If you were born in the 50's , 60's or 70's

[jockney]

It's a wonder we are still alive when you consider the following

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, 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. Getting a Bakkie on a push bike 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, or KFC. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, 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. And 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 played in river beds with matchbox cars.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on TV, DVD’s, no surround sound, 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.
Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' 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.......no really!
We were given pellet 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!
FOOTBALL and CRICKET had trials 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 AND NOT DUE TO BLACKMAIL, THREATS AND GUILT FROM THE PAST..... strange but true!
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!

[OP66fozzy]

Feel better getting that off your chest mate ???

[Tigger]

hahaha, how true is all that.

Kids these days like to be bundled up in cotton wool

[jockney]

Originally Posted by fozzy

Feel better getting that off your chest mate ???

HAHA .. yeah a bit, came 64th in the tourney ,so I had some time to kill

[boopsie1948]

Well I was born in the 40's.......Yes its all true.....Amazing isn't it!!!

[P0KER_FACE]

Ha Ha thats bang on!

[Tb1rd]

i wish i was alive to witness the 60's

[Down_River]

The 60s were great from what I remember...lol

[dragon13]

very good thread and so true as i've had thoughts like that many a time, don't forget the street corner was our playing field, football. touch rugby,rounders and cricket, all that without getting told off even if the odd window was smashed, also it wasn't embarassing for boys and girls to play 2gether. and rope swings across rivers often end up u going home soaking and we didn't get grounded we got sent to bed no supper.Oh the joy
forgot 2 add born in the 50s

[sa11y69]

Gawd..that Was A Blast From The Past!! Luvved It!!

[LfcNO9Corb]

yes a 60s child myself 65 to be exact but its good 2 read some home truths

[notthemessaiah]

Originally Posted by jockney

It's a wonder we are still alive when you consider the following

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, 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. Getting a Bakkie on a push bike 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, or KFC. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, 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. And 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 played in river beds with matchbox cars.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on TV, DVD’s, no surround sound, 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.
Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' 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.......no really!
We were given pellet 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!
FOOTBALL and CRICKET had trials 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 AND NOT DUE TO BLACKMAIL, THREATS AND GUILT FROM THE PAST..... strange but true!
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!

s##t, i remember all of that, except you left out the 3 day week, no electricity and living by candlelight, except when we were too busy playing in the mountains of garbage.

the real treat was listening to perry como sing magic moments.

[BIGSMUDGE]

Nice post JOCKNEY bought back memories , I remember being arrested for brawling when I was a skinhead in 1968 (originals ) the police phoned my old man (ex police sergeant and regimental sergeant major) to bail me out , His reply ? YOU`VE GOT HIM ,YOU CAN KEEP HIM!!! In those days PC stood for PARENTAL CONTROL
NOT "THE GOOD OLD DAYS " but some of the values have completely disappeared
The main one being that you were responsible for your own actions & didnt blame everyone else

[filb101]

Kids telly in the 70's was top too.

[bluesmudge]

Happy days !I was born in the 70s and wish my own children could have a similar childhood to my own.I spent hours down the park daming up the brook ,hunting newts down the cut and building go carts out of old prams.lols i also used to go up the paper shop as a little boy and fetch me dad his paper and fags.That wouldn't happen now would it!

[BIGSMUDGE]

Originally Posted by bluesmudge

Happy days !I was born in the 70s and wish my own children could have a similar childhood to my own.I spent hours down the park daming up the brook ,hunting newts down the cut and building go carts out of old prams.lols i also used to go up the paper shop as a little boy and fetch me dad his paper and fags.That wouldn't happen now would it!

Nice to know we got something right & it wouldnt happen now cos I dont buy papers ,and I packed up smoking years ago LOL
Nice to hear you were happy , made my day
OH ! and JOCKNEY if you dont mind ,I`d like to add , WE ALL HAD SHEATH OR POCKET KNIVES but they were for carving bits of wood or throwing into trees & stuff you wouldnt DREAM of using them in a fight

[THEBUDDHA66]

i was born in the sixtys and that is the story of my childhood god i miss it

[StarryStar]

Thankyou Jockney now I feel old cause I remember lots of these things ... mmm they were the good old days ...
But wait I love my computer so I guess I love theses days too ...

[bakdoorbetty]

Omigod!!! How fab and wot a treat to go to the shop with two and a half pence and buy 5 fizzy bombs!!! LOL XXX

[notthemessaiah]

Originally Posted by backdoorbetty

Omigod!!! How fab and wot a treat to go to the shop with two and a half pence and buy 5 fizzy bombs!!! LOL XXX

yeh and have change for a shull of chips and get into to the saturday matinee to see flash gordon.