[txrefugee]

She was driving at 8, not unusual for rural children in those days. Today, children that age are barely potty trained. We are devolving.

[Carriage Hill]

I was driving a “three-on-the-tree” (column stickshift) at 9, in WVa and the Midwest, but only at Scout Camp properties, in the 50s.

[dalereed]

“Today, children that age are barely potty trained”

That’s for sure, I taught myself to weld and channeled a 32 5 window in 1945 at the age of 8.

spent all my early years with friends 8-10 years older, gave up that playing shit and had some real fun hot rodding!

[taterjay]

Today, we don’t want anyone doing anything until they are 26. Remember our government, does not want farm kids doing anything.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“We are devolving.”

“Are we not men?”

[Nowhere Man]

She was driving at 8, not unusual for rural children in those days. Today, children that age are barely potty trained. We are devolving.

I once read a book on cars where in Colorado, one of the first car dealers there was a boy 11 years old. I admire the responsibility our ancestors accepted at a young age, my grandfather quit school in 1914 at the age of 13 and got a job, so he had adult responsibilities at a much younger age than people today. Shame the Progressives killed that. B-(