You have a year headstart on my eldest and he doesn't realise how lucky he is - his Grandparents have a few years in them yet and still has one Great Grandma (one of my Grandparents).

At least you admit you take your folks for granted. He doesn't.

Completely forgot about the trips on the Metro (prior to de-reg and seeing buses at the bottom of High St West), going on the TWPTE Atlanteans/Fleetlines in the town (see photos from Teesside open day and the seating/wall covering patterns) and getting onto the roof at the airport - to see all three planes a day (if we were lucky), cos it wasn't busy then.

The first experience of one of the Busway C reg Oly's was heading to the match with my next door neighbour and his Dad from his Grandmas house at Two Ball Lonnen - the 12?
They were great vehicles too but started to see off the Atlanteans and Fleetlines.