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To the OP, this a really nice thread. It conjures a lot of imagery and really gives you a good appreciation of Vancouver history. I find it really interesting to visualisizing so many kids in a school when I could remember only maybe 15students in our class one year in 87-88. I can remember somehow getting into Capitol 6 with my buddy to watching the original Predator, then coming home to watch Ron Hextall and his big stick against the Oil that year.

Random thoughts:

Kids nowadays living sedentary lifestyles really seems to be getting worse comparing it to when i was a kid.

Ive read recently that the UK is having the same problems. For instance, games like tag, british bulldog, climbing trees are being phased out as they are considered too dangerous and too much of a liability to recess supervisors and school officials. Skipping rope usage is also reported to being near its death bed as well. Its not looking good, my friends.

I remember playing British Bulldog was one of the scariest things to do as it got pretty violent a few times in grade three but the recess supervisor never stopped us from doing fun things. Looking back nobody really seriously got hurt badly. Bob, or "Bobator" the recess monitor was a pretty nice guy, maybe too nice..

Anyone remember Halloween in Vancouver when firecrackers were a bigger thing? I remember hearing about going near Ho-Hos in Chinatown to get them. It was a pretty good year not even being able to see more than 50feet because of all the smoke and having two garbage bags of candy, hehe.

I really enjoyed your stories on your child labour experience before times changed. Im going to have to read more of this later.