Just barely under 40 so I must be on the cusp of it cuz I remember many things you say. Many thing I remember is saying the pledge in my younger yrs but not in high school I do remember I drove probably the oldest car in class a 1941 chevy coupe that I hacked together from yes a mercury comet/ maverick 302 grabber and a lot of (sigh) bad hack work. Four wheel discs and a chain for a tranny mount. But things were different then imo things I did I wouldn't let my stepson attempt! My dad was of the school (well lets see what will happen) after college I am a more safety conscious then my dad but am still a bit from the school of well he needs to learn from his mistakes