Ben by Daniel Shelton for September 06, 2021

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    Prescott_Philosopher   about 3 years ago

    Enh, could be, Doc. (With apologies to Bugs Bunny.)

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    Dani Rice  about 3 years ago

    I also walked to school. Down a flight of stairs every morning and back up at 3:30. And we never got off for snow days!

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    pcolli  about 3 years ago

    “In my day….”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k

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    Michael G.  about 3 years ago

    ‘’ … and we liked it!’’

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    CccComics4me  about 3 years ago

    “Uphill both ways, blazing hot except when it was bitter cold, mud to our knees, snow to our necks, and if there was a tornado we just got there faster!”

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    sbwertz  about 3 years ago

    For me it was standing in the snow, in a dress (girls were not allowed to wear pants to school) waiting for the school bus.

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    Rolf Rykken Premium Member about 3 years ago

    Max is listening again. He likes stories about snow but not rain. : )

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    stairsteppublishing  about 3 years ago

    Walked until I bought a bicycle everyday except when it rained. Turned out the walk was not nearly as long as I thought as a child. What a disappointment – it was only .7 mile, but it was down and then uphill each way.

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    KEA  about 3 years ago

    I hate to admit this (kinda breaks the grandfather rule) but in 1st grade I used to get up at 7:45 to make it to school by 8:05 (in any weather) … cuz the elementary school was directly across the street.

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    PuppyPapa  about 3 years ago

    " . . . you went out to the barn and milked the cow and the goats, collected chicken eggs, and pitched in a bale of hay!"

    “Grandpa, I thought you grew up in The Bronx.”

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    cuzinron47  about 3 years ago

    I couldn’t believe how far a walked when I was in high school until I came back on leave and drove the route. The old tale old folks tell was true, except for the uphill both ways.

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    mikeywilly  about 3 years ago

    They probably have heard this story, and, not just from you!

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    whenlifewassimpler  about 3 years ago

    A different kettle of fish Ben, we walked to school, had crossing guards on the corners and in the school lots too. Much better time and education too along with good teachers!

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    pbr50138  about 3 years ago

    Ben probably had to walk 10 miles, UP HILL to school and back home.

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