Posted by Mike (WA) on December 19, 2008 at 15:51:41 from (69.10.198.224):
In Reply to: Re: Note to self posted by Hal --WA on December 19, 2008 at 15:33:47:
Hey, winter of '68-'69! I was a junior at WSU at that time- I lived on the west side of the state (Tenino), but had a girlfriend that lived at St. John. I obviously couldn't make it home, so she invited me to her place for semester break! Didn't have to twist my arm. As we were headed for St. John in my '59 Ford, came to a spot in the road that was drifted shut. State Cop said, "Just line up straight, and blast through the drift." We did, and got a little wave from the trooper on the other side as we emerged from the white-out. Made it to our destination without any further problems. Her dad was a wheat farmer, and had lots of projects lined up- one of which was to go into the town of St. John and shovel the snow off of senior citizens' roofs. Overheard her dad talking to her mom that night- "Not only did he never whine, but the kid also knows how to handle a shovel. I like him." What's to whine about? Enough activity to keep me warm, and all the old ladies had cookies and hugs after we were done!
I was always bothered by the suspicion that she was a little too intellectual for this simple soul. The next spring, she did a "semester abroad" in England, and I pretty much figured that it would never be the same afterward. I was right, and haven't seen her for 40 years now. I think she was just a little too classy for me. I was able to rebound, and have been married to more earthy present wife for 38 years now. 4 grandkids, and we're as happy as if we had good sense.
BTW, got back to the AGR house at Wazuu, and found that the city had selected our parking lot to deposit all the snow they scraped off the city streets adjacent. Took me two months to finally re-establish my parking place.
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