What Did You Get To Do Growing Up That Your Kids Will Never Be Able To?

My friend Ross and I used to make homemade guns that used black powder and shot ball bearings if you wanted, although we usually just fired them as blanks just to hear the roar, feel the recoil and see the cloud of smoke that resulted. We were 12 or 13 at the time. No one can dream up more mischief than a boy at that age!

Things my kids couldn't do;
Hitchhike 100 miles to Edmonton Alberta on a Saturday(without telling our parents)
Buy a 1lb. tin of blackpowder from Uncle Bens Gunshop, no question asked.
Make a single shot pistol using 1/4 inch gaspipe and a pirated cap gun action,
so it could be cocked and fired (and concealed)
Fire it off in the back yard without someone calling in the police.
Imagine what would happen if a kid tried that today!