snatchslayer Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Can't believe I found my old Tonka in the woodshed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, xcr700 said: Can't believe I found my old Tonka in the woodshed Good ole tetanus Tonka trucks! Kids nowadays don't know how good we had it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said: Good ole tetanus Tonka trucks! Kids nowadays don't know how good we had it! Yup. The toys we grew up with made us into men. Cuts ,stitches ,concussion, broken bones ...and that's just from playing with a proper metal Tonka. Not some bubble wrapped plastic pos they have nowadays 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 1 minute ago, xcr700 said: Yup. The toys we grew up with made us into men. Cuts ,stitches ,concussion, broken bones ...and that's just from playing with a proper metal Tonka. Not some bubble wrapped plastic pos they have nowadays That was on a Sunday, and we still had to get up at 1/4 of 5:00 to catch the bus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Yup, you could fuck a kid up in the sand box with one of those babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 24 minutes ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said: That was on a Sunday, and we still had to get up at 1/4 of 5:00 to catch the bus! Oh crap . I forgot about catching the bus lol. That was some early ass shit. But we lived in a real small town so we didn't spend a lot of time driving around. When we got older we were able to take our bikes. I remember in 79 i made it to the local paper cause I was riding my banana seat bike in April. Fuckin hardcore lol 12 minutes ago, Cold War said: Yup, you could fuck a kid up in the sand box with one of those babies. Indeed lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sael Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I saw a TV feature last night about "free-range parenting ", letting your kids play with no supervision. Jeeze.....That's how we were all brought up way back when, you bruised yourself, you learned, you cut yourself you learned, you burnt the hillside behind your house you got your ass whacked. Free-range parenting.......please. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 1 hour ago, xcr700 said: Can't believe I found my old Tonka in the woodshed You should sue the company that made that. What a safety hazard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sael said: I saw a TV feature last night about "free-range parenting ", letting your kids play with no supervision. Jeeze.....That's how we were all brought up way back when, you bruised yourself, you learned, you cut yourself you learned, you burnt the hillside behind your house you got your ass whacked. Free-range parenting.......please. Free range parenting is a thing ? Wtf wow have times changed . We went outside for hours, all over the place . In the bush,up trees ,on the garage roof for our military look outs lol. Never mind shooting each other with air rifles with hamster food . Sure got hurt a lot back then. Also healed a lot and went out later . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: You should sue the company that made that. What a safety hazard. There would be quite the list of people to sue if I were to remember all the unsafe toys we had lol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted April 17, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 17, 2018 Free Range Parenting....WTF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, xcr700 said: Free range parenting is a thing ? Wtf wow have times changed . We went outside for hours, all over the place . In the bush,up trees ,on the garage roof for our military look outs lol. Never mind shooting each other with air rifles with hamster food . Sure got hurt a lot back then. Also healed a lot and went out later . the snowflakes parents think freerange parents are terrible and are neglecting/abusing their kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Angry ginger said: the snowflakes parents think freerange parents are terrible and are neglecting/abusing their kids. Sounds like they need to be smoked with a hot wheels track 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidude600 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Sael said: I saw a TV feature last night about "free-range parenting ", letting your kids play with no supervision. Jeeze.....That's how we were all brought up way back when, you bruised yourself, you learned, you cut yourself you learned, you burnt the hillside behind your house you got your ass whacked. Free-range parenting.......please. Yup. Leave to these idiots nowadays to label something that was normal for us growing up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidude600 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, xcr700 said: There would be quite the list of people to sue if I were to remember all the unsafe toys we had lol . Jarts......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 3 hours ago, xcr700 said: Can't believe I found my old Tonka in the woodshed There was a time these were highly sought after items, and still could be, but judging by the prices and the amount of them, that could have changed? Your's is rough, obviously, so not likely worth what it is to you sentimentally. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/metal-tonka-dump-truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, irv said: There was a time these were highly sought after items, and still could be, but judging by the prices and the amount of them, that could have changed? Your's is rough, obviously, so not likely worth what it is to you sentimentally. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/metal-tonka-dump-truck It's rough all right. I think I kneed the box right over the cab. It's a tad bent lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Just now, xcr700 said: It's rough all right. I think I kneed the box right over the cab. It's a tad bent lol I have an old scraper, and a bottom dump 2 piece dump truck in decent condition. Prices are all over the place but I have no plans on selling them yet anyways. My Dad had an eye/forsight keeping things, like a bunch of 52 Topps baseball cards he gave me. I'm pretty thankful for that. https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-TONKA-EARTH-MOVER-SCRAPER-STEEL-1960s-1970s-RARE-/183175393410 https://www.ebay.ca/itm/TONKA-1960S-DOUBLE-BOTTOM-DUMP-TRAILER-TURBO-TRUCK-RARE-WORKS/142737761014?hash=item213bd562f6:g:OmsAAOSwQcJaRSc8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, irv said: I have an old scraper, and a bottom dump 2 piece dump truck in decent condition. Prices are all over the place but I have no plans on selling them yet anyways. My Dad had an eye/forsight keeping things, like a bunch of 52 Topps baseball cards he gave me. I'm pretty thankful for that. https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-TONKA-EARTH-MOVER-SCRAPER-STEEL-1960s-1970s-RARE-/183175393410 https://www.ebay.ca/itm/TONKA-1960S-DOUBLE-BOTTOM-DUMP-TRAILER-TURBO-TRUCK-RARE-WORKS/142737761014?hash=item213bd562f6:g:OmsAAOSwQcJaRSc8 That's gotta be worth a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, xcr700 said: It's rough all right. I think I kneed the box right over the cab. It's a tad bent lol Was that yours as a kid? I had one too. If it was, I’d have a hard time not blasting it and repainting it for a quick little hobby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 minute ago, xcr700 said: That's gotta be worth a bit Some of them are, especially the high numbered/short printed ones like May, Mantle, Robinson and my Nuxhall cards. My Mantle, unfortunately, has front paper loss/damage and is maybe only worth a few grand. It's the worst card out of the lot my Father gave but it is highly sought after so I am not complaining. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Was that yours as a kid? I had one too. If it was, I’d have a hard time not blasting it and repainting it for a quick little hobby. Yeah. I had it when we still lived In Sudbury. I was going to refinish it last year,but couldn't find it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, irv said: Some of them are, especially the high numbered/short printed ones like May, Mantle, Robinson and my Nuxhall cards. My Mantle, unfortunately, has front paper loss/damage and is maybe only worth a few grand. It's the worst card out of the lot my Father gave but it is highly sought after so I am not complaining. That's awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 minute ago, xcr700 said: That's awesome Thanks. I still collect them occasionally and have added to what my Father gave me but it's highly unlikely I'll ever finish the set. I'd like to as a way of thanking my Father and to carry on what he couldn't finish as a child, but unfortunately, that isn't likely going to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, irv said: Thanks. I still collect them occasionally and have added to what my Father gave me but it's highly unlikely I'll ever finish the set. I'd like to as a way of thanking my Father and to carry on what he couldn't finish as a child, but unfortunately, that isn't likely going to happen. I'm sure hed appreciate you just making the effort . I know guys who cashed in coin and stamp collections their dad's started for them...the fact you're still givin er is pretty special to him im sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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