tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post5303149465841163800..comments2024-03-28T09:15:45.904-04:00Comments on Shipslog: Anchor, a Good Memory from Valdese jack69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12884137603402812926noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-39771805811227150692016-08-28T20:45:54.046-04:002016-08-28T20:45:54.046-04:00I went to Dora grammar school and Dora high school...I went to Dora grammar school and Dora high school (and then several colleges after that).we didn't have AC either. I lived about two miles from school and we rode in the morning but in the evening if I wanted to ride home it was the last bus and would have to wait almost an hour in the auditorium. So I walked home every evening so I'd get out of school earlier.<br />My teachers were good ones too.<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-70035480392947332972016-08-28T19:09:22.064-04:002016-08-28T19:09:22.064-04:00Great memories, indeed. I too walked to school qui...Great memories, indeed. I too walked to school quite a ways. Also grew up with NO air conditioning . A different world and we survived.TARYTERREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620999913159718018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-62331914606627475452016-08-28T15:23:51.421-04:002016-08-28T15:23:51.421-04:00Great memories, Jack!
How I longed to be able to...Great memories, Jack! <br />How I longed to be able to ride the school bus ... that seemed almost glamorous! LOL. Instead, we walked the 1.3 miles (I just had to consult 'mapquest') each way. Only once, I think it was '67, was the snowfall such that they allowed girls to wear slacks. (Then, we had to don a skirt once we were there!) <br /><br />You're a patient fellow, waiting behind those yellow monsters. I try and time my commute so as to avoid them, usually with no luck. In fact, while stalled in traffic last week, I grumbled to Tom, "Why they can't just 'mail' the kids in pneumatic tubes like the banks used to use?" (Shades of the Jetsons!) Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-12725565796060382842016-08-28T10:02:22.344-04:002016-08-28T10:02:22.344-04:00Anchor sounds like a cool dog! Now I wonder where ...Anchor sounds like a cool dog! Now I wonder where he spent his summer vacation! I see the kids walking to and from the school or bus stop. The elementary school and high school are three blocks away, the middle school the kids get bussed to. When I was in high school, walked 2 miles to and from school. If we lived a quarter mile further, I could have taken the bus.<br /><br />Bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-67211749140113911472016-08-28T08:36:30.396-04:002016-08-28T08:36:30.396-04:00I remember having to walk 1/2 mile to the bus stop...I remember having to walk 1/2 mile to the bus stop in elementary school. There were always bullies in the bus. The schools were hot with big fans lime you mentioned. Our arms would stick to our papers with sweat. In the winter, we would warm our buns on the radiator and jump in our seats before they cooled. <br /><br />Happy Sunday<br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109633602729593188noreply@blogger.com