On the second Monday of every
September, there are a group of us who go to the local
ice maker (yes, they still exist) and get blocks of
ice the size of
cinder blocks.
We then get a group of thirty to forty kids and take them to the one of the local parks with some huge
sledding hills.
What happens next usually draws a big crowd and amazes everyone involved:
- Grab a block of ice.
- Put a folded towel on it.
- Sit down.
- Hang on for your life!
Yes, it's true. We actually took the
effort to
time it one year and we achieved speeds slightly faster on ice blocks on normal
grass than
sleds on
snow.
It's ninety degrees
Fahrenheit outside and I wouldn't miss tonight's event for all the world.