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[Andy B]

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They could be fast for us kids Andy, and many came to grief on even slight slopes as they usually had one brake;  .....

That'd be one more than mine had!  I think mine was a foot pushed against one of the front wheels 

[Andy B]

Aha Lizzie, obviously a luxury model. We just screwed a plank onto the Swan pram chassis, 'sport model'.  .....

That's the model I made too. 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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They could be fast for us kids Andy, and many came to grief on even slight slopes as they usually had one brake;  .....

That'd be one more than mine had!  I think mine was a foot pushed against one of the front wheels 

Ah, a suicide cart then!

[cleggy]

We made one that consisted of an oak beam, six pairs of large wheels evenly spaced, a pair of the small wheels on a moveable axle at the front, steered by a piece of string.
Eight of us decided a day damming the beck and swimming was a good idea, so loaded up with egg, jam and various sandwiches off we set. We manoeuvred the cart to the top of the valley,aimed it roughly in the right direction through a couple of field gates and on we got. We all lifted our feet of the floor and the momentum gathered to a rather exhilarating pace, when trying to steer, the front axle disintegrated, made it through the gates tho' On we went, faster and faster down the field with the wheels buckling until they finally started to fly of in all directions dumping us all in the beck. The lunch was either crushed or damp,LOVELY
The beam made a great dam base, we played all day and went home happy, wet and hungry.
Only one broken wrist between us, result. A and E the following day, then planning the next adventure.
Do kids really enjoy themselves these mollycuddled days
 

[Andy B]

We made one that consisted of an oak beam, six pairs of large wheels evenly spaced, a pair of the small wheels on a moveable axle at the front, steered by a piece of string.
Eight of us decided a day damming the beck and swimming was a good idea, so loaded up with egg, jam and various sandwiches off we set. We manoeuvred the cart to the top of the valley,aimed it roughly in the right direction through a couple of field gates and on we got. We all lifted our feet of the floor and the momentum gathered to a rather exhilarating pace, when trying to steer, the front axle disintegrated, made it through the gates tho' On we went, faster and faster down the field with the wheels buckling until they finally started to fly of in all directions dumping us all in the beck. The lunch was either crushed or damp,LOVELY
The beam made a great dam base, we played all day and went home happy, wet and hungry.
Only one broken wrist between us, result. A and E the following day, then planning the next adventure.
Do kids really enjoy themselves these mollycuddled days

and get home in time for tea  & not a phone call all day to find out where you were 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

We made one that consisted of an oak beam, six pairs of large wheels evenly spaced, a pair of the small wheels on a moveable axle at the front, steered by a piece of string.
Eight of us decided a day damming the beck and swimming was a good idea, so loaded up with egg, jam and various sandwiches off we set. We manoeuvred the cart to the top of the valley,aimed it roughly in the right direction through a couple of field gates and on we got. We all lifted our feet of the floor and the momentum gathered to a rather exhilarating pace, when trying to steer, the front axle disintegrated, made it through the gates tho' On we went, faster and faster down the field with the wheels buckling until they finally started to fly of in all directions dumping us all in the beck. The lunch was either crushed or damp,LOVELY
The beam made a great dam base, we played all day and went home happy, wet and hungry.
Only one broken wrist between us, result. A and E the following day, then planning the next adventure.
Do kids really enjoy themselves these mollycuddled days

That would make a great chapter Cleggy about us kids on a summers day in the 1950s. Like an exert from Swallows and Amazons or some Enid Blyton novel!

I hope some kids enjoy such basic pleasures,when you learnt so much on warm summer days, about life, your place in life, and what you could achieve if you tried.  Apparently recent surveys have found a situation where over cautious parents keep their kids close to them through fear of road traffic and stranger danger.  So sad !

[cleggy]

Lizzie,
That is only a small extract, rope swings, catapults, making bows and arrows, and throwing arrows. Hide and seek, kick can and hooke it, chumping for bonfire night. The thing was getting the best of what we had, but the most important point was interaction, friendship and joint creativity that taught us life's rules or better still expanding them. Fun, Socialization and earned respect from an early age, looking out for each other and having FUN.
I just don't think kids today enjoy the innocent fun we had, which is a shame.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Lizzie,
That is only a small extract, rope swings, catapults, making bows and arrows, and throwing arrows. Hide and seek, kick can and hooke it, chumping for bonfire night. The thing was getting the best of what we had, but the most important point was interaction, friendship and joint creativity that taught us life's rules or better still expanding them. Fun, Socialization and earned respect from an early age, looking out for each other and having FUN.
I just don't think kids today enjoy the innocent fun we had, which is a shame.

Absolutely right Cleggy!!

No tech then to keep us in; hardly a radio and tv to enjoy.  How happy we were!

[Andy B]

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No tech then to keep us in; hardly a radio and tv to enjoy.  How happy we were!

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We did lots of things in them days
They haven't got today
Rickets, Diptheria, Hitler, and
By we did look well going to school with no backsides in us trousers n
All us little heads painted Purple cause we had Ringworm 
They Dunt Know theyre Born Today!!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2AcJSkUw6M 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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No tech then to keep us in; hardly a radio and tv to enjoy.  How happy we were!

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We did lots of things in them days
They haven't got today
Rickets, Diptheria, Hitler, and
By we did look well going to school with no backsides in us trousers n
All us little heads painted Purple cause we had Ringworm 
They Dunt Know theyre Born Today!!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2AcJSkUw6M

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, those were the days!