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 TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
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06/26/17 08:21 PM
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T Bird
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First, we survived being born to mothers who may have 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 tummiesin baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had on baseball caps not helmets.
As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
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 Okay.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride them 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 Play Stations, Nintendos and X-boxes. There were no...video games, 150 channels on cable, video movies or DVDs, no surround-sound or CDs, no cell phones, personal computers, internet or Facebook.
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 those accidents.
We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping-pong paddles, or just a bare hand and no one would call child services to report abuse.
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, 22 rifles for our 12th, rode horses, made up games with sticks and tennis balls, 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.
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.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
Okie by birth, Texan by choice. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/01/full-47849-80883-111.jpg) USAF "Thunderbirds" Alumni 1985-1989
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 Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312244
06/26/17 08:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 7,579
Arkansas10 bass
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We had fights that did not involve guns or knives.We settled differences and usually were friends again afterword.
Teachers could wear your arse out with a paddle if the wanted to and no one was ever fired. If anything your dad did a lot worse when you got home. You learned in school because the teachers made sure of it.
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312247
06/26/17 08:31 PM
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Posts: 2,183
boocat
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312254
06/26/17 08:35 PM
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Posts: 41,935
Ghost4BH
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You could add 60s, 70s, 80s and half of the 90s to that title.
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312334
06/26/17 09:26 PM
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Posts: 121,070
hopalong
Pescador Loco
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Pescador Loco
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ahhhhhh, the good ole days! 
" Hop, set the hook"!
hopalong 99,999
TexDawg 99,999
FJB! not my president by a long shot!
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312345
06/26/17 09:31 PM
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UGLYSHCTICK
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The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
My mom found out there was a warrant for my arrest when I was 18. She came to my trailer put me in the car and took me to the police station.
Just want to make folks smile, and spit coffee on their keyboard.
If you put beans in your chili, you don't know beans about chili.
God doesn't create temporary people, you will spend eternity somewhere. Choose wisely.
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312362
06/26/17 09:43 PM
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Posts: 12,214
Cast
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We mowed grass with a reel mower. When dad finally bought a Sears gas powered mower, we fought over who was gonna get to mow the grass.
We said yessir and yes ma'am. The milkman walked right to and filled the fridge whether we were home or not. We hitchhiked and picked up hitchhikers. We never bought fishing worms. We stopped to offer aid to stranded motorists. We drank beer and dove off highway bridges. We volunteered to fight in Vietnam.
Cast ![[Linked Image]](http://winsounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Longhorn-Logo.png) I have a short attention spa
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312381
06/26/17 09:52 PM
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Joined: May 2010
Posts: 4,756
2014NITROZ-7
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My dad told me if I got arrested I darn well better call him.Not so he could come get me out just so he would know where I was.
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312384
06/26/17 09:55 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 5,519
Bruce's
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Those were the days friend
Bruce's Sprinkler Repair
817-798-7246
52 years experience
State Licensed Irrigation
LI0017483
Fishing Texas lakes one at a time
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312390
06/26/17 10:01 PM
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Posts: 24,704
Bass Bug
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after the hot water that had been sitting in the hose ran out that first shot of cold water was sooooo gooood
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: T Bird]
#12312398
06/26/17 10:09 PM
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,200
Kay Dyson
HOT Mess!!!
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HOT Mess!!!
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Yep, it was real back then... All that stuff was great, especially the local swimming pool all day long....
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: Ghost4BH]
#12312579
06/27/17 12:26 AM
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Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 4,846
Trunkful
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You could add 60s, 70s, 80s and half of the 90s to that title. 
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: Trunkful]
#12312590
06/27/17 12:32 AM
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 19,768
Bee'z
honey boo boo
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honey boo boo
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You could add 60s, 70s, 80s and half of the 90s to that title. Yup, I was raised in the 90s and that is how it was.
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: Bee'z]
#12312912
06/27/17 03:42 AM
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Posts: 23,930
Nocona Brian
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You could add 60s, 70s, 80s and half of the 90s to that title. Yup, I was raised in the 90s and that is how it was. Hell yeah, we rode bikes all over town with bows and arrows slung over our shoulder, caught trashcan lid sized snapping turtles out of the creek that runs out of Nocona, and broke more glass than is in downtown Dallas. Then we all started driving in about the 8th grade. We had a good time
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Re: TO ALL OF US WHO SURVIVED THE 40s & 50s, !!
[Re: Nocona Brian]
#12312920
06/27/17 03:50 AM
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 19,768
Bee'z
honey boo boo
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honey boo boo
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You could add 60s, 70s, 80s and half of the 90s to that title. Yup, I was raised in the 90s and that is how it was. Hell yeah, we rode bikes all over town with bows and arrows slung over our shoulder, caught trashcan lid sized snapping turtles out of the creek that runs out of Nocona, and broke more glass than is in downtown Dallas. Then we all started driving in about the 8th grade. We had a good time Pretty much a perfect recap. Got my 410 at 7 and an 870 12ga at 11yo and during dove season I came home from school and hit the damn field. Life was soo much easier back then lol.
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