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I've always heard us being referred to the Duck Tales generation, but this tracks. Born early enough to skin your knees on a Big Wheel in the 80's, but only after Gen X had skateboards.
Not to mention playgrounds that still had merry-go-rounds, splintery wood structures, and flesh-searing steel slides. We had it so good.
I broke my wrist on one of those slides!
My jacket caught on the top loop and I flew off. I was maybe 6.
Apologies for bringing up such a "fond" memory. That's how we learned, I guess.
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We still have one of those on a near playground. And actually my kid's favorite one... 😆
This isn't a great representation of the old ones. They had multiple panels of aluminum all the way down that would scrape and burn you in the sun xD
We had a slide like that in elementary school, except it had dual slides. You'd climb up the center and go either left or right, and it was two HUGE metal spiral slides. One day, 8y/o me thought it'd be a grand idea to take a roll of wax paper and hand it out at the top of the stairs. 20 minutes later, I'm in the principals office, explaining why i did what i did, as kids are flying of of the top of each slide in the background...
Good times.
"And none of that killed me"
Says older person that had at least one friend die from some of that on their infancy.
When my parents pull that line, I have to make an effort not to laugh. But at least I'm aware enough to not say it to kids nowadays.