Over 50's club

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stilldreamingofawhitechristmas Dec 2023 1:11pm, 21 Dec 2023 1,329 posts	0 stilldreamingofawhitechristmas Saturday mornings were for fothering up the cattle and sheep from the age of 12. No TV for me!
Derby Tup Dec 2023 1:16pm, 21 Dec 2023 62,979 posts	0 Derby Tup I have a twin brother and a trip to the local hospital was mandatory for one of us most school holidays for some minor scrape, sprain or tumble while playing outside. One of my favourite memories of growing up was putting a fork through my foot while digging potatoes. I've still got the scar. It wasn't all Daktari and Camberwick Green
57.5 Days of Xmas Dec 2023 1:24pm, 21 Dec 2023 15,555 posts	0 57.5 Days of Xmas Hospital? The correct 70s response was "Tis but a scratch!". And maybe a rub from mum's hankie after she's spit on it.
Raptor Tat Tat Dec 2023 1:24pm, 21 Dec 2023 66,935 posts	0 Raptor Tat Tat eL Bee! also reckons he was also well known in his local A&E. My mum was a hospital nurse and a first aid instructor and enjoyed dealing with scrapes and sprains herself, though she was a lifelong fan of Getting The Doctor Out for minor infectious diseases.
Derby Tup Dec 2023 1:31pm, 21 Dec 2023 62,980 posts	0 Derby Tup My mum was quite canny at spotting proper illness or injury. Most issues could be dealt with either Savlon, or the threat of a thick ear
Nicholls595 Dec 2023 2:09pm, 21 Dec 2023 31,275 posts	0 Nicholls595 As a kid, any minor (or major) injury was treated with cotton wool soaked in hydrogen peroxide. It certainly stopped us making too much of a fuss.
Ness Dec 2023 2:15pm, 21 Dec 2023 37,264 posts	0 Ness My sister and I managed to go unscathed through our childhood, apart from two fairly major incidents. 1. My sister cut her foot open somehow playing on a neighbours seesaw! Not sure how she did it but that was fairly dramatic and quite bloody requiring a few stitches iirc. 2. We were playing out one evening and had both decided we wanted to play with my sister's roller skates. We'd decided to wear one each for some reason. I fell over hit the kerb and broke my hip. Mum told me I'd pulled a muscle and I'd be fine. So I walked on it for 4 days before she took me to the doctors to check if i might need a bit of physio. He sent us straight to A&E!
Derby Tup Dec 2023 2:19pm, 21 Dec 2023 62,984 posts	0 Derby Tup I split my head open crashing my new birthday scooter into next door's concrete garage. The threat of no jelly and blancmange later had me back out and playing again quickly
EvilPixie Dec 2023 2:25pm, 21 Dec 2023 49,957 posts	0 EvilPixie My cousin ran barefoot through a fire and burnt her foot so badly it’s always been a size smaller The she stood on a needle that went into the same burnt foot that had no senses in it!
Ness Dec 2023 2:28pm, 21 Dec 2023 37,265 posts	0 Ness Ouch! Nasty!