When we were kids, we couldn’t wait for summer break. Longer than Christmas break, it was the time of the year when you would spend your days outdoors, sleeping in late, and staying up even later. The only problems we ever encountered were when boredom struck.
13-year-old Iowan, Luke Thill, found himself in this exact scenario and because he wanted to find a way out, he did what modern-day kids do and searched the internet. His internet search proved to be the answer to all his problems.
He proceeded to take on a mind-blowing project that not many adults, let alone kids, could complete. Read on to find out how this nifty kid spent his time and what eventually came out of his project.
We robbed a construction site as kids and wound up assembling a “fort” out in the woods that eventually rose to 2 stories! Awful rickety, but a helluva hangout!!
The general contractor found our fort and made us tear it down. Lucky he didn’t kill us. I would have, or the fort woulda.
Jeez we were stupid.
No, you were brilliant and adventuresome; exploratory and innovative. My own “fort” was one of the grandest things in my life. A near impenetrable fortress against the cruel and imposing world. Well, impenetrable, at least until dad got home – grin. Blankets and furniture have so many uses beyond their normal functions.
I do hope kids continue to salvage stuff to build forts, and to bend rules, to take risks, to satisfy so much inside them that is curious, suspicious, and also a little naughty. Save the kids!!
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Mine was a little bit out in the woods made of branches and sagebrush with a bob wire perimeter. I’d sit in it, smoke cigarettes, and read, with my trusty Red Rider at my side. 🙂
That’s quite an image of you sitting there, Henry, and I know it helped you see in the dark, and to hear things from very far away.
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