Rollo1 started a new discussion called Is it becoming too dangerous to sell lemonade? in people.
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When I was a kid, setting up a lemonade stand was a typical way for kids to cool off and make a few pennies while learning about being industrious and working for what you want. But nowadays, is it safe?If I were Dominique Morefield's mother I wouldn't be very happy that she risked her life chasing down a thief, but I would be very proud of her courage. Dominique is the 12 year old girl ...

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Choosing just one episode would be a terrible task. Lucy and the entire cast were so brilliant, it was one of the most engaging, humorous and memorable series on television. Lucy still plays daily around the world, some 50 years later. I agree that Vitametavegamin and the candy factory shows were great. Why not the one where Lucy thinks that no one likes her any more because they forgot her ...

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I think they would have to call them "Martian tectonic plate shifts". However, I don't know if Mars has any tectonic plates or if Mars expands as does the Earth.

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That system always worked well for me too, until I had kids. There is always something kids need change for: vending machines, ice cream trucks, the school store. Maybe I will try it again when they grow up and leave home and I find new hiding places for the change I am saving.

Rollo1 responded to a discussion called Coke or Pepsi? Cake or Pie? Candy or Ice Cream? Milk or Orange Juice? in pepsi.
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Pepsi is better than Coke, but Diet Coke is better than Diet Pepsi - Diet Pepsi tastes like hair spray. I love cake with coffee, but sometimes a lemon pie is refreshing, very hard to choose... I think I will go with pie because of the wide variety in the types and flavors of pie. You can have chocolate cream pie, blueberry pie or pumpkin pie, all delicious and so different. Pizza is pie too...

Rollo1 commented in a discussion called Is it becoming too dangerous to sell lemonade? in people.
1 month ago
I read it on the Fox News website. I hadn't really thought about it before, the possibility that someone would rob a bunch of little kids. The guy who did it was 18 years old. I find it scary that she actually chased him, because who knows what he might have done if he'd looked behind him to see her?

Rollo1 commented in a discussion called Is it becoming too dangerous to sell lemonade? in people.
1 month ago
We always did it as kids, and we stood at the end of our street which intersected with a busier street. I have seen lemonade stands round and about town, but I never realized before how vulnerable these kids are to anyone driving or walking by. I don't think I would let my kids do it either, not these days.

Rollo1 commented in a discussion called Is it becoming too dangerous to sell lemonade? in people.
1 month ago
I used to think I was the only one who felt unsafe with the kids out in the front yard. They aren't as young as yours anymore but I still keep close tabs on them when they are outside. I definitely think an adult should supervise if the kids have a lemonade stand or are going to be in a vulnerable position while playing. Thanks for responding.

Rollo1 commented in a discussion called Is it becoming too dangerous to sell lemonade? in people.
1 month ago
I think it's crazy to require a food license for a lemonade stand but it's a way for the town or city to make a buck off of it. I found it hard to believe that someone would do that too, but it makes you think twice before you let your kids out of your sight. Thanks for the response.

Rollo1 commented in a discussion called Is it becoming too dangerous to sell lemonade? in people.
1 month ago
Wow, the kids must have been terrified! That's the problem, even in places we used to think of as safe and quiet, still have these things going on. I guess it's that element of unknown dangers that is the most frightening. I do worry about what kind of society it is and I don't think any parent ever stops worrying when these kinds of stories surface in the news.