CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1950's, 60's and 70's! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer. Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, and when we rode our pushbikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. Take away food was limited to fish and chips; no pizza shops, McDonalds, KFC or Subway. Even though the shops closed at 6.00pm, had a half-day closing day nor open on Sundays, somehow we didn't starve to death! We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO-ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in them, but we weren't overweight because...... WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens, and had mud bomb fights. We didn't have Playstations, Nintendo Wii, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY, no video/DVD films, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms.......... WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! and a world wide web was what you found in the back corner of your father's garage or shed. We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth, and there were no Lawsuits from these accidents. You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time.... We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays.. We rode pushbikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Mum didn't have to go to work to help Dad make ends meet! RUGBY and CRICKET had trials and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! getting into the team was based on MERIT. Our teachers used to hit us with canes and gym shoes and bullies always ruled the playground at school. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora', 'Blade', 'Ridge' or 'Vanilla' We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good. And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were. PS -The big type is because your eyes are not too good at your age!
So true Steve............ [Monty Python mode]Tell that to kids these days and they won't believe you![/Monty Python mode]
True. But given that these kids of this generation are now parents why have we let it go wrong(Sorry I am not a parent) but do think that its our responsibility to change this. I am a kid of the 70-80's
Yes, those of us from these generations (born 1947) have made it, but some of the claims are questionable. For instance, the proud boast that back then, children did not wear seat belts simply means that many children died or were badly injured in accidents. Or again, the inference that we survived despite being exposed to lead paint ignores the suffering of chldren who were harmed by it. The good old days, eh?
I'm from the 50's and I thinks its the 60's & 70's idiots are are giving us all grief with this PC cr*p. The OP is 100% spot on! Sure a few got hurt along the way but look at the vast majority. Now its mediocrity that rules, one size fits all and it sucks. I really pity a lot of kids going through school at present, they are in for a real shock when it comes to the 'real' world of business. (assuming there is one of course!!!)
Along the same lines.... Maths testing: 1. Teaching Maths In 1970 A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000. His cost of production is 4/5 of the selling price. What is his profit? 2. Teaching Maths In 1980 A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000. His cost of production is 4/5 of the selling price, or £800. What is his profit? 3. Teaching Maths In 1990 A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000. His cost of production is £800. Did he make a profit? 4. Teaching Maths In 2000 A logger sells a lorry load of timber for £1000. His cost of production is £800 and his profit is £200. Your assignment: Underline the number 200. 5. Teaching Maths In 2008 A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is totally selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of £200. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers. (If you are upset about the plight of the animals in question counselling will be available) 6. Teaching Maths 2018 أ المسجل تبيع حموله شاحنة من الخشب من دولار. صاحب تكلفة الانتاج من> الثمن. ما هو الربح له؟
