Chuck Grimes wrote:
>
> > So is this kind of freedom, unimaginable today? I ask also because in my
> delivery days on the road, I rarely saw any kids loose on the streets.
> The few I did see were immigrant kids, whose parents were running family
> stores nearby or so I guessed.
>
I guess Chuck describes how we handled our kids: when they could cross a street by themselves, we stopped keeping close tabs on them. I think my brother & I also wandered from that age, though we lived on a farm.
Carrol