04 February 2011

"Free Snow"

The snow is knee-deep in our yard, with drifts up to my waist.  Where the driveway meets the road, the snow is piled as high as my head.  That's where I put this sign the last time I finished clearing the driveway.

Incredibly, about an hour later our doorbell rang, and two neighborhood children asked if they could have permission to take some of our snow.  They weren't playing along with the gag - they were serious.  They explained that they were building a snow fort, and in their judgement the slabs of snow in our pile were just what they needed for the walls of their fort. 

Asking permission to take some snow.  Kids in this neighborhood are incredibly polite.

9 comments:

  1. That's the famous Minnesota nice?

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  2. Sort of - these girls are from Wisconsin.

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  3. Tell them I've got plenty they're welcome to!

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  4. "Kids in this neighborhood are incredibly polite."

    what is this i can't even

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  5. Are you sure you're not in Canada?

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  6. Liked it so much we stole it.
    Free Snow!

    (sorry I can't embed a photo)

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  7. Better yet... it made the local paper tonight (front page even). Thanks for the idea!
    http://www.richmond-dailynews.com/news.php?id=5275

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  8. The next step (after the sun melts everything) is to add a "thank you, everyone" to the sign...

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