re: #254 KGxvi

Maybe it’s because I grew up at the tail end of GenX when most safety precautions were still more suggestions than requirements, but I do sometimes feel bad for kids these days…

Some fond and not so fond memories as a kid:

Seat belts being option, especially on long car rides. No helmets when riding bikes. Riding in the bed of a pick up truck. My orthodontist/dentist/doctor not wearing gloves and just washing hands between patients. Not wearing life jackets on boats.

I had a more pro-active family as a tail-end Baby Boomer.

Seat belts mandatory. Bike helmets pretty much weren’t available though. My uncle was the only person in the family who owned a pick-up truck and no one was allowed to ride in the back even a short distance. Doctors not wearing gloves seemed to be the standard of care at the time, not so much that doctors were ignoring safety precautions.