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I called dibs on the emergency room today. Fortunately didn't need it but was comforted to know it was just the next hill over.
Finally decided that this was the year we were going to shoot down, at break-neck speeds, the glorified log chute they call a toboggan run.
I checked out some less dangerous Janboree venues at the Wauk. Museum and Schuetze Rec Center, though the hot chocolate at the museum REALLY was HOT, but the best time was had on Lowell Hill.
My son, a neighbor and I all piled on the toboggan that's sat unused in the rafters for years for our first ever run down the run. Both chutes were open and there was almost no waiting, surprising because the weather was great, and it because it was free, thanks to sponsor Don Belman Homes.
The bumpy, fast ride made it difficult for us to keep a steady course but we managed to keep it upright and celebrated that we didn't break anything. Just as we were debating doing it again, the very next riders down wiped out. Bad. Lots of tears from one of the kids. We decided to go several more times but never took our safety for granted.
All three of us had a great time.
We have a great toboggan hill near our house, and it even has a great toboggan hill name. Easy. But some fool had to go and pave it and put up houses all over it. Easy Street is, like Barstow, a hill you have to have good brakes on. I wish I would have thought of that when I rode a wagon down it years ago - not "easy" to steer and not "easy" to stop with bare feet. Ouchy!
