I will start with a couple photos.
As you may be able to see in the above photo, we are ready for the Christmas snow. We have brought the Ford’s Ole sled from storage. It seems to be in fairly good shape for its age. It came with us from Missouri and it had been used in the snows in Missouri. We have been here in Texas 39.5 years, so it is that old plus some.
The name is very much faded but one can still read, “Western Glider”.
A year or two after we moved here there was an unusual snow fall of 6 or 7 inches. We had a Honda four wheeler when the snow came, so we got the sled out and was pulling it up and down the street. There was no one driving vehicles on the streets. Every kid in the neighborhood came out to ride the sled.
I have told this story before; when we were opening the HWI Distribution Center in Waco a shipment of sleds arrived. There was a lady who was looking at the sleds. She was mid to late 30s and she said she had never seen a sled in real life. She had seen photos and seen them on TV, but not in person.
Another happening that involved sleds; it snowed enough while we were at work and it was sticking on the ground. I was approached to allow staff to take a sled from stock and go out front of the building and slide down the hill. They were saying they had never rode on a sled so I allowed them to do that. Now days, A manager would get in trouble for doing that as it is probably a safety hazard.
Share your ride with those who have none!
Old timer; Don Ford
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