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Originally Posted by gdm27

With the brain cells still only few in number we were blissfully unaware how near to killing ourselves when nippers. I remember (just) walking along the remaining walls of a burnt out factory, about 30ish feet up. Old cars had been pushed into the space between the walls and I told my mates that I could jump down onto the roof of one of them for a "tanner" "go on then," bet made. off I went, the drop lasted forever and it started to dawn that this was stupid just about the same time I hit the roof of the car and my knees went way past my ears and bum hits the roof!!!! The only thing that saved me was the roof giving way and acting as a damper for the fall. Never did get my tanner!

I remember we used to climb on Peel Park School roof and throw lumps of earth at each other and someone chucked a stone and hit me on the head and I nearly fell off! I've still got the scar!

Also rope swings off trees in Ardenhall, over that slope. I slipped off the rope and fell to ground that knocked the wind out of me and I thought I was gonna die!