[hrothgars]

We were a single-income working class family, and my folks weren't always able to get us everything we wanted, but my grandfather completely spoiled us.

I was lucky to have all sorts of GI Joe & Cobra vehicles (Skystriker, Dragonfly, Tomahawk, Raven, Moray, Vamp, Whale, Snow Cat, Asp, a few APCs, and even the USS Flagg) to share with my two brothers, but I really wanted a Fang, Rattler, HISS Tank, Sharc, Sky Hawk, and a Stinger. I used to think the Rattler was soooooo cool with the little replaceable fuselage panels that showed battle damage.

Looking back, we did get a lot of the stuff at garage sales and they may have been missing pieces, but in retrospect I can see I had absolutely nothing to complain about and had way more toys than a whole lot of other kids.

I think it's time to call the folks again just to say "thanks."