Nutty Grandad
29th April 2008, 09:01
Take a moment to read this - it is brilliant !!
Do you remember yesteryear?
I'm talking about the time of....
Hide and Seek in the park...or the dark...or anywhere.
The cafe down the road, Hokkies, Donkey, skipping and handstands,
backyard cricket with a tomato box,
Housie-housie, 5 stones, jumping the river, building a swing from a
piece of rope tied to a tree, tennis on the street or swing ball in
the backyard.
Remember when there was a season for everything, before playstations
and cartoon networks, computers...
The sound of the milk, fish or fruit & veg vendor in his van or cart.
Wicks bubble gum for a cent! Chappies, Rollerskates, BMX, go-carts...
Wait, can you still remember...
Getting up at 3 in the morning, sitting under a blanket at the back of
a bakkie to spend the day at Wolwekloof/Sonesta/Kogels?
When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like
going somewhere, and your ma made you "dress up" for the trip.
Going into the city to do Christmas shopping.
Peeling skin in summer. Sticky fingers and sand in and on everything.
Cowboys and Crooks, Rover, Stingers, Slides & climbing trees.
Bok-bok, marbles, yo-yo's, tops, lyntjie...
Walking or riding your bike to school - no matter what the weather!
Walking home and spending the bus fare.
Running till you were out of breath.
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
Jumping on the bed..... Pillow fights.
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down.
Being tired from playing... Remember that?
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Paper water bombs and clay "lats" were the ultimate weapon.
A piece of card in the spokes held by a clothes peg transformed any
bicycle into a motorcycle.
I'm not finished just yet......
Can you still taste and smell... eating jelly suckers, Surfjoy,
Jillybillies...
Ice lollies made from cold drink in Tupperware holders in the freezer.
Licking the spoon when cakes were baked..........
Camping in a tent (with no electricity) was not an option.
Marshmallow fish and mice.
Remember when...
There were two types of takkies - North Star and the canvas ones,
and the only time you wore them at school, was for "PT" in your white
shorts & all. Or only weekends then it get put back in the box for next
weekend.
Man from Atlantis, CHIPS, Oscar & Knersus, K-OO-S, Springbok Radio.
Shanana, Startrek, A team, Airwolf, Knight Rider... ZET,feather foot
farm,MORF
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.and you knew
everyone in the road, even the next.
Nobody owned a pedigree dog!
25 cents was decent pocket money.
When you'd reach into a 'slootjie' for 5 cents and felt lucky.
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there, and
you could get a hiding from any of them!
And you got another if you went crying to your mom!!!
Remember how we used to catch tadpoles in the canal & not worry about
the germs we might pick up?
When it was considered a great privilege and very unusual to be taken
out to dinner at a real restaurant or in a proper hotel.
Remember when it was an outing to go to Spur. (woooooooooowwwwwww)
When watching spaghetti westerns or karate movie in the art room on a
Friday afternoon was the highlight of the week?
And trying the moves out when the movie was done!!!
Or when on the rare occasion your father bought Kentucky?
Remember how we used to lie on the grass & eat vrietangs & sierangs?
The reason why they tasted so sour was because dogs use to pee on
them...(that was what we were told by the Greek cafe owner)
Remember when any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use
him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head master's office for "six of the best" was nothing compared to
the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of
muggings, drugs, gangs, etc..
Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat....and some of
us are still afraid of them!!!
Remember when.... Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "Nix!"
A "race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money was handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly"
Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a BIC pen pea
shooter or a "kettie".
Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable vitamin C, Milk of
Magnesia or a spoonful of castor oil.
Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
Skills and courage were discovered because of a "dare".
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then....
YOU HAVE LIVED!!!!
Pass this on to anyone (especially those who grew up in South Africa)
Who may need a break from their "grown up" life!
Do you remember yesteryear?
I'm talking about the time of....
Hide and Seek in the park...or the dark...or anywhere.
The cafe down the road, Hokkies, Donkey, skipping and handstands,
backyard cricket with a tomato box,
Housie-housie, 5 stones, jumping the river, building a swing from a
piece of rope tied to a tree, tennis on the street or swing ball in
the backyard.
Remember when there was a season for everything, before playstations
and cartoon networks, computers...
The sound of the milk, fish or fruit & veg vendor in his van or cart.
Wicks bubble gum for a cent! Chappies, Rollerskates, BMX, go-carts...
Wait, can you still remember...
Getting up at 3 in the morning, sitting under a blanket at the back of
a bakkie to spend the day at Wolwekloof/Sonesta/Kogels?
When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like
going somewhere, and your ma made you "dress up" for the trip.
Going into the city to do Christmas shopping.
Peeling skin in summer. Sticky fingers and sand in and on everything.
Cowboys and Crooks, Rover, Stingers, Slides & climbing trees.
Bok-bok, marbles, yo-yo's, tops, lyntjie...
Walking or riding your bike to school - no matter what the weather!
Walking home and spending the bus fare.
Running till you were out of breath.
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
Jumping on the bed..... Pillow fights.
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down.
Being tired from playing... Remember that?
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Paper water bombs and clay "lats" were the ultimate weapon.
A piece of card in the spokes held by a clothes peg transformed any
bicycle into a motorcycle.
I'm not finished just yet......
Can you still taste and smell... eating jelly suckers, Surfjoy,
Jillybillies...
Ice lollies made from cold drink in Tupperware holders in the freezer.
Licking the spoon when cakes were baked..........
Camping in a tent (with no electricity) was not an option.
Marshmallow fish and mice.
Remember when...
There were two types of takkies - North Star and the canvas ones,
and the only time you wore them at school, was for "PT" in your white
shorts & all. Or only weekends then it get put back in the box for next
weekend.
Man from Atlantis, CHIPS, Oscar & Knersus, K-OO-S, Springbok Radio.
Shanana, Startrek, A team, Airwolf, Knight Rider... ZET,feather foot
farm,MORF
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.and you knew
everyone in the road, even the next.
Nobody owned a pedigree dog!
25 cents was decent pocket money.
When you'd reach into a 'slootjie' for 5 cents and felt lucky.
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there, and
you could get a hiding from any of them!
And you got another if you went crying to your mom!!!
Remember how we used to catch tadpoles in the canal & not worry about
the germs we might pick up?
When it was considered a great privilege and very unusual to be taken
out to dinner at a real restaurant or in a proper hotel.
Remember when it was an outing to go to Spur. (woooooooooowwwwwww)
When watching spaghetti westerns or karate movie in the art room on a
Friday afternoon was the highlight of the week?
And trying the moves out when the movie was done!!!
Or when on the rare occasion your father bought Kentucky?
Remember how we used to lie on the grass & eat vrietangs & sierangs?
The reason why they tasted so sour was because dogs use to pee on
them...(that was what we were told by the Greek cafe owner)
Remember when any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use
him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head master's office for "six of the best" was nothing compared to
the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of
muggings, drugs, gangs, etc..
Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat....and some of
us are still afraid of them!!!
Remember when.... Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "Nix!"
A "race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money was handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly"
Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a BIC pen pea
shooter or a "kettie".
Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable vitamin C, Milk of
Magnesia or a spoonful of castor oil.
Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
Skills and courage were discovered because of a "dare".
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then....
YOU HAVE LIVED!!!!
Pass this on to anyone (especially those who grew up in South Africa)
Who may need a break from their "grown up" life!