Insulation....has anyone else noticed this???

[BITENY]

Wow, Jimmy- its the same shit here. I think its like that pretty much everywhere, except in Bensonhurst or in Marine Park.
My area, filled with all the Jews, of course nothing exciting is going to happen. When I was younger I had fun, w/the exception of the crazy pschyo sisters who lived in the apartment building on my block......crazy isnt enough of a description, try INSANE.
Then there were times where I'd be around people my age on my block, but at the same time of the crazy sisters, there were also your typical snobs, who were selective in letting people be around them, and of course, I was always the one on the outs.
There were really never any fun times on my block. No block parties EVER on this block or any in my neighborhood for that matter. Why? Probably b/c those stupid jews would complain b/c it wasn't up to code w/what they do. Fuck 'em.
The only time people on my block ever came together to actually share words was when there was a car accident on my corner or if someone got mugged during the day (which happened last year.)
Bring it up to speed to now- no matter how far you go, in all the apt buildings in brooklyn, Russians are scattered thru them like roaches. So there's absolutley no remains of what was ever good around here. It's trashed. They really know how to ruin a semi-good thing.
All in all, my neighborhood was never like Jimmy's....

[EffinC]

My neighborhood growing up was your typical American group of kids just trying to keep from getting bored.

We'd have Dirt Bomb fights, Jail break games, pickup games of any sport played in the street, bike riding, and of course just screwing around.

I must have put 5000 miles on my bike when I was younger. That damn thing took me absolutely everywhere. On Rainy days we had Nintendo and later Sega for the lucky kids.

A few times a year there would be a massive falling out among friends and someone inevitably went home crying as a result of teasing or a fistfight.

We also had the pyro kid. He always took vacations to the Carolinas and came home just loaded with fireworks and other explosives. I don't know how we didn't end up losing fingers and shit from these forays into explosives.

I also live very close to a golf course. When we were younger we would set out on day long treks of hiking in the woods surrounding the golf course. We'd wear camo pants and shirts and hide in the underbrush near a green. When a golfball rolled onto the green one of us would sprint out, pick up the ball, and throw it as far as we could back at the golfer. They'd just stand there in shock heh. Many of the cops I now work with chased me through those very woods when the golfers finally had it. We never did get caught.

Kids today SUCK! They'd rather play Final Fantasy than get up off their asses and do something. TV and shit is the easy way to keep busy, but it's not ever fun. Kids today are more concerned with being bored than being happy.

[madmick]

When I was a kid I use to play on the railroad tracks with a friend.

First, we started out putting coins, then bottles, until we finally put a refrigerator with some chains tried to the railroad ties.

The train hit that fucker and sent it about a hundred or so yards. We would hide in the bushes and wait for the helicopters and cops to clear out before we'd go back to his house and get into some more trouble.

Another time we use to drop cinder blocks onto school buses from a tree fort overhanging the road.

*BOOM*

Brakes screeching to a halt, bus driver cussing up a storm. We'd be gone running into the barn, hiding...

[header]

Pffft. We just played a lot of marco polo.

[IrishAlkey]

And ate?

[Topper Harley]

if he had to wait thirty minutes after eating, that's not much time for marco polo

[Black Lazerus]

why did i think this thread was going to be about the Pink panther.

[dru]

kids are too busy sitting at home on their computers & playing video games.

why do you think there is such a weight problem in the country.

[Topper Harley]

i think that's the symptom of the original problem. Parents are afraid to let their kids play because they'll get hurt or they'll get abducted by the jim nortons or flocks of moosen out there.

[dru]

don't drag flock into that. he's good people.