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struggle4progress

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20. I used to walk barefoot through the snow to get to school. Can I get credit for that?
Sun Dec 18, 2011, 10:17 AM
Dec 2011

My college dorm was about 15 yards from the dining hall, and the dining hall was about 15 yards from the classroom building. So I would walk barefoot from my room to breakfast and then barefoot from breakfast to class, then whine and moan about walking barefoot through the snow to get an education
I was pulled on a sled, while my brother walked. Downwinder Dec 2011 #1
I had to walk two miles to school and home...uphill... shraby Dec 2011 #2
I onced jokingly asked my grandpa if he ever had to and his answer was classic: nadine_mn Dec 2011 #3
Only from my parents...........as a joke. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2011 #4
I actually did have to walk a few miles from school in knee-deep snow. Chan790 Dec 2011 #5
I'm glad the trek had some enjoyment to it. steve2470 Dec 2011 #6
ditto. Ms. Toad Dec 2011 #44
I did walk about 2&1/2 miles home from school during the largest blizzard ever recorded in Chicago. abq e streeter Dec 2011 #7
Knee deep snow? Hell, that's nuthin'! deucemagnet Dec 2011 #8
haha ! nt steve2470 Dec 2011 #9
Yes! treestar Dec 2011 #16
yeah, but........ Grantuspeace Dec 2011 #17
... Jamastiene Dec 2011 #35
I never heard it from my parents, only from my husband! pacalo Dec 2011 #10
no - and my dad really did do that Skittles Dec 2011 #11
My father grew up in Laredo. According to him they didn't have anything Tyrs WolfDaemon Dec 2011 #12
LOL... My grandfather's standard was "We played with rocks" ScreamingMeemie Dec 2011 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Bunny Dec 2011 #21
Stick = #1 among the 5 Best Toys of All Time! alterfurz Dec 2011 #28
The most old-school thing my parents ever did was this: steve2470 Dec 2011 #14
No. My parents both grew up in cities treestar Dec 2011 #15
I walked a mile and a half between drifts twice as high as I was. sarge43 Dec 2011 #18
No. I heard the "walking to school during the bombing" hobbit709 Dec 2011 #19
I used to walk barefoot through the snow to get to school. Can I get credit for that? struggle4progress Dec 2011 #20
and up hill both ways to boot.. you young whipper snapper! whistler162 Dec 2011 #22
Oh yeah, but so did my kids. I lived on THE street that was cut off for bus service. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #23
This Minnesotan did! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #24
no, but in depression era texas and oklahoma panhandle MrsBrady Dec 2011 #25
we had to follow the cattle herd to school just to keep our feet warm. blockhead Dec 2011 #26
Well, at least you had warm feet! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #30
My aunt said she had to walk behind the mule to plow the fields even in winter. Jamastiene Dec 2011 #37
Heard it? Hell, I've used it!!! Iggo Dec 2011 #27
My father was prone to remind us that his parents didn't have electricity until 1945, Ptah Dec 2011 #29
Yes, I heard it all the time from my parents. And it was true. And Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author LaurenG Dec 2011 #32
Yes, plus they had to walk uphill, in the snow, barefooted, BOTH WAYS Jamastiene Dec 2011 #33
You young'ins just have it too easy. Downwinder Dec 2011 #36
... Jamastiene Dec 2011 #38
I also grew up in Florida and walked 2 miles to school in knee-deep heat. n/t RebelOne Dec 2011 #34
Yes libodem Dec 2011 #39
My Irish grandfather told me about a blizzard in Galway when he was about 11. mulsh Dec 2011 #40
Actually, did it all the time. We liked it. Wicked snowball fights. :) MichiganVote Dec 2011 #41
I use that myself MattBaggins Dec 2011 #42
Dad said he was chased to school... Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2011 #43
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