POCATELLO, Idaho — We used to play a game with no name when we were kids. But if it had a name, it would have been “Racing Stuff Down the Gutter.”
My brother, Bill, and I would drag the garden hose from our house to the gutter, then turn on the water, full blast. We would then collect any available items, such as pine cones or chestnuts that had fallen from nearby trees.Then we’d drop them into the little creek we’d created.
The street, South 11th Avenue in Pocatello, was built on a slight incline. Coupled with the surge of water, that was enough to give these organic racing figures the momentum to put on some fairly thrilling races. We even raced our Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars on the watery drag strip.
