I want to be 14 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas.
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Our Mercedes back in the 60s didn't have seat belts installed. When I was three or four my dad used to take me with him into town. I would sit in the front, next to him, without any kind of protection. Back then it was the normal state of things but today the naysayers would get their knickers in a twist and my dad would probably be jailed for endangering my life.
I think it's the same here.
Quote from: odeon on March 31, 2011, 11:35:09 AMOur Mercedes back in the 60s didn't have seat belts installed. When I was three or four my dad used to take me with him into town. I would sit in the front, next to him, without any kind of protection. Back then it was the normal state of things but today the naysayers would get their knickers in a twist and my dad would probably be jailed for endangering my life. Kids are required to wear helmets to ride bicycles in most states now.
Quote from: PPK on March 31, 2011, 11:37:56 AMQuote from: odeon on March 31, 2011, 11:35:09 AMOur Mercedes back in the 60s didn't have seat belts installed. When I was three or four my dad used to take me with him into town. I would sit in the front, next to him, without any kind of protection. Back then it was the normal state of things but today the naysayers would get their knickers in a twist and my dad would probably be jailed for endangering my life. Kids are required to wear helmets to ride bicycles in most states now. I never learned to ride a bike because we had no sidewalks on our street and weren't allowed to go far from the house unsupervised.
Quote from: couldbecousin on March 31, 2011, 12:44:21 PMQuote from: PPK on March 31, 2011, 11:37:56 AMQuote from: odeon on March 31, 2011, 11:35:09 AMOur Mercedes back in the 60s didn't have seat belts installed. When I was three or four my dad used to take me with him into town. I would sit in the front, next to him, without any kind of protection. Back then it was the normal state of things but today the naysayers would get their knickers in a twist and my dad would probably be jailed for endangering my life. Kids are required to wear helmets to ride bicycles in most states now. I never learned to ride a bike because we had no sidewalks on our street and weren't allowed to go far from the house unsupervised. We used to hike in the hills around Pittsburg CA trying to find Garter snakes and King snakes while avoiding Rattlesnakes. Once we found a dead decomposing Fox, I was surprised at how small it was.
That ^^^ is good education.
Quote from: PPK on March 31, 2011, 01:04:05 PMThat ^^^ is good education. By the time I was in college I was defleshing and disarticulating dog and cat skeletons. A good education, but not one that screams "normal".
Birthday cakes with coins baked inside. You got to keep any money that you found in your piece of cake. Nothing says safety like baking choking hazards inside food. Gotta love the 70's.