Did you play out when it was raining? Maybe you were already out and you just carried on despite the showers?
Back then we had anoraks, which pretty much deflected rain if I remember rightly. Splashing other kids with puddle water was fun but my Mum went mad when I got home!
Everyone used to say that getting wet in the rain would give you a chill. It sort of made rain unhealthy but I liked the feel of it bouncing off my hood and coat anyway.
How about you readers?
Once got caught in a thunderstorm, when very young and out playing alone (maybe 4 or 5). Narrowly missed being struck by lightning,or that's how it felt, but was thrown to the ground and ran home shocked and crying.
ReplyDeleteHave never forgotten it.
Mish.
Sounds awful Mish. We were always out back in the day!
DeleteThe rain never bothered me as a kid, Woodsy. It was part of the adventure. But back then I has waterproof skin :)
ReplyDeleteI mean 'had' waterproof skin, ha ha... now where are my specs?
DeleteI prefer has! Yep, we were out come rain or shine weren't we. Did you have an anorak or a parka? Are they the same Tone, I dunno?
DeleteI had a couple of Parkas as a growing kid, Woodsy. I loved 'em.
DeleteAs for an 'Anorak'... I've endeavoured to become one gradually over the years :)
ha ha! bum bum. I bet original Parkas are quite collectable now Tine especially the fishtails Mods wore. Were you a mod?
DeleteAlas sadly not, Woodsy. Looking back now, maybe I wish I could lay claim to having once belonged to a popular youth tribe, such as Mod's, etc. In reality I didn't. I sometimes wonder if perhaps I missed out on something? :)
DeleteI imagine like me you just wanted to express yourself Tone. Didn't matter with whom or where. I loved the zeitgeist of the Seventies: King Arther, Avalon, Lord of the Rings, Pierrots, Horror, Ghosts, Space, Magic, Hippies, Rock etc. It was a wonderful time to be there.
DeleteWith you 100% on that, Woodsy!
DeleteWhat a great era to be around :)
We played in the rain all the time! Thunderstorms too, until parental units called us in! Now that was living!
ReplyDeleteha ha, Parental units! I like that Zigg. Makes us sound like junior robots! We would have got rusty out in the rain!
DeleteI think its silly calling kids in from the rain. I love walking in the rain. Still do it today.
DeleteDo you sing and dance as well Zigg?
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