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How not to play in the snow

Posted by Geeky Swedes on December 21st, 2008

We were driving on 77th near 15th Ave. and saw this dangerous scene:

If you look closely, you can see someone holding onto the back bumper of the SUV. And they did this more than once, pulling each other up and down the small hill on the street. Not the smartest thing to do, especially considering it’s dark, snowing heavily and cars (like us) were driving by.

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  • milo dakkat
    Hopefully they haven't had a chance to contribute to the gene pool before they get run over by a snow plow.
  • kim
    and the probably don't have insurance so we will be footing the bill when they end up w/a head injury. sheer stupidity!
  • pioggia
    Darwin awards!
  • sprika
    i was up all night saturday (didn't want to sleep through my 4am pick up for seatac)...i saw it all-- including several different vehichles "towing" people around the neighborhood (and i don't mean cars). some were just driving by every 15 minutes or so- there were so few cars it was hard not to recognize them after a while.

    i did make it out of seatac by the way (kudos seattle!)- but am stuck in NYC now.
  • Sig
    Actually, we used to do that when we were dumb kids like them. I'm 63 now, so some do live though it and go on to prosper. (Kinda, somewhat)
  • Sig
    Now that I read it closer, they're taking turns driving. We used to grab some unsuspecting motorist driving by and hitch a ride. The more freaked the driver got the more fun it was!
  • ardeb
    when I was a kid in wisconsin, we called this "skeeching". I have no idea why. Yesterday in Wallingford I was walking my dogs and was passed by a subaru outback with a guy on a snowboard hanging onto a tow rope. At least he was visible.
  • Im with Sig
    It was called "hookey-bobbing" in Idaho. We'd hide behind bushes at various stop signs and hitch rides on unsuspecting motorists. It was a great way to get around the neighborhood. I did loose more than one pair of gloves, however. Something about wet mittens and ice-cold bumpers.
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