re: A quick trip back to childhood in 1977

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I used to build ramps all the time in my front yard. My father would look at them and laugh. We had ramps everywhere in my neighborhood. Nobody ever thought about it,

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The ramp in the tweet is a modern marvel compared to what we used.

Cinder blocks
Discarded pieces of plywood
Metal barrel lids
Junk tires

Someone’s dad even let us have the metal slide from a dilapidated swing set. Whatever we could find.