

  • #2
    Originally posted by Rich Wildsmith
    They have never heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama,
    Some advantage in being young, then...
    Peter

    I am not a number. I am a FREE MAN!

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    • #3
      and also when you got caught by a copper for doing something wrong and him giving you a clip around the ear and being afraid to tell your parents incase they gave you another one for getting caught in the first place
      https://www.facebook.com/groups/henpals/

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      • #4
        I like that a lot... the thing is it DOES make me feel old and I was born in '83!
        Tim
        Break It,Fix It,Repeat,Break It,Fix It,Repeat

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        • #5
          we had more fun than the tearaways of 2day and alot more respect 4 ur elders!!!!!
          i'm glad i'm old enough 2 remember all that stuff and thank my lucky stars i'm not a teenager 2day.
          lets go get dirty...

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          • #6
            Originally posted by dirtydog
            I like that a lot... the thing is it DOES make me feel old and I was born in '83!
            don't panic dude... it wasn't that long ago!...

            it's a big conspiracy....

            i only graduate from the school of life in 18 months... then you gotta go on to higher learning!...
            nee nar nee nar, i'm a fire engine!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by da SLUG man
              don't panic dude... it wasn't that long ago!...

              it's a big conspiracy....

              i only graduate from the school of life in 18 months... then you gotta go on to higher learning!...
              LOL
              Tim
              Break It,Fix It,Repeat,Break It,Fix It,Repeat

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              • #8
                matt you only graduate when the course work is finished....
                it's in me shed, mate.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by stormforce1067
                  and also when you got caught by a copper for doing something wrong and him giving you a clip around the ear and being afraid to tell your parents incase they gave you another one for getting caught in the first place
                  That actually happened to me for giving a girl a ride on my crossbar.
                  NOTE: in those days a crossbar was part of the bike!!!!

                  Unfortunately, being young and not knowing any better I did tell my mum what had happened (but not why). She was a foot shorter than me and half my weight but still managed to knock me halfway across the room, telling me I must have deserved it and here's one on the other side.

                  Ah! Happy days

                  Ken

                  PS What about Andy Pandy and Muffin The Mule. Compared to CBBC etc they were class acts.

                  PPS 100 UP!!!!!!!
                  Last edited by The Kid; 15 August 2005, 19:30.
                  [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][B][I][SIZE=3]When the going gets tough - Get out !!![/SIZE][/I][/B][/FONT]

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by The Kid
                    That actually happened to me for giving a girl a ride on my crossbar.
                    NOTE: in those days a crossbar was part of the bike!!!!

                    Unfortunately, being young and not knowing any better I did tell my mum what had happened (but not why). She was a foot shorter than me and half my weight but still managed to knock me halfway across the room, telling me I must have deserved it and here's one on the other side.

                    Ah! Happy days

                    Ken

                    PS What about Andy Pandy and Muffin The Mule. Compared to CBBC etc they were class acts.

                    PPS 100 UP!!!!!!!
                    you were lucky... my mate did that, she got her foot stuck on the front wheel... they went over the handlebars and she knocked her front teeth out!!... i look back and laugh now!... especially when we see her and ask for a smile!
                    nee nar nee nar, i'm a fire engine!

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                    • #11
                      and also when fuel was 50p a gallon
                      https://www.facebook.com/groups/henpals/

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by stormforce1067
                        and also when fuel was 50p a gallon
                        and the fella put it in for you!
                        nee nar nee nar, i'm a fire engine!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by stormforce1067
                          and also when fuel was 50p a gallon
                          More Reminicences:

                          I remember working for a garage and petrol went up in the budget by a halfpenny (1.2p) to 2 shillings (10p) a GALLON.

                          We were told by the local law to close the pumps down as the queue went all the way down the high street, round the roundabouts at each end and through the traffic lights at the centre, bringing the town to a standstill!

                          At that time I could fill up my Consul for about a quid (£1 to the youngsters).

                          Ken
                          [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][B][I][SIZE=3]When the going gets tough - Get out !!![/SIZE][/I][/B][/FONT]

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by da SLUG man
                            and the fella put it in for you!
                            They still do in deepest darkest Dorset !

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by da SLUG man
                              and the fella put it in for you!
                              and the bloke/woman would take the money and bring out the change so you never had to get out of the car
                              https://www.facebook.com/groups/henpals/

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