Are You Getting Old?

[seveer unaek]

Dunno if people have read this before, but it's an alright e-mail to say it's one of those chain things!

Designed for people born before 1986! The 20-something generation!

BORN BEFORE 1986?

According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were

kids in the 60's, 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have survived,

because our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint

which was promptly chewed and licked.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or

cabinets and it was fine to play with pans. When we rode our bikes, we

wore no helmets, just flip-flops and fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our

wheels.

As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or airbags and

riding in the passenger seat was a treat. We drank water from the garden

hose and not from a bottle and it tasted the same.

We ate chips, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy juice with sugar

in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside

playing.We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and

no-one actually died from this.

We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top

speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running

into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We would leave home in the morning and could play all day, as long as we

were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no one

minded.

We did not have Play stations or X-Boxes, no video games at all.

No 99 channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile

phones, no personal computers, no DVDs, no Internet chatrooms.

We had friends - we went outside and found them. We played elastics and

rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt! We fell out of trees, got

cut, and broke bones but there were no law suits.

We played knock-the-door-run-away and were actually afraid of the owners

catching us. We walked to friends' homes. We also, believe it or not,

WALKED to school; we didn't rely on mummy or daddy to drive us to school,

which was just round the corner.

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls. We rode bikes in packs

of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood. The idea of a parent bailing us out

if we broke a law was unheard of...they actually sided with the law.

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!

Pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow as real kids,

before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for "our own good". For

those of you who aren't old enough, thought you might like to read about

us.

This my friends, is surprisingly frightening......and it might put a

smile on your face:

The majority of students in universities today were born in 1986....The

Uptown Girl they know is by Westlife not Billy Joel. They have never

heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Nena Cherry or Belinda Carlisle.

For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam. AIDS

has existed since they were born. CD's have existed since they were born.

Michael Jackson has always been white.

To them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't

imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.

They believe that Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible are films from

last year. They can never imagine life before computers. They'll never

have pretended to be the A-Team, the Dukes of Hazard or the Famous Five.

They can't believe a black and white television ever existed.

And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a

mobile phone.

Now let's check if we're getting old...

1. You understand what was written above and you smile.

2. You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night

out.

3. Your friends are getting married/already married

4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably

with computers.

5. When you see children with mobile phones, you shake your head.

6. Having read this, you are thinking of forwarding it to some

other friends because you think they will like it too...

Yes, you're Getting old!!

[Bibbs]

You forgot number 7.

You remember this email/post with the same details but with "born before 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1982 ... etc" at the top, which has been sent to you over the last 10 years

[seveer unaek]

You forgot number 7.

You remember this email/post with the same details but with "born before 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1982 ... etc" at the top, which has been sent to you over the last 10 years

Yeah, alright!

I did say people might have seen it before! I hadn't though! And It finally applies to me!

[Moffmo]

i was born in 86 but i rather live in the that past becuase it seems like a nicer place to live

[Bibbs]

http://toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.p...ndpost&p=106863

And I'm sure I've got it on email on an annual basis :D

Damn youngsters

[Lou-Lou]

Damn youngsters

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[chris202]

:) that put a smile on my face ...

Kid of 82 :D

[Gnome]

Bibbs is getting old, as he seems to forget his placing when reciting year's backwards... :D

[cmarshall]

Does this mean i have no hope then

[Lou-Lou]

The idea of a parent bailing us out

if we broke a law was unheard of...they actually sided with the law

Damn straight..

[Blue84]

The majority of students in universities today were born in 1986....The

Uptown Girl they know is by Westlife not Billy Joel. They have never

heard of Rick Astley, Bananarama, Nena Cherry or Belinda Carlisle.

I've just downloaded Uptown Girl by Billy Joel actually :D And have heard of all them artists.

Gotta love this email, I'm a 1984 Child so I fit into this generation :)

[chatman]

Hey I had an original Space Hopper the one with the smiley face.....and bright orange

Also remember the my red Chopper bike with three speed gears and back pedal brakes.......

Ha cant beat em....... :D :D

[PaulT]

When I was young my mum had a Renault 4 and then a Renault 16. I was even in the 16 when my dad crashed it. I was lucky to survive those, dreadful cars. :D

Cheap cars in the 70s and 80s were deathtraps. On no account would you want those back

Paul.

[Lou-Lou]

Hey I had an original Space Hopper the one with the smiley face.....and bright orange

Wish I still had one of those.. great fun to bounce home on after a heavy night in town! (obviously not ifyou live far from town..)

[Gnome]

I was born in '83, and don't remember any of that....

[GIDDLEPIN]

I'm saying bugger all!! :P

[Demonic Angel]

T'is and oldie but a goody!

I'm a quarter-of-a-century this August and its playing havoc with my head! Feel like I should be sitting in a rocking chair listening to little kids sing "There's no-one quite like Grandma"

[Al J]

Now let's check if we're getting old...

1. You understand what was written above and you smile.

2. You need to sleep more, usually until the afternoon, after a night

out.

3. Your friends are getting married/already married

4. You are always surprised to see small children playing comfortably

with computers.

5. When you see children with mobile phones, you shake your head.

6. Having read this, you are thinking of forwarding it to some

other friends because you think they will like it too...

Yes, you're Getting old!!

Oh so true. Agree with them all except 4 and 5 but that goes with the job.

i was born in 86 but i rather live in the that past becuase it seems like a nicer place to live

You know, I rather think it was.

Not saying we don't live in decent enough times and I love all the technology but I think it was nice that children could actually have a childhood.

I'm saying bugger all!! :P

Yeah, class of '54 here. Thinking of having my zimmer frame turboed.

[Jinxed]

mmm slippers and a nice pipe

[Mk6FiestaBoy]

i couldnt be bothered to read it :P , but i was born in 85 :D

[chris202]

mmm slippers and a nice pipe

Pipe :o Kids of the 70's ... sheesh ..... !Removed! drugs

[Kev Mc]

When we rode our bikes, we

wore no helmets, just flip-flops and fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our

wheels.

Don't forget the calypso-carton-by-the-back-wheel trick to try to make it sound like a motorbike.

[Mk6FiestaBoy]

When we rode our bikes, we

wore no helmets, just flip-flops and fluorescent 'spokey dokey's' on our

wheels.

Don't forget the calypso-carton-by-the-back-wheel trick to try to make it sound like a motorbike.

we used pop cans

[Special Red]

I remember the transition from no phone to pagers! I even remember those black plastic BMX's with all the electrical sound effects and knight rider style gadgets!

[JAHill]

mmm slippers and a nice pipe

Pipe :o Kids of the 70's ... sheesh ..... !Removed! drugs

"Bong!" Said Zebedee.

"Sure man. Don't hog it all dude." Replied Dylan.