It’s not safe to walk to school
Strollerderby wonders why children don’t walk to school much anymore. She says they’re going to get flabby if they don’t.
One commenter suggested what I was thinking: maybe parents don’t think it’s safe.
I walked almost a mile to elementary school, but we walked in packs. Nobody could bother us.
When I was older, we would wait for the school bus alone. Everybody did. Now, when I pass school bus stops, I usually see a car parked next to them. Parents watching their kids. That would have embarrassed me.
But if it’s not safe to walk to school in your neighborhood, is it safe to live there?
I hear that land gets cheaper the farther you go from town. There is some real cheap land and homes in dying farming communities in the Great Plains. If you don’t take advantage of the opportunity, they’re thinking about letting the buffalo range freely again.
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