tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post8535238872888069456..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Roller Derby! (a local color post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-58866935152832532112015-09-14T16:02:00.775-07:002015-09-14T16:02:00.775-07:00TAS: Yeah, it's really not like riding a bike....TAS: Yeah, it's really not like riding a bike. Not that I'm sure that riding a bike is like riding a bike.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-65962582353265261232015-09-11T19:00:50.501-07:002015-09-11T19:00:50.501-07:00My daughter was interested early but you're ri...My daughter was interested early but you're right, if you don't stick with it, it doesn't take. And it is not like riding a bike. I was a lot more comfortable on skates as a kid than I am now.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10409390376278455572015-09-10T19:51:33.385-07:002015-09-10T19:51:33.385-07:00TAS: I think it's one of those things where it...TAS: I think it's one of those things where it helps if you start really young.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-62726985115070911422015-09-10T18:25:13.924-07:002015-09-10T18:25:13.924-07:00I'll admit, I'm a lot better at watching s...I'll admit, I'm a lot better at watching skating than I am at doing it. One of my favorite winter Olympic sports is short-track skating - looks like roller derby on ice.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-52303218755763979482015-09-10T18:00:16.163-07:002015-09-10T18:00:16.163-07:00Jeanne: There is a difference, that's all I ca...Jeanne: There is a difference, that's all I can tell you. I would not want to stand around for 6 hours in inline skates.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5336634944275959492015-09-10T17:59:28.054-07:002015-09-10T17:59:28.054-07:00Briane: You should take her on a date to one. It w...Briane: You should take her on a date to one. It was a lot of fun!<br /><br />See, your story about street skating is why I've never wanted to do that. I've know some other people who've had similar experiences. It's bad enough when you're in a place made for skating and you hit something (like a stray ball bearing), but it's like a minefield out on the sidewalk or something similar.<br /><br />And that doesn't even deal with the part where no one will help you out once you look like you've been beaten up.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-53051557869548977892015-09-10T15:04:42.464-07:002015-09-10T15:04:42.464-07:00Five or six hours a day? You must have had iron le...Five or six hours a day? You must have had iron legs. Although maybe it's different with regular roller skates (I've only done roller blades). I'd definitely have fun doing roller derby. I'm not usually one for sports, but I do like the idea of knocking into people while on skates.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-12688918304564532722015-09-10T12:22:36.778-07:002015-09-10T12:22:36.778-07:00Cool pictures. Roller Derby is one of those thing...Cool pictures. Roller Derby is one of those things I always read about or hear about and think "I would probably like that," but then we never go. Maybe one of these days I'll take Sweetie on a date to them.<br /><br />I always loved the feeling of roller skating for a while and then taking them off and walking. I don't know why. It was probably my favorite thing about roller skating.<br /><br />I used to inline skate (technically "Rollerblade" is a trademarked term and I'd rather not get both of us sued. We might cry so much we would have to use a disposable tissue, and we'd certainly run up lots of charges having to make duplicated photocopies of documents. We might even get arrested and have our pictures taken via instant-development camera film).<br /><br />Where was I? Oh, yeah: I used to do that, to stay in shape and give my knees a break from jogging. I didn't do it much after the time I was going down a long shallow incline, pretty fast, and my right skate hit a patch of soft tar and I went skidding along the road about twenty feet. I looked like a cheese grater had been taken to my arm and leg, and had to walk home (about 1 1/2 miles) bleeding.<br /><br />Nobody offered to help! What kind of country do we live in where strangers won't help an angry bloody man walking by the side of the road?<br /><br />Boy I really made this about me, didn't I? I like these local color posts.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.com