hey all,
i have just turned 35 and according to my wife i am having an early(??!!) mid-life crisis. i have just got myself a bmx for christmas and am now beginning to practice on my son's skateboard and loving it.
this is my first post on here so be gentle!!
so... hello all
greg
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Welcome.
Why hasn't your wife got a skateboard?
Why hasn't your wife got a skateboard?
Welcome to the forums! 
35!!! what are you thinking man, get back to working your 9-5 and watching ant and dec on a saturday! haha
35!!! what are you thinking man, get back to working your 9-5 and watching ant and dec on a saturday! haha
ha ha!!
not ready to roll over and die yet!!!!! and i wish i had a 9-5 job, try 4-12!!! plenty of time in the mornings to practice at the parks while the kids are nicely tucked up in school though!!!
not ready to roll over and die yet!!!!! and i wish i had a 9-5 job, try 4-12!!! plenty of time in the mornings to practice at the parks while the kids are nicely tucked up in school though!!!
Well should you need any pointers or help with anything, don't hesitate to ask.
ps. don't forget to alert the medic when you go out skating, falling when your older hurts more!
ps. don't forget to alert the medic when you go out skating, falling when your older hurts more!
^^and the added healing time is a killer....and let's face it we haven't got decades left to skate in anyway 
I suggest padding up a bit to begin with unless you want to have to sit out weeks not skating, but waiting when you get injured.
And you will lol
I suggest padding up a bit to begin with unless you want to have to sit out weeks not skating, but waiting when you get injured. And you will lol
thanks for all the encouragement (i think??!!).
and no need to worry, will be well padded up.
cheers for taking the time to say hello
greg
and no need to worry, will be well padded up.
cheers for taking the time to say hello
greg
QUOTE(zhuk @ Jan 15 2008, 01:43 AM) 
^^and the added healing time is a killer....and let's face it we haven't got decades left to skate in anyway I suggest padding up a bit to begin with unless you want to have to sit out weeks not skating, but waiting when you get injured.
And you will lol
I suggest padding up a bit to begin with unless you want to have to sit out weeks not skating, but waiting when you get injured. And you will lol
This man speaks the truth! I'm 33 and just got back into skating after a long time out (18yrs) and five days after getting my new board i try too much too soon, fall off and end up in casualty. Torn ligaments in my arm and i'm out for about a month!
If only i'd worn pads 'sigh'
I find it quite amusing having to explain why you are in casualty due to a skate injury when you are supposedly too old to do it. 
When I went with Col with his broken wrist and he told the nurse how he had done it, her answer was you do know thats for kids don't you?
When I went with Col with his broken wrist and he told the nurse how he had done it, her answer was you do know thats for kids don't you?
QUOTE(Darris @ Jan 17 2008, 11:40 AM)
When I went with Col with his broken wrist and he told the nurse how he had done it, her answer was you do know thats for kids don't you?
fucking SIGH lol
hmm at least no one can really tell how old I am without sighting ID 1st...
Hello!
From one old(ie) to another...mid-life crises, what are those? Aren't they just things we wish we had done earlier and now have the bottle to do them? Or are they what 'normal' folks consider to be stuff that more mature folks shouldn't actually be doing?
Hah!
From one old(ie) to another...mid-life crises, what are those? Aren't they just things we wish we had done earlier and now have the bottle to do them? Or are they what 'normal' folks consider to be stuff that more mature folks shouldn't actually be doing?
Hah!
QUOTE(nexangelus @ Mar 11 2008, 01:24 PM)
Hello!
From one old(ie) to another...mid-life crises, what are those? Aren't they just things we wish we had done earlier and now have the bottle to do them? Or are they what 'normal' folks consider to be stuff that more mature folks shouldn't actually be doing?
Hah!
From one old(ie) to another...mid-life crises, what are those? Aren't they just things we wish we had done earlier and now have the bottle to do them? Or are they what 'normal' folks consider to be stuff that more mature folks shouldn't actually be doing?
Hah!
No mid-life crisis for me.. I've been skating since I was a teenager.. and I don't plan to stop until I absolutely have to.. Hopefully I'll still be able to roll though.
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