Post by Chris Gurney on May 20, 2007 11:18:05 GMT
Got this in an e-mail......
Close your eyes..........And go back in time..............Before the
Internet or the Mac. Before semi-automatics, joyriders and back
.Before SEGA or Super Nintendo........ Way back.....I'm
talking about Hide and seek in the park. The corner shop, Hopscotch,
butterscotch, skipping, handstands, football with an old can, Farmer,
Beano, Twinkle and Roly Poly, Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building
dams.
The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka Joe bubble gum and
buying half penny sweets. An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from
the van that plays a tune -chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe
Neapolitan. Hundreds and Thousands.
Wait......Watching Saturday Morning cartoons...short commercials, The
Double
Deckers, Road Runner, He-Man, Swapshop, and Why Don't You. Staying up
late for Star trek or Minder. When around the corner seemed far
away, and going into town seemed like going somewhere. A million
mosquito bites, wasp and bee stings. Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers,
Cowboys and Indians. Zorro. Climbing trees, building igloos out of snow
banks. Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Action man.
Running till you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach
hurt and you cried.
Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around, getting dizzy and
falling down was cause for the giggles. Being tired from playing...
Remember that? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. Football cards in the spokes
transformed any bike into a motorcycle. Raleigh Grifters and Choppers.
I'm not finished just yet...Eating raw jelly, orange squash, ice pops.
Remember when...There were two types of trainers - girls and boys.
Dunlop Green Flash and the only time you wore them at school, was for
"gym." You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents! It
wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. You didn't sleep a wink
on Christmas eve.
When nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When 25p was a decent allowance. When
you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When nearly everyone's mum
was at home when the kids got there from School. It was magic when dad
would "remove" his thumb. When it was considered a great privilege to be
taken out to dinner at real restaurant with your parents. When any
parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry
groceries and nobody, not even the kid,
thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate
that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear
for our lives, but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs,
gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! And
some of us are still afraid of them!!! Didn't that feel good? Just to go
back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
Remember when.... Decisions were made by going "eeny- meeny-miney-mo."
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly". The
worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs, and the
worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. Being dared to
kiss a girl !!!! It was unbelievable that dodge ball wasn't an Olympic
event. Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.
Going to the local shop to buy a box of dried peas for your pea-shooter.
Nobody was prettier than your Mum. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and
made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin. Ice
cream was considered a basic food group.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dare". Older siblings
were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up" life!
Close your eyes..........And go back in time..............Before the
Internet or the Mac. Before semi-automatics, joyriders and back
.Before SEGA or Super Nintendo........ Way back.....I'm
talking about Hide and seek in the park. The corner shop, Hopscotch,
butterscotch, skipping, handstands, football with an old can, Farmer,
Beano, Twinkle and Roly Poly, Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building
dams.
The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka Joe bubble gum and
buying half penny sweets. An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from
the van that plays a tune -chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe
Neapolitan. Hundreds and Thousands.
Wait......Watching Saturday Morning cartoons...short commercials, The
Double
Deckers, Road Runner, He-Man, Swapshop, and Why Don't You. Staying up
late for Star trek or Minder. When around the corner seemed far
away, and going into town seemed like going somewhere. A million
mosquito bites, wasp and bee stings. Sticky fingers. Cops and Robbers,
Cowboys and Indians. Zorro. Climbing trees, building igloos out of snow
banks. Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Action man.
Running till you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach
hurt and you cried.
Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around, getting dizzy and
falling down was cause for the giggles. Being tired from playing...
Remember that? The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. Football cards in the spokes
transformed any bike into a motorcycle. Raleigh Grifters and Choppers.
I'm not finished just yet...Eating raw jelly, orange squash, ice pops.
Remember when...There were two types of trainers - girls and boys.
Dunlop Green Flash and the only time you wore them at school, was for
"gym." You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents! It
wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. You didn't sleep a wink
on Christmas eve.
When nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When 25p was a decent allowance. When
you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When nearly everyone's mum
was at home when the kids got there from School. It was magic when dad
would "remove" his thumb. When it was considered a great privilege to be
taken out to dinner at real restaurant with your parents. When any
parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry
groceries and nobody, not even the kid,
thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate
that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear
for our lives, but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs,
gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! And
some of us are still afraid of them!!! Didn't that feel good? Just to go
back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
Remember when.... Decisions were made by going "eeny- meeny-miney-mo."
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly". The
worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs, and the
worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. Being dared to
kiss a girl !!!! It was unbelievable that dodge ball wasn't an Olympic
event. Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.
Going to the local shop to buy a box of dried peas for your pea-shooter.
Nobody was prettier than your Mum. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and
made better. Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin. Ice
cream was considered a basic food group.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dare". Older siblings
were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up" life!
