Unrelenting nostalgics like myself do tend to look back to the 1970s through deeply rose-tinted spectacles.
So, in the interests of balance, let me draw your attention to this hilarious article from the British satirical website The Poke, listing what it says were 40 of the most deadly hazards that we somehow managed to survive during that decade, allowing us against all odds to live to tell the tale today.
I have to admit that, in retrospect, some of these send a shiver down my spine. But at the time it didn’t feel at all risky to suspend a bathroom ceiling heater over a tub full of water, nor to drunkenly attempt to carve the roast with an erratic electric carver which exercised a frankly astonishing display of freewill throughout the entire operation.
They could of course have mentioned the play park too.
Take a look by clicking here.
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2020/11/27/40-greatest-70s-household-dangers-mildly-terrifying-nostalgic-treat/
Enjoy!
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