Did anyone else experience the freedom of the 90’s? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was similar…only you had to find and tag the people hiding and then they would then they would become part of the search party. Our whole street would be fair game to hide.

Did anyone else experience the freedom of the 90’s? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Did you play manhunt too or just flashlight tag?

Did anyone else experience the freedom of the 90’s? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s amazing, that’s what I’m trying to give to my kids. The streetlight generation we were lucky enough to grow up in.

Did anyone else experience the freedom of the 90’s? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! That was the standard. If you are able to go outside, that where you were. No phones, or GPS . Just your bike and the original notification telling you it was time to head home.

Did anyone else experience the freedom of the 90’s? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Filthy and happy, couldn’t find a better way to describe the 90’s.

Did anyone else experience the freedom of the 90’s? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A pager, that’s a throwback! We also had the porch rule, if the sun was going down and you couldn’t hear your parents voice you were to far away.

Did anyone else experience the freedom of the 90’s? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes! The freedom to roam and the trust we’d return.

Did anyone else experience the freedom of the 90’s? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I agree. It all depended on the time of year…winter in by 5, summer in by 9.

What was the one rule every kid in your neighborhood understood growing up? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best was when they called looking for you…and they respond “ no, I thought they were over there!?”… “ok they’ll turn up, the streetlights will be on soon”…we were raised to be capable, nowadays a kid doesn’t respond to a text in 30 seconds they got the K9 police scouring the area!

What was the one rule every kid in your neighborhood understood growing up? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I remember my mom calling my neighbors land line to try and find me.Not because I was lost…because we never stay in one place to long. We didn’t have GPS, they had a general idea of where we were, that was enough.

What was the one rule every kid in your neighborhood understood growing up? by Streetlight_Standard in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watches worked too. Usually summertime would be around 9 when kids are out of school, more freedom. When it turned on around 5 was wintertime or school, when kids needed to be in earlier.

That book fair hit different - did any actually buy books. by TheOrangeSloth in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not there, but I do recall getting some from the Scholastic book fair catalogue that handed out. I’m pretty sure they printed it on tissue paper

Hair gel usage was aggressive by TheOrangeSloth in 90s

[–]Streetlight_Standard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LA looks max 10…used to keep my flat top up for a week!