Yes they did and GenX is still alive!👇

And drive hundreds of miles to and from college 🤣

I drove from Boston to South Bend Indiana for breaks and new terms. We never took planes. 17 hours straight through!

“Be back when the street lamps turn on.” That was our rule.

Do you remember the local nightly news break? "It's 10 pm, do you know where your children are?"

Yup 🤣😂

So grateful to be!

My dad used to whistle - once you heard it you ran home

Yes and we used to go back out AFTER dark and play till bedtime too.

I usually rode my bike all around town, but hell yes we did! I just needed to be home before my dad got home from work a little after 5 ...

Most of us, anyway.