Rhythm Thief
Legendary Member
- Location
- Ross on Wye
Ages ago, I saw a pair of inline skates in one of Ross's many charity shops. I was so amazed that they fitted me (I'm a size 12) that I bought them, with no clear idea as to what to do with them. (I'm 38, for crying out loud!) Anyway, I thought they were worth three quid. Yesterday I realised that I spend a significant proportion of my time at work sitting in a lorry in the dark on a large flat expanse of tarmac, with very little to do while I wait for a load. So tonight I took my skates to work with me.
Bloody hell! I know I haven't been on roller skates since I was a kid, but even so I wasn't expecting it to be quite so tricky. I managed to graduate from "tottering around" to "skating in a straight line", but the knack of turning corners remains elusive. And I'm not exactly grace personified yet: all I can say is, I won't be practising in the dayulight anytime soon, and I only hope the security cameras aren't picking up my clumsy efforts and broadcasting them to the gatehouse.
So ... do any of the <ahem> more accomplished skaters of this parish have any advice to offer me? Including "what the hell have you bought those for?" which was what Ms RT said. I'm beginning to wonder if she was right ...
Although all that said, it was fun.
Bloody hell! I know I haven't been on roller skates since I was a kid, but even so I wasn't expecting it to be quite so tricky. I managed to graduate from "tottering around" to "skating in a straight line", but the knack of turning corners remains elusive. And I'm not exactly grace personified yet: all I can say is, I won't be practising in the dayulight anytime soon, and I only hope the security cameras aren't picking up my clumsy efforts and broadcasting them to the gatehouse.
So ... do any of the <ahem> more accomplished skaters of this parish have any advice to offer me? Including "what the hell have you bought those for?" which was what Ms RT said. I'm beginning to wonder if she was right ...
Although all that said, it was fun.
