HAVE YOU GOT THE BUG? THIS'LL 'FLOOR' YOU...

One of the good things about being a kid is the way you

can sprawl over the floor, reading your comics or playing with

your toys.  When friends or relatives dropped in, the livingroom

chairs were occupied so there was no option but to plonk your-

self on a spot on the carpet and amuse yourself the best way you

could.  I remember playing with my red MATCHBOX VOLKS-

WAGEN FLYING BUG (with a little german-helmeted driver
at the wheel, and a germanic flag on the bonnet), scudding it
over the floor then retrieving it from under the card table.
(A table for playing cards, not one made of card.)

I also recall lying on the floor reading early'70s issues of

The MIGHTY WORLD Of MARVEL and SPIDER-MAN

COMICS WEEKLY while visiting relatives chatted away with

my parents.  It was cooler on the floor as the air which slid under

the door had a refreshing quality to it, and kept you from overheat-

ing when the electric fire was on.  One of the many things I regret

about being a 'grown-up' (allegedly) is that society expects adults

to behave with 'propriety', and lying on the carpet is seemingly

not regarded as acceptable behaviour for anyone over

the age of 14 or 15. 

Which is perhaps just as well because, easy as it may be to

park yourself on the axminster, once you reach a certain age,

it's a helluva lot harder to pick yourself up again.  Who was it

said that old age doesn't come alone?  Whoever it was, dang

me if they weren't 100% correct.

Hands up all those who'd rather be a kid again.

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