We had em too. They'd bottom out on the concrete driveway and you'd go skidding. Bouncing and sliding down the driveway with a set of clackers in one hand and a lawn dart in the other, jump on the stingray and do a wheelie down the skreet with a mouthful of penny candy and a wrist rocket in the back pocket. southwest Florida 1966.
We had em too. They'd bottom out on the concrete driveway and you'd go skidding. Bouncing and sliding down the driveway with a set of clackers in one hand and a lawn dart in the other, jump on the stingray and do a wheelie down the skreet with a mouthful of penny candy and a wrist rocket in the back pocket. southwest Florida 1966.
ReplyDeleteAlas, I never got past the pogo stick stage.
ReplyDeleteWe had'em too, but they were slightly different - ours had a plastic toe cap and they were called Moon Boots. Yes, they were ankle busters.
ReplyDeleteI wanted them - alas, my parents thought otherwise
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