How did you travel to school when you were young?

[PamfromTx]

This reply from someone in FB really cracked me up!

"I walked up hill both ways in 40 degree below zero; without a lunch; carrying my brother usually after doing 2 hours of chores ~ with a broken leg! Fighting off hungry wolves, with only one shoe."


Me: My siblings and I traveled by putting one foot out in front of the other, and repeated until we got to school. There were very few times that our parents would pick us up.

I laugh now but it wasn't fun walking to and from school.

 

[Maryatrics]

I used a School Bus.

 

[fmdog44]

walked about five blocks then three blocks to first two years of HS then drove bout a mile and half to my last two years.

 

[JustBonee]

School bus in the early years.
By Jr. High, moved to a new home in town, and that is when my walking days started .... Had a couple girlfriends in the same area, so we walked together often.

 

[Pink Biz]

I walked to both elementary school and to high school.

 

[Gaer]

Walked, and like you said, in 4 foot of snow, 40 below weather, barefoot!
It was miles and miles to school and all uphill both ways!
hahaha!
(a little kidding, a little truth!)

 

[Pinky]

Walked. In senior high, walked or took the bus .. depending on how late I woke up. Having always been an insomniac, it wasn't easy getting up early.

 

[PamfromTx]

Walked, and like you said, in 4 foot of snow, 40 below weather, barefoot!
hahaha!

 

[palides2021]

Raced to school because the little black kids would chase us - they didn't like that we spoke a different language. Same coming home. We would outrace them. Both my sister and I had had plenty of practice by the time we raced in the Junior Olympics. No lie.

 

[Llynn]

Although I grew up high in the Cascade Mountains, with lots of snow and wild animals, I never walked....not uphill both ways while fighting off wolves and bears or being led by a St. Bernard dog. I rode a bus, often with its tires chained up and always with a good heater to keep us wool clad scholars toasty warm. Depending upon the weather, the trip each way could take an hour or or more. Thank you Mr. Auman.

 

[hawkdon]

Always walked, ab't 1.5 miles to eachhhh

 

[Don M.]

I walked until I got my own car during Senior year in High School. In grade school, we lived about 2 blocks from the grade school, then moved to another house when I was about 10. That house was centrally located between a grade school....5 blocks, a junior high....6 blocks, and the senior high...also about 6 blocks.

 

[Harry Le Hermit]

How did you travel to school when you were young?

School bus when I was young! I haven't gone to school since I became old.

 

[Shero]

Usually school bus, or my parents gave a lift by car.

 

[katlupe]

School bus.

 

[jujube]

I walked to school over a mile each way from the age of 5 (first grade) to third grade, then rode a bus for 4th, 5th and 6th grade. Then we moved and were about a half mile away, so I walked.

I had a car my senior year but only because my mom went back to work and someone had to pick up the younger kids from their schools and ferry them to after-school activities.

Same school all 12 years.

 

[Shero]

Raced to school because the little black kids would chase us - they didn't like that we spoke a different language. Same coming home. We would outrace them. Both my sister and I had had plenty of practice by the time we raced in the Junior Olympics. No lie.

What language did you speak Palides? And you raced in the junior olympics, that's wonderful!

 

[palides2021]

What language did you speak Palides? And you raced in the junior olympics, that's wonderful!

Greek. Yep. Bilingual.

 

[Warrigal]

We didn't have a car and it was either Shanks pony or public transport.

Kindergarten to grade 4 I walked to school, pausing at every property that had a dog in the front yard to give it a pat.

Grade 5 and 6 I walked to the railway station where I caught a double decker bus to another suburb. It wasn't free so I bought a workman's weekly ticket. This was cheaper than paying a child's fare every day.

Grade 7 to 11 again I walked to the railway station where I caught a train to the city. This trip was free.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

Kindergarten to the 8th grade I walked. It wasn't far and I was able to come home for lunch.
The first 3 years of high school was by public transportation. We were given free bus tickets. A short walk to the bus stop and then another walk after getting off the bus to the school.
The 4th year a bus picked us up which eliminated the walk after getting off the public bus.

 

[Jules]

 

[WheatenLover]

Grades 1-3, walked
Grade 4, bus
Grade 5, walked
Grade 6, biked
Grades 7-12, bus

 

[Jules]

Always walked to school. The first school seemed like a long distance. Probably if I went on Google maps I’d find it wasn’t very far.

 

[win231]

I walked to & from elementary school.
I got a bike in Jr. High (7th - 9th grade)
I got my license & a car for high school.

 

[Furryanimal]

Walked..primary and secondary schools.Not far.