Thanks Dave. I love you just for bothering to read my long rant. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" /> I assume most people don't. Can't blame them.... Most people don't open a thread to read a book. I just got in "another" ramble mode. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
I am sure many of us could share stories. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I too was HUGE into being in the woods and climbing trees. My favorite thing for years. And like you would spend most of my daily hours out in the woods and trees. I never fell out of a tree either. Scrapes and cuts are just part of climbing. No big deal.

Most all, but not entirely all of the woods I grew up playing in are built into houses now. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

I loved playing in new construction as well. House framing was fun to play in and climb. My dad was fine with me playing in the woods and never cared once to my knowledge about me climbing trees and never seemed concerned that I would fall. But, I do remember him telling me not to play around the new construction sites. We did anyway and I stepped on a big framing nail that went through my shoe and deep into my foot. I was probably about 6-7.... apparently not smart enough to watch for nails (?????). I knew I had to tell him and I knew I would get in trouble..... But, I didn't know I was going to have to get a tetnus shot. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> I might have not told. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

My nephew is a nice kid, but worthless. He is a class clown type personality. I was never that way and just don't have much appreciation for that level and type of silliness. He is always "trying" to be silly and get attention. He gets very annoying. I acknowledge that we all have our own silly quircks of some types. But... whatever.

Anyway, I have NEVER seen him lift a Freakin' finger to help out ANYWHERE. His neice is a nice kid too, but not much better at helping out. This has to be parenting right?

My big thing with my buddies was building treehouse/forts. I don't have any idea how many acres of woods we had to run around in when I was a kid. But, our main stomping area must have been about 3/4 mile square or so. We must have built 15 different forts/treehouses over the years. I would guess I started running around in those woods (without parental supervision) when I was in 1st or 2nd grade up till about 6th grade or so. By about 7th grade sports started to take over my time.

Anyway, thanks for the well wishes Dave. I will stop myself from rambling again.

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