SimplyRed Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 People over 35 should be dead. Here's why. According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, or even maybe the early 70's probably shouldn't have survived. Our baby cots were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids 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 seatbelts 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 cakes, bread and butter, and drank cold drinks 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 MOBILE PHONES!!!!! Unthinkable! We did not have Play stations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on TV, video tape movies, surround sound, mobile phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them. We played rugby and football, and sometimes, the tackles would really hurt. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no legal claims 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 ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever. 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. Rugby, football and cricket had trials 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 standard and were held back to repeat at the same standard. Horrors! Tests were not adjusted for any reason. Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all. And you're one of them! Congratulations! Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good!!!!! People under 30 are WIMPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 This post would really fit in well in 'old gits corner' Go on, register, it's only a larf! http://subcider.co.uk/sub/index.php?showforum=26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Good points simply red great post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 People over 35 should be dead. Here's why. According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, or even maybe the early 70's probably shouldn't have survived. Our baby cots were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids 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 seatbelts 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 cakes, bread and butter, and drank cold drinks 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 MOBILE PHONES!!!!! Unthinkable! We did not have Play stations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on TV, video tape movies, surround sound, mobile phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them. We played rugby and football, and sometimes, the tackles would really hurt. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no legal claims 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 ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever. 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. Rugby, football and cricket had trials 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 standard and were held back to repeat at the same standard. Horrors! Tests were not adjusted for any reason. Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all. And you're one of them! Congratulations! Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good!!!!! People under 30 are WIMPS! ← geeeeeeezzzzzzzz only a year and a half for me then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 And it all true, every word. Made me feel quite sad for the kids of today actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 hey, I am almost there could not be arsed to read the tread I have watched the team in all four divisons from top to bottom I have seen the highs and lows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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