They may cancel the school buses, but they almost never close the schools. Works great for those of us in the country, but not so much for city kids who walk to school. Or in Nerwin’s case, tunnel to school…
This reminds of storys my mother told us when we were young.
Even now mother is only 4’ 9”, so when she was school age she was smaller. After a big snow, she would walk to school though the drifts by placing her book bag out in front of her, and wallowing up to it, and repeat.
At the end of the day the roads had been rolled.
actually I have seen a snow roller. Not all that bad of an idea when there is no place to put the snow, unfortunately it turns to ice roads in the spring though…… I used to walk on the “walk” formed from double plowing. Our mother never let is walk on the third tier, it was just under the power line. Spoil sport. In all honesty we did get that much snow, and it was uphill to school… but not that far of a walk (half mile) and downhill home, the best part!
When I was a lad in school, I did have to walk to the bus stop uphill both ways. Snow on the ground notwithstanding.
We lived a mile off the paved roads, and the bus would not come into the area on the private roads. There was a large valley with a stream and lake in it and I had to walk through that valley.
So you see, one had to travel uphill coming or going, … eg) BOTH ways!
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Nerwin doth exaggerate, I feel.
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
It wouldn’t close a school in Montreal, unless 2 feet just went Fwoomph on the city.
MontanaLady almost 14 years ago
It’s only a problem if you’re as short as Nerwin!
Destiny23 almost 14 years ago
They may cancel the school buses, but they almost never close the schools. Works great for those of us in the country, but not so much for city kids who walk to school. Or in Nerwin’s case, tunnel to school…
Dkram almost 14 years ago
This reminds of storys my mother told us when we were young. Even now mother is only 4’ 9”, so when she was school age she was smaller. After a big snow, she would walk to school though the drifts by placing her book bag out in front of her, and wallowing up to it, and repeat. At the end of the day the roads had been rolled.
Ever see a snow roller.
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Allison Nunn Premium Member almost 14 years ago
actually I have seen a snow roller. Not all that bad of an idea when there is no place to put the snow, unfortunately it turns to ice roads in the spring though…… I used to walk on the “walk” formed from double plowing. Our mother never let is walk on the third tier, it was just under the power line. Spoil sport. In all honesty we did get that much snow, and it was uphill to school… but not that far of a walk (half mile) and downhill home, the best part!
kbsparky78 almost 14 years ago
When I was a lad in school, I did have to walk to the bus stop uphill both ways. Snow on the ground notwithstanding.
We lived a mile off the paved roads, and the bus would not come into the area on the private roads. There was a large valley with a stream and lake in it and I had to walk through that valley.
So you see, one had to travel uphill coming or going, … eg) BOTH ways!
Sherlock Watson almost 14 years ago
Panel 3: Kilroy is here!