EP 20 - SICK DAYS AND SNOW DAYS

Cough drops: basically, candy. Robbie-Ann's chronic sinus colds. Amy's Chloraseptic. The fabled Burger King ham 'n cheese sub sandwich as a reward for little Robbie-Ann behaving at the doctor's office. What was in Sucrets? Aspergum? Was it really aspirin? The game shows and soap operas. Homework - missing assignments and missing out on classroom drama. PBS. The Electric Company. Robbie-Ann's problem with the educational "Big Blue Marble" kids tv show. Soups: Lipton soup vs. Campbell's. Robbie-Ann's saltines and Lipton soup dunking ritual. Tomato soup and grilled cheese: the ultimate sick day lunch. Snow days: the breathless early morning anticipation listening for your school's name on the radio school closures report. The deadly Blizzard of '77 that buried Robbie-Ann's family driveway in a 30-foot snow drift. Wonderbread bags: the ultimate boot liner. Amy's baseball shirt Garfield nightgown. Robbie-Ann's frozen childhood bedroom. Sidebar into classroom temperatures - Robbie-Ann was too cold, Amy was too hot.  Shocking news about the Burger King ham 'n cheese: is there a Burger King SECRET MENU?