Posted by noa on February 18, 2003, at 12:29:44
In reply to Snowshoes? At least you had feet! » Kar, posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 6:39:00
When I was a kid......
Really. Sometimes I want to pull that out and knock kids over the head with it! They get driven everywhere!!
I walked to school every day--1.25 miles, uphill in the morning, downhill after school. I sometimes begged my mom to drive me (when she was awake, that is---when we were teens, she started sleeping until she heard the front door behind us!!) but could only get her to relent when the temps were below 0 and it was very windy. And, even then, sometimes the ride came with the dig, "I'm doing you a disservice, you know."
When we went up the steep hill in the morning, it was dicey. When there was a lot of ice and snow, it was hard to get up the hill. I used to walk with a friend, and one time, I was talking to her and when I didn't get an expected response, I turned my head toward her (picture full winter gear making the turning of head very cumbersome!) she wasn't there! I turned around to see her slowly sliding, fully upright, down the icy hill, yelling, "help"!
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