I Can't Believe We Made It

[ME BIGGD01]

ccording to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 20's, 30', 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 bikes, we had no helmets.

Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking ...

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 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 Playstations, 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 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 l aw. 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 you're one of them!





Congratulations.

[Sirc]

Good one BIGG! :thumbs:

[Nick]

:thumbs: How True !!!

[Saretta]

:thumbs:

[Sauron]

:thumbs:

[PimpDaddy]

AMEN

[Sirc]

Originally posted by ME BIGGD01@May 6 2003, 03:11 PM
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?
And when accidents happened, your parents didn't have to spend more time at the hospital with the freakin Childrens Services social worker nitwits than they spent with the doctor. :bandhead:

Not that I'm bitter. :P

(Side note: While toddler-proofing your house, make sure you cut the curtain cord loops. Having your 3 year old bungie jump off the couch with the loop around his neck is an extremely unpleasent experience. :bandhead: )

[OUTLAWS WHOCARES]

Oh so true.
I can't remember how many times my parents let me rot in jail for weeks at a time just to
beat my ass when I got out.

I remember never haveing the front door locked in Jackson Heights N.Y.
Got there now and you need a gun to defend yourself.

[Sepra]

No kidding!! Remember when it was safe to walk over a mile to get candy at the store? Now I dont even let my kids play in my backyard without watching them :bandhead:

[OUTLAWS WHOCARES]

Originally posted by Sepra@May 6 2003, 06:43 PM
No kidding!! Remember when it was safe to walk over a mile to get candy at the store? Now I dont even let my kids play in my backyard without watching them :bandhead:
Yup.
I remember my mom giveing me a buck to get candy.
Heck the store was a mile or so away too.
What a shame the world has come to this.
Whats next our kids will have cameras attached to their kids backs.

[Ra\/en]

ahh makes me feel young.

[Dan2]

Woohoo no seatbelts in the back of the station wagon. Riding bikes to the candy store was the coolest thing you could do. :jammin:
Times have changed. :(

[Sepra]

Originally posted by OUTLAWS Dan2@May 6 2003, 07:17 PM
Woohoo no seatbelts in the back of the station wagon.
:w00t: That was the best! Especially if you were on the highway looking out the back window and seeing how many people you could get to wave back to you! :w00t: :jammin:

[Morpheus]

Originally posted by Sepra+May 6 2003, 07:32 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sepra @ May 6 2003, 07:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--OUTLAWS Dan2@May 6 2003, 07:17 PM
Woohoo no seatbelts in the back of the station wagon.
:w00t: That was the best&#33; Especially if you were on the highway looking out the back window and seeing how many people you could get to wave back to you&#33; :w00t: :jammin: [/b][/quote]
:angel: :oooo:

[OUTLAWS WHOCARES]

Yea and what happened to the gas guzzles of the eightys.
Those were safe ass cars.

[Sepra]

and what ever happened to Jean jackets covered with pins and jelly shoes? :P

[OUTLAWS WHOCARES]

I also miss the true Station Wagon.
I can remember my entire family driveing down from NY to FLA when I was a kid.
7 kids, mom and dad :blink: :wacko:

[Slice]

Ah the good ol days. :bawling: I loved making a fort out of blankets that was so cool. :)

[Sepra]

What about making roads with sticks and rocks for matchbox cars and thinking you struck gold when you found a cool rock :jammin: (I was a tomboy :P )

In pre-teen days....Lip syncing to songs and making up dance routines with your friends :jammin: :rofl: So retarded now that I think back :rofl:

[SIFI]

Originally posted by Sirc@May 6 2003, 04:04 PM
(Side note: While toddler-proofing your house, make sure you cut the curtain cord loops. Having your 3 year old bungie jump off the couch with the loop around his neck is an extremely unpleasent experience. :bandhead: )
that was me wasent it? :rolleyes:

[Sirc]

Originally posted by -=(OUTLAWS)=- SIFI+May 6 2003, 10:32 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (-=(OUTLAWS)=- SIFI @ May 6 2003, 10:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Sirc@May 6 2003, 04:04 PM
(Side note:* While toddler-proofing your house, make sure you cut the curtain cord loops.* Having your 3 year old bungie jump off the couch with the loop around his neck is an extremely unpleasent experience.*&nbsp; :bandhead: )
that was me wasent it? :rolleyes: [/b][/quote]
No, you were the one that tied one end of a string to the swingset, put the other end of the string in your mouth, jumped of the swingset, and preformed instant home dental extraction on your two front teeth. Ouchies. :blink:

[OUTLAWS WHOCARES]

Originally posted by Sirc@May 6 2003, 11:00 PM

No, you were the one that tied one end of a string to the swingset, put the other end of the string in your mouth, jumped of the swingset, and preformed instant home dental extraction on your two front teeth. Ouchies. :blink:
:blink: :blink: :blink: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

[JIMINATOR]

Originally posted by Sepra@May 6 2003, 08:41 PM
and what ever happened to Jean jackets covered with pins and jelly shoes? :P
You prolly still have them in the attic. Take them out&#33;







Hopefully they still fit... :oooo:

[Sirc]

Originally posted by OUTLAWS WHOCARES+May 6 2003, 11:07 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (OUTLAWS WHOCARES @ May 6 2003, 11:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Sirc@May 6 2003, 11:00 PM

No, you were the one that tied one end of a string to the swingset, put the other end of the string in your mouth, jumped of the swingset, and preformed instant home dental extraction on your two front teeth.* Ouchies.*&nbsp; :blink:
:blink: :blink: :blink: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: [/b][/quote]
LOL. He didn&#39;t do it deliberately. The string got wrapped in his teeth when he jumped. :rofl:

[EXEcution]

How times have chaned, without the tech we have today to play with we would all be :gasp: playing outside. Getting bitten by bugs and snakes...get skin cancer from the suns UV rays...get hit with vehicles. To say the lest thechnology saved us all. The internet is a great thing (except for pop-ups and lag in Sam):P , DVD&#39;s are a great thing (if the extras are worth my time), airbags arent great (you suffocate in them), hovercars (will be great), Kazaa is a great and evil thing :devil: , nukes are great cuz we have sooooo many and saddam has mustard gas (ooohh im scared). Well see what the future holds in store for us.

:cough: Virtual Reality :cough:

[T I K]

Originally posted by PimpDaddy@May 6 2003, 03:03 PM
AMEN
And when either your church or your parents taught you respect for "all "others and respect for life&#33;

When all friends n familys were close and had time to spend with and care for each other ( and they really did )&#33;

When everything wasnt made 2 be disposable&#092; but was made 2 last or was able 2 be repaired- n not always in need 2 be replaced&#33;

When people, Coporations, Countrys even different religions had values of life, respect, honor and not of the almighty &#036; and governed and ruled then selves accordingly&#33; Not because they "had 2 but because they wanted 2 and knew 2 (they knew the difference between right n wrong)&#33;

When common sense was actually - "common"&#33;&#33;&#33;

When cursing was actually frowned on&#33;

When work wasnt a dirty four letter word but actually to improve ones self or being&#33;

When people had pride in them selves in their jobs and in their country&#33;

When promises and trust could be made with a hand shake (and kept)&#33;

When lying, stealing, cheating, killing did you more harm to that person than its victims&#33;

Ah sweet memories &#33;&#33;&#33;

[Black Rose]

So true BiggDo and TIK &#33;&#33; :thumbs:

"When promises and trust could be made with a hand shake (and kept)&#33;"
No chance to find this today, all must be done by written contracts :(


The good old days wub I really miss them sometimes http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung/spezial/Fool/yar.gif

[Fantum309]

My grandfather taught me about integrity, honesty, loyalty, and respect. I wish he could have taught everyone just a little bit more. I miss him&#33; :bawling:

[OUTLAWS high ping camper]

It&#39;s very hard to type.......while patting myself on the back. :wave:
Good one Bigg.....ahhh yes, the good ol&#39; days. :thumbs:

[SIFI]

Originally posted by Sirc+May 6 2003, 11:20 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sirc @ May 6 2003, 11:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by -OUTLAWS WHOCARES@May 6 2003, 11:07 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--Sirc@May 6 2003, 11:00 PM

No, you were the one that tied one end of a string to the swingset, put the other end of the string in your mouth, jumped of the swingset, and preformed instant home dental extraction on your two front teeth.* Ouchies.** :blink:
:blink: :blink: :blink: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:
LOL. He didn&#39;t do it deliberately. The string got wrapped in his teeth when he jumped. :rofl: [/b][/quote]
this is the thanks i get for trying to save money on the dentist bill by pulling my own teeth. sheesh :rolleyes: :P

[SASQUATCH]

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

[Die Hard]

STOP IT&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;





















your making me feel old :P

[Thundarr]

Originally posted by Sepra@May 6 2003, 08:41 PM
and what ever happened to Jean jackets covered with pins and jelly shoes? :P
OMG, you too?? :cool: I miss the 80&#39;s&#33; :bawling: Speaking of station wagons, how about riding in the back of pick up trucks?? You rarely see that anymore either and my grandparents let me do that all the time&#33; :blink: :thumbs:

[Elessar]

You know after i grew up and got into pcs for the longest time there werent any children playing.....me and neo......we played outside all the time when we were little
threw rocks at each other mooned old ladys :unsure: made rubber band guns...
and we were always outside. right after saturday morning cartoons

just recently within the last couple of years kids have really started to play outside again...........we have like 12 of them on both of our streets that are always out playing.......black kids and white kids little boys and little girls all playing together

i think alot of fear may be receding

it makes me feel good to see kids playing when i walk to my car now

[OUTLAWS DirtGod]

Cardboard boxes......Parachute pants..... :hmmm: .....

[ME BIGGD01]

haha--parachute pants rocked&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

leatards with leg warmers (girls)
madonna was like a virgin
micheal jackson was liked
van halen rocked&#33;&#33;&#33;
flouresent clothes
fat laces
fat boys
clean rap
rocky
humping because you didnt know what the hell you were doing :angel:
being grounded or getting your ass beat to a pulp
getting beat again because you laughed from the first beating
donkey kong packman atari rocked

[Sepra]

Originally posted by ME BIGGD01@May 8 2003, 02:52 AM
haha--parachute pants rocked&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&nbsp;

leatards with leg warmers (girls)
madonna was like a virgin
micheal jackson was liked
van halen rocked&#33;&#33;&#33;
flouresent clothes
fat laces
fat boys
clean rap
rocky
humping because you didnt know what the hell you were doing :angel:
being grounded or getting your ass beat to a pulp
getting beat again because you laughed from the first beating
donkey kong packman atari rocked
:w00t: Flouresent clothes&#33;&#33;

I used to think I was so cool all decked out in flouresent :cool: I had these huge flouresent yellow, triange earings that were my favorite (so ugly :rofl: )

Remember those skinny rubber bracelets? :jammin: I used to wear like a million of them&#33;&#33; :rofl:

Wearing your pants hiked up to your knees......What the hell were we thinking? :rofl:

Jeans with the zippers down the bottom :rofl:

Thinking you were cool cuz you were wearing a Champion sweatshirt or Benneton clothes :rofl:

[Mr Clean]

Damn...the 80&#39;s....they were awesome

[Aries]

:thumbs: :w00t: :thumbs:

[Sepra]

Originally posted by Mr Clean@May 8 2003, 11:22 AM
Damn...the 80&#39;s....they were awesome
wub I loved the 80&#39;s too wub

[Mr Clean]

Originally posted by Sepra+May 8 2003, 10:24 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sepra @ May 8 2003, 10:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Mr Clean@May 8 2003, 11:22 AM
Damn...the 80&#39;s....they were awesome
wub I loved the 80&#39;s too wub [/b][/quote]
Maybe it&#39;s me, but today&#39;s generation just doesn&#39;t have what we had, unique styles, music, games, etc....everything is so recycled today.

80&#39;s people are the last of the originals&#33;

[Elessar]

i for one
hate the 80&#39;s
nearly everything about the 80&#39;s annoys the hell out of me.

[SIFI]

Originally posted by Sepra@May 8 2003, 09:06 AM

Jeans with the zippers down the bottom :rofl:


we were windpants with buttons down them. you have to wear shorts under them bucause they snapped completely off :lol:

[OUTLAWS WHOCARES]

Originally posted by Mr Clean@May 8 2003, 01:39 PM

Maybe it&#39;s me, but today&#39;s generation just doesn&#39;t have what we had, unique styles, music, games, etc....everything is so recycled today.

80&#39;s people are the last of the originals&#33;
There was a break in the early 90&#39;s then the pop stars came along.

Name this TV show:
one hint is all you should need
Hey Mr. Cotter

[SIFI]

Originally posted by OUTLAWS WHOCARES@May 8 2003, 09:10 PM

Name this TV show:
one hint is all you should need
Hey Mr. Cotter
that went right over my head&#33;


man who you must be old :P

[Sirc]

Originally posted by =DOA|MH=Ravenous@May 8 2003, 09:03 PM
i for one
hate the 80&#39;s
nearly everything about the 80&#39;s annoys the hell out of me.
What? You don&#39;t like hair bands? Erm, was that the 80&#39;s? It&#39;s all starting to run together for me now. :blink:

Anyway, the 70&#39;s owned. Rick James owned. Disco forever baby&#33; :wootrock: :drink: