What was I thinking??!!!!!

Lisamar74

I had the wise idea of buying a pair of roller skates as a fun way to exercise. I'm 37 years old for god's sake. I should have remembered that I couldn't do it at 12 years of age.
Tried to go out on them at 6am this morning when the streets were quiet. Nearly broke my neck.
Thank god for the love of ebay.

Teapotdomescam

hahaha I gotta admit this story cracked me up
Were you able to sell them?

mccarol1956

I would keep trying!! I bet you would get it in no time! its probably great exercise! I can't walk a straight line let alone skate and would have a broken hip in 5 minutes. lol

Lisamar74

I only bought them yesterday and had a practise at home on the wooden floor last night and was wobbly but thought I'll get the hang of it. Ventured outdoors this morning and I'm too nervous. I'm like bambi on wheels. As soon as I saw a person approaching I froze cos I don't want to look stupid. I know I should persevere but it's quite embarrassing. Probably the norm if you live in LA but I live in England where only children roller skate! I'm trying to encourage my friends to get them as I won't feel so self concious if there's a few of us and we can laugh at ourselves if people do pass us in the streeet. But my friends have more sense!

hanniejong

Do you have a Roller skating rink where you can go to get the hang of it. The other thing is when children learn to ice skate they hang onto something maybe that would be the way to go until you get the hang of it and feel comfortable with it all. I think it takes guts to even have a go. Well done:)

ElizaRoche

kinda the same happened to me.. I NEVER learned to skate, but, one of the times I went to Mexico city I was bugging my cousin all damn day ´hey take me to the ice rink.. lets go, come on, take me there!!!!!!´ , so he did, I was all excited getting my skates and looking at the people skating ....
When I looked at the ice standing besides it, I said, oh hell no :indifferent: :noway: .. Anyway, I tried and walked in feeling REALLY insecure, when I suddenly slipped landing on my butt!, dunno what I did that the blade of the skate cut my hand.. So I literally crawled to the exit..After that I begged my cousin to leave, of course we didnt cause my nieces were having a blast haha

Lisamar74

Do you have a Roller skating rink where you can go to get the hang of it. The other thing is when children learn to ice skate they hang onto something maybe that would be the way to go until you get the hang of it and feel comfortable with it all. I think it takes guts to even have a go. Well done:)

Thanks so much, I don't feel very gutsy at the moment. No roller rinks at all where I live. People don't really tend to roller skate. This might be a bit extreme but I've been online this morning, since the bambi on wheels episode, and I've found some skating schools whereby I can have half a days tuition but the schools are 300 miles away! So it would be a daytrip on the train, a little adventure. But could be more of a waste of money for me. Perhaps its just a good idea to realise this isn't for me.

thebigcb

hahahaha, quality

I can hear the cartoon noise as you try and stop yourself falling. What were you thinking?