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Memories of when Columbia was the coldest place in America It was 60ish, and for BJ Fudge it conjures up reminders of days at Breeding Grade School and later, Sparksville Elementary School, where the marvels of modern plumbing made school more bearable. Reflections of Early days in Southern Adair County on reading: Charles Marshburn letter "Global Warming began in Great Falls, Montana, in July, 1969?" By Billy Joe Fudge I don't remember the exact year that Columbia was the coldest place in the nation although I believe it to be '60ish. I was around age 10 and attending Breeding Grade School. I don't believe we went to school that day but I do remember an occasional visit to the six-hole outside toilet on days that (unofficially of course) were 40 or 50 degrees colder than the official, documented low for Kentucky. Horrid visions continue to ramble around in my mind that were created by rumors of students freezing to toilet seats and certain excreted body fluids freezing in mid air. All these things seemed very plausible to us at the time since many eighth grader's hands would stick to the handle of the well pump during bitterly cold times. Underclassmen were not allowed to pump water during these dangerous times. The Christmas Story "tongue stuck to the metal pole scene" happened frequently at Breeding with various body parts being affected. As an aside, there is not one documented case of anyone ever having a body part stuck to metal twice due to a dare no matter how many times the "dog dare" was multiplied. There is a certain, still unexplained, anomaly that concerns the frequency of trips to the toilet during fall/spring semesters as compared to the winter semester at Breeding Grade School. There was much research done concerning this scientific phenomenon. One theory was that consumption of fluids was higher in the spring/fall semesters than in the winter semester, however this was never proved or disproved. Unfortunately, research ended because the occurrence ceased when Sparksville Elementary School opened and Breeding Grade School closed. Incidentally, we were really proud of our indoor toilet facilities at Sparksville. This story was posted on 2009-01-16 13:33:17
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