New Skate Park

[RcHawks]

They did a awesome job. I'll have to find the before pic.

 

[Chrislaf]

Nice shot! That looks like fun! (If I was younger).

Chris

 

[RcHawks]

Thanks!
There were two teens there, a boy and girl. To her credit she was wearing a helmet and I was very happy to see that. He was teaching her how to safely learn to skate board.
Definitely a hobby for the young.

 

[Poverty Flyer]

A million ways to die having fun.
I've about tried them all.
20 years ago I used my skateboard to help move a refrigerator.

Those parks are cool.
We had parks sort of like that but for motorcycles back in the day.

Nice shot too.

Cheers,

 

[RcHawks]

I know, looking back and wondering what the heck was I thinking doing that, it was so dangerous. But then young people haven't been around long enough to have those life experiences yet.
I had a dirt bike for a short time (before I was married) running thru one of those tracks you're talking about for motorcycles a few times. You couldn't get me on a pair of skates now and I use to skate every Sat. night as a kid.

 

[NEO 317]

I used my skateboard to help move a refrigerator.

Same here, except it was a Kawasaki 650 stand up JetSki for me.

You couldn't get me on a pair of skates now and I use to skate every Sat. night as a kid.

Me too. By the time inline skates became the new thing, I didn't want to learn again.

I put enough laps around that rink that if there were frequent flyer miles awarded, I'd have enough to go to Mars.

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[Poverty Flyer]

Just goes to prove "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger ".

If I knew then what I've already forgot twice, I would've taken more pics & videos.

Like the time going down a steap hill and falling off my bicycle and sliding (on my face). I was carried back home by a teenager. Both of us were covered in blood.
I think I was about 9 years old.
Six weeks later I was back on the bike. No fear!

Look Ma, no hands!
Look Ma, no brains!

Those were the days.

 

[RcHawks]

We use to ride sleds down insanely steep streets and hills in the wintertime. I did what you described once myself when I was in the 4th or 5th grade but it was with flat plastic board you laid down on like a sled and it had a steering handle with steel roller wheels. Man it was fast. In my case I hit a manhole cover sticking up out of the alley. It made a bloody mess of my arm and leg. Like you said good times!!