what else is missing on the safety check is helmets (not that it matters since the boy and his tiger aren’t trying out for a the US Olympic bobsled team)
I have a great sledding story involving a fractured femur and almost killing a friend’s kid, but I’ll save it for the next time we’re out at the local brew pub.
I grew up in NE Ohio – some great hills just across the street from our house. My grandfather was a tinsmith and built a toboggan that could fit about eight kids. It had strut guides for control on the sides. Everyone went nuts when we showed up. It took at least two of us to pull it up the hill. But it was a fast, wild ride on the way down! Some great memories! Thanks, Grandpa!
BE THIS GUY over 4 years ago
It’s Ohio; the hills are steep only in Calvin’s imagination.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
what else is missing on the safety check is helmets (not that it matters since the boy and his tiger aren’t trying out for a the US Olympic bobsled team)
COL Crash over 4 years ago
It was always the lack of steering that made a toboggan seem like a suicide machine to me.
Pokemon over 4 years ago
Good. Safety is for control freaks
Watcher over 4 years ago
Living on the edge of danger, walking the precipice of life, traversing the plains of destiny. Hold strong, be strong Calvin.
codycab over 4 years ago
First aid kit? None.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 4 years ago
To be fair, he didn’t say it had to PASS a safety check.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 4 years ago
2019 at the top, 2020 when they finally stop. Perfect!
Troglodyte over 4 years ago
No-holds-barred fun! Hope 2020 is the same for all of us C&H readers. Advance wishes to you and your families!
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
Just makes for a bigger thrill, right Calvin?
dflak over 4 years ago
Adrenaline: my drug of choice.
Mr_Cool over 4 years ago
“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room”. Go for it Calvin!!
Aaberon over 4 years ago
Ah, the Good Old Days: just do it :-)
johndifool over 4 years ago
Airbag…none.
Drag chute…none.
Ejection seat…none.
Inertial dampers…nope.
Amra Leo over 4 years ago
No safety? Check!
rentier over 4 years ago
They have much fun!!
KEA over 4 years ago
The only snow thing more insane than a toboggan is one of those disk things
BiggerNate91 over 4 years ago
I rarely ever get snow…
OneMinus over 4 years ago
Calvin Doesn’t Care About Safety I Guess…
anomaly over 4 years ago
Fun level at 100%. At least until the sudden stop.
Mediatech over 4 years ago
A great winter tradition, surviving the toboggan run.
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
Icing on the cake: Text while your driving the sled (I know, they didn’t have that back then….)
DCBakerEsq over 4 years ago
I have a great sledding story involving a fractured femur and almost killing a friend’s kid, but I’ll save it for the next time we’re out at the local brew pub.
yimhere over 4 years ago
I grew up in NE Ohio – some great hills just across the street from our house. My grandfather was a tinsmith and built a toboggan that could fit about eight kids. It had strut guides for control on the sides. Everyone went nuts when we showed up. It took at least two of us to pull it up the hill. But it was a fast, wild ride on the way down! Some great memories! Thanks, Grandpa!
CoffeeLvr over 4 years ago
That’s a toboggan, not a sled.
fix-n-fly over 4 years ago
Competent Driver – None!
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 4 years ago
Being too safe can take the fun out of fun,
Shikamoo Premium Member over 4 years ago
I loved tobogganing, even though I split mine in half on a covered rock.
And so Calvin and Hobbes launch into 2020 with wild abandon. It is fitting.
rgcviper over 4 years ago
Let’s go exploring …
On a rather significant anniversary here.
Today’s comic made me chuckle, too. These two are fearless!
sufamelico over 4 years ago
@THISGUY, And that’s all is needed !