Aug 28, 2023·edited Aug 28, 2023Liked by Luigi Cappel
Had to read this, of course, after you mentioned it on my page ;-) And it brought back another memory I had forgotten: the voice of that Dutch TV personality! - and, in general, how people spoke in those years. It was all much more formal back then; the way people spoke, dressed, addressed others. Things sure do change at quite a fast pace. But boys... will always be boys ;-)
Kia ora Luigi, long time I’m behind in your stories! Loved this, especially enjoyed the accompanying pics. This reminds me of the boys I met along the banks of the Wairoa who loved to make “Molotov” bombs - they also thought they were not stupid!! I think it’s only as adults we look back and feel and see the risks so much plainer. Cool stories, wrapped up in / around hard and painful history.
Kia ora Nadine. Hari tau hou. I never made Molotov's, didn't have anywhere safe enough to do it, and definitely wouldn't have done it in that environment, but if we had a 'safe' environment, I'm sure one of my mates would have suggested it, and we didn't back down from suggestions as Kiwi teenagers, even if we knew they were stupid! A mate and I did blow up a letter box with fireworks and clay, but it took many goes. There's a story in that one too lol.
I've played in bunkers in New Zealand. which were there to protect our country but very different to have bunkers that were built by slave labour to protect a country against defenders. We didn't know that as kids, which is interesting too, given several of the books we read in class at school in Holland were about the war, Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. So its good IMHO that they ae being restored and opened up once a year so that people can go and appreciate the stories.
Had to read this, of course, after you mentioned it on my page ;-) And it brought back another memory I had forgotten: the voice of that Dutch TV personality! - and, in general, how people spoke in those years. It was all much more formal back then; the way people spoke, dressed, addressed others. Things sure do change at quite a fast pace. But boys... will always be boys ;-)
Kia ora Luigi, long time I’m behind in your stories! Loved this, especially enjoyed the accompanying pics. This reminds me of the boys I met along the banks of the Wairoa who loved to make “Molotov” bombs - they also thought they were not stupid!! I think it’s only as adults we look back and feel and see the risks so much plainer. Cool stories, wrapped up in / around hard and painful history.
Kia ora Nadine. Hari tau hou. I never made Molotov's, didn't have anywhere safe enough to do it, and definitely wouldn't have done it in that environment, but if we had a 'safe' environment, I'm sure one of my mates would have suggested it, and we didn't back down from suggestions as Kiwi teenagers, even if we knew they were stupid! A mate and I did blow up a letter box with fireworks and clay, but it took many goes. There's a story in that one too lol.
I've played in bunkers in New Zealand. which were there to protect our country but very different to have bunkers that were built by slave labour to protect a country against defenders. We didn't know that as kids, which is interesting too, given several of the books we read in class at school in Holland were about the war, Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. So its good IMHO that they ae being restored and opened up once a year so that people can go and appreciate the stories.
Hard to not do, what you you want to, and to hell with the consequences. It's a man thing..