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WE WAS BRUNG UP PROPER !!
andyf:
Same for me. Sent out to play, climbing trees and cycling miles and miles from home. Given some money at the age of 10 to go and buy myself an airgun from the local newsagents. At 13, off to the Lake District (hitching lifts to get there) to climb a few mountains. And would today's parents be happy with their 16 year old son spending his summer hitchhiking round foreign parts?
And all without a mobile/cell phone to keep in touch...
Andy (1947 vintage).
BiggerHammer:
Good one dsquire. First shotgun a .410 in the third grade. Getting caught 20 feet up the neighbors very old and large Apple tree at age 6, those were some of the best apples EVER! Go cart with no seatbelts, rollcage or helmet (and not much sense, they will leave the ground and do flippy bouncy things if you get too brave/stupid).
Oh, and the lead based paints that were mentioned might explain some of my personality. :lol:
Artie:
The air rifle! I think I was about 6 when I got it... er uhm gun laws made the Guberment take it away a few years ago.... :wack: child of the 'wild' 60's....like..... wow..... man.....
Swarfing:
Best time for was carting bags off weed killer and ???????(just in case it is still possible), a large biscuit tin and a bunch of DT fuses to the fields. Find the nearest sapling, tightly pack the ingredients into the tin, tons of gaffer tape and light fuse. Boy did they fly out of the ground :D. then it would be off for a swim in the river and try and catch the eels. Gat guns stung at 6 feet away ::)
Just missed the sixtys
John Hill:
Hmmmm, found an empty 12 gallon oil drum which had petrol dregs sloshing around inside. Stole spare spark plug for the lawmower and a nut that could be jammed onto the threads of the spark plug. Drilled hole in bung of oil drum and fitted the spark plug using string as a gasket and packing.
Turned off electric fence then carried drum down to the end of the paddock on our bikes, connected spark plug to dead electric fence after giving the drum a jolly good shake, pedalled back to the fence controller and turned it on. Nothing happened for several 'ticks' then a great blue flash followed by yellow flames and black smoke. It had blown both ends out of the drum!
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