tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post7210182274370625598..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Remembering the Farm - School bus daysThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-87638274838874460702019-02-20T15:59:14.196-06:002019-02-20T15:59:14.196-06:00Your double decker green bus made me smile. Segreg...Your double decker green bus made me smile. Segregated by age group to keep an eye on little kids who supposedly created more problems being rambunctious and such. While the seniors smoked on the upper deck?<br />The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-71707502291109288092019-02-20T10:38:14.753-06:002019-02-20T10:38:14.753-06:00I loved this post and the addition at the end. So ...I loved this post and the addition at the end. So much history and the list of people along the pick up route is great! It makes me realise how lucky today's kids are. My oldest grandie goes to school on a school bus but the bus has been cancelled about 5 times since Christmas due to weather and very low temps. And my other 3 grandies are able to walk to and from school.<br />I walked the Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-86205540476749291202019-02-12T13:44:01.171-06:002019-02-12T13:44:01.171-06:00It was well before there were any seatbelt laws, s...It was well before there were any seatbelt laws, so I guess it was legal enough. Being crammed together on a bench meant there was a bit of shared body heat, and back then we all knew enough not to go out in a Manitoba winter unless we were dressed to survive. I don't know if it made me tough, but at least it gave me a sensible attitude toward cold weather. ;-)Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-10133042024336629952019-02-12T12:54:20.948-06:002019-02-12T12:54:20.948-06:00How was that even legal? At least in a caboose you...How was that even legal? At least in a caboose you could have a fire. You are one tough cookie.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-65227345677143697632019-02-12T12:51:11.825-06:002019-02-12T12:51:11.825-06:00Manitoba took longer to close country schools than...Manitoba took longer to close country schools than Saskatchewan. What was your Mom's family name?The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-29294318342741160652019-02-12T12:49:38.976-06:002019-02-12T12:49:38.976-06:00Thanks. Fixed the dates and some spelling errors....Thanks. Fixed the dates and some spelling errors. Put your post as an addendumThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-51921715609401852652019-02-12T12:44:23.271-06:002019-02-12T12:44:23.271-06:00Our route was not long compared to the other route...Our route was not long compared to the other routes which were at least 20 minutes longer. The longest was a loop. It reversed every two weeks so the kids that got on last would then get on first. No kindergarten so no very young kids.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-15025064047830243792019-02-11T23:58:46.937-06:002019-02-11T23:58:46.937-06:00My first 'school bus' was a neighbour'...My first 'school bus' was a neighbour's half-ton truck with a home-built plywood cap over the box. Narrow benches went around both sides and the front of the box, with another backless bench running lengthwise down the middle. There was a hole cut in the front of the plywood cap that matched up with the rear window of the cab, and a piece of canvas formed a gusset between the two Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-87722902526858582972019-02-11T22:25:40.385-06:002019-02-11T22:25:40.385-06:00I was a town kid, so I never had to ride the schoo...I was a town kid, so I never had to ride the school bus. But a lot of country kids did, especially when the one-room schools were closed down in Manitoba in the late 1960s and rural kids all started attending the nearest town school.<br /><br />And hey, my Mom grew up on a farm near Biggar. I had relatives who farmed there right up to . . . well, I guess they're still there!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-65156840737493565272019-02-11T21:09:00.415-06:002019-02-11T21:09:00.415-06:00You are pretending to be younger than you are. You...You are pretending to be younger than you are. Your grad was in 1965, Ross in 67 (and again in 68 after completing all his Gr 12 subjects), me in 72 and Ev in 73 (she skipped grade 1). The last Leipzig grad was 1969 with 3 grads: Audrey Cey, Lynn Delaney and Reg Gaertner. Walter Bojarski died of a heart attack the day before the grad and they almost cancelled it.<br />The Handel-Leipzig exchange Stan Hingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17206087800986665763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-42940823507168242462019-02-11T21:02:58.725-06:002019-02-11T21:02:58.725-06:00This brings back my school bus memories, too. It w...This brings back my school bus memories, too. It was about a forty minute ride for me but the bus started its route a good twenty minutes the other side of our house, so it was a long day for many of those kids, especially when the local elementary school closed and the little ones had to go all the way to the end of the line to the new consolidated elementary. Everybody knew everybody on the busjenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com