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To: tet68

[In my best Yorkshire accent, which is not very good]: Luxury! We couldn’t afford brambles, so our dad used to pick up rusty nails along the road and drive them through our feet.


31 posted on 06/08/2013 9:24:43 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Probably couldn’t afford a hammer and had to drive
them with a rock.

What a childhood we had!
Kids today have it easy I tell ya.
Stainless deck screws and battery powered
drill drivers......and neosporin!


37 posted on 06/08/2013 11:50:27 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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