Black2003SS Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 This is dedicated to Those Born 1930-1979! TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's , 50's, 60's and 70's !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking . As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank koolade made with sugar, 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. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound , CD's or Ipods, no cell phones! , no personal computers , no Internet or 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. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them! Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, 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 TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! If 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 so much of our lives for our own good And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?! The quote of the month is by Jay Leno: "With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,"Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaboRob Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 how about chasing the mosqueto fogging trucks on our bikes born in 1961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eamonnschevy Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Great Post thanks for sharing.. Swimming in the Local River Born 1959 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted December 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 (edited) How about being able to eat as much pan fried perch and walleye you could handle day after day if you felt like it. I remember going out on Saginaw Bay to perch fish and we would fill up two 5 gallon buckets of perch 8" and larger in about 3-4hours (15-20yrs ago). We didnt even have to keep anything under 8". Now, you go out there, there is a 50 fish limit and you're lucky, estatic, if you get 25% of your fish over 8" and you probably wont even limit out. Its amazing to think how even our resources are diminishing/changing. Edited December 18, 2006 by Black2003SS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 My parents car had a seatbelt for the center console in the front boy has safety sure changed these days.We used to hop on the back of the UPS trucks and rode them thru the neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shreveportSS Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I remembered when a Bacon and Egg breakfast with a big ole glass of whole milk was good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSS04 Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 (edited) How about being able to eat as much pan fried perch and walleye you could handle day after day if you felt like it. I remember going out on Saginaw Bay to perch fish and we would fill up two 5 gallon buckets of perch 8" and larger in about 3-4hours (15-20yrs ago). We didnt even have to keep anything under 8". Now, you go out there, there is a 50 fish limit and you're lucky, estatic, if you get 25% of your fish over 8" and you probably wont even limit out. Its amazing to think how even our resources are diminishing/changing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Perch is mighty tasty! Edited December 18, 2006 by BlackSS04 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomcrider Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) born in 62.... thats when the cops were called the FUZZ, they all had beards chicks would never think of shaving there (bunny) Gas was less than a buck nobody used rubbers Cocaine was in everybodys pocket ( cheap too) That was our viagra ! Dial phones were in Cable TV boxes had cords on them(and if you push the correct 3 at the same time)...a dirty channel came in and you might get to see 2 seconds of nipple !!!! yee...haw at one point before cable, we had 4 or 5 channels, then dad used to ask me to go on the roof to move the antenna to get better reception...then he most of hit it big because we then bought the Radio Shack thinga ma jiggie that let you dial in your roof antenna...LOL,LOL its all good..... Edited December 19, 2006 by geomcrider (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdrumright Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 How about being able to eat as much pan fried perch and walleye you could handle day after day if you felt like it. I remember going out on Saginaw Bay to perch fish and we would fill up two 5 gallon buckets of perch 8" and larger in about 3-4hours (15-20yrs ago). We didnt even have to keep anything under 8". Now, you go out there, there is a 50 fish limit and you're lucky, estatic, if you get 25% of your fish over 8" and you probably wont even limit out. Its amazing to think how even our resources are diminishing/changing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Where are you from? I live in Bay City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot rod truck Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Wow... bunch of oldsters here Remember when sex was safe... and motorcycles were dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 born in 62.... Cable TV boxes had cords on them(and if you push the correct 3 at the same time)...a dirty channel came in and you might get to see 2 seconds of nipple !!!! yee...haw <{POST_SNAPBACK}> long live "scramblevision"!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> there's a local town here that announced the other day that they will no longer post the honor roll in the town paper because of the disappointment of the students that didn't make it. another town last year stopped using red ink to correct homework because of the embarassment suffered by students with bad grades. SCREW THAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotik1 Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) I guess it just goes to show that people, don't want to be held resonciable for their OWN actions. It has to be someone elses fault now a days. I learned to drive on a 1974 chevy pick up 3 on the tree, and a rod to the clutch, none of this hydrolic stuff. 12 years old in a corn field, while pops was out hunting. Truck was 14 years old but I thought it was a brand new caddy!. You also knew if you were going to fight someone that it was one on one, no guns or knives. Nobody else jumped in till it was over. Edited December 19, 2006 by kaotik1 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desrtrat Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 black and white tv 4 stations... only one per. house hold had to walk across the room to change it local news person was smoking on the air gas was .19 per gal. used 55-57 chevy going for $75-100 go to sleep at night, and leave the doors open going to school with SHOES on and not sneekers... building bomb shelters in your back yard being schooled on the proper way to DUCK & COVER the biggest thing was kids had RESPECT for outher things and outher people... just a few.......1954 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted December 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Where are you from? I live in Bay City. I live in Cleveland, OH now, but I grew up in Waterford, MI. My grandparents lived in Standish, MI and I used to spend summer after summer up there in grade school. My grandpa had a 18ft starcraft with a 70hp evinrude on it. Thought it was the baddest fast boat at the time...lol. I can only imagine what he would say about the 225hp mercury on my 21ft nitro...lol. The fishing has gone to crap on saginaw bay. Even the walleye is down from years ago. The only fish seeming to do well is the small mouth lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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