(February 9, 2019 at 11:54 am)Yonadav Wrote:(February 9, 2019 at 7:27 am)onlinebiker Wrote: I can' t imagine kids these days enjoying a power outage.
It' s not like they ever go outside...
I'm creeped out by today's kids. There's something wrong with kids that don't want to go outside. Admittedly, I grew up on a 160 acre farm so I my playground was larger than that of most children. But when we visited my cousins who lived in a small town, it was also all about being outside. Kids were roaming the sidewalks of the small town and playing in the nearby woods. Mothers didn't want their children in the house. If you tried to hang out in the house all day, you were likely to get kicked out.
You can't really put all the responsibility on 'today's kids'. Parents don't let their kids be free range any more due to the fear of things like stranger danger. And many areas aren't set up for kids to play outside. The neighborhoods in many suburbs are set up with postage stamp sized yards surrounded by tall privacy fences...not exactly conducive to running from yard to yard to play with friends. As a kid we rode bikes, roller and ice skated, went sledding, played pick up baseball or games of 500, played or fished in the creek...we were outside as much as possible with the street light rule for returning home.
My kids played outside but my grandkids (two of them at least) live in areas where there isn't anywhere to play outside other than the middle of the street. The other two live in the country are more likely to be outside. Parents also seem to prefer activities they pay for...sports, dance, cheerleading...not make it up as you go along freeform fun for kids.
As for power outages (the OP), they are few and far between here and don't last long when they occur.
I'm your huckleberry.
