[SOC] Can you believe we made it?

Thu, 01 May 2003 14:36:09 -0400

And, you know - we didn't have all the medical problems that the "current 
younger generation" has these days!

73    Hank    K8DD
soc #69

At 5/1/2003 02:24 PM -0400, Dennis wrote:

>Right on John...
>We can thank our parents in large part because they watched us like hawks
>when we needed it, taught us manners, respect, and showed us where to find
>our conscience when we needed it...
>They let us make mistakes too, as sometimes that's the only way to learn...
>In retrospect one of my neatest memories is of walking in the park on a warm
>summer night with my Mom and Dad... wish I could do that right now....
>73
>Dennis - VE3VG - SOC#545
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "JMcAulay" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 1:24 PM
>Subject: [SOC] Can you believe we made it?
>
>
> >
> > According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids
> > in the '40s, '50s, '60s, and '70s probably shouldn't have survived.
> >
> > Our baby cribs were covered with bright 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 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, not from a bottle.  We ate cupcakes,
> > bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren't
> > 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.
> >
> > We did not have Play Stations, 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, 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 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.
> >
> > 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.  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!
> >
> > 73
> > John WA6QPL  SOC 263
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