[Doug]

Oh come on now you lot, Make an effort and get out a little more. We grew up on the streets and we where never bored. At weekends we went to the flixs, then out and about all over the place, we had to make our own fun. We would go walking over the hills and go as far as we could get and still be safe come back before it got dark. We would go swimming in Nelsons Lodge or in the ponds we couldn’t always afford the Baths, plus you had more chance of catching something in accy baths. We went fishing a lot. Bike riding was popular (if you could nick one that is) “For a long time Fred was the only guy to have one that wasn’t.” My point is we didn’t have money to spare, we didn’t have play stations are anything like that we just got out and got on with it. Take a look at threads like “The Deck” and what were you made to do as a Kid. They might give you an idea of what it was like for us. I know things are different to day, but believe me if you make the effort and open your mind up a little, there loads of opportunities out there for good clean entertainment.