Originally Posted by
rachel120
I really hate to be one of those "uphill, in the snow, both ways" people, but when I was going to school the buses wouldn't pick up anyone who lived less than one mile from the school, hardly anyone's parents weren't working and could drive a kid, there were no crossing guards...and yet we survived. Why do today's little precious snowflakes need crossing guards and buses just a few blocks from the school and all this chauffeuring?
I attended a 2 room rural elementary school that provided no bus service for any of it's students. My walk was one half mile (and it was uphill both ways)
My daily walk ( or bike ride depending on the season) was almost the shortest of any of the kids.
Some had over 2 miles to cover.