Davyo Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Oh how the world of techno has taken over.Went out for a short drive this morning and i havent seen one kid out on a new bike,skateboard or any outy door play stuff. When i was a kid all you could hear of a xmas morning was the squeek of new brakes.Or a ball been bounced and some kid freezing his nuts off in a new football strip.It just aint the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 I was made up today, There was two kids on the doctors car park watching there dad useing a remote control car !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 There was kids outside playing on scooters and those 2 wheel Segway things this morning. Also at the field behind my sisters there were kids with their remote control cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 christmas lost its magic for a few years once the kids had grown up.but then along came grandchildren and now the great grandchildren,its back i love to see them in the morning wide eyed and excited that father christmas had been.i do agree that there are far to many electronic games that keep them in their rooms missing out on the big outdoors and the healthy life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 christmas lost its magic for a few years once the kids had grown up.but then along came grandchildren and now the great grandchildren,its back i love to see them in the morning wide eyed and excited that father christmas had been.i do agree that there are far to many electronic games that keep them in their rooms missing out on the big outdoors and the healthy life. This is the firet time in 25 years Santa didn't come , mind you the oldest two did bring there partners but now they've gone home so me the misses and two youngest very weirded role grand kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 This thought was going through my mind when I took the dog out this morning at about 11 in the morning and the only people I saw was the usual dog walkers and not many of them its no wonder that they say that the kids age getting to fat today. I am afraid it is just a sign of the times when I was young people did not go to gym to get fit they worked for a living with there hands and when they got home from work after tea they would spend an hour or two digging the garden. I suppose if most of the grown ups today spend there working time in front of a PC screen and the rest of the time on there mobiles why would we expect the children to to any different . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Oh how the world of techno has taken over.Went out for a short drive this morning and i havent seen one kid out on a new bike,skateboard or any outy door play stuff. When i was a kid all you could hear of a xmas morning was the squeek of new brakes.Or a ball been bounced and some kid freezing his nuts off in a new football strip.It just aint the same. Was that when everything was in black and white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Was that when everything was in black and white? Aye, and you could walk the streets at night safely, no illegal immigrants here, you didn't need to bolt everything down, people on the street would always greet you, the list goes on, The Good Old Days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Made sure that I took my children out on the scooters today for a bit of fresh air and exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Wethers original anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Wethers original anyone? And have you got your driving gloves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfire1 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Aye, and you could walk the streets at night safely, no illegal immigrants here, you didn't need to bolt everything down, people on the street would always greet you, the list goes on, The Good Old Days! Sadly they have gone forever. When you could go out in our village and not lock the door, and be sure your near neighbour kept one eye on your property - without even been asked to. Aye they were the Good Old Days. Wethers original anyone? Aye, but nowadays the sugar free ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 First time in my life we are all not together. Brother and his family not here. Their choice and long story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 When I look back I realise that even nostalgia ain't what it used to be! David, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 It makes me laugh to see big lads on these tiny scooters it seems to me they have not got the guts today at least in the 70s and 80s they had the guts to ride on skate boards that need skill to use and have no handles to hang on to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 We got bikes as kids one year! Wrapped and in the back of the van, off we set from Newcastle to Lincolnshire to spend Christmas with nan. We opened the boxes and were super excited! Mum and the girls got 3 speed sturmey archer shopping bikes! My bro and myself got red Raleigh racers! 5 speed with white wall tyres. After lunch, we all went for a bike ride to the beach (about 7 miles) and back again. We loved it. Bitter cold but who gave a fig? We used to go from Newcastle to Blyth every weekend to go fishing on them. Rods strapped to the bike with a bungee cord and our picnic and gear in an old canvas haversack. Another year we got Mitchell 600p multiplier reels, and 12 foot beach casting rods. We spent many a happy day fishing as a family! Even mum used to fish. As we got older, more tech stuff was bought! Crown Walkman. Amstrad hifi. Culminating in a huge portable music machine that was like a disco on your shoulder. Over the years I reminisced about childhood Christmases! And came to the conclusion that it's not because the gifts changed, that Christmas is no longer the same! It's the fact I can no longer spend it with the marvellous family Myers I lost over the years. My Nan and Gramps, nana and grandad, aunts rose and Edna. Marylin. Uncle peter. This year Dave, pat sadly left us too. I think Christmas slowly slips away over the years in a similar fashion to our loved ones. Chris has lost interest now being in his 20s. Though I do try to keep some magic going for him. I recently attended a classic caravan rally in the Cotswolds. Knowing that there were to be children present, I bought loads of cheap toys. Modelling balloons, those build your own gliders, glow sticks, punch balloons, kites and other bits. When I arrived. I saw all the kids on tablet devices, and electronic toys. The following day I handed out the kites and gliders. The whole time I was there after that, the kids were playing non stop with them. It was great to see all these kids playing TOGETHER. Rather than alone. And at night. The glow sticks made grease bangles and necklaces! Kids still enjoy the non tech stuff! It's more a LOT of parents buy them TVs, video games etc for their rooms to keep them out from under their feet. If you want family time, you need ONE TV in the living room. Not one in every bedroom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 I've been playing with an Amazon echo thing. Not been out shooting. Probably be out shooting tomorrow though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Took the dog for a walk this morning as I do every morning. Met a neighbour walking his. We stood in the wood listening to the church bells summoning the faithful to the village church. We were discussing why we were both committed atheists... Absolutely true - Couldn't make it up. He went back to his kids to dole out the presents and I went back to my caring duties. Such is life in rural Suffolk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny thomas Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 I've been playing with an Amazon echo thing. Not been out shooting. Probably be out shooting tomorrow though. Mrs T bought me 1 of those I'm going shooting tomorrow I'll probably shoot the bloody thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 My neighbour's 9yr old lad got a .410 for Xmas, so while yesterday was quiet (told him it was illegal to fire on Xmas day), I've got a feeling that today he'll dragging his dad out in my paddock until he runs out of cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Oh how the world of techno has taken over.Went out for a short drive this morning and i havent seen one kid out on a new bike,skateboard or any outy door play stuff. When i was a kid all you could hear of a xmas morning was the squeek of new brakes.Or a ball been bounced and some kid freezing his nuts off in a new football strip.It just aint the same. Does it really matter that things change over a period of time? Nothing stays the same. Personally things haven't changed over the years apart from the fact that my children have grown up and moved out and the in-laws aren't banging on the door first thing to see the kids opening their presents. We still get invaded every Christmas at some stage. Around here kid's have never sort of gone out with their new bike or football type presents ect,ect so I don't see any changes there. For donkeys years kids have been glued to the latest bit of electrical gadgetry using it at home ect so no great change here. We are being invaded today and myself and the boys will take the dogs out this afternoon to try to work off the Christmas dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Mrs T bought me 1 of those I'm going shooting tomorrow I'll probably shoot the bloody thingI was giving mine a load of verbal last night lol.Tell alexa she stings lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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