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groove · 25-08-2011, 09:43

Hello, yesterday i took the dog through Priestley clough and Bullough park and got nostalgiac as i grew up in that area and have wonderful memories of playing out etc, as do other accywebbers as iv read all the threads in the nostalgia section. It struck me how quiet it was to say its the school holidays. I also noticed the disappearance of old footpaths (short cuts) i used to take in the area, you know the type- a line of bare soil across a sea of green. We used to make dens on the 'pens' at the top of hopwood street. What im getting at is that kids dont play out like that any more. All socialising is done online. I think this is a shame and will also breed a generation of obese people due to lack of exercise. Its hard to believe that 15 years ago people didnt possess mobile fones like they do now. When i have a girlfriend, all the flirting etc is done by text or online etc, it makes you wonder how folk managed before. I myself love the internet but can also see the downsides to it. Technology has moved on at a ferocious rate this last decade.

25-08-2011, 09:43	#1
groove I am Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: accy-scaitcliffe Posts: 397 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	The internet effect Hello, yesterday i took the dog through Priestley clough and Bullough park and got nostalgiac as i grew up in that area and have wonderful memories of playing out etc, as do other accywebbers as iv read all the threads in the nostalgia section. It struck me how quiet it was to say its the school holidays. I also noticed the disappearance of old footpaths (short cuts) i used to take in the area, you know the type- a line of bare soil across a sea of green. We used to make dens on the 'pens' at the top of hopwood street. What im getting at is that kids dont play out like that any more. All socialising is done online. I think this is a shame and will also breed a generation of obese people due to lack of exercise. Its hard to believe that 15 years ago people didnt possess mobile fones like they do now. When i have a girlfriend, all the flirting etc is done by text or online etc, it makes you wonder how folk managed before. I myself love the internet but can also see the downsides to it. Technology has moved on at a ferocious rate this last decade.