On 2018-03-21 9:26 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

>
> Parents also keep a tight leash on their kids these days. The kids get
> bored. We had bicycles and backpacks, so we went off on long hikes or
> bicycle rides.Â* We either came back for lunch or we packed a lunch, and
> we had to be back for supper. Later on I had to be back for my paper
> route. My neighour used to drive her kids to catch the school but... at
> the end of their driveway, and she would drive down and wait for the
> bus, even when they were in high school. Lucky them that they did not
> have to walk that 125 yards.
>
Those days are long gone and ain't coming back. I was about 6 and my
sister about 4 when we wandered about a mile out of the village to watch
the village soccer team. We arrived home when it was almost dark, being
November, and although my parents were surprised about where we had
been, they weren't a bit worried.