I just splashed £100 on...

[badgermark]

A skateboard. What the hell was I thinking? I'm a freaking science teacher, why do i want to be hurtling around on a bent piece of wood with tiny little wheels?

Oh yeah, cos it's $%&#ing awesome! Not skated since I was 17, so after a 5 year absence I was a little rusty. It's coming back though, i can push about without falling over. Now i have to relearn some tricks and hit some parks.

Any current or ex skaters on the board? Want to compare scars? I'm sure i'll give myself a few more soon. But with a massive smile on my face whilst I bleed.

[WezV]

ah right, trying to be one of those cool teachers are ya??  you know they see straight through it :P ;)

[badgermark]

I'm unashamedly uncool! I made a lot of kid make paper hats and dance around in circles as atoms and stuff. They know I'm a colossal nerd, i'm not trying to be anything.

At least I don't have girly tattoos, mine are hard and angular, like a man!

[ailean]

You might get kudos with the kids if you lose an eye or limb, or maybe just an impressively disfiguring scar  :)

Fair play to you though, I never had the courage.

[Jonny]

You'll be rad.

But I must be getting the old get to me, as I think the atom is cool. I mean rad.

[Nadz1lla]

I'm 27 and just bought a pair of aggressive blades as we've moved to a house that backs on to the park. The park has a basketball court, tennis courts, dirt track for BMX's and...a skate park!

Went to it the other day and tried to do some grinding on the trick boxes... and failed. I ended up on my arse a couple of times, but mostly I chickened out! Ten years ago i used to throw myself at stuff like that, and now I look at it and just think "That's bloody dangerous!" when did I turn into such a pussy!?  :lol:

[indysmith]

I used to rollerblade and skateboard a lot... I want to keep skating but noone's up for it, lol.

[hamfist]

Blimey, I was well into skateboarding 30 years ago. I'd certainly do myself a mischief even casually thinking about it these days.

BTW, I used to be "cool" science teacher once. The thing the kids liked best was when you put a condom over your head and blew it up into a big balloon during sex ed lessons !

[WezV]

At least I don't have girly tattoos, mine are hard and angular, like a man!

:lol:   what are you compensating for ???


edit, i think my school filtered the BKP forum yesterday so i may not be around during the days anymore  :(

[badgermark]

At least I don't have girly tattoos, mine are hard and angular, like a man!

:lol:   what are you compensating for ???


edit, i think my school filtered the BKP forum yesterday so i may not be around during the days anymore  :(

Nothing, I have a huge wang and I'm proud of it.

Yeah sod the kids, this is all for me. I used to be good but cautious, now I plan to throw myself into it properly. Going up to the local concrete park on sunday morning, as early as possible so not to embarrass myself too much. Will post pictures of my inevitable failures and fractures.

[Roobubba]

I'm unashamedly uncool! I made a lot of kid make paper hats and dance around in circles as atoms and stuff. They know I'm a colossal nerd, i'm not trying to be anything.

At least I don't have girly tattoos, mine are hard and angular, like a man!

so no telecaster tats, then? :D

[Elliot]

I used to be into skating in the 1970s and then skating and surfing in the late 80s and early 90s.  Carried on surfing until I was about 29 but was never too good at it.

Now I way to fat to dare to ride a deck - but I saw the reissue of the old Powell and Peralta films the other day and they gave fond memories of scars on my elbows and the quest to master the ollie.  Like Rad dude!

[mecca777]

I used to skate back in the late 80s/early 90s, got back into it a couple of years ago when my nephew got a board for Christmas and got the bug again. Now I tend to hop out early most mornings and head down to the local skatepark or a local carpark to get some skating in before work.

I'm still waiting for the day when I do myself a serious mishap and have to tell my employers why I'm sitting in A&E that morning instead of showing up to work. It'll come, I'm sure. So far nothing worse than shredded knees and a limp, touch wood... :)

[badgermark]

I'd love to skate before work, but would mean changing and potentially showering beforehand, a task I don't think is worth having a skatepark to myself at 7 in the morning during the week. The weather is totally pish now, and looks bad all weekend. There goes my hopes of getting to a park. I'm gutted.

[Johnny Mac]

I got into skateboards in 1977 when it first became a craze. The boards then were a bit hit and miss. i did buy one I made up of parts around 10 years ago. I still have it but not ridden it much since I hurt myself on it. It wasn't too serious but it hurt like a bar-steward for a few days. I attempted to slide down a hand rail, not a steep metal one but a wooden one by a path. The top had been plained flat and it had a gentle decline on it. This was at my friends kids school's open day so there were people everywhere. My mate held the board while I climbed up on the rail, the plan was to find my balance and slide down. Over confidence got the better of me and fell straight off. The board went to the floor vertically and i fell onto the end of the deck, just missing my bottom rib. The grip tape made a nice mess of my skin. It was funny though, for the crowd watching! I did see the funny side. Born again anything you did as a kid can mess you up though so go carefully.
I used to do rollerskating at the southbank by the Thames a lot. That was a great place to hang out.
Motorcrossing, a bit of surfing, Ski-ing and a few extreme sports years back.