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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

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In Australia we used to build carts called ‘billy carts’. I have no idea where the name came from but they were very basic ad-hoc construction with no brakes and were steered by the feet or with rope attached to the front axle. They usually had old pram wheels or ball bearing wheels. They were downright dangerous but we had so much fun on them. The pram wheels weren’t as fast but they corned better or should I say they just conered at all. The bearing wheels were fast but useless in corners. Grazed knees and legs covered in thorns were often the result at the end of the day if some poor gardeners pride and joy was the resting place of a spectacular downhill run. How no-one ever got killed I’ll never know.
The Billy was an old metal (usually) flour tin. Cut and made into a cart. The tin became the seat! Yeah, they were a lot of fun, pity the Roses didn't like them (or you) too much! :D