This Is Brilliant If You Are Over 40 !

[CharlieFarlie]

Just sit back relax and dream

Just for a minute, forget everything stressful and read this...............

Close your eyes and go back in time...

Before the Internet...

Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack....

Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...

Way back........

I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park.

The corner shop.

Hopscotch.

Butterscotch.

Skipping.

Handstands.

Football with an old can.

Fingerbob.

Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the Menace.

Roly Poly.

Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams.

The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.

Bazooka Joe bubble gum.

An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune.

Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps screwball.

Wait......

Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials or the flicks.

Children's Film Foundation, The Double Deckers, Red Hand Gang,

Tomorrow People, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or staying up

for Doctor Who.

When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going

somewhere.

Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings.

Sticky fingers.

Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns.

Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro.

Climbing trees.

Making igloos out of snow banks.

Walking to school, no matter what the weather.

Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt

Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights.

Spinning around on roundabouts, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for

giggles.

Being tired from playing....remember that?

The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.

Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.

Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.

Choppers and Grifters.

Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops. Vimto and Jubbly lollies

Remember when...

There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash

The only time you wore them at School was for P.E.

And they were called gym shoes or if you are older - plimsoles

You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents.

It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.

You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.

When nobody owned a pure-bred dog.

When 25p was decent pocket money

Curly Whirlys. Space Dust. Toffo's.

Top Trumps.

When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.

When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there.

When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry

groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.

When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that

awaited a misbehaving pupil at home.

Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by

shootings, drugs, gangs etc.

Parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat and some of us are still

afraid of them.

Didn't that feel good?

Just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that!

Remember when....

Decisions were made by going 'Ip, Dip, Dog Sh*t'

'Race issue' meant arguing about who ran the fastest.

Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly

The worst thing you could catch from the opposite s*x was germs.

And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one.

It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event.

Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.

Nobody was prettier than Mum.

Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.

Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.

Ice cream was considered a basic food group.

Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.

Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED.

[Davrav]

Just sit back relax and dream

Just for a minute, forget everything stressful and read this...............

Close your eyes and go back in time...

Before the Internet...

Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack....

Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...

Way back........

Yeah, I remember all that - I'm a nostalgic old bu**er too

Life used to be so simple..................

[supernatural_gal]

Excellent!!! :D

[dangermooser]

I am not quite 40 yet but it took me back for sure

[jedi134]

The good old days!!!!!!!

Wham bars!! Mmmmm!!!

[Mistermena]

Now that made me really smile Such good memories for this almost 45yr old fella

[rambler]

Yep...i'm with you all there.

Even just turning 40, i still remember most of those ( still do some )............simple life

It.....were.......great

[acetip]

Yep...i'm with you all there.

Even just turning 40, i still remember most of those ( still do some )............simple life

It.....were.......great

why is this memory lane thing on 2 topics on this forum.

[rambler]

Yep...i'm with you all there.

Even just turning 40, i still remember most of those ( still do some )............simple life

It.....were.......great

why is this memory lane thing on 2 topics on this forum.

No idea

Almost made me weep though ;) times gone past...when weekends WERE weekends,and sunday.....the day of rest :)

[Davrav]

Yep...i'm with you all there.

Even just turning 40, i still remember most of those ( still do some )............simple life

It.....were.......great

why is this memory lane thing on 2 topics on this forum.

Dunno - can't remember

[local hero]

Snake belts,(still available) Playing doctors + nurses with the girl next door and that was only last week :shutit: Stew

[gaz9759]

What about Chopper bikes and getting the slipper at school for being late, (maybe just my school)