Amos Stevens
New Member
From Catlady
Subject: Were you born before 1985?
>>
>>
>> And those of you who were born after 1985, maybe you should take
>>heed. Maybe you could learn something. This pretty much says it all!
>>
>>According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
>>kids in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's,
>>probably shouldn't have survived.
>>
>>Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
>>
>>We had no childproof lids or locks on medicine bottles, doors, or
>>cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmet s.
>>
>>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 and not from a bottle. Horrors!
>>
>>
>>We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop 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 cell phones. Unthinkable!
>>
>>We did not have Playstations, 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 and 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, although we were
>told
>>it would happen, we did not put out any eyes.
>>
>>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 to repeat the same grade.
>>
>>
>>Horrors!
>>
>>Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
>>
>>Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected.
>>
>>The idea of parents bailing us out if we got in trouble in school or
>>broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the school or the
>>law. Imagine that!
>>
>>This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
>>solvers, and inventors, ever.
>>
>>We had freedom, failure, success, and responsibility --- and we learned
>>how to deal with it.
>>
>>And you're one of them!
>>Congratulations.
Subject: Were you born before 1985?
>>
>>
>> And those of you who were born after 1985, maybe you should take
>>heed. Maybe you could learn something. This pretty much says it all!
>>
>>According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
>>kids in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's,
>>probably shouldn't have survived.
>>
>>Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
>>
>>We had no childproof lids or locks on medicine bottles, doors, or
>>cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmet s.
>>
>>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 and not from a bottle. Horrors!
>>
>>
>>We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop 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 cell phones. Unthinkable!
>>
>>We did not have Playstations, 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 and 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, although we were
>told
>>it would happen, we did not put out any eyes.
>>
>>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 to repeat the same grade.
>>
>>
>>Horrors!
>>
>>Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
>>
>>Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected.
>>
>>The idea of parents bailing us out if we got in trouble in school or
>>broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the school or the
>>law. Imagine that!
>>
>>This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
>>solvers, and inventors, ever.
>>
>>We had freedom, failure, success, and responsibility --- and we learned
>>how to deal with it.
>>
>>And you're one of them!
>>Congratulations.