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02-19-2004, 10:39 PM

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:55:21 -0800, <9g741c.n231.ln@bud.garden.local>,
tomk2003@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote:

>In article <403598EB.761B171@erols.com>,
> "Eric S. Sande" <esande@erols.com> writes:
>
>> There weren't many TVs, and mostly no air conditioning, so unless
>> you were a reader there wasn't any alternative to the great outdoors.
>>
>> The question that has to be asked (in the context of the article) is
>> does the bemoaned lifestyle derive from a failure of parental ideology
>> or simply the fact that the world has changed.
>
>I recall chumming around outside with lots of neighbourhood
>friends. In fact, looking back, it was quite an elaborate
>and intricate social network we kids had. And we'd generally
>look out for each other -- parents' supervisions would have
>been redundant dead weight, and not particularly welcome in
>most of our endeavours, enterprises, activities & adventures.
>
I got grounded for ridin' wrong way on a one way.
Busted by a buddy's mom. We were both walkin' for a week.
Didn't teach me anything. A head-on with a van did.
.. . . I hope.

"There is no question, the street was one of the greatest sources of
my life skills,"
- Bobbie Schultz
--
zk

02-19-2004, 10:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zoot Katz Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Article on kids' safety Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:55:21 -0800, <9g741c.n231.ln@bud.garden.local>, tomk2003@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote: >In article <403598EB.761B171@erols.com>, > "Eric S. Sande" <esande@erols.com> writes: > >> There weren't many TVs, and mostly no air conditioning, so unless >> you were a reader there wasn't any alternative to the great outdoors. >> >> The question that has to be asked (in the context of the article) is >> does the bemoaned lifestyle derive from a failure of parental ideology >> or simply the fact that the world has changed. > >I recall chumming around outside with lots of neighbourhood >friends. In fact, looking back, it was quite an elaborate >and intricate social network we kids had. And we'd generally >look out for each other -- parents' supervisions would have >been redundant dead weight, and not particularly welcome in >most of our endeavours, enterprises, activities & adventures. > I got grounded for ridin' wrong way on a one way. Busted by a buddy's mom. We were both walkin' for a week. Didn't teach me anything. A head-on with a van did. .. . . I hope. "There is no question, the street was one of the greatest sources of my life skills," - Bobbie Schultz -- zk