When I was in school, I walked 20 miles, uphill both ways, in the snow, at night, with no shoes, carrying 45 pounds of books, and on the way I had to kill and skin a squirrel or opossum for my lunch each day, then do 16 hours of chores every evening before finishing my homework, milking the cows and herding the cattle.
But we didn't seem to have quite so many child molesters and serial killers back then as now. Except for Ted Bundy, he lived around here and killed one of my high school classmates.
But you're right, kids expect to be driven everywhere, nobody walks anymore, and I never even see kids on bicycles. We rode our bikes all over the place. But we didn't have to surf the phone and text every two minutes back then, either.
Times change.
When I was in school, I walked 20 miles, uphill both ways, in the snow, at night, with no shoes, carrying 45 pounds of books, and on the way I had to kill and skin a squirrel or opossum for my lunch each day, then do 16 hours of chores every evening before finishing my homework, milking the cows and herding the cattle.
But we didn't seem to have quite so many child molesters and serial killers back then as now. Except for Ted Bundy, he lived around here and killed one of my high school classmates.
But you're right, kids expect to be driven everywhere, nobody walks anymore, and I never even see kids on bicycles. We rode our bikes all over the place. But we didn't have to surf the phone and text every two minutes back then, either.
Times change.
I don’t know what you consider as “ back then” but 45 years ago two of my class mate/friends were kidnapped and murdered, I think it has been bad forever ,you just didn’t hear about it as much because of social media, I read a book called California Snatch Racket , that book is based on cases only in California , theses crimes are nothing new!
This kid only lives a mile from school and catches the bus? Geez, he should be walking every day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbm6URH5bQo
Yeah, kids used to be tougher, smarter, etc., etc. when we were kids.
But I bet most of us on this forum, myself at the head of the pack, would be reduced to a snively, whinny mess if we broke the remote (any one of them!) to our TV's. Just like Mary Jane Tinklepants..... So do not fool yourself(s), it is not just the kids getting softer IMO.
Of course I am still tough and could easily walk a mile..... as long as someone gave me a ride most of the way.... to the doorstep. But I could easily get out of the car all by myself with very, very little help.
Brian
I'll be that if you had enough of an incentive that you'd easily be able to walk a mile. Like say for TV remote batteries or the like.
When I was in school, I walked 20 miles, uphill both ways, in the snow, at night, with no shoes, carrying 45 pounds of books, and on the way I had to kill and skin a squirrel or opossum for my lunch each day, then do 16 hours of chores every evening before finishing my homework, milking the cows and herding the cattle.
But we didn't seem to have quite so many child molesters and serial killers back then as now. Except for Ted Bundy, he lived around here and killed one of my high school classmates.
But you're right, kids expect to be driven everywhere, nobody walks anymore, and I never even see kids on bicycles. We rode our bikes all over the place. But we didn't have to surf the phone and text every two minutes back then, either.
Times change.
I'll be that if you had enough of an incentive that you'd easily be able to walk a mile. Like say for TV remote batteries or the like.