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Hi Tony,
Your knowledge and memory of that area goes back a lot further than mine. The things you got up to sound outrageous. Although it was dangerous it was probably the kind of thing that was part of the adventure of growing up, learning by the risks, bumps and knocks you take. Todays children seem over protected and less able to grow up with such adventure and discovery as there was. I may be wrong but there seems to be so much boredom and apathy in so many youngsters these days. I never had a minute to spare as a lad and it sounds as if you were just the same. We had our interest in steam railways, watched rugby (and played it in the park), went fishing, camping, cycling, bird waching played kick can and rallyo 123 in the street until dark and then went into each others houses playing cards and playing records etc. How can anybody be bored!.
Ian
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