Kristin and I were sharing stories with the kids about a favorite past time when we lived on Deerfield Drive.Being a very hilly neighborhood, we spent alot of time taking advantage of the slopes for some high speed adventures- with the aid of my 1968 Red Rocket Wagon. Appropriately adorned with a multitude of AC Delco stickers [ circa 1971 ], this modest toy could top out at 20 mph on certain parts of our somewhat steep road. The best spot was the curve between Deerfield Drive and Oakland Road. [ Right in front of our house ] There no greater thrill than whipping around the curve at the end of our driveway on two wheels for a final speed boost to take us alllllll the way to end of Oakland Road. I felt like a NASA space probe being slingshot around Jupiter on its way to Pluto. Sadly - the wagon was garage-saled a long time ago. So I thought. Pop Pop reported this morning that the wagon was still with us at the back of his shed. Not losing a second -Carolyn and I quickly ran over to Pop's house and retrieved the Red Rocket Wagon. I am happy to report we have passed down a highly popular tradition today on Crestview Road with the help of some bicycle helmets and some brake/steering training. The neighbors kids spotted the high speed action and an additional red wagon quickly appeared to join in on the fun. We also discovered that a 175 lb Uncle in the back of the wagon can actually provide additional speed and size 11 braking. Woo woo!
1 comment:
Brilliant
we also bent the axles of the gi joe army jeep in its last hurrahs as a fun thing...then we went to skateboards with some plywood as i recall....since our fastener technology was limited (no duct tape) the plywood would slip out and then...sliverbutt.
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