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Whydoyouhatefreedom t1_j6oprra wrote

God damn what fucking shit hole nanny state this place is becoming. I remember being 10 years old and riding my bike to the center of town to get cookies from the bakery and baseball cards next door.

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GadgetKen t1_j6orec0 wrote

In my case, we lived in West Hartford on the Bloomfield border, and I rode my bike to Bishop's Corner or West Hartford center. Pharmacy newsstands and candy aisles, radio shack, toy stores, Lafayette, book stores, children's museum, town parks, libraries. That was decades ago, and things have changed, but I find this story sort of bizarre.

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AvogadrosMoleSauce t1_j6pfbie wrote

Heck, growing up in Berlin I was just in trouble if I wasn’t back before dinner without notice. I’m not sure my parents knew where I was on most days, although they probably could have found out with a few phone calls.

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