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Childhood in the 70's and 80's
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Not sure about the 80s but definitely true in the 60s and 70s
No helmets ever. Dad was wise enough not to get us anything with wheels AND a motor. If we had had any kind of mini bike or motorcycle we wouldn't have had it for long. My bb and pellet guns spent as much time locked up as they did with me.
We used to jump our bikes (mine a 5-speed banana bike from Sears) over a rotten plank supported by cinderblocks. Had to rebuild the bikes after every jump. Same with sledding as teenagers -- had to rebuild the sleds after every jump.
Dad bought a bale of straw and put it against the wall of the unfinished basement, with a piece of plywood behind it. He put a lighted candle in front, and that was our .22 rifle shooting range. I can still hear the ricochets through the HVAC ducting!
Dad bought a bale of straw and put it against the wall of the unfinished basement, with a piece of plywood behind it. He put a lighted candle in front, and that was our .22 rifle shooting range. I can still hear the ricochets through the HVAC ducting!
Two great stories
I got a good first plywood goo cart story it was foot pedaled and a 2x4 manual brake that did not work well
Yea, the last one was the craziest......
Mercurochrome burned like hell due to being suspended in an alcohol solution.
Yep, still use that stuff. Not cause I want too
