Silver Britches
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That you on the left?We were catch and release to the grease. No Nonsense funView attachment 1249416
That you on the left?We were catch and release to the grease. No Nonsense funView attachment 1249416
You beat me to it. lolThat you on the left?
YesThat you on the left?
What were street lights? And neighborhoods?
Yes to tree forts! Big oak trees were just askin' for it IMHO. I feel sorry for the sawmills that cut up those trees years after the forts were abandoned & decayed. I'm sure those nails messed up a blade or two!Yep. We would wear out a tent every summer.
And the forts we built up in the trees. Its a wonder we didn't fall and break our necks. My uncle was building his house one summer, so we had a endless supply of scrap wood. When the leaves fell off during the fall, it looked like a subdivision of treehouses through the woods . He wasn't happy
I grew up in neighborhoods - sometimes apartment buildings - but we still found places to explore & have fun outside. The woods or a lake was always within biking distance.I grew up in one, and we had street lights. But my parents were good enough to let me off the leash. The only rule was to come home when the street lights turned on. Now kids can’t walk next door without mom following close behind with a phone recording every second and telling them not to swing too high, don’t run too fast, and don’t dare try climbing that tree.
We all got one chance to be a kid but we didn’t get to pick how and where we were raised. Mine are growing up in a neighborhood now and I am trying like heck to get them somewhere better.
Those woods I played in are now full of homes and businesses.I grew up in neighborhoods - sometimes apartment buildings - but we still found places to explore & have fun outside. The woods or a lake was always within biking distance.
That, unfortunately, is a sad reality for a lot of us. As far as I know, every square inch of where I used to walk the woods, fish and play in creeks is all subdivisions, schools and shopping centers now.Those woods I played in are now full of homes and businesses.
I hear you! If I go on google maps satellite view, there are now homes and businesses in the areas that used to be woods & fields & farms. I can't even walk through the neighborhoods adjacent to my neighborhood (20 years I have been living here) and all the areas that used to be woods & pastures & fields are now 300,000 and 400,000 dollar houses and condos.Those woods I played in are now full of homes and businesses.
That is part of the reason there aren't as many kids out. With all the development and increase in population, the traffic is absolutely insane in many parts. I know several parents who won't let their kids ride their bikes down the road simply because it's unsafe. You cut a kids mobility and of course there they will be inside more. It doesn't help that the GDOT doesn't know how to build proper shoulders on roads either..I hear you! If I go on google maps satellite view, there are now homes and businesses in the areas that used to be woods & fields & farms. I can't even walk through the neighborhoods adjacent to my neighborhood (20 years I have been living here) and all the areas that used to be woods & pastures & fields are now 300,000 and 400,000 dollar houses and condos.