SLEDDING

Back in the good old days, before Al Gore invented Global Warming it snowed more. We didn't have bought sleds so we made them from what we could find. Our first sled was made from 2x4's and was not fast, which was good because it was also uncontrollable. The next sled we made was from an upright commercial freezer. We removed one side that turned over the top eight inches. It was enameled and was very fast, and uncontrollable. This was fun until all three of us ended up in the ditch, luckily I was in the back and I had my younger brothers to pad the collision. The next year we acquired a used sled, that was factory made. It came a six inch snow that covered the rocks and ground hog holes. We took turns pulling the sled to the top of the hill, the ride was fun. The thrill soon left so we got a 4x8 sheet of plywood and made a ramp. The jump brought the fun back until it was my turn and my brothers piled rocks under the ramp, while I pulled the sled to the top of the hill. The ramp covered with snow was almost straight up, I not knowing the angle had been changed hit the ramp at a high rate of speed. I went about twenty feet into the air, and flipped. When I landed on my back it knocked the air out of me, and I slid to the bottom of the hill. My brothers were laughing, and I was gasping for air, I learned a lot about physics and human nature that day.

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