Media Brainwashing--

[justplugit]

Not bad enough they tell ya the daily Dangers of cold in the winter, now they have added Summer heat Dangers.

I was working in the front yard early this morning when a young lady

walks by with her kids, maybe 4 or 5 yrs old. She's wallking in the

early morning and carrying a water bottle. Smart girl.

Then she says to her kids, we will have to stay in the house Tuesday

and Wednesday because it's going to be too hot to go out!! Brainwashed girl.

What ever happened to letting the kids sit in the shade and read or

go under the hose. Now the kids think that when it's too hot they

have to stay in the house. More down time for them staring at the

tube or playing mind numbing video games.

Amazing how many of us survived the summer months, playing all

all kinds of games outside from morning till dark,going under the hose,

selling lemonade, having fun before AC was around or not being able

to afford a fan.


Listen to the news so they can tell us idiots how we should live in the Summer too. They have our best interests at heart, their not trying to bring in ratings and advertising $ or anything.

[Backbeach Jake]

I recently asked my brother, Mountain Caster, if he remembered it being this hot when we were growing up.(in Kentucky). he said hell yes, it was hotter, a lotta times over 100 degrees. And do you remember where we were? Playing baseball or waiting to play the winning team. All freakin day long. No water bottles then, maybe a slurp outa a hose if the water was turned on. If there weren't enough guys to play a game, then we played home run derby. That would kill me today.

[justplugit]

OH yeah Fred, i still remember the after taste from the rubba hose.
I slept in the attic with no fan just an open screened window about 3'x4'. I can still remember my Dad hosing off the roof with the hose around 8pm to cool it down a bit as the steam rose off the roof.

[Skitterpop]

all day at and in the river or the pond or the resevoir The best of times and the best memories.

Guess I`ll have to stay inside all week

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Not bad enough they tell ya the daily Dangers of cold in the winter, now they have added Summer heat Dangers.

I was working in the front yard early this morning when a young lady

walks by with her kids, maybe 4 or 5 yrs old. She's wallking in the

early morning and carrying a water bottle. Smart girl.

Then she says to her kids, we will have to stay in the house Tuesday

and Wednesday because it's going to be too hot to go out!! Brainwashed girl.

What ever happened to letting the kids sit in the shade and read or

go under the hose. Now the kids think that when it's too hot they

have to stay in the house. More down time for them staring at the

tube or playing mind numbing video games.

Amazing how many of us survived the summer months, playing all

all kinds of games outside from morning till dark,going under the hose,

selling lemonade, having fun before AC was around or not being able

to afford a fan.


Listen to the news so they can tell us idiots how we should live in the Summer too. They have our best interests at heart, their not trying to bring in ratings and advertising $ or anything.

I thought the same thing Dave..too hot....paaaleeeeze

[Clammer]

& every kid had in their back pocket a water spicket knob=================ssooooooooooooooo when ya were going home ============= up the higher end ==you could turn on someones water for a drink or a soaking

[JohnR]

We would just get into a higher than average amount of trouble. Usually eneded up getting jumped by the West Rox or Hyde Park kids at the pool. They would be pissed when we went after their girlfriends


Clammer - thanks for reminding about the spicket knob

I also remember the odd friend passed out in heat stroke

[Slingah]

The Quincy Quarries

[Karl F]

boot the kids outside .. but, Please, keep an eye on your four legged friends.. two poor dogs have died in hot cars here on the cape this summer.. stupid owners.. they should be locked in the hot car all day!
My golden is stretched out in front of the AC as I type... yeah.. she's spoiled...

[justplugit]

Yeah, what ever happened to water pistol fights or even water pistols. Used to drink from them too ,with their distinct plastic flavor. They were like 29 cents, so you guarded it with your life if you were lucky enough to get one for the summer.

[Swimmer]

At the computor, dog under the desk and wife sitting in easy chair next to me in small office. It all good. Water out of the spigot when you were a kid was awesome. Raven brought back greqt memories of those root beer popcicles. uummm um.