I had a .22 Bolt Action Rifle and single shot .410 Shotgun when I was eight years old. I also rode my Schwinn Stingray without Wearing a Bike Helmet.
I’m not even going to get into the many years my Parents drove me and my Brother around in a four wheeled death machine with no Seat Belts and a Dashboard made of steel.
How I’ve lived to tell the tale is obviously a miracle.
Did I mention the Chemistry Set I got for Christmas when I was ten years old? Isn’t Mercury fun to play with?
Liberals....
Quicksilver won't hurt you, but Mercury vapor will. So the lying RATs banned thermometers and thermostats containing the liquid metal, but forced us to have the toxic fluorescent light bulbs.
Idiots!
You and I grew up the same way. We should be thankful that we made it to old age without the government directing our parents on how to raise us.
I got a chemistry set, too. Set my room on fire one day. Put it out, covered the scorch spot with a rug. Learned a lot that day.