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How We Survived in the days of old
Posted 14 years agofound this through a post on a family member's facebook post and i remember growing up in those times in from the mid 80's through the 90's. I got my first cell phone in 2004 about a year into college. A lot of this stuff I can identify with, and I'm sure there are other furries and non-furries out there that can as well.
~ According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who
were kids in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's,
probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
...
We had no childproof lids or locks on medicine bottles, doors, or
cabinets, and when we rode our horses or bikes, we had no helmets.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a
special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in
it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no
one actually died from this.
We would spend hours building our go-carts and mini bikes out of scraps
and then rode 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 would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we
were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach
us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable!
We did not have Play stations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games
at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound,
personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms.
We had friends! We went outside and found them.
We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there
were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No
one was to blame but us. Remember accidents?
We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue
and learned to get over it.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we
were told it would happen, we did not put out any eyes.
We rode our horses, bikes or walked to a friend's home 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.
Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade
and were held back to repeat the same grade.
Horrors!
Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected.
The idea of parents bailing us out if we got in trouble in school or
broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the school
or the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers,
problem solvers, and inventors, ever.
We had freedom, failure, success, and responsibility --- and we
learned how to deal with it.
And if you're one of them!
Congratulations.
*God bless and keep sharing the Good News !!!
~ According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who
were kids in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's,
probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
...
We had no childproof lids or locks on medicine bottles, doors, or
cabinets, and when we rode our horses or bikes, we had no helmets.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a
special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in
it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no
one actually died from this.
We would spend hours building our go-carts and mini bikes out of scraps
and then rode 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 would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we
were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach
us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable!
We did not have Play stations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games
at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound,
personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms.
We had friends! We went outside and found them.
We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there
were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No
one was to blame but us. Remember accidents?
We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue
and learned to get over it.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we
were told it would happen, we did not put out any eyes.
We rode our horses, bikes or walked to a friend's home 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.
Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade
and were held back to repeat the same grade.
Horrors!
Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected.
The idea of parents bailing us out if we got in trouble in school or
broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the school
or the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers,
problem solvers, and inventors, ever.
We had freedom, failure, success, and responsibility --- and we
learned how to deal with it.
And if you're one of them!
Congratulations.
*God bless and keep sharing the Good News !!!
using 3 words.....
Posted 14 years agoYOU JUST WOKE UP NAKED IN BED NEXT TO ME..... using only 3 words, what would you say to me??
Note: If you comment, please copy and paste this as your journal, so I may comment on yours as well. Be a good sport.
the infamous bleep
Posted 15 years agoHi out there, I found this video and seen others like it when I realized to some degree why some may find it funny.
if you seen videos like this then you may agree.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zrvq3wA8FVI"; frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrvq.....eature=related
but I realized that growing up when we hear the censor bleep we know it's covering up a word not suitable for air. well now that is so ingrained that I can't hear that bleep without thinking oh a bad word was said and my imagination fills in the blank.
If anyone else notices this or even think this video is funny, feel free to comment.
if you seen videos like this then you may agree.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zrvq3wA8FVI"; frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrvq.....eature=related
but I realized that growing up when we hear the censor bleep we know it's covering up a word not suitable for air. well now that is so ingrained that I can't hear that bleep without thinking oh a bad word was said and my imagination fills in the blank.
If anyone else notices this or even think this video is funny, feel free to comment.
Bolt & Mittens Tribute
Posted 15 years agoThis video has been up for awhile and just now thought of this, I had wanted to post something to get this video out, but till now hadn't thought of using the Journal.
This is a video I made of a Bolt & Mittens Tribute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOKeSQqUEN0
Hope you enjoy it.
This is a video I made of a Bolt & Mittens Tribute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOKeSQqUEN0
Hope you enjoy it.
