At my house there was only one channel on the TV, CBS, and the never had any of the good shows. I was so excited when the local channel switched to ABC programming so I could watch "The Six Million Dollar Man", then he went and battled Bigfoot, the show went to heck and all we had to watch was Happy Days. It was almost a mile to my friend's house, so everyday it was out on the bike, or if it was a good day, we would saddle up the horses and take off. Gone all day, just fishing and playing in the woods. the closest I ever came to getting hurt was being kicked by a horse.
Those were really good times....