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electric_blue68

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

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Thu Sep 5, 2024, 11:06 PM

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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