99 word prompt : ice to see you
If you want to participate, here’s the link: https://carrotranch.com/2018/02/15/february-15-flash-fiction-challenge/
February 15, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story on ice. It can be an event on ice, a game on ice or a drink on ice. Go where the prompt leads you.
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“Where are you from again?’ The red cheeked man in a flappy checkered hat asked.
“Florida.”
“What’cha doing in Minnesota?”
“Hubby just got a job here.”
“Ever seen snow before?”
“I asked mom what it looked like. She showed me the ice caked on the sides of an old freezer.”
He chuckled at my fur lined hood, ski mask, thick snow suit and moon boots. “Where ya off to?”
“Hubby, who was born in Canada, wants to go ice fishing. He dared me to walk with him onto the lake. I’m going to be well padded when I fall.”
Ha, ha! Well-padded for the fall! One of my friends in Minnesota was born in Trinidad. From there her family moved to Florida. When the four kids were young school-aged, their Dad took a job in Minnesota! In her 50s now she still can tell the story of their first winter and what they thought of ice with much humor. I laughed throughout your flash. A good Florida take!
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Thanks. 🙂
I married my 2nd husband at 23 and moved from Florida to Minnesota — however, I had lived in North Carolina for a few years and had my first taste of ice and snow there.
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Nice, being from Minnesota very accurate for a newbie.
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Thanks. 🙂
I’ve found that the same people who laugh at Floridians during the winter are generally not happy when Floridian’s aren’t breaking a sweat in July and laughintgat them. 🙂
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A great flash.
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Thanks. 🙂
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When will you learn when promised it will be fun, it will not live up to expectation? When will one learn? Cheers,H
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When I lived in Minnesota and Wisconsin, I never got used to the cold weather and had no interest at all in winter sports. The closest I’ll get to that is watching the winter Olympics. 🙂
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Loved this.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Most entertaining Joelle…Not living in a cold climate I often wonder how much padding is enough..
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Padding should be about a foot thick, especially on the backside. 🙂
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Noted!
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I have never seen ice nor experienced cold winters.
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You’re not missing anything. 🙂
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Perfect! It is so important to be well padded for the inevitable falls (plural). I know. I live it every day. LOL.
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“Falls” is the correct word. I choose to live among the lizards, snakes, gators, and 3 inch long roaches rather than to put up with snow and ice. 🙂
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Putting up with these beasts would be a tough trade off for me, I must admit. At least our cold weather suppresses the creepy, crawly things for a few months!
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Always be prepared. In India, people from the state of West Bengal have this reputation of not being able to handle the cold at all. Their monkey caps come on when others haven’t even put on half-sleeved sweaters.
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That’s the way a true Floridian is, too. 🙂
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