When we felt really imaginative, that same stretch of pavement became a battleship where we would act out desperate war scenes - this was 60 years ago - or a fort to be defended against marauding "Injuns".
Niggling exchanges with neighbours happened all the time - particularly ones who were older and grumpier or, especially, house (and garden) proud.
As well as tensions of the "can we please have our ball back mister?" variety, there was a constant drip-drip of complaints about our shrieking or staying out past our bedtimes. Under strict parental orders never to answer back, when pressure really built up I got instructed only to play in front of my own house.
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