Bill Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) 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 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 didn't 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 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'salways 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 ! If you are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! you made it. Edited October 28, 2011 by Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Lol, that's so true, even if we didn't necessarily all blow up frogs. BTW .... Took the dog for a walk last night, and somebody has Christmas lights on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 As true today as when you posted it last year Bill . http://www.toffeetalk.com/index.php?/topic/21404-congratulations-are-in-order/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 The youngsters do have a good memory in their favour at the moment, but age will quicken the deterioration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) I survived... Bill's post But it is true Bill. I did most of that, or at least became a victim of a lot of it. and oddly I am still breathing. (all be it in pain and agony, especially as I can't seem to find anywhere that sells Liquid parafin, or Kaolin and Morphine. ) I seem to remember it didn't take most of your wages to buy a loaf either. Edited October 28, 2011 by Rubecula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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