On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:15:19 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
(Scott Lurndal) quickly quoth:

writes:


The reason for my question is, I stayed home alone at about the age of
7 or so, it was customary where I grew up. Nothing terribly bad
happened and it was not particularly challenging.

The only thing that I did that was wrong was melting a lot of lead
(maybe at age 11 or so), I enjoyed lead casting and my mom would not
allow me to do it (quite wisely). So I did it when no one was
home. That was not good for me, I suppose.

You are joking, I suppose.

(Why would you think he was joking, wood?)


When I was 11 I'd buy KNO3 and sulfer by the lb from the local
druggist. In those days, the pharmacist had barrels of
each in the basement. Add a little charcoal, voila!

Got my first rifle about then too.

Ditto here, but I think my grandfather's Winchester 22 was given
to me a bit earler than that. (9 rings a bell)


Times sure have changed.

Haven't they, though? Kids nowadays have weekly allowances higher than
I took a year to earn, and that with nearly NO responsibilities. Given
the rate of social and moral decay, we may all be offed (by the kids)
the second our bods hit the hospital. =:-0


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