"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:53:32 -0600, "gloria.p" >
> wrote:
>
>>Where do you live? Not many places are still safe to turn kids loose.
>>
>>Do you read the newspaper? It was very safe in my children's day.
>>Not today. There are too many people out there searching for kids
>>to molest and feeling entitled to do so.
>
> The neighborhood where we moved last month is practically a throwback
> to when I was growing up. The kids play outside - a lot of street
> hockey and basketball in driveways seems to be the predominate outdoor
> activity. And even the DH was surprised at how friendly the neighbors
> are. He's lived in SoCal for 40 years and says this is the first time
> neighbors have come around to introduce themselves - even brought
> houseplants and cookies. Heck, I almost keeled over when I realized
> that the music I was hearing came from an *ice cream truck*!!! Hadn't
> seen an ice cream truck in *years*
>
> Heck, I seem to be married to the scariest thing on the block: a
> lawyer!
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Call me weird, but I'm afraid of ice cream trucks! We didn't have them in
my bucolic neighborhood growing up and all the ones that circle around where
I am now are half dilapidated and driven by creepy looking old men.

Jinx