To all who survived the 50, 60, 70's

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:13 pm

capt_buzzard wrote: And I went skinny dipping in the Irish sea.

I went skinny dipping in an outdoor public pool.... after hours ahahahaha

As kids of the 60's and 70's (mostly the later) my brother and I and friends used to sneak onto the indian reserve and build forts in the trees. Or go down the the park along the river and play in the old "haunted House" ahahahaha which really was just an old delapitated house but our imaginations got carried away.

In the 60's we made doll houses out of cardboard boxes and furnished them with things like spools, tiny ring boxes, tissues for blankets and table cloths. Gawd we had imagination beyond nintendo and PSII

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:17 pm

kensloft wrote: You're biased. The Who, The Guess Who, Beatles, Jim Morrison, Janice Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe and the Fish, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Moby Grape, Grateful Dead.

OMG my daughter and her friends are "old souls" they love all this stuff, including pink floyd, elton john, jimmi hendrix, doors, queen gawd it warms my heart to hear them sing along with the oldies, sigh....

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:51 pm

minks wrote: Brings tears to my eyes remembering the fantastic childhood my brother and I had and all you listed above is exactly what we did and dam it we are well rounded individuals with some awesome values. I relate a rather sad story here about this to you, I am a mere 2 years older than the BF and he experienced none of the above he grew up over protected and had to stand on the sidelines and watch friends do all the fun kid things. That is so sad, and it kind of is the reverse of todays kids, it is like kids aren't allowed to be kids. Gawd I need a tissue now
My son came to live with me when he was fifteen after a two year hiatus of living with his mother. He was sixteen going on twenty-one. 6'3", attitude. Oowee. We finally stopped living together, after several intervals, years later and I used to remind people that I was living with 23 year old going on seventeen. Go figger dat? He's a great adult. Really into computesr and completely disassembled and put back together this computer, inside of 2hrs. I am impressed.

I'm sure you guys will figure out what to do. Nothing wrong with being a kid when the opportunity presents itself. That little kid in Ya will love it.

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 6:56 pm

kensloft wrote: My son came to live with me when he was fifteen after a two year hiatus of living with his mother. He was sixteen going on twenty-one. 6'3", attitude. Oowee. We finally stopped living together, after several intervals, years later and I used to remind people that I was living with 23 year old going on seventeen. Go figger dat? He's a great adult. Really into computesr and completely disassembled and put back together this computer, inside of 2hrs. I am impressed.

I'm sure you guys will figure out what to do. Nothing wrong with being a kid when the opportunity presents itself. That little kid in Ya will love it.And I thought you were a youngster, how wrong I am again:-5

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:57 pm

I'm sure you guys will figure out what to do. Nothing wrong with being a kid when the opportunity presents itself. That little kid in Ya will love it.

You got that right K. I am happy to say I feel more like a kid now that I am on my own than when I was tied into a go no where marriage. And happy to say the BF sure can be kid like too and I am glad considering all he missed as a kid and how he could have turned out to be a very bitter adult.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:58 pm

minks wrote: I'm sure you guys will figure out what to do. Nothing wrong with being a kid when the opportunity presents itself. That little kid in Ya will love it.

You got that right K. I am happy to say I feel more like a kid now that I am on my own than when I was tied into a go no where marriage. And happy to say the BF sure can be kid like too and I am glad considering all he missed as a kid and how he could have turned out to be a very bitter adult.

And having said that I like this quote... keeping in mind the BF is 2 yrs my jr.

You are only as young as the men you feel

Ahahahaha I kill me

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:34 pm

Florrie wrote: As kids my friend and I used to pass by an old isolated cottage which had an enclosed garden at front and a small 2' door at the exposed back of the house.

We never used to see anyone about, and got to wondering all sorts about the occupants, and the tiny cubbord sized door.

So we made a pact to go peek next time.

We did.

Sneaked up to door - lifted the latch.............disappointment.

No treasure - just a old dirty bucket.

Looking around we saw that the ceiling was in stark contrast to rest of the dirty brick cavity. It caught our attention because it had a slightly familiar look about it.

We gingerly touched it.

It felt soft, spongy and warm. So together we grabbed and tugged.

Until an almighty hooooowl :wah: :wah: echoed from somewher inside the house. Realisation was immediate as we took flight.

From the Vicar's wife sitting on her old fashioned 'dry toilet'.

UNBELIEVABLE!!! If your timing had been just slightly off....Eeeeeew.