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75. The ice skating was OK, but we had to be constantly alert for weak spots

Wed Sep 4, 2024, 04:13 PM

Sep 4

Once you fall through the ice on a lake that big, you're done before you ever find the surface again.

Our area was very hilly, so there were no even surfaces to roller skate on. It was out of the question for us.

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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 3 OP

Neither! Truly hated ice skating lessons. HeartsCanHope Sep 3 #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 3 #6

Neither. I was a skateboard kid. LudwigPastorius Sep 3 #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 3 #18

Roller skating was ok birdographer Sep 3 #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 3 #20

Hockey Cartoonist Sep 3 #4

I grew up playing hockey JoseBalow Sep 3 #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 3 #22

In my pre-teen & early teen years we lived in Alaska and Colorado sdfernando Sep 3 #5

Thank you sdfernando. There was no place to skate around Pittsburgh except the South Side Ice rink and the South Park debm55 Sep 3 #23

Roller Skating RustyWheels Sep 3 #7

Thank you RustyWheels and good for you that you are still able to do. debm55 Sep 3 #9

Thank you RustyWheels That is great you are still skating. Way to go. debm55 Sep 3 #24

Roller skating. I remember doing some sort of marathon during the Jerry Lewis telefon on I think Labor Day weekend. beaglelover Sep 3 #10

Thank you beaglelover. Was it where you got sponsors to pay you for how long you skated? We did that too? debm55 Sep 3 #25

Yes, exactly! beaglelover Sep 4 #52

I tried ice skating but couldn't stop tried roller skating same problem TommieMommy Sep 3 #11

Thank you TommieMommy. but you tried and that is all that matters.Congratulations for trying. debm55 Sep 3 #27

Neither! I'm one of the least Luciferous Sep 3 #12

Luciferous, you may not be great at skating but I am sure you have other things that you excel at debm55 Sep 3 #31

Ice ProfessorGAC Sep 3 #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 3 #34

Roller Skating PikaBlue Sep 3 #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 4 #57

Warning, the following may appear nauseatingly garrulous...... wordstroken Sep 3 #15

Thank you wordstoken for your kind words. wordstroken. You are a strong woman getting the senior to get back up and debm55 Sep 3 #17

Thank you. wordstroken Sep 3 #19

Roller skating! Lots of bruises, too nt ailsagirl Sep 3 #16

Thats true. Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Sep 4 #44

Both. More skating than ice skating ... electric_blue68 Sep 3 #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 4 #45

Uh oh, what happened after flying out the open door?! electric_blue68 Sep 4 #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 4 #64

Ok, then! A buck was expensive back in the day! electric_blue68 Sep 4 #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 4 #67

It would have been roller skating soldierant Sep 3 #26

Thank you soldierant. Yes they can be a problem. debm55 Sep 4 #46

Ice skating. Everybody ice skated; there was always either a rink or a cleared lake nearby. Ocelot II Sep 3 #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 4 #47

Skating on lakes was always more fun than skating on rinks. Ocelot II Sep 4 #66

Thank you Ocelot II the broomball sounds like fun. but no ponds around here. debm55 Sep 4 #68

In most places in Minnesota you are within walking distance of a lake or other body of water. Ocelot II Sep 4 #69

Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Sep 4 #70

Both, and I was really good at both. Miss my childhood, it was so much fun. Enter stage left Sep 3 #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 4 #48

Neither, even though my mother thought ice skating would be 'nice!' elleng Sep 3 #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 4 #49

Ice skating is easier, but you had to get your laces super tight. Plus you get cold. LeftInTX Sep 3 #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 4 #50

Re Weak ankles. ... electric_blue68 Sep 5 #93

Both wendyb-NC Sep 3 #33

Thank you wendyb-NC. You were very lucky to have a dad that kind. debm55 Sep 3 #35

There was a pond about a half mile from our house. FuzzyRabbit Sep 3 #36

Your very welcome. FuzzyRabbit. It sounds very much like an Idealic place to live. Thank you. debm55 Sep 4 #54

Ice skating....we had no roller skate place. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 3 #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 4 #51

Roller skates Quads AKwannabe Sep 3 #38

Good for you, and thank you Akwannabe. I wish I could say the same. debm55 Sep 4 #55

Both, loved ice more RainCaster Sep 3 #39

Thank you RainCaster. It sounds like you and your dad had a great bonding time together. debm55 Sep 4 #56

i liked both nt orleans Sep 4 #40

Thank you orleans. debm55 Sep 4 #58

Roller skating on Fridays late afternoon. SamKnause Sep 4 #41

Thank you SamKnause. that sounds great. We had organ music at ours. debm55 Sep 4 #59

I wanted to do both but Elessar Zappa Sep 4 #42

Thank you Elessar Zappa. I am sure there were other things you were great at. debm55 Sep 4 #61

Roller skating/skateboarding. OldBaldy1701E Sep 4 #43

Thank you OldBaldy1701E I live in Pittsburgh there were indoor and out ice ice skating rings . But my friends and my debm55 Sep 4 #63

Growing up, I lived in Northern New York in the 1950's and 60's. patphil Sep 4 #53

I understand. I had both street skates and those white indoor skates, Thank you patphil debm55 Sep 4 #60

I was a lean, keen roller skating machine that was down with that scene! Niagara Sep 4 #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 4 #73

Skate boarding looked like sooo much fun. I uss to walk by a medium size boarding park... electric_blue68 Sep 5 #94

I'm glad that you take the time to watch the skateboarders, electric blue! Niagara Sep 7 #96

Ty. I try to check out interesting, or beautiful things.... electric_blue68 Sep 7 #99

Ice skating in the winter. DFW Sep 4 #72

Thank you DFW, Yes we had asphalt but we skated anyhow. Used parking lots too. Your ice skating so relaxing. debm55 Sep 4 #74

The ice skating was OK, but we had to be constantly alert for weak spots DFW Sep 4 #75

Both for me Lebam in LA Sep 4 #76

Thank you Lebam in LA. I know no helmets , knee and elbow pads. Sorry debm55 Sep 4 #80

Helmets? Lebam in LA Sep 5 #89

Me too. Thank you Lebam in LA debm55 Sep 5 #91

Both for me. FalloutShelter Sep 4 #77

Thank you Fallout Shelter. debm55 Sep 4 #79

Ice skating. catbyte Sep 4 #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 4 #83

Both, mostly ice skating. LisaM Sep 4 #81

Thank you Lisa M debm55 Sep 4 #86

Roller skates and I still have a box! StarryNite Sep 4 #82

Sidewalk skates!!! All fun intil the front grips came off and you went down. But lots of fun. Srkdqltr Sep 4 #84

Yup. Or you didn't sweep the driveway off very well and StarryNite Sep 4 #85

Our skates had way bigger front closures that went over most of the toe area. electric_blue68 Sep 5 #95

Wow, Thank you StarryNite, that is neat debm55 Sep 4 #87

I loved roller skating. I met a lot of girls Emile Sep 4 #88

HAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you Emile. debm55 Sep 5 #90

Both! Dulcinea Sep 5 #92

Both! sueh Sep 7 #97

Ice skating WestMichRad Sep 7 #98