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Re: KABU

Arthur started off walking to get some groceries he said the pavements were like ice.

He thought why am I doing this and came back empty handed.

posted by C_C_T on December 11, 2017 at 9:51 AM | link to this | reply

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Yes Taps when we delivered to the villages especially one which was said to be as high as our town's steeple,the weather could be remarkably different. My Dad used to say we had better put the chains on 1947 was a killer.

posted by C_C_T on December 11, 2017 at 9:48 AM | link to this | reply

Re: RPresta

Thankyou RP. I guess some were not treated as pets but as workers.I am trying to make older poems more readable if I think they are worth editing.

posted by C_C_T on December 11, 2017 at 9:44 AM | link to this | reply

Re: FS

Well one was not in a cab FS . A bit of old tarpaulin.  Remember what you said. 

posted by C_C_T on December 11, 2017 at 9:40 AM | link to this | reply

Driving in the snow with Uncle Albert would make for a great experience...And what a wonderful embrace it could be.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on December 11, 2017 at 9:10 AM | link to this | reply

I learned about horses in the snow back when! Never had thought about it.Thank you. And the second poem was so softy told and sensitive. Very nice.

posted by Sea_Gypsy on December 10, 2017 at 7:39 PM | link to this | reply

Good to hear from Chumpet again.
The nails in the horse shoes  reminded me of the days before snowtires when we had to put chains on the tires and then remove them when the snow was beginning to melt.  What a drag.  If one of them broke apart, the pieces of chain would beat your car to death. 

posted by TAPS. on December 10, 2017 at 3:08 PM | link to this | reply

How I agree with Pat...is the human condition to make life miserable as we can for ourselves and others?

Image result for ontario snow

posted by Kabu on December 10, 2017 at 12:25 PM | link to this | reply

I learn so much from Uncle Albert's memories - I never before heard about

nailing traction nails into horse's hoofs so they could manage on icy roads. It's perfectly logical when you think about it. So much more work to accomplish the daily dozen in his day - we sometimes take for granted the way things are mechanically easier now and complain about relatively minor inconveniences.  

posted by Pat_B on December 10, 2017 at 12:14 PM | link to this | reply