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When I was a kid, I thought quick-sand would be a much larger part of my life... (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Wednesday OP
lol! Nt spooky3 Wednesday #1
Hilarious 😆 rainy Wednesday #2
True that. Never have seen the stuff... yorkster Wednesday #3
I was really disappointed Old Crank Wednesday #4
Same thing w/ slipping on banana peels and getting bonked by a falling coconut. Snarkoleptic Wednesday #5
My Dad pulled a kid out of quicksand Marthe48 Thursday #6

yorkster

(3,130 posts)
3. True that. Never have seen the stuff...
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 01:41 PM
Wednesday

Also, the thirsty cowboys see water, flop down to drink and then comes the dreaded cry - "Alkali!!!".

Old Crank

(5,726 posts)
4. I was really disappointed
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 02:22 PM
Wednesday

When as a child I learned you could swim or float out of quick sand.....

Marthe48

(20,751 posts)
6. My Dad pulled a kid out of quicksand
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 10:42 AM
Thursday

There was some low boggy land behind our family grocery store. All of my brothers and sister had been warned to stay out of that area, because it was known to be treacherous. A couple of kids in the neighborhood by the store were taking a shortcut and one stepped into a pit and got stuck. His friend ran to the store and my Dad, a volunteer fireman, ran down to the marsh and pulled him to safety. My Dad got a citation for his effort.

The store was southeast of Cleveland, not out west

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