Old 12-13-11 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by genec
OK here in the 50+ area... who grew up with a helmet?

Right, and yet we somehow managed to survive... You probably had wooden seats on the swings on the playground and the playground was covered with sharp gravel, yet somehow you made it to 50+.

Do we really need to "nanny" our youngsters today?
Well, Bobby, the kid who lived across the street from me when I was little, fell off his bike and onto his head and suffered permanent brain damage......
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