I was born in January 1956. I remember some of those things. We even had a hand power push mower! Computers were mainframes and most often leased, instead of purchased. Nobody to bring up charges of child endangerment, if the kid fell out of a tree, or had an accident at a playground.

Now we have a Nanny and Police State that took away those precious freedoms that children had growing up. In this sense, I miss those good old days!