I used to walk three miles to and from school every morning and afternoon. Uphill.......both ways..........
Funny you should mention that:
When my unit was assigned to Wildflecken during a Brigade 76 deployment rotation, I remember that, when it was raining or snowing, it certainly seemed like I was walking uphill to the shoppette ... and walking uphill again when I walked from the shoppette back to the barracks.
You know the old cartoon images of high, rounded mountains that went to a sharp peak and fell away on both sides? That is exactly how I remember Wildflecken.
You joke, but I did have to walk a mile to buy groceries when my children were growing up. Why? Because I thought it was more important to send my children to private school than to spend the money on a car. My 4 children and I would all walk to the market and only purchase what we could carry home. It was a happy day when they were older and had part time jobs and we finally bought a second hand car. Yea we could finally buy a watermelon.
...barefoot...in the snow...with newspapers tucked into my thin shirt for protection from the hail and sleet...
Seriesly, doesn’t anybody remember those two-wheeled draggy shopping carts? You could carry two large bags of groceries in them. I still have mine.
We can make shopping cart purchase and usage mandatory for every household.
Reminds me of Jeff Dunham's Walter joke...