Now kids don't seem to go barefot aymore. What a waste of youth it
seems to me.
Anybody got any barefoot memories out there?
I still love to go barefoot--but I'm really too old for it!!
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rach
"cheer up, my brother, come live in the sunshine - we'll understand it all
by and by...
Chris Whiting <barefoo...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>I go barefoot a lot in the summer and always did. I love the way different
textures feel on bare feet like sand, stones, pavement and tiles in variety
stores.
My most comfortable way to drive is barefoot although I have been told its
illegal<.
I too, used to enjoy going barefoot but back in those days, no one had to worry
about stray hypodermic needles (I actually saw one at the beach). Sad....
Ang
To e-mail me, drop "urpants"
>My most comfortable way to drive is barefoot although I have been told its
>illegal.
I drive barefoot also. I can't feel the clutch with my heels on!
Lorrie
Nadine
Trying *desperately* for baby soft feet like I used to have................
rach <trist...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Some other fond memories...our yard was full of clover. I would get stung
by honeybees and bumblebees at least a couple of times a week. Bath time
was always fun, leaving green water from scrubbing the bottom of my feet.
We ran through mud, squishing it between our toes, and even through other
mudlike substances in the pasture...if you get my drift. We didn't run
through the latter on purpose, it just got in our way occasionally. :-)
Climbing trees was easier due to the extra grip afforded by bare feet and
nimble toes.
Tim
That's pretty wild, Rach! I, too, love to go barefoot whenever I get
the chance. Even when I was just a kid, I used to be able to RUN
without shoes and was completely comfortable with it!
Nowadays, though, I'm wearing shoes more and more because you just don't
what kinds of viruses are out there!!! Sorry, didn't mean to scare ya!
:)
As for driving barefoot, hey, who's gonna check if you're barefoot???!!
:)
-Naz
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Before you buy.
> Anybody got any barefoot memories out there?
I remember walking to and from the community
pool trying to see who could stay on the the
blacktop the longest (before hopping over to
the grass in pain).
Whenever I walked into the house the first
place I'd be sent was upstairs to the the
bathroom to wash my feet. I'd be sent up
a second time to clean the bathtub <g>.
I was one of those people who resisted
shoes all summer. I'd throw a pair on
to ride my bike but that was about it.
Climbing "the tree" out back of our house
and building tree forts were all done
sans shoes. There was also the annual
stepping on the bumblebee and getting
stung right of passage.
You could bet you'd never see me in shoes
on a Friday. We'd get up, eat breakfast
and quickly do any chores we might have.
Then it was off to the pool which opened
at 9:00am on Fridays. We'd spend the
entire day there, maybe running home around
1:00pm or so for a quick PBJ and a glass
of chocolate milk.
The pool wouldn't close until 12 midnight
so it was a full day. We'd play Marco Polo
during the day (when the pool was full)
and switch to Sharks-n-Minnow's after dark
when the families went home. Sharks-n-Minnows
was played in the deepest (and narrowest)
part of the pool where the diving area
was (imagine a pool shaped like a capital
'L' with all of the diving in the bottom
of the 'L'). You'd start off with one
shark in the pool and everyone else was a
minnow. The trick was to get from one side
of the pool to the other without getting
eaten (tagged) by a shark. If you made it
to the wall you were safe. If you were
tagged you became a shark also and started
hunting for minnows. The last minnow left
alive was the winner. Anyone else play
this game?
I can also never forget finally shopping
for a new pair of shoes for the upcoming
school year. My feet would feel so
restricted! The cool thing was kicking
off your shoes on the school bus just to
milk the last, waning days of summer for
of one of its greatest pleasures.
-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com
azure
Chris Whiting <barefoo...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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I remember walking to and from the community
pool trying to see who could stay on the the
blacktop the longest (before hopping over to
the grass in pain). >>
Hey Jeff,
I have this same memory......only sometimes we would throw our towel down in
front of us a bit and walk on that for a few feet and so, on until we made it
to the pool. Of course, the towel would be pretty grungy by that point, but I
don't remember using it much. We dried ourselves by lying on the pavement
which we cooled off somewhat with the bathing caps full of water that we took
from the pool. It was like lying in a warm puddle (sounds gross, I know, but
it felt really good). Then my best friend and I would just lie there and talk
about life, boys and music all afternoon. Those sure were great days!
I too loved going barefoot and still do. I still have the dirtiest feet in my
family at the end of a summer day!
Anne
8/62
Class of 1980
Nadine
Who should drive barefoot!! :-)
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Ironically, I picked up the habit of wearing shows outside when our family
started going to the beach. That sand was hot, and those shells were not so
comfortable...
Dixon
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committee gets crocked!"
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rach
"cheer up, my brother, come live in the sunshine - we'll understand it all
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WiNK <tcbel...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>My neighbor/best friend and I used to go barefooted in the 70's whenever it
>wasn't too cold. Occasionally we would try to amaze, impress, mystify,
>etc. others by racing each other down our long gravel driveway.
I remember my sister and I walking down our rocky driveway. All the while
chanting "Mind over matter" and praying subconciously (sp) that we wouldn't
step on a pointy rock.
Nadine
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Yeah, my husband says that too. He's still mad that a couple of years ago, I
was pulled over doing 70 in a 50 mph zone and didn't get a ticket. Well, I
don't think he would have wanted to PAY the ticket, but still mad I got off
with a warning. I was coming home from a part-time job I had at the time down
near Camb. which is about 40 mins from here. I was buzzing along the highway
which narrows at one point and has stop lights. Well, I was going kinda fast to
stop so I just sailed right through it. I figured that was safer then coming to
a screeching halt! : ) I glanced over and there was another car in back of me
to the right and I thought "oh, good....he went through too...whew!" Then that
car put his little blue lights and I almost died!!! So, anyway, he asks me "do
you know why I stopped you" and I said "because I went through that red light?"
He looked a little surprised and said, "well, yeah". "And do you know why you
went through that red light?" and I said "because I was speeding and couldn't
stop?" Again he said "yeah". Then he gave me a warning and told me to be more
careful. Every guy I tell that to gets so mad!!! lol!!
Sandy
2-60
Class of 78
Oh, I remember doing THAT!!! And the dog must have had a stomache problem that
day...YUCK!!!
I remember the washing the feet thing too. Even with sandals on, my feet got
filthy!! I remember one time I was staying up at my friends house in Arlington
with my other friend too, and our feet were black! We were dicussing whether
to take shower or just wash out feet off. I said (warning: this may only be
funny to people from this area) I'm not going to take a shower....I'll just
wash the major mud off...LOL!!!!! Get it?? Major Mudd??? After it came out of
my mouth, I just laughed like a fool!! : )
You're absolutely right about that, Rach! :)
I've done THAT many times and I've gotten away with murder! LOL.
I've gotten away with getting a ticket in Pennsylvania *twice* before by
calling the policeman "officer" and "sir" all the time, and sounding as
"educated and civilized" as possible. Works everytime! But in the back
of my head I really wanted to say, "look MF, why the f*ck are you
stopping me for, HUH???!" :-)
On Mon, 30 Oct 2000 18:38:07 -0600 (CST), barefoo...@webtv.net
(Chris Whiting) walked right in,sat right down, and screamed in a very
nice way:
>Remember how all kids went barefoot back in the seventies? A lot of boy
>I grew up with shed their shoes at school's end and took pride in not
>putting them back on till school started. In the early seventies, too,
>there were hardlyany restrictions--a kid could go barefoot where-ever he
>liked.
>
>Now kids don't seem to go barefot aymore. What a waste of youth it
>seems to me.
>
>Anybody got any barefoot memories out there?
>
>I still love to go barefoot--but I'm really too old for it!!
>
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Somehow a kilt pin had been left behind in the yard, right below our picnic
table. Jumped on that...it got stuck in the bone of my foot. Don't
remember that story too much, just have heard the stories.
The other one...oh yeah, I remember. We were in my neighbour's yard,
practicing for one of our summer 'shows' -- we used to perform for the
neighbourhood kids in the summer. We had makeup on (I distinctly recall
having various lip prints on my arm...not sure why). I was running through
the yard and I found the old pork chop bone that their dog must have been
chewing on.
Yeah, found it the hard way. The thing had been chewed to a fine point
which drove into the bottom of my foot, toward the side...it was curved
enough that the point poked out of my foot. I remember hopping on the other
foot, trying to shake the stupid bone out.
No stitches required, but I was off my foot for a few days and I had to get
a tetanus shot. Thankfully, no one at the emergency room questioned the
makeup <G>.
Erin ">
Hey, I didn't get the ticket, did I??? : )
I'm happy to inform that it's NOT illegal (in any state).
This is just another urban myth.
For verification, checkout:
http://www.urbanlegends.com/legal/driving.barefoot/driving_barefoot.html
-- Mike
If you guys liked to go barefoot, why don't your kids like to? It has
been ruined for my generation--hardly anybody goes barefoot anymore--at
least out of home--and there are the lousy signs everywhere.
Why didn't you guys fight for us kids' right to go barefoot?
Barefoot Rob
the barefoot boy
Essays on my love of being barefooted:
http://community.webtv.net/barefootrob/RobLovesGoing
My youngest will be two this December. She's all girl, which means she LOVES
shoes! She wants to wear every pair of shoes in the house, no matter how big
or small. :-)
Tim