ashowmetexan

Looking back now it's a wonder any of us survived. We rode our bikes and there was no such things as helmets. We played in the ditches, catching bees in jars and crawfish and minnows when it rained. (kids can't do it now because half the neighbors pump their sewage and waste water into the ditches) We did not have bottled water. Where ever we were at we just used the water hose to drink from. We had no sun block, It was not summer until you got your first sunburn. There was no air conditioning, so you stayed outside all day anyway. I think kids these days are just way over protected. I encourage mine to go out and play in the dirt, chase bugs, build a fort in the back yard, just get dirty. That's what water is for.

Wow! I remember those days! everything you talked about was what I did growing up there.

I grew up on Raymac street directly across from Inez Carroll and attended it from 1968 until 1973. Now I know why it isn't there anymore.