Posted by Deb R on December 2, 2002, at 8:18:16
In reply to Re: Please read if you're over 40_tina, Deb, posted by Phil on November 28, 2002, at 20:05:00
Hey Phil,
I remember 'banana seats' on bikes - they came out over here on a bike brand called "stingray" - at least I think thats what they were called. Isnt it nice how one memory leads to another and suddenly you can 'feel' a slow smile spread across your features and you are back there, feeling and living the glorious days of childhood. Steindorfs dog sounds like a real mongrel - the banana seat was handy for "dinkying" - thats what we called it when two of you got on the one bike. You would say "Give us a dink" and leap on the back, my friend and I would both pedal - except on my 'girls' bike, my best friend would sit on the bag carrier which was attached over the back wheel!
Nowadays the Steindorfs would probably have been sued for allowing their dog to chase kids.
I bet you and your best mate Joe had way more fun than the big city kids Phil! This will probably sound a bit lame, but I am sorry about Joe dying so young, its a shit of a thing huh. I lost a friend when I was 15 and I will never, ever forget her, just like you and Joe I guess.
One of these days I am going to write all the stuff down about the things we did as kids - I dont want it all to just disappear.
Hey what else do you remember about those days. It was scary starting high school - we were told all 1st years got the "Royal Flush" where some tough kid would push your head in the toilet bowl, then flush it! I was so frightened it would happen to me that I dont think I went to the toilet once in the first month.....agony!
Bye for now,
Deb.
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