tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post4950244345666949421..comments2024-03-29T15:08:18.547+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: let's take a walk around the townRiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-30884192891611666762013-12-24T18:54:37.161+10:302013-12-24T18:54:37.161+10:30Manzanita; I had a nap myself after getting back t...Manzanita; I had a nap myself after getting back to the motel. <br /><br />Marie; we had several peppercorn trees, I didn't get to see the back play area this time though, so I don't know if they are still there. I hope so, but I don't think kids would be allowed to climb in them now as we did then, for health and safety reasons. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-59134304746093613302013-12-24T06:46:30.328+10:302013-12-24T06:46:30.328+10:30Snap on the no air-con when I was at school! I rem...Snap on the no air-con when I was at school! I remember sweating like a pig on summer days, even at high school. The nuns thought it was character building :-)<br /><br />I enjoyed your stroll down memory lane, although I could feel the heat shimmering through the screen. It really is relentless, isn't it? No escape...<br /><br />I loved seeing the peppercorn tree. We had one in our school yard as well. It was still there when my daughter went to the same school, so I wonder if it is there now. I might have to take a snoop on Google Earth....Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088355577823930786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-22617208765030822912013-12-24T05:18:39.870+10:302013-12-24T05:18:39.870+10:30I have to take a nap after that long walk but I en...I have to take a nap after that long walk but I enjoyed it and could feel the warmth.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-60895523477063680072013-12-23T18:48:49.829+10:302013-12-23T18:48:49.829+10:30I'd forgotten about the no screens which meant...I'd forgotten about the no screens which meant the windows had to be closed when the bush flies were bad. I think we did get screens before I left primary school. <br /><br />Elephant's Child; Funny how memory looks different to reality. Of course it has been many, many years.<br /><br />Merlesworld; I don't remember any fans until our grade seven teacher brought in a pedestal fan, no heaters for the winter, but in Port Pirie we didn't really need them, the buildings warmed up pretty well with 40+ kids per classroom. I remember half days now and again, but not why we had them. <br /><br />betty; the best part about it was everybody knew everybody else (and their business), so kids could roam freely and be completely safe.<br /><br />Delores; Australia had a few of those one room schools, but usually way out in the countryside away from towns. As they closed, kids had to get up early and catch a bus to the nearest town school. Brilliant sunny days are the norm in Port Pirie, even in winter, although the air is cooler then. <br /><br />Andrew; it seems like a much longer distance now than it did then. We had the energy of youth I suppose. <br /><br />Mimsie; South Australia is chock full of peppercorn trees, especially the northern areas. <br />We wore jumpers in winter too and I wore slacks to school on my dad's insistence, but that was against the rules, girls were supposed to wear dresses, so every winter, every day, I had to write lines. <br />"I must not wear slacks to school."<br /><br />Kymbo; enjoyed? Not so much, the flies drove me crazy and I came home a day early. Couldn't stand them.<br /><br /><br />Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-68937635966193597622013-12-23T16:47:20.181+10:302013-12-23T16:47:20.181+10:30Back to your old stomping ground eh? It's nice...Back to your old stomping ground eh? It's nice to go back and see all the things you enjoyed as a kid. I hope you enjoyed it.<br />Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-56689850610624643132013-12-23T14:00:29.778+10:302013-12-23T14:00:29.778+10:30What a wonderful tour you are taking us on. I not...What a wonderful tour you are taking us on. I notice the 'temporary' demountables are still there as is often the case with Aussie schools. We had no heating or cooling way back then but the ceilings were high which kept us cool and we wore jumpers in winter.<br />I don't blame you for popping under the overpass to cool down and it would seem the pigeons often do the same as they have left lots of 'calling cards'.<br />I love peppercorn trees. Do they grow naturally in South Australia? I've seen them occasionally here but not in any great number.<br />Looking forward to the rest of the tour.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-42766256765423451212013-12-23T11:15:33.351+10:302013-12-23T11:15:33.351+10:30It looks like you walked quite a distance. I am bi...It looks like you walked quite a distance. I am bit curious about the name Solomontown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-38707829669926189892013-12-23T08:20:16.246+10:302013-12-23T08:20:16.246+10:30I went to a one room school grades one to eight......I went to a one room school grades one to eight...no ac there either and the heat was a wood stove at the back of the school for the first couple of years.<br />Looks like it was a brilliant sunny day when you did your walk about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-64012413491622459652013-12-23T07:11:55.664+10:302013-12-23T07:11:55.664+10:30Noticed your city where you grew up and my city wh...Noticed your city where you grew up and my city where I live now have some things in common, graffiti and pidgeons. <br /><br />Looked like an interesting place to grow up in. I know the newer schools here have air conditioning but the older schools don't. I know ours didn't when I was in school.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-7764453018180990252013-12-23T07:11:33.068+10:302013-12-23T07:11:33.068+10:30We had half a day off I forgot the off.
Merle........We had half a day off I forgot the off.<br />Merle...............Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-8397116761756446552013-12-23T07:09:52.350+10:302013-12-23T07:09:52.350+10:30Did you have fans, at my school they just opened ...Did you have fans, at my school they just opened the windows and doors, and in winter they were closed but we did have heaters because I remember someone left a book on one and we had a fire and the firemen and their trucks all turned up, that was fun and we had half a day. <br />Ah schooldays.<br />Merle.......................Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-73152288742159295952013-12-23T06:57:20.614+10:302013-12-23T06:57:20.614+10:30I loved this trip down memory lane with you. And ...I loved this trip down memory lane with you. And no, there was no airconditioning when I was at school either - and precious little heating either.<br />Looking forward to the next stage of your marathon.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-47538278252463896012013-12-23T06:37:24.446+10:302013-12-23T06:37:24.446+10:30Oh, yes, the great tall windows with no screens, t...Oh, yes, the great tall windows with no screens, the bottom sash fully up. Thirteen years of our lives, and completely ignorant of air conditioning except Sunday afternoons at the movies.<br />I was looking forward to the tour of your past. Waiting now for more.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com