My parents were definately part of the plastic generation. Plastic was everywhere in the Sixties and even the garden wasn't safe. I remember plastic chairs, tables and tablecloths. But most of all I recall plastic birds like pink flamingos and herons stood high above the begonias! They populated the flower beds and always had there beady eyes on me whilst I was playing outside with my Action Men!
They seem to have remained popular as here are some I found available online today! Did you have plastic stuff in your garden or yard as a kid?
No, but my Granny had a brilliant Mallard duck which was a clothes brush, it sometimes comes up on evilBay and I'm tempted, but self-control has so far prevailed!!
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When I was very young, my parents had a red plastic stool with 3 legs. It was inflated to make it cushiony. Thing is, they never had to pump any more air into it. My aunt has it now, it must be 50 years old and it is still fully pumped up, now THAT is a valve!
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