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Yes caps,
I was always the Long Ranger..but I wanted to be Tonto, but I wouldn't give up hiho Silver.
Jim
Thanks for the verification Jim, I can't believe I remembered them.
Yes caps,
I was always the Long Ranger..but I wanted to be Tonto, but I wouldn't give up hiho Silver.
Jim
Toy tractors, army men, even lincoln logs, tinker toys
Ah yes, army men...used to make trenches and forts in the fill dirt pile, and set those little guys up in it. I could spend all day doing that when I was a kid. Then, after going to all that work, have a "battle" and blow them all up with firecrackers. Silver Salutes would blow them so far I couldn't find them...Toy tractors, army men, even lincoln logs, tinker toys
They were interlocking. You can still find them but they're crappy made in China stuff now...And Weedy.
BacP was those Lincoln Logs interlocking? I think I remember those?
Brothers also had bb guns.
Year after Mom died, we got some gifts from people I didn't even know. One of the gifts that was not labeled for anyone was Lincoln logs. I like playing with them.And Weedy.
BacP was those Lincoln Logs interlocking? I think I remember those?
They sure were. I liked the first set I got so much, I asked for another set the next Christmas. Surprisingly I got one. LOL. Came up with some new designs and larger buildings.And Weedy.
BacP was those Lincoln Logs interlocking? I think I remember those?
I was thinking about the bb guns. At some time they just disappeared. Brothers had some anger issues, so it is possible so they may have been given to someone so they wouldn't be misused. It was the same with guns in the house. At some point in time they were gone. I have no idea where they went, when or why.Weedy some boys had BB guns but after me getting shot in the fanny that led to a even worse injury from his big brother, for beating the kid up no more BB guns allowed for us kids.
How about Erector sets? You could build really cool stuff with those...
How about Erector sets? You could build really cool stuff with those...
I was thinking about the bb guns. At some time they just disappeared. Brothers had some anger issues, so it is possible so they may have been given to someone so they wouldn't be misused. It was the same with guns in the house. At some point in time they were gone. I have no idea where they went, when or why.
Oh yea, you guys are making my rememberer work . I was a tree climber extraordinar. We also played Huck Finn in the irrigation ditch and would try to find boards enough to keep us afloat. My brother had hot wheels so we would have dirt tracks all over a 10-20 ft square out where the big trucks parked. We'd also go catch crawdads down where the ditch split.
Will have to keep thinking.
Crawdads are like little freshwater lobsters. Good to eat but you have to catch 50 to make a meal. They're fun to catch but they can give a nasty pinch with those little claws...Lady L we had crawfish are they the same kind of water lizard?
Crawdads are like little freshwater lobsters. Good to eat but you have to catch 50 to make a meal. They're fun to catch but they can give a nasty pinch with those little claws...
Anybody else go out after rain storms and try to make dams to stop running water in the farmyard? Or, try to dig trenches to drain the big mud puddles that would form? That was good entertainment, and not bad for learning a few basic engineering principles...
Lol that was great stuff. And afterward youd be out in the yard in your underwear getting all the mud washed off with the garden hose...One of the things we did for entertainment when we were kids was play outside in the rain. We would splash, roll around in the ditches and get all muddy. Both sets of grandparents allowed it.
Well , I couldn't find one like the ones my dad and uncles use to make for me.
They used strips of inner tube rubber.
Oh yes ..... they were good.
If I had a dollar for all the crows I plugged, and even a squirrel or two.
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Jim
One of the things we did for entertainment when we were kids was play outside in the rain. We would splash, roll around in the ditches and get all muddy. Both sets of grandparents allowed it.
A few years ago I went to a preparedness store. One of the things they were selling for self defense was slingshots. Unlike a gun, you can use them and not likely be heard.Well , I couldn't find one like the ones my dad and uncles use to make for me.
They used strips of inner tube rubber.
Oh yes ..... they were good.
If I had a dollar for all the crows I plugged, and even a squirrel or two.
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We were mud monsters but had to be hosed off before eating lunch/dinner. We didn't like that 'cause that water was cold. You can still get erector sets. I got one for my son when he was young. Here's another thing - we called them water weinies. They were a tubing we got at the ranch supply store. You could buy it by the foot. Tie a knot in one end and fill it with water, shot better than any squirt gun.One of the things we did for entertainment when we were kids was play outside in the rain. We would splash, roll around in the ditches and get all muddy. Both sets of grandparents allowed it.
A few years ago I went to a preparedness store. One of the things they were selling for self defense was slingshots. Unlike a gun, you can use them and not likely be heard.
Yes, loved playing marbles.Speaking of marbles..oh gosh, marbles..
Oh yeah. The real old fashioned ones. My grandma had a little bag full of them til the day she died...Yes, loved playing marbles.
Yes, loved playing marbles.
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