At the age of 10 (like Groove and Neil's child) I was also out all day with friends, we played in Farmer Jacksons fields (top of Dill Hall Lane) and down on the canal in the old WW2 bunkers and on the swing bridge. A real adventure playground and we didn't have mobiles to keep in touch with home! Don't know if I'd have been different if we'd had the internet then - I do know that I wouldn't want to swap and be a 10 yr old nowadays though. I had a carefree childhood, was very naive compared to todays youngsters and didn't have anywhere near as many gadgets and toys but was very happy all the same.
Glad we have the internet now though, it's a fantastic tool with almost never-ending possibilities. If I'd had it as a kid i'd have probably been an even bigger swat than i already was...
