Childhood Toys

My last post got me to thinking about toys and things I played with as a kid. I'd say I was pretty rough on most of my toys as a youngster. My favorite toys usually ended up being things like Hot Wheels and Tonka trucks. I've even gone so far as to search Ebay for toys that I used to play with as a kid and purchase them for my son. He has no appreciation for them and doesn't even play with them but I don't mind. I still like to look at them.

I purchased a teal colored dump truck that isn't perfect but it is as close to perfect as a truck can be that is in original condition made in roughly 1965 or so. The only thing I thin kit's missing is a mirror and the shovel that hooked onto the side. I've also found some really neat steel trucks that have been restored or redone that I didn't have as a kid but I just liked it so I got it. I do'nt think it's worth it but perhaps one of these days I may search Ebay for vintage Hot Wheels and see what I find.

The vast majority of my toys didn't make it through my adolescent years. My mom still has a few toys left. Most of the pieces have been lost but there is still a Holiday Inn play set that still exists. An old Fire Truck that actually pumped water. I still have my old Hot Wheel cars that managed to survive. Including one I purchased in Europe.

I don't think kids today appreciate what we played with as kids. Today it's all electronics and TV. I'm grateful my son plays characters. At least he has a good imagination. I just get tired of Harrison Ford characters. :)

That's about it for tonight. I hope each of you made it through another day in comfort.