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12-07-08, 10:41 PM
#907
I thought this was very interesting and so true.
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE
1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while
they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't
get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs
covered with bright colored lead-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets
and when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster
seats, seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up truck on a warm day was always a special
treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one
actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank Kool-aid
made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight. WHY?
Because we were always outside, playing...that's why!
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 scraps and then ride
down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the
bushes a few times,we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's and X-boxes.. There were no
video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no
surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet
and no chat rooms.
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in
us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks
and tennis ***** and, although we were told it would happen,we did not put
out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or
rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.. Those who
didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, 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.
If 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 govern ment regulated so much of our
lives for our own good.
While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave
and lucky their parents were.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it
?
~
The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding,
severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and
with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a
good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'
For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go
ahead and delete this.
For the rest of us...pass this on.
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE
1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while
they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't
get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs
covered with bright colored lead-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets
and when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster
seats, seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up truck on a warm day was always a special
treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one
actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank Kool-aid
made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight. WHY?
Because we were always outside, playing...that's why!
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 scraps and then ride
down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the
bushes a few times,we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's and X-boxes.. There were no
video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no
surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet
and no chat rooms.
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in
us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks
and tennis ***** and, although we were told it would happen,we did not put
out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or
rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.. Those who
didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, 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.
If 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 govern ment regulated so much of our
lives for our own good.
While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave
and lucky their parents were.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it
?
~
The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding,
severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and
with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a
good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'
For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go
ahead and delete this.
For the rest of us...pass this on.
j your gay dude
12-11-08, 02:41 AM
#911
12-11-08, 06:02 AM
#912
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way to go
12-11-08, 09:43 AM
#915
Thanks guys! 
We're going out back this weekend. I stepped it up after that run but being the car does not have a cage it's a matter of getting one good run in before it get booted from the track.
Noel you saw who was running next to the evo? He ran two 8's and a PB 8.7@165mph.
We're going out back this weekend. I stepped it up after that run but being the car does not have a cage it's a matter of getting one good run in before it get booted from the track.
Noel you saw who was running next to the evo? He ran two 8's and a PB 8.7@165mph.
12-11-08, 12:22 PM
#917
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WOW, nice!!!!!!!!
Is this the same "built in 2weeks" evo?
What did Vijay run? I see you were feeling photogenic
12-11-08, 01:18 PM
#918
Yes it is!!!!!!!
8.9@162 and 8.7@165mph.
I had no say in that.
This week is hectic. We got PRI and War Of The Imports at OSW this weekend
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12-11-08, 03:00 PM
#919
Thanks guys!
We're going out back this weekend. I stepped it up after that run but being the car does not have a cage it's a matter of getting one good run in before it get booted from the track.
Noel you saw who was running next to the evo? He ran two 8's and a PB 8.7@165mph.
We're going out back this weekend. I stepped it up after that run but being the car does not have a cage it's a matter of getting one good run in before it get booted from the track.
Noel you saw who was running next to the evo? He ran two 8's and a PB 8.7@165mph.
12-11-08, 05:23 PM
#920
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Thanks guys!
We're going out back this weekend. I stepped it up after that run but being the car does not have a cage it's a matter of getting one good run in before it get booted from the track.
Noel you saw who was running next to the evo? He ran two 8's and a PB 8.7@165mph.
We're going out back this weekend. I stepped it up after that run but being the car does not have a cage it's a matter of getting one good run in before it get booted from the track.
Noel you saw who was running next to the evo? He ran two 8's and a PB 8.7@165mph.
12-11-08, 07:46 PM
#922
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12-11-08, 09:30 PM
#924
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