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 almost 5 years ago
It’s Ohio; the hills are steep only in Calvin’s imagination.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 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 almost 5 years ago
It was always the lack of steering that made a toboggan seem like a suicide machine to me.
Sonic the Hedgehog. almost 5 years ago
Good. Safety is for control freaks
Watcher almost 5 years ago
Living on the edge of danger, walking the precipice of life, traversing the plains of destiny. Hold strong, be strong Calvin.
codycab almost 5 years ago
First aid kit? None.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 5 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 almost 5 years ago
2019 at the top, 2020 when they finally stop. Perfect!
Troglodyte almost 5 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 almost 5 years ago
Just makes for a bigger thrill, right Calvin?
dflak almost 5 years ago
Adrenaline: my drug of choice.
Mr_Cool almost 5 years ago
“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room”. Go for it Calvin!!
Aaberon almost 5 years ago
Ah, the Good Old Days: just do it :-)
johndifool almost 5 years ago
Airbag…none.
Drag chute…none.
Ejection seat…none.
Inertial dampers…nope.
Amra Leo almost 5 years ago
No safety? Check!
rentier almost 5 years ago
They have much fun!!
KEA almost 5 years ago
The only snow thing more insane than a toboggan is one of those disk things
BiggerNate91 almost 5 years ago
I rarely ever get snow…
OneMinus almost 5 years ago
Calvin Doesn’t Care About Safety I Guess…
anomaly almost 5 years ago
Fun level at 100%. At least until the sudden stop.
Mediatech almost 5 years ago
A great winter tradition, surviving the toboggan run.
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Icing on the cake: Text while your driving the sled (I know, they didn’t have that back then….)
DCBakerEsq almost 5 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 almost 5 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 almost 5 years ago
That’s a toboggan, not a sled.
fix-n-fly almost 5 years ago
Competent Driver – None!
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 5 years ago
Being too safe can take the fun out of fun,
Shikamoo Premium Member almost 5 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 almost 5 years ago
Let’s go exploring …
On a rather significant anniversary here.
Today’s comic made me chuckle, too. These two are fearless!
sufamelico almost 5 years ago
@THISGUY, And that’s all is needed !