Since today is (probably) one of the coldest days of the year, I figure it's a good time for sharing stories about our winter memories in Lincoln. Do you have any good memories of winter in Lincoln?
I recall a couple ice storms that, as a kid, I thought were really fun. But then, I didn't have to drive in them. The first was when I was in 3rd or 4th grade at Calvert. It was so bad they actually called off school in the middle of the day -- a rare event, to be sure. Parents just came by to pick up their kids whenever they could. I remember my dad coming to pick me up and the tricky walk to the car. The sliding was fun; the falling was not.
I recall another ice storm a few years after that. This time I had a Lincoln Journal paper route. Have you ever tried to walk a paper route while carrying 60 newspapers and attempting to walk on a solid sheet of ice? It would have been fun if it weren't so blasted frustrating. I must have fallen fifty times, and trying to climb uphill on the pavement was a joke. Then there was the problem of the papers sliding away from the front door. I would throw a paper to the porch and, if the angles were right, the paper would sometimes slide its way all the way back down the driveway. Amusing the first time, but quickly frustrating.
I'm sure both ice storms caused a lot of damage (I don't remember), but they sure were pretty. Every twig, basketball hoop, car, and piece of lawn furniture was coated in ice.
Now that I think about it, I also remember a winter in which LPS canceled school due to fears of ridiculously low wind chills in the -60 to -70 range. It turned out to be a "beautiful" day, with actual wind chills only around -25 or so, and I remember thinking "Ha! They canceled school for no reason!" I played basketball in the driveway with my neighbors that day.
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