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   briatollah said, 4 months ago

   There was a great sledding hill behind our school. Recess in Wintertime was great. They no longer allow sledding for fear of an injury lawsuit. Same for all the hills I remember from childhood.
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   orinoco womble said, 4 months ago

   And that’s where the disk slipped, right when you came flying off the sled into the tree…;)

   Near our university main building was a steep hill that debouched onto the freeway. I remember sliding down it when the snow was iced over. No sled needed, just a piece of cardboard. No retaining wall, just posts and chains at waist height. We did it without thinking. Now I remember it and shudder.
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   JohnnyDiego said, 4 months ago

   Never had snow in San Diego but we would get large cardboard boxes and slide down giant hillsides of ice plant.
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   Charlie Podrebarac said, 4 months ago

   Wish I had that ’57 hood!
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   joe waskiewicz said, 4 months ago

   Would that be the City Park or the County lake park?
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   Kim0158 said, 4 months ago

   I love that I actually know where Charlie’s hill is!
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   Kathe said, 4 months ago

   I loved it when we had a good snowfall…no school!
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   cleokaya (THE FLASH) said, 4 months ago

   For me it was sledding down King Hill or skating and snacks at the outdoor rink at Longfellow Elementay.
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   Charlie Podrebarac said, 4 months ago

   My memory tells me County Lake park. I think.
   WyCo Lake is so cool in the winter. Attended a wedding at the Club house on the lake a few years ago. It was built in the 1930’s and had 2 wood burning fireplaces blazing that night.
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    Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? ) said, 4 months ago

    Just looked WYCO up. Good memories from you reminded me of the time….
    Anyway thanks, Charlie!
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    notsooldguy said, 4 months ago

    The discs we had in the late 50s were “Saturn Saucers.”
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    PoodleGroomer said, 4 months ago

    I found that my vinyl coat was faster than the sleds, including steel runner Flexible Flyers.
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    K M said, 4 months ago

    The most popular snow vehicle at my grad school was a cafeteria tray.
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