Got on Rollerblades for the first time in more than a decade. Used to be a pretty good skater --- rollerblades or ice. Thought it would all come back to me
Nope. Gotta relearn...
Got on Rollerblades for the first time in more than a decade. Used to be a pretty good skater --- rollerblades or ice. Thought it would all come back to me
Nope. Gotta relearn...
What's not on a boat costs nothing, weighs nothing, and can't break
I skated for the first time in almost 3 years last month. I managed to keep my feet under me, but WOW all those little control-muscles were angry.
"Visionary" is he who in every egg sees a carbonara.
I used to ski - but after a multi-decade hiatus, have 'learned' - the control is no longer there. Rollerblades looks fun - for youngsters!
There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....
Under no circumstances.
There was some lively domestic-debate about restarting hockey vs going frostbiting. Hockey won because it happens after everyone else is in bed whereas frostbiting eats a whole day (and she'd have to make dinner). Plus I'd need to find a boat.
There's something to be said for having one's activities change with the seasons.
"Visionary" is he who in every egg sees a carbonara.
my family had a roller rink when i was a kid.
expert quad skater
can't take anymore broken bones
dreadlock moisturizer and a joint...heh heh
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I brought my rollerblades when I did my europe-semester in '97. I absolutely got a lot of "damn yank" looks, but they were a great way to get around.
You learn a new city pretty quickly when you get the pedestrian perspective while covering ground at bicycle speeds.
Cobbles were a challenge, though not insurmountable.
"Visionary" is he who in every egg sees a carbonara.
Back when I was skating, I was always surprised how much ground you could cover on those little wheels.
What's not on a boat costs nothing, weighs nothing, and can't break
Skiing I can still do and enjoy, roller blading I gave up about 10 years ago as I approached 70. Have not had an opportunity to ice skate for a very long time.
I don't know if anyone here has tried these, but this is what cross-country skiers use for training off-season. I don't have the courage for either these or the in-line skates because I know I'll wind up face down on the roadway. Still, they look like fun and perhaps a bit more stable.
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I ice skate every winter. Can still skate backwards, stop on a dime, spin, etc.
Used to play hockey: 35 years ago!
Now, I just skate.
Kevin
There are two kinds of boaters: those who have run aground, and those who lie about it.
I was about to spend my first night with a new girlfriend- she was eleven or twelve years older than me. I said I haven't done this for a while. She said it's just like riding a bicycle. I said I hope not- last time I rode a bicycle my bum was sore for a weekJayInOz
I ice skated for the first time in decades a few years ago. It wasn't pretty! I found it hard to do and I was scared silly of falling and breaking a hip.
I still go flying down the side of a mountain on downhill skis. More cautiously than I did years ago, but I don't have the fear of falling as I do on skates.
I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.