In My Days ..........

This came about during a conversation with people of around my age. We live in a semi rural area and have access to many woods, streams cliff faces and good walking areas. When i was a youngster (a while ago i might add) as a group (probably referred to as a gang nowadays) we would wander off on a non school day to the local woods. We would leave the house early, armed with nothing more that a bottle of 'pop' or water and sometimes sandwiches. We would return when we we hungry or tired - normally late afternoon / early evening. Parents were never concerned, well apart from the various cuts and bruises we had acquired during the day - all limbs still intact ?, been in bother?, anyone else in the group hurt ? - answer yes/no & no and the next question would be 'would you like some T / Supper ?' and of course you did. Its not that our parents were not concerned about us and our well being - it is just that was the norm in our area. We played collectively as a group and this could include females as well !!! shock horror.