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39. You are a visionary,

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 11:15 PM

Dec 8

We would sit down on the sled and before we got to the fence we would lay down.

On one trip, halfway down the hill I ran into my buddy's sled and we fell off. My sled continued down the hill, hit the wooden fence post and bent the steel frame on the front of the sled.

I still have that sled in my garage, with the bent steel in front.

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What outdoor activities did you do in the snow as a child or as an adult? I liked to build a snowman family.How about [View all] debm55 Dec 8 OP

All of them. Ocelot II Dec 8 #1

Wow, Ocelot II, you must really love the winter weather. Thank you very much. debm55 Dec 8 #3

Have always loved playing outdoors in the winter WestMichRad Dec 8 #2

Exactly, I could remember sweating when I was outside as a kid and cross country skiing at the golf course. debm55 Dec 8 #18

I recall a rather snowy stretch in North Philly in the early 60s BOSSHOG Dec 8 #4

Thank you very much BOSSHOG. Yes, it was dangerous, but I can tell in your post that you had one heck of a time doing it debm55 Dec 8 #22

Sledding, sledding, sledding PikaBlue Dec 8 #5

Thank you PikaBlue. I will include with the snow forts----SNOWBALL FIGHTS!!!!!!!!! debm55 Dec 8 #23

Me too, PikaBlue. Sledding🛷, sledding, sledding. Polly Hennessey Dec 8 #37

As an "adult" WmChris Dec 8 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author stopdiggin Dec 8 #8

Thank you very much WmChris for reminding us the dangers of heavy snow. You are are very great person for doing what you debm55 Dec 8 #24

I tossed this in the back of their truck... Nittersing Tuesday #45

Nice gesture WmChris Tuesday #47

We slid down hills on cardboard. SamKnause Dec 8 #7

Oh , SamKnause I love your post, I can feel the excitement of a young child experiencing the snow and the activities. debm55 Dec 8 #25

Just the hood. It wasn't attached to a car. SamKnause Tuesday #41

Snow ice cream! Dear_Prudence Dec 8 #9

Thank you very much Dear_Prudence. for sharing that memory . I remember that so well. debm55 Dec 8 #27

I forgot to mention snow ice-cream in my post. SamKnause Tuesday #42

actually did 'ice fishing' once or twice stopdiggin Dec 8 #10

HAHHAHHAHAHAHAH. never tried ice fishing. Did they have those little cabins with the open bottoms to fish through. Thank debm55 Dec 8 #17

Sledding, snowball fights, snow forts.... LogDog75 Dec 8 #11

That sounds wonderful LogDog75, I can tell by your post that you loved it. debm55 Dec 8 #16

I grew up in Los Angeles DBoon Dec 8 #12

Thank you very much, DBoon . Around Pittsburgh I don't think it is that high. Just our weather around here. PS Some debm55 Dec 8 #15

Sled riding! johnp3907 Dec 8 #13

Yes, sled riding. Thank you johnp3907. Sled riding!!! I lived near a hill called the double dip. You would go down the debm55 Dec 8 #14

Boot hockey on a nearby pond JMCKUSICK Dec 8 #19

Thank you very much, John. That sounds interesting as I near learned how to skate. debm55 Dec 8 #20

Booting!!! Nittersing Tuesday #46

Thank you very much, Nittersing. I tried to skate but I had/have very weak ankles. debm55 Tuesday #50

I was raised in a small rural town with lots of snow every winter. Weren't we lucky to grow up with all the activities KitFox Dec 8 #21

Thank you, KitFox. loved the joy in your post. I am glad you posted. You bought back the memory to me of climbing up the debm55 Dec 8 #28

It doesn't snow where I live, so nothing. Basso8vb Dec 8 #26

Sorry , Basso8vb. But you can share the fun by reading the posts and sharing with our days in the snow. debm55 Dec 8 #29

I had the fastest sled, gab13by13 Dec 8 #30

Thank you gab13by13 . But I can see the younger you, waxing up the runners, going down the steep hill with the cold wind debm55 Dec 8 #33

You are a visionary, gab13by13 Dec 8 #39

That was a great idea. Ty gab13by13. debm55 Tuesday #51

Skiing & hockey GP6971 Dec 8 #31

Thank you very much, GP6971.for sharing. Thosw are wonderful winter activities. debm55 Tuesday #53

We used to bomb down steep snowy hills on stolen cafeteria trays. WestMichRad Dec 8 #32

We did that too, at Penn State. No alcohol. Pure joy. Thank you my friend, WestMichRad. debm55 Dec 8 #35

When I was little oberle Dec 8 #34

Thank you very much, oberle. Sled riding at night sounds wonderful and dreamy. debm55 Tuesday #56

Flying saucers, metal back then plastic now. sheshe2 Dec 8 #36

Thank you so much sheshe2 for sharing with us. It sounds delightful . I tried to make an igloo. but was never successful debm55 Tuesday #57

Also enjoyed the snow - still do. Bavorskoami Dec 8 #38

Thank you very much Bavorskoami. You still have the child in you that enjoys the wonders of winter. debm55 Tuesday #58

Been skiing since I was 3 pfitz59 Tuesday #40

Wonderful , thank you for sharing with us, Pfitz59. debm55 Tuesday #60

Sledding, snowball fights, ice skating.... electric_blue68 Tuesday #43

Thank you very much for sharing with us electric_blue.68. You had a lot of activities and cousins to have winter fun. debm55 Tuesday #48

Definitely lucky to have them! electric_blue68 Tuesday #65

You're welcome debm55 Tuesday #66

Same things as in the summers in sunny Florida :) lostnfound Tuesday #44

lostnfound. a child lives in all of us. I love how you are doing your winter activities now.Love, deb debm55 Tuesday #49

My mom who put my twin brother and I in snowsuits and put us outside applegrove Tuesday #52

Thank you very much applegrove for sharing the memories of you winter activities as a child. debm55 Tuesday #55

Skating on the pond. Sneederbunk Tuesday #54

Thank you very much, Sneederbunk. I always wished I could skate. While watching my friends it always seemed so graceful debm55 Tuesday #61

Toboggan Rides ProfessorGAC Tuesday #59

thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. That toboggan run sounds exciting. Would have loved to try it. debm55 Tuesday #62

Ride our sleds down the street get the red out Tuesday #63

Thank you very much , get the red out , for sharing your childhood memory of sled riding. Beautiful memories my friend. debm55 Tuesday #64

Living all my life in Minnesota, LakeVermilion Tuesday #67

Dear Lake Vermilion , shoveling snow is very good, Dare I say terrific. Let your inner child out and make a small debm55 Tuesday #68

I could make a snowman. Tried skiing but I couldn't stop and would fall. Tried ice skating and the same thing. TommieMommy Tuesday #69

Thank you TommieMommy . You sound like me--no ice skating, no down skiing but I did do cross country skiing. Its more debm55 Tuesday #70