Herod had the right idea

[xoggoth]

Yeh. I used to walk to primary school after a few months. Kids are pretty competent. Far too protective these days.

Daft that one is not even considered a full adult until 18. I hitchhiked round Denmark at 16.

[SueEllen]

Yeh. I used to walk to primary school after a few months. Kids are pretty competent. Far too protective these days.

Daft that one is not even considered a full adult until 18. I hitchhiked round Denmark at 16.

Less cars around when you were a kid.

Funny thing is because more parents insist on driving their "darlings" to school they make it more dangerous for other parents "darlings".

After parking permits were introduced in my area, I saw a female parent try to attack a 6ft+ male parking attendant in front of a crowd of people. She had parked her SUV on the zigzag lines of one of the schools near me to pick up her little darling. It made the local papers. All parents were then warned if they attacked any parking attendants or local resident over parking not only would they be prosecuted but their kid(s) would be kicked out of the school.

[ladymuck]

It were all just fields around my way when I were a lass.

[AtW]

It were all just fields around my way when I were a lass.

Have you been running through fields of wheat much?

[xoggoth]

Less cars around when you were a kid.

Good point SE. Mostly just horse and carts. Actually, we did have a few Steptoe and Son type rag and bone men back then.

[SueEllen]

Good point SE. Mostly just horse and carts. Actually, we did have a few Steptoe and Son type rag and bone men back then.

I'm sure I saw a rag n bone man using a horse in the 00s.

[BrilloPad]

Where should they leave them? In my day I was locked in the car, but I don't think that is allowed anymore.

The pub.

HTH

[BrilloPad]

At 5yo it was normal for us to walk to and from school alone. At 7yo, we would be alone at home and cook. These days parents panic at leaving 18yos to be at Uni.

My friend from Owlsmoor used to walk to and from school at the age. Right past Broadmoor. Even if one of them had escaped.

I don't think his parents liked him much....