It could apply to other things like driving, sexuality, financial management etc.
I was bought my first knife at seven. This is actually pretty impressive as my father was not the practical type (he owned a rusty hammer, two rusty saws and a box of what once were nails). It did unfortunately mean I didn't get the prep talk. Luckily that's where cub scouts stepped in. I wonder if they still teach knife handling? I hope so.After school yesterday my five year old told me he wanted to make a first aid kit. So I found an old mint tin and some wipes and a few plasters. He was pretty chuffed (he is only five remember) and went on to make a bit of card to stick on it with a green cross Later that evening I hurt a finger (not knife related) and there he was pulling tin from pocket ready to apply his first plaster. I like the idea of introducing first aid before his first knife Neil
I'm trying to figure out why my boys didn't get Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone in school. All I can figure is they were intimidated by the politically correct PETA people not wanting kids to wear coon skin hats.
Even things as important as WW2 are barely covered, if at all these days
Maybe we should return to the two boy's and there Sak's theme, before this get's too political.
Quote from: micky d on June 25, 2008, 07:07:40 PMMaybe we should return to the two boy's and there Sak's theme, before this get's too political.If you like. But, just above you state: "Even things as important as WW2 are barely covered, if at all these days"Don't you find it strange that the most important world-historical event of the last Century is "barely covered these days"? Don't you ever wonder why that is?.
I've seen that beautiful old bird quite a few times myself
Quote from: ringzero on June 25, 2008, 07:21:58 PMQuote from: micky d on June 25, 2008, 07:07:40 PMMaybe we should return to the two boy's and there Sak's theme, before this get's too political.If you like. But, just above you state: "Even things as important as WW2 are barely covered, if at all these days"Don't you find it strange that the most important world-historical event of the last Century is "barely covered these days"? Don't you ever wonder why that is?.I don't wonder, I fairly bloody certain I know the answer , but at the same time, I have to steer this forum away from politics in fear of offending members
Quote from: micky d on June 25, 2008, 07:12:27 PMI've seen that beautiful old bird quite a few times myself Ditto, though its the first time we've been waved to from the cockpit I'm sure my hearing hasn't been the same since either!I remember many years ago being in Lincoln watching the same plane flying alongside a new BA jumbo that they'd just bought, also called the City of Lincoln. They were circling the city together and it was quite spectacular. I couldn't help but imagine their respective pilots trying to keep one as slow as possible without it falling out the sky, whilst the other was pushing it to the max to keep up Back on topic. I've also bought "The Dangerous Book for Boys". The look on the face of my eldest when I told him what it was called was worth every penny Neil
What's the book about then