They should of been stopped anything could of happened to them.

ah yes them were the days walking to school at 4 years old, with the other 4 year olds (no adults) it was safe there was only 2 main roads to cross. at 8 using jam jars to catch newts at the newt pond,, No Nets as above, jumping the beck (stream) , swinging over the beck on tarzen swing then once you hit, 10-12 you got your first air rifle you and your mate, sold them in catalogues then. What a gun you would hold it over your arm like a shot gun buy pellets from the local newsagent. The local bobby (policeman) would ask where are you going, you would say down the tip to shoot rats his reply
''Now you lads stay out of trouble'' so you would venture down the tip shoot the rats rats, Set fires on the tip usally burning tyres and putting plate asbestos on the fire to watch it spall off. you would walk along the beck shooting anything that moved --- No wonder there are no newts and small birds around now a days- Kids with jam jars and air rifles do nothing for conservation. Then there was slidding down the slag heaps (Waste Pit spoil) on board or building a bogey (go Cart made with pram wheels ) to go down the hills You would go home get a slap around the ear hole for getting dirty and stinking of smoke, beck water newt pond grime or ripping your cloths on the bogey or slag heaps
then tomorrow you would start again --happy times who got bored when you had the world to explore

how times have changed ---kids having nets

Something I was sent by a relative in India:-



We, the people born between 1950-1989...are the blessed ones...
We are the awesome people... Our life is a living proof..........

👉We were never treated like a pack of animals to carry our books to school.

👉While playing and riding bicycle, we never bothered to wear helmets.

👉After school time we played until its dusk but never watched t-world (TV) by locking up ourselves in a room.

👉We played only with our real friends, not with NET friends.

👉 If we ever felt thirsty, we used to drink tap water but never searched for bottled water.

👉We never got ill even after sharing the same juice with four friends.

👉We were never put on weight even after eating plate full of sweets and rice everyday.

👉Nothing happened to our feet even after roaming bare foot.

👉We never used any health supplements to keep ourselves healthy.

👉We used to create our own toys and play with them.

👉Our parents were not rich, they never ran behind money and wealth. They just searched for and gave only love.. not any worldly materials.

👉We stayed nearby to them so that they can communicate with us. Just one word by them was enough to communicate. hence we never required any mobile phones to communicate.

👉We never visited doctor when we got ill but the doctor visited us during our illness.

👉We never used to share our emotions just by emoticons in mobile phones.

👉We used to listen to the truth and voice of our conscience and used to write those things only in the letters, hence we never used to change our words.

👉We never had cellphones, DVDs, Play stations, XBoxes, video games, Personal computers, internet, chat but we had many real friends.

👉We used to visit our friend's home uncalled and enjoyed food with them. We never had to call them and ask their permission to visit their home.

👉Relatives were near to us so our hearts and souls were happy. Hence we never required any insurance policy.

👉We may have been in Black and White photos but you can find good colourful memories in those photos........

🌹🌹🌹🌹Last is the ultimate🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

👉 We are a unique and the most understanding generation, because we are the last generation who listened to their parents....
and also the first which have to listen to their children.

We are not special, but LIMITED EDITION

I spoke to someome yesterday working in an unsafe manner, he said virtually the same 'those where the days when there was no health and safety' How times have changed'.

Well as my dad always said 'it's not the fall that kills you, it's when you hit the deck!'