October 19, 200322 yr > > Subject: We should be dead! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > People over 35 should be dead. > > > > According to today's regulators and > bureaucrats, those of us who were > >kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, or even maybe the > early 70's probably > >shouldn't have survived. > > > > Our baby cribs were covered with bright > colored lead-based paint. We > >had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors > or cabinets, and when we > >rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention > the risks we took > >hitchhiking). > > > > As children, we would ride in cars with no > seat belts or air bags. > >Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day > was always a special > >treat. > > > > We drank water from the garden hose and not > from a bottle. Horrors! We > >ate > > cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop > with sugar in it, but > >we were never overweight because we were always > outside playing > > > > We shared one soft drink with four friends, > from one bottle, and no > >one actually died from this. We would spend hours > building our go-carts out > >of scraps and then ride 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 would leave home in the morning and play > all day, as long as we > >were back when the street lights came on. No one > was able to reach us all > >day. No cell phones. Unthinkable! > > > > We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, > X-Boxes, no video games at > >all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, > surround sound, personal > >cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat > rooms. > > > > We had friends! We went outside and found > them. We played dodge ball, > >and sometimes, the ball would really hurt. We fell > out of trees, got cut > >and broke bones and teeth, and there were no > lawsuits from these accidents. > >They were accidents No one was to blame but us. > Remember accidents? > > > > We had fights and punched each other and got > black and blue and > >learned to get over it. We made up games with > sticks and tennis balls and > >ate worms, and although we were told it would > happen, we did not put out > >very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us > forever. > > > > We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and > knocked on the door, or > >rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them, > instead of email and > >chat rooms. > > > > Little League had tryouts and not everyone > made the team. Those who > >didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. > Some students weren't as > >smart as others, so they failed a grade and were > held back to repeat the > >same grade. Horrors! > > > > Tests were not adjusted for any reason. Our > actions were our own. > >Consequences were expected. The idea of a parent > bailing us out if we broke > >a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the > law. Imagine that! > > > > This generation has produced some of the best > risk-takers and problem > >solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have > been an explosion of > >innovation and new ideas. > > > > We had freedom, failure, success and > responsibility, and we learned > >how to deal with it all. And you're one of them! > Congratulations. > > > > Kind of makes you want to run through the > house with scissors?
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