Close your eyes and go back in time................
> > > > > Before the Internet or the Apple Mac.
> > > > > Before semi-automatics, joy riders and crack....
> > > > > 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.
> > > > > Fingerbobs.
> > > > > Beano, Twinkle.
> > > > > Roly Poly.
> > > > > Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams.
> > > > > The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
> > > > > Bazooka Joe bubble gum.
> > > > > An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays
a
> > > > tune:
> > > > > Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps
a
> > > > > screwball.
> > > > > Wait.....
> > > > > Watching Saturday morning cartoons....short commercials, The
Double
> > > > > Deckers, Road Runner, He-Man, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and Why Don't
You
> > > > > or
> > > > > staying up for Star Trek.
> > > > > When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed
> > > > like
> > > > > going somewhere.
> > > > > Earwigs, wasps and bee stings.
> > > > > Sticky fingers.
> > > > > Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro.
> > > > > Climbing trees.
> > > > > Building igloos out of snow banks.
> > > > > Walking to school, no matter what the weather.
> > > > > Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your
> > > > stomach
> > > > > hurt.
> > > > > Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights.
> > > > > Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for
> > > > 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.
> > > > > Choppers and Grifters
> > > > > I'm not finished just yet.....
> > > > > Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops.
> > > > > Remember when...
> > > > > There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop
Green
> > > > Flash
> > > > > - and the only time you wore them at school was for P.E.
> > > > > 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 decent pocket money
> > > > > When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
> > > > > When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there.
> > > > > It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.
> > > > > When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to
dinner
> at
> > > > a
> > > > > 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.
> > > > > Didn't that feel good?
> > > > > Just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
> > > > > Remember when....
> > > > > Decisions were made by going " Ip Dip Dog Ship ." (yeah I know)
> > > > > "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.
> > > > > It was unbelievable that British Bulldog wasn't an Olympic event.
> > > > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.
> > > > > Nobody was prettier than 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
> > > > > 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...
> > > > > I DOUBLE-DARE YOU
> >
> > > > > Before the Internet or the Apple Mac.
> > > > > Before semi-automatics, joy riders and crack....
> > > > > 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.
> > > > > Fingerbobs.
> > > > > Beano, Twinkle.
> > > > > Roly Poly.
> > > > > Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams.
> > > > > The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
> > > > > Bazooka Joe bubble gum.
> > > > > An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays
a
> > > > tune:
> > > > > Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps
a
> > > > > screwball.
> > > > > Wait.....
> > > > > Watching Saturday morning cartoons....short commercials, The
Double
> > > > > Deckers, Road Runner, He-Man, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and Why Don't
You
> > > > > or
> > > > > staying up for Star Trek.
> > > > > When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed
> > > > like
> > > > > going somewhere.
> > > > > Earwigs, wasps and bee stings.
> > > > > Sticky fingers.
> > > > > Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro.
> > > > > Climbing trees.
> > > > > Building igloos out of snow banks.
> > > > > Walking to school, no matter what the weather.
> > > > > Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your
> > > > stomach
> > > > > hurt.
> > > > > Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights.
> > > > > Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for
> > > > 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.
> > > > > Choppers and Grifters
> > > > > I'm not finished just yet.....
> > > > > Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops.
> > > > > Remember when...
> > > > > There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop
Green
> > > > Flash
> > > > > - and the only time you wore them at school was for P.E.
> > > > > 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 decent pocket money
> > > > > When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
> > > > > When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there.
> > > > > It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.
> > > > > When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to
dinner
> at
> > > > a
> > > > > 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.
> > > > > Didn't that feel good?
> > > > > Just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
> > > > > Remember when....
> > > > > Decisions were made by going " Ip Dip Dog Ship ." (yeah I know)
> > > > > "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.
> > > > > It was unbelievable that British Bulldog wasn't an Olympic event.
> > > > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.
> > > > > Nobody was prettier than 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
> > > > > 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...
> > > > > I DOUBLE-DARE YOU
> >
