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LudwigPastorius

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2. Neither. I was a skateboard kid.

Tue Sep 3, 2024, 03:34 PM

Sep 2024

My buddy and I were always looking for cool places to skate. We got chased out of many an empty swimming pool.

We were in Texas, but idolized the Santa Monica skaters depicted in the great documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys.

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This, That or neither. Ice Skating or Roller Skating or neither as a kid. Mine was Roller Skating. [View all] debm55 Sep 2024 OP

Neither! Truly hated ice skating lessons. HeartsCanHope Sep 2024 #1

I remember crack the whip. I was on the end. I swear to this day the kid holding my hand let go on purpose. I had no debm55 Sep 2024 #6

Neither. I was a skateboard kid. LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #2

Thank you LudwigPastorius. I was always afraid to try. I had a hard enough time with two roller skates , let alone one debm55 Sep 2024 #18

Roller skating was ok birdographer Sep 2024 #3

I had the key skates when I skated on the sidewalk. But I used my money from collecting soda bottles to buy a pair of debm55 Sep 2024 #20

Hockey Cartoonist Sep 2024 #4

I grew up playing hockey JoseBalow Sep 2024 #8

Mario L(I know I will spell it wrong) of the Pittsburgh Pens was mine. Loved to watch him play.on TV and in person.at debm55 Sep 2024 #22

In my pre-teen & early teen years we lived in Alaska and Colorado sdfernando Sep 2024 #5

Thank you sdfernando. There was no place to skate around Pittsburgh except the South Side Ice rink and the South Park debm55 Sep 2024 #23

Roller Skating RustyWheels Sep 2024 #7

Thank you RustyWheels and good for you that you are still able to do. debm55 Sep 2024 #9

Thank you RustyWheels That is great you are still skating. Way to go. debm55 Sep 2024 #24

Roller skating. I remember doing some sort of marathon during the Jerry Lewis telefon on I think Labor Day weekend. beaglelover Sep 2024 #10

Thank you beaglelover. Was it where you got sponsors to pay you for how long you skated? We did that too? debm55 Sep 2024 #25

Yes, exactly! beaglelover Sep 2024 #52

I tried ice skating but couldn't stop tried roller skating same problem TommieMommy Sep 2024 #11

Thank you TommieMommy. but you tried and that is all that matters.Congratulations for trying. debm55 Sep 2024 #27

Neither! I'm one of the least Luciferous Sep 2024 #12

Luciferous, you may not be great at skating but I am sure you have other things that you excel at debm55 Sep 2024 #31

Ice ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #13

Thank you for sharing you memories with us. We never had an adult night. Alwys had the littles zummies around. such is debm55 Sep 2024 #34

Roller Skating PikaBlue Sep 2024 #14

That is a shame that happened to the young child, I am so sorry. Yes, we would go every Sunday to the local one as we debm55 Sep 2024 #57

Warning, the following may appear nauseatingly garrulous...... wordstroken Sep 2024 #15

Thank you wordstoken for your kind words. wordstroken. You are a strong woman getting the senior to get back up and debm55 Sep 2024 #17

Thank you. wordstroken Sep 2024 #19

Roller skating! Lots of bruises, too nt ailsagirl Sep 2024 #16

Thats true. Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Sep 2024 #44

Both. More skating than ice skating ... electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #21

Thank you electric_blue68. Did you have the stopper on your skates. I would drag my foot to the back to slow down or debm55 Sep 2024 #45

Uh oh, what happened after flying out the open door?! electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #62

After I went out the door I brushed myself off from the gravel. came in and told the manager that the door was unlocked. debm55 Sep 2024 #64

Ok, then! A buck was expensive back in the day! electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #65

yes it was, when you had to look for glass bottles of soda to get it. that did include the bus ride to and from. thank debm55 Sep 2024 #67

It would have been roller skating soldierant Sep 2024 #26

Thank you soldierant. Yes they can be a problem. debm55 Sep 2024 #46

Ice skating. Everybody ice skated; there was always either a rink or a cleared lake nearby. Ocelot II Sep 2024 #28

Thank you Ocelot II. We had no lakes around here. Just the river. Oh we did have outdoor ice skating rings but no ones debm55 Sep 2024 #47

Skating on lakes was always more fun than skating on rinks. Ocelot II Sep 2024 #66

Thank you Ocelot II the broomball sounds like fun. but no ponds around here. debm55 Sep 2024 #68

In most places in Minnesota you are within walking distance of a lake or other body of water. Ocelot II Sep 2024 #69

Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Sep 2024 #70

Both, and I was really good at both. Miss my childhood, it was so much fun. Enter stage left Sep 2024 #29

Thank you Enter stage left. I would pretend to ice skate with my sock on in my grandmother's dining room that had debm55 Sep 2024 #48

Neither, even though my mother thought ice skating would be 'nice!' elleng Sep 2024 #30

thank you elleng. My parents didn't really think what would be fun for us. If it cost money it was no, or your dad debm55 Sep 2024 #49

Ice skating is easier, but you had to get your laces super tight. Plus you get cold. LeftInTX Sep 2024 #32

Never took lesson for roller skating . I learned by trial and error. In HS my friends took me to an outdoor ice skating debm55 Sep 2024 #50

Re Weak ankles. ... electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #93

Both wendyb-NC Sep 2024 #33

Thank you wendyb-NC. You were very lucky to have a dad that kind. debm55 Sep 2024 #35

There was a pond about a half mile from our house. FuzzyRabbit Sep 2024 #36

Your very welcome. FuzzyRabbit. It sounds very much like an Idealic place to live. Thank you. debm55 Sep 2024 #54

Ice skating....we had no roller skate place. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2024 #37

That sounds great. We had a lot of places to roller skate. Everyother town had one.However no ponds or water ways debm55 Sep 2024 #51

Roller skates Quads AKwannabe Sep 2024 #38

Good for you, and thank you Akwannabe. I wish I could say the same. debm55 Sep 2024 #55

Both, loved ice more RainCaster Sep 2024 #39

Thank you RainCaster. It sounds like you and your dad had a great bonding time together. debm55 Sep 2024 #56

i liked both nt orleans Sep 2024 #40

Thank you orleans. debm55 Sep 2024 #58

Roller skating on Fridays late afternoon. SamKnause Sep 2024 #41

Thank you SamKnause. that sounds great. We had organ music at ours. debm55 Sep 2024 #59

I wanted to do both but Elessar Zappa Sep 2024 #42

Thank you Elessar Zappa. I am sure there were other things you were great at. debm55 Sep 2024 #61

Roller skating/skateboarding. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2024 #43

Thank you OldBaldy1701E I live in Pittsburgh there were indoor and out ice ice skating rings . But my friends and my debm55 Sep 2024 #63

Growing up, I lived in Northern New York in the 1950's and 60's. patphil Sep 2024 #53

I understand. I had both street skates and those white indoor skates, Thank you patphil debm55 Sep 2024 #60

I was a lean, keen roller skating machine that was down with that scene! Niagara Sep 2024 #71

Niagara, love ya. We made our own skateboards out of scrap wood and old skates. After I made mine. I was afraid to use debm55 Sep 2024 #73

Skate boarding looked like sooo much fun. I uss to walk by a medium size boarding park... electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #94

I'm glad that you take the time to watch the skateboarders, electric blue! Niagara Sep 2024 #96

Ty. I try to check out interesting, or beautiful things.... electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #99

Ice skating in the winter. DFW Sep 2024 #72

Thank you DFW, Yes we had asphalt but we skated anyhow. Used parking lots too. Your ice skating so relaxing. debm55 Sep 2024 #74

The ice skating was OK, but we had to be constantly alert for weak spots DFW Sep 2024 #75

Both for me Lebam in LA Sep 2024 #76

Thank you Lebam in LA. I know no helmets , knee and elbow pads. Sorry debm55 Sep 2024 #80

Helmets? Lebam in LA Sep 2024 #89

Me too. Thank you Lebam in LA debm55 Sep 2024 #91

Both for me. FalloutShelter Sep 2024 #77

Thank you Fallout Shelter. debm55 Sep 2024 #79

Ice skating. catbyte Sep 2024 #78

Thank you catbyte. I am glad you loved ice skating. Only tried it once and fell as soon as got on the ice. and then my debm55 Sep 2024 #83

Both, mostly ice skating. LisaM Sep 2024 #81

Thank you Lisa M debm55 Sep 2024 #86

Roller skates and I still have a box! StarryNite Sep 2024 #82

Sidewalk skates!!! All fun intil the front grips came off and you went down. But lots of fun. Srkdqltr Sep 2024 #84

Yup. Or you didn't sweep the driveway off very well and StarryNite Sep 2024 #85

Our skates had way bigger front closures that went over most of the toe area. electric_blue68 Sep 2024 #95

Wow, Thank you StarryNite, that is neat debm55 Sep 2024 #87

I loved roller skating. I met a lot of girls Emile Sep 2024 #88

HAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you Emile. debm55 Sep 2024 #90

Both! Dulcinea Sep 2024 #92

Both! sueh Sep 2024 #97

Ice skating WestMichRad Sep 2024 #98