Since most of us have been snowed in now for two days — and schools again will be closed Friday, there’s been little else for kids (and adults) to do but sled, sled and sled. Some have broken out the cross country skis — even used them to get to work, as reporter Steve Smalley illustrated in his snowy video. But most of us have stayed close to home and played traffic cop while the kids skid down streets and alleys. Here’s some more scenes around 29th and McGraw. Some people were sledding well past midnight.
Thanks K. Kennell for the pictures
I have not heard that. I saw letter carriers out there today.
Charming photographs, but reality is much more dangerous. Sledders can slide into cross traffic or slide under a parked vehicle and sustain fatal injuries. It’s safer to sled in a snow park.
Exactly. Karen Maleng, for whom Karen’s Place is named, died while sledding on McGraw Street and slipping under a parked car. Parents “acting like traffic cops” won’t save a kid from hitting a curb or telephone pole, either.
Smarter families sledded over at the Blaine field – ironically, right next to Karen’s Place.
Without danger there is no fun! Just sayin…