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When I was about sixteen I bought my first car a '37 Ford. I thought I was hot stuff as about the town I roared! It had straight pipes and a radio from which the music blared, But for some reason my feckless youth the cops never shared! Nowadays, kids with their noisy heaps drive me up the wall! Their vexatious boom boxes and roaring pipes I can't tolerate at all! They pull up beside me, flex their middle finger and with a silly grin, Roar away leaving me in a cloud of dust much to my chagrin! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired Entry for Sara Hendrick's "Two Lenses" Contest

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Date: 3/5/2016 4:52:00 AM
Well done Bob H., congratulations
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Date: 2/29/2016 8:36:00 AM
Thank you for participating in my contest “Two Lenses”..It was an honor to read your entry..Sara..You could still take them on any day..
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Robert L. Hinshaw
Date: 2/29/2016 2:18:00 PM
Thanks Sara for considering my entry worthy of a win. Bob
Date: 2/28/2016 7:37:00 AM
Great write, Robert. Hugs, Bobby
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Date: 2/27/2016 4:51:00 PM
Congratulations on your win! Enjoyed reading this.
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Date: 2/23/2016 3:19:00 PM
Ah... Yes... Times do change. Definitely a good one!
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Date: 2/22/2016 4:50:00 PM
Crikey Bob ... you had me nostalgically grinning here. These days I abuse a singing cricket outside the bedroom window - loved this - Lindsay
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Date: 2/21/2016 1:52:00 PM
This was so cute....couldn't help but laugh aloud...how time does change one's perspective!!!
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Date: 2/17/2016 10:16:00 PM
Hi Robert: Great poem! And to think you were one of those kids once (ha ha)
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Date: 2/17/2016 9:10:00 PM
You and me both. Can't stand much of our contemporary youth, much less their bomboxes at all hours of the day and night. What ever happened to quiet streets? / M
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Date: 2/17/2016 2:14:00 PM
hello Bob, well done, ha I kind of chuckled towards the end... enjoyed. LINDA
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