E Rivers School was about a mile from our house. Cross West Wesley Road and down Vernon road to Peachtree Battle Avenue, left for a short ride to the school.
The left turn to Peachtree Battle Ave. was around a flat yard….so easy to ride one’s bike across. Which is what I did. But one morning, I got a wake-up call: the owner of that property stretched a chain across from one tree to another, cutting off our shortcut!
I did not notice the chain and was caught by it across the chest, sliding up to the neck, under the chin and flipped off of the bike.
I was much luckier than i deserved and not hurt badly. I picked up my bike and pushed ti to school.
But all hell broke loose when i got home. My father was incensed. I don’t recall what he did but I never rode across that yard again!
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