Ok so I’m on the late end of the boomers. Born in 60 had a great life growing up freedom, out all day playing ball or riding bikes until the street lights came on. Always had great beef from local ranchers or something in the freezer from hunting and fishing trips. In school I was taught the trades, wood, metal and drafting classes were taught that I still use to this day. At school could grab ass and be flirty with the girls and not be admonished for it. School fights came with fists not guns and knives. Oh how I wish we could go back to those days. Wishful thinking I guess.
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Hunters safety classes in the school cafeteria, shotgun in the gun rack in the back window of the truck. Yea, I remember.
Nice but did you ever bring a rifle to english class to give a demonstrative speech,on how to clean it?
Nope didn’t need to in my small community. Everyone already knew how. Even had a rifle team at my high school.
I'm sure all the boys knew,but the girls found it interesting.
For shop class we had to bring in an old rifle stock to refinish. We were expected to have access to such things.
And we did.
I don't want boys grabbing my daughter's ass, thank you very much.
Oh hey. It was pretty fun back then. Even for the girls, if they liked the boys, that is.
It wasn’t me grabbing the girls. It was the opposite. Good times!
I remember that Phys Ed aka 'P.E.' was mandatory every day 5-days-per-week from K - 12. You learned every sport, had after school intramural sports and all the guys could muster a least a dozen decent pull ups and push ups. We had to run a mile every Friday. Walked to school and back.
Guys lifted weights after school to show off for the girls. Everybody played outside a lot. We drank water out of the garden hose at the nearest house.
Enjoyed getting a tan. Hardly watched TV, (3 channels, not much on) spent time outside, riding bikes, hanging with friends and laying on our backs in the grass and looking at the clouds contemplating our place in the universe.
Happy days.
Bunking off school to go on long walks to watch planes at the airport or go playing snooker.
A few bags of chips with bread and butter for lunch shared with your mates.
No phones, no distractions, no regulations, no government, no non Europeans.
Everything was a bit shit, but most people were happy.
Then government got bigger and bolder and here we are, the country is barely recognisable.