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March 2022                                                      Viewpointe, Page 9
       Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow—Or Not




      By William A. Gralnick                             without the snow. That joy ended when my brother went   would remain of the sled instead of its remains. If it was a
                                                         off to college and handed me the snow shovel.     rock, the now much lighter sled would scoot over it, and
         This came to mind as                               We had two modes of motion. If the snow was deep   you again were chasing it down the hill.
      we watched on  TV the                              enough, we’d take a garbage can cover to the park. It had      One year we went up to Ticonderoga in NY State.
      whiteout conditions and                            to be deep enough, so the handle didn’t scrape the ground.   Up by the famous Fort on Lake Champlain, it was snow
      miles long traffic tie-up                          Of course, we could take a sled. The sled was good for   heaven. We went tobogganing. That is a whole ‘nother
      from  last  month’s  snows                         both kinds of snow. Sledding had some mathematics in it.   kettle of fish (frozen, of course). Several people sit on
      that blanketed so much of the nation.              Remember learning to ride a bike and then forgetting that   this flat board that has a curl in its front, theoretically
         Oh, I loved it when it snowed. Like Snoopy, I’d catch   you had to calculate how and where to turn? A sled was   to keep the snow and whatever else out of your eyes.
      the flakes on my tongue. It was a pain to put on all that   trickier. It had handles in the front, but they turned the   Goggles work better. Compared to a toboggan, a sled is a
      heavy clothing, but truth be told I only had to stand   runners only so far, as in not very. If you wanted to change   Model T. Compared to a sled, a toboggan is a rocket ship.
      still. My mother did the heavy lifting. The first sound of   lanes, so to speak, or more importantly, miss something   And because several people are on it, their weight gives
      snow? The metallic clicking of the metal straps on my   looming in front of you, you had to have your eyes peeled   it speed. It has neither handles nor rudder. Because the
      galoshes. I guess because it signaled that the next thing   and start your calculation early. In a panic, if you turned   wood is the only thing between your butt and the ground,
      would be throwing open the door and plunging into the   the handles too hard and fast, in a panic, you could end up   you feel everything in extremis. I thought I saw a sign at
      winter wonderland. Sorry, I missed a step. That was my   in the snow, tossed aside by the sled, which you now had to   the entrance, “Abandon all hope ye who enter…”
      mother going over my body like the final check of the   chase down the hill. Or that panic could be the realization      Toboggans elicit the same effect as roller coasters.
      space shuttle to make sure that not a draft nor a flake could   that you were going to hit the tree or rock you were trying to   Except on ’coasters, it’s what you see that makes you
      penetrate my armor. The final product was a snowman   miss. The best strategy was to bail out and hope something   scream. On a toboggan, it’s that you can’t see that makes
                                                                                                           you scream. At some point, one wonders how the dickens
                                                                                                           this thing gets stopped. A successful stop turns on the
                                                                                              ª            guy’s ability who changes the angle of the run so that
                                                                                                           eventually, you are no longer zooming down but gradually
                                                                                                           going up. I think I remember a snow barrier, for a just in
                                                                                                           case. I’m pretty sure that if it breached the barrier, they’d
                                                                                                           still be chasing us.
         Two Boca Raton Offices: 151 N. Ocean Blvd. • 21073 Powerline Rd. #63                                 You might be thinking this yarn came to mind because
                                                                                                           of the snowstorms that just hit Brooklyn. Not at all. In
                        THINKING OF SELLING - NOW IS A GREAT TIME                                          fact, it was someone who reminded me of the day it
                                                                                                           snowed in Miami and hearing the weatherman say it might
                                                                                                           just happen again. While this and other stories popped
                                          INVENTORY IS LOW                                                 into my mind, so did this thought. Yes, buildings emptied
                                                                                                           as people downtown left their desks and rushed to the
                                                    INVENTORY IS LOW
                                                   VILLA SONRISA                                           elevators and onto the street. In the “subs,” it was the
                                                                                                           same thing. Homemakers threw on whatever was handy
                                                                                                           and ran out into the street.
                                 NEW LISTING                                         UNDER CONTRACT          was  for  catching  those  one-of-a-kind  crystals.  Nope,
                                                                                                             Everyone had their tongues out. You might think that
                                                                                                           again. Remember, this was Miami circa 1960. Everyone
                                                                                                           thought or hoped that a cocaine shipment had blown up
                                                                                                           and your tongue was the gateway to the Magic City. Ba
                                                                                                           da boom! BTW my now longtime preference is not snow.
                                  IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED AND TASTEFULLY UPDATED 2 BR, 2 BATH VILLA             Columnist  and  author  Bill  Gralnick  was  born  and
        Robin Donegan               WITH ONE CAR GARAGE, jUST STEPS FROM THE COMMUNITY POOL IN             raised in Brooklyn, NY. He is writing a three-part
                                                                                                           humorous memoir. The first is “The War of the Itchy
                                           VILLA SONRISA OF BOCA POINTE. LISTED AT $339,900.
        REALTOR                     SOLD   7293 CATALUNA CIRCLE    SOLD    6601 HAWAIIAN AVENUE            Balls and Other Tales from Brooklyn.” Just published
                                                                                                           is the sequel, “George Washington Didn’t Sleep Here.”
        (561) 451-6615              SOLD    7508 LA PAZ, APT. #202  SOLD    7233 PROMENADE #302            Both are available on Amazon. You can find his writing
                                    SOLD    11880 SW SAILFISH ISLES WAY SOLD    7872 SEVILLE PLACE #2404
        robin@bocahome.com          SOLD    11648 PAMPLONA BLVD.   SOLD  6198 PETALUMA DR.                 at https://www.williamgralnickauthor.com. 
                                                                   SOLD   6676 QUIET WAVE TRAIL
                                    SOLD    7659 CINEBAR DRIVE
                                    SOLD    7635 CINEBAR DRIVE     SOLD   6234 BRAVA WAY
         I have developed a team of   SOLD    7890 BLACK ONYX LANE  SOLD   11393 OHANU CIRCLE, BOYNTON BEACH    On behalf of The Club at Boca Pointe we would like to
        professionals ready to assist:  SOLD    23265 MIRABELLA CIRCLE N                                    remind our residents that NO walking, running, bicycle
                                                                                                            riding or dog walking is permitted on the golf course or
        o  PROFESSIONAL HOME STAGERS                                                                        golf cart paths. For safety reasons, the paths
        o  MORTGAGE LENDERS                                 Are you ready to Buy or Sell,                   are for golf carts only.
                                                                 call Robin Donegan
        o  HOME INSPECTORS                                     (561) 451-6615
        o  BUILDING/RENOVATION CONTRACTORS                                                                    Thank you for cooperating with The
                                                                                                            Club's policy. 
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