Plymouthy Adams Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 Roller skating.....staying upright while appearing to be break dancing..... 1 Quote
Los_Control Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 I used to roller skate every weekend (almost) in the 70's .... I even belonged to speed skating team where other teams would race .... I can not imagine getting on skates today 1 Quote
cheesy Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 Roller skates, not a problem. Ice skates, ehh, maybe. Skateboard, hell no. Skating was a weekly thing for me in the late 60s, early 70s. Always had fun. Both my daughters did women's Flat Track Roller Derby in their 30's. The rough play may be what led them to their current interests. The oldest does power lifting, the youngest has a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Doe and spent part of last summer in S. Korea with her oldest at a couple of tournaments. She went up against a guy from Hong Kong in the form competition and pasted him. I could read his mind over the video..."Damn, I lost to a 40 year old mom from the US. I suck."? She's boxing now. She has a stressful job and she likes punching things. My SIL is kind of scared of her. 1 Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 went to my first wrestling tournament, high school, grandson lost in final round for ended up 2nd place in state. He travels to and wrestles this coming weekend regionals in Fl. Your daughter sounds like a very self confident person...bully for her... 1 Quote
Ulu Posted February 15 Report Posted February 15 I haven’t had to wrestle anybody since I was a school boy, But I was a regular skater with a huge collection of boards, right up until the time I decided to start building bicycles. My 69th birthday is about 6 weeks off. I think I will tune up my favorite board and take my chances. BTW, I don’t do any stupid skateboard stunts. I ride strictly for fitness & distance. I don’t do serious downhill either. 1 Quote
ggdad1951 Posted February 15 Report Posted February 15 On 2/13/2024 at 4:07 PM, cheesy said: Roller skates, not a problem. Ice skates, ehh, maybe. Skateboard, hell no. Skating was a weekly thing for me in the late 60s, early 70s. Always had fun. For me I ice skating all day...roller blading/skating not so much. But for catching a groove in the ice a few years back I earned a small tear in my right knee meniscus....as the doctor said...."at your stage in life these things happen"....thanks doc 1 Quote
cheesy Posted February 15 Report Posted February 15 2 hours ago, ggdad1951 said: For me I ice skating all day...roller blading/skating not so much. But for catching a groove in the ice a few years back I earned a small tear in my right knee meniscus....as the doctor said...."at your stage in life these things happen"....thanks doc Owowowow. I've had three knee surgeries due the friendly ol' meniscus. Only one was due to having fun/being stupid. The others were caused by mundane things. I'm planning on visiting the rink next Thursday to thank the kids that helped me up. As a 'regular', I'll let them know that I probably won't be back until school's back in session. I used to push healing but it never helped. Too soon old, too late smart. Quote
Young Ed Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 On 2/13/2024 at 7:10 AM, cheesy said: Just thought I'd bump this thread for us old guys. I partook of the 18 and above roller skate race last Thursday. I was leading halfway through the first lap when something in my stride went sideways, then so did my left knee and ankle. I scored a DNF. I was clutching my knee when I went down but when the refs tried to help me up, I collapsed like a heap, my ankle not supporting me. The visit to the ER showed that I earned a broken fibula for being the oldest teenager on the rink floor. Out for about six weeks. I am getting the 'look' several times a day from my other half and hear clucking under my kids breathe. Grandkids want to know when they can draw on my hard cast, which I'm getting today. To quote Lance Murdock of The Simpsons,(When they were still funny) "But the fact that the matter is, bones heal, chicks dig scars, and the United States of America has the best doctor to daredevil ratios in the world!"? Classic line! That was my signature on here for quite a while 1 Quote
cheesy Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 1 hour ago, Young Ed said: Classic line! That was my signature on here for quite a while Having watched Homer and family since it was a short on the Tracy Ullman Show in 1989, that quote just sprang to mind. I think I used it on my oldest grandson when he took an elbow to his mouth playing soccer and a couple of little girls came over to check on him. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.