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Filed under: Activities: Babies, Places To Go
I grew up in Cleveland, where it snowed. Every winter. A lot. Every year you could more or less count on at least two or three weeks of really good sledding weather. But for kids in Central Texas, where I live now, snow days come once in a lifetime -- and even then, the stuff doesn't stick nearly well enough for sledding, snowballs, or otherwise.
According to a local TV news report though, this hasn't stopped a few inventive teens in the area from getting out and making the best of the weather. Pat Van Cura, 16, and his 19 year-old brother, Bryan, have been skidding around on a local highway -- one using a four wheeler to pull the other across the ice on a Tupperware lid.
The roads don't get salted here, so the ice sticks around as long as the temps stay below freezing. This has caused authorities to close major overpasses and stretches of highway. The roads that are open see so little traffic that the kids are probably safe. Plus, it looked like fun.
Have you and your family been finding ways to enjoy the weather?
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1-17-2007 @ 3:46PM
Emily said...It may be fun, but it also may be really dangerous. I remember when there was a big snow and ice storm here where I live, and some people decided to take their cars, tie a sled to the back, and drive their kids around. When one family applied the brakes, the sled could not brake, and it slid under the car and the child on the sled died. This could easily happen with the four wheeler, with the person being pulled behind the sled being pulled underneath the four wheeler when the vehicle brakes or goes down a big hill. Maybe its not such a risk with a four wheeler when compared to car, but it still seems risky.
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1-17-2007 @ 5:21PM
Marie said...Snow sledding on the road is dangerous. There was a lady that drove her car while pulling a sled with her son on it. She met an oncoming car and when she applied her brakes, the sled swerved in front of the oncoming vehicle and it killed the child. Sleighing should be done on ground on a hill!!!
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1-17-2007 @ 6:14PM
Rachel Mosteller said...Sledding or playing anywhere near an icy highway, especially in Texas, is incredibly dumb.
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1-19-2007 @ 11:27AM
Allan said...Yup, playing in traffic isn't the brightest thing to do.
On the other hand, it was ingenious of them to use a Tupperware lid as a sled. It's one of those things we folks in sledding country already know about.... there are many alternatives to a real sled, like cafeteria/food court trays. ;-)
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