Charlie 11 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 A friend sent me this and I liked it so much, I htought one or two folks on here might like it too! These were the fun days; I'm glad I was born then ... CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's ! 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 colored 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. 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, KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, 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. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY, no video/dvd films, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chatrooms..........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. 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... We were given air 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! RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts 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 Our teachers used to hit us with canes and gym shoes 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! Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good. And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were. PS -The big type is because your eyes are not too good at your age anymore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I'll borrow it ta Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 The ailments we suffered from were real There were no eating disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa & Compulsive Overeating) unless you counted the times your parents could not afford food? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,582 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Ayup Charlie, Thanks for that Charlie, I don't think we'll remember these days with such fondness Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pemberton 15 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Spot on Charlie - I certainly remember my childhood days in the 50s and 60s with fondness! If you saw a copper walking down the street towards you, you were wondering what you had done (respect for the law) and if a copper stopped you for some minor misdameaner and took your name in his little black book you would be worried sick for the next couple of weeks in case you got the 'knock on the door'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Dead right... If you screamed and had a paddy you got a slap...it wasn't blamed on E numbers. Paul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynmee 38 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I never knew any kid that needed an inhalor! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie 11 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I never knew any kid that needed an inhalor! I bet they did after you'd kissed them! :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynmee 38 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I used to leave them breathless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickety 1 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I never knew any kid that needed an inhalor! But I bet you knew a kid with a purple painted head? Iodine or something, what was that all about?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie 11 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I used to leave them breathless See I knew that................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 But I bet you knew a kid with a purple painted head? Iodine or something, what was that all about?? I remember having that done as a very young kid. Dont know why? But it turned out to be penicillin, which caused me to have purple scabs appearing where it was painted! I am allergic to Penicillin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 I remember having that done as a very young kid. Dont know why?But it turned out to be penicillin, which caused me to have purple scabs appearing where it was painted! I am allergic to Penicillin. So am I Mick. Told my allergy was cause by medical treatment my dad received in Canada while rehabilitating from the maltreatment he received from the Japanese. Apparently many of or around our age are prone to this reaction to penicillin. Bip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynmee 38 Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Wasn't the purple stuff a treatment for Impetigo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie 11 Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Wasn't the purple stuff a treatment for Impetigo? I think it was - but that's such a long time ago now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I got what they thought was impetigo in the 60's and the school went potty, dragging my parents in to school to lecture them on not informing them correctly, making me use my own towel and wash the sink down thouroughly after use, all very insulting especially as it turned out it was just a patch of dry skin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zacsmum 0 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 i rember when i was about 6 years old having my mouth painted with the purple stuff because i had canker, [by the way it was called gention violet] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie 11 Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I thought that was parma violet. !laughing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 But I bet you knew a kid with a purple painted head? Iodine or something, what was that all about?? Was that not the main weapon of the nit nurse (dick hunter)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zacsmum 0 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 parma violets were a powdery sweet that tasted of perfume , i think you can still buy them , they were sold in tube like love hearts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie 11 Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 parma violets were a powdery sweet that tasted of perfume , i think you can still buy them , they were sold in tube like love hearts Yes you can - and fizzers as well. Not to mention Barratt's sherbert fountains Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Sweeties are disgused here Charlie http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?ac...hlite=%2Bdudoos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie 11 Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Used to get quite a lot of sweeties in the 8 til late - and I know there's a post for that too......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Yes you can - and fizzers as well. Not to mention Barratt's sherbert fountains All still available...I sell 'em... and sherbet flying saucers Paul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie 11 Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Well - now you can set up a mail-order business for the discerning Nottstalgian! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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