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Roller Skating

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LuckyXhi · 07/08/2022 20:31

Purely and shamelessly posting here for traffic, but today i strapped on a pair of roller skates and went out for a skate for the first time in about 20 years -since my late teens …
These are the beauties down below , I’ve been practicing indoors for last few days to make sure I could still stop etc . Tonight I picked a quiet time , strapped on the padding , and just thought fuck it - it’s now or never …
I did fall , a couple of grazes but nothing of importance or that could diminish the utter joy Id forgotten you felt in those gliding moments …

Just wondering if anyone on here skates ?? A few people think I’m mad for starting again , but I only gave up when I was 17 cos I thought I was too cool for it , and now I am realising how stupid I was .

Roller Skating
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OoooohMatron · 20/11/2022 12:17

I had a go a few years ago. Broke my wrist! You're right they are great fun but I advise wrist guards.

DinosaurDuvet · 20/11/2022 12:31

Fair Play OP! I’d love to have no fear to do it. I had the most beautiful pair of Minnie mouse skates as a child, they were white, pink & blue.

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