Jaws post got me thinking back...I was 10 or 11 years old..and announced to parents that I was riding to Jodrell Bank ...to see the radio telescope and have a sit in the planetarium....my bike was a Raleigh Europa 10 speed...upgraded with long mud guards,front and rear lights,saddle bag and drinks bottle attached to handlebars. Jodrell bank was 20 odd miles away I think...I didn't even know where it was..had a quick study of an atlas if I remember..
Anyway,I digress..did my parents try to stop me,confiscate my bike or lock me indoors????
No...all that I remember is my dad saying get a postcard to prove that you have been!!!!
Fast forward 30 odd years and I wouldn't even let my daughter out of the grove where we live let alone on the public highway on a push bike...
Anyway,I digress..did my parents try to stop me,confiscate my bike or lock me indoors????
No...all that I remember is my dad saying get a postcard to prove that you have been!!!!
Fast forward 30 odd years and I wouldn't even let my daughter out of the grove where we live let alone on the public highway on a push bike...