The fear of the day. - Page 5

BarTopDancer · 10-18-2007, 07:30 PM

I've played with water wiggles, slip and slides, in backyards with unfenced pools. We rode bikes without helmets, stayed out until the lights came on, rode around in the back of pick-up trucks and cars without seat belts. And we're still here.

Gn2Dlnd · 10-18-2007, 07:59 PM

When we'd go camping in the dunes, they'd hook a tow rope to a Jeep and drag us around on an old car hood when I was a kid.

Disneyphile · 10-18-2007, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

When we'd go camping in the dunes, they'd hook a tow rope to a Jeep and drag us around on an old car hood when I was a kid.

Sadly, in today's world, if someone had seen this, they'd call CPS to have you removed.

I'm glad we got to experience real, unsterilized fun in our days!

wendybeth · 10-18-2007, 10:05 PM

We used to ski-jog all the time in the winter, but the way cars are built now it's nearly impossible. I remember one time my sneaker hit a dry patch of road and I went ass over teakettle, but I was lucky and landed in a snowbank.

Kevy Baby · 10-18-2007, 11:07 PM

I used to grab onto moving cars while riding my skateboard.

Also discovered what you get when you mix styrofoam and gasoline

Capt Jack · 10-19-2007, 08:03 AM

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Also discovered what you get when you mix styrofoam and gasoline

yeah, same here. we needed something to use for a quick gas-can, so we got the bright idea of just putting it in a styro cooler to move it to the car. probably just as well we never actually got it into the tank that way.

what a freakin mess that was.

Strangler Lewis · 10-19-2007, 09:04 AM

Back in Queens my mother would send me to buy her cigarettes at a convenience store that, if vague memory serves, openly sold child pornography. Stole a lot of baseball cards and candy bars from that place.

My mother's one safety caveat was that I was forbidden to cross Queens Boulevard, which was a fairly large main street. To be safe, I had to go down into the subway and up the other side.

I, too, spent most of my youth without seatbelts. Though I miss the one-arm driving, I think that was kind of stupid considering that as a kid I did hit the windshield once in an accident. Not that changed our habits.

Kevy Baby · 10-19-2007, 10:14 AM

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what a freakin mess that was.

Ah, but used in mischievous ways, what fun that freakin mess can be!

I can say that if you make enough to half fill a crack in the road that is about 2-1/2" wide, and 1-1/2" deep, it will burn for about a 1/2 hour. We found out the hard way as did our neighbors.

Moonliner · 10-19-2007, 10:29 AM

You know, I'm sorely tempted to make today's "fear of the day" Kevy.

JWBear · 10-19-2007, 10:46 AM

I really feel sorry for todays sanitized, bubble-wrapped kids. I also am apprehensive about what this bodes for our future as a society.

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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	When we'd go camping in the dunes, they'd hook a tow rope to a Jeep and drag us around on an old car hood when I was a kid. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	We used to ski-jog all the time in the winter, but the way cars are built now it's nearly impossible. I remember one time my sneaker hit a dry patch of road and I went ass over teakettle, but I was lucky and landed in a snowbank. __________________
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Back in Queens my mother would send me to buy her cigarettes at a convenience store that, if vague memory serves, openly sold child pornography. Stole a lot of baseball cards and candy bars from that place. My mother's one safety caveat was that I was forbidden to cross Queens Boulevard, which was a fairly large main street. To be safe, I had to go down into the subway and up the other side. I, too, spent most of my youth without seatbelts. Though I miss the one-arm driving, I think that was kind of stupid considering that as a kid I did hit the windshield once in an accident. Not that changed our habits. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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