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Adult Men Shouldn’t Skateboard.
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A friend of mine worked at Powell Peralta for years and always had a variety of boards in his garage. When he was 35 he was skating down the sidewalk in front of his house, hit a crack and landed sideways on his wrist. Positive that he broke it, he stuck his head back in the house, told his wife he had to go to the emergency room but it was no big deal. She stayed home with their 7 year old and 3 year old kids. He arrived at the ER and they put him in the back of the queue for minor injury. He sat down to wait his turn and immediately passed out. He woke up in triage and they were asking for his wife's phone number. WTF? Why do they need that? The nurse called his wife and told her to get down to the ER ASAP! What, for a broken wrist? The nurse explained that his wrist was going to be ok but during the fall, his elbow must have hit his kidney and ruptured it. He was dying from blood poisoning and needed surgery immediately. He spent a week in Intensive Care and fully recovered. Scaryshit man.
this is precisely the type of sh!t that would happen to me
I like the carver, I don't think I could get back in to street again
my kid wants me to build a box and rail for him....
About 10 years back, took one of the nephews to a skate part in SF.
Brought along my old skateboard, thinking, I'll just some gentle banked turns on the ramps, stay low in the pool, maybe work up to an ollie over some cracks in the apron.
So 10 minutes later, hey, the body hasn't forgotten everything. Kinda fun to feel the push/pull of inertial changes in the pool, the added velocity from a good center of gravity change at the bottom of the curves.
And then I had to run it out when I started to over-rotate on a re-entry and slapped my feet down.
That slap stung my feet.
That slap woke me up.
"What the hell am I risking here?"
Got off the playing field and watched the nephew.
Brought along my old skateboard, thinking, I'll just some gentle banked turns on the ramps, stay low in the pool, maybe work up to an ollie over some cracks in the apron.
So 10 minutes later, hey, the body hasn't forgotten everything. Kinda fun to feel the push/pull of inertial changes in the pool, the added velocity from a good center of gravity change at the bottom of the curves.
And then I had to run it out when I started to over-rotate on a re-entry and slapped my feet down.
That slap stung my feet.
That slap woke me up.
"What the hell am I risking here?"
Got off the playing field and watched the nephew.
I need to stop skating. But I can’t. Having too much fun at the park with my son. He is ripping. I’m carvering with lots of pads. I seriously have been easing back into it. I’ll be okay til I’m not.
I can’t tell if it’s serious or not either. I read somewhere that satire is supposed to be funny.
Honestly, Jezebel is right (mark this post for posterity)
Skateboarding hurts too bad for old men
2 months ago i hit my knee on something and it still hurts
did something to my shoulder zipping up my jacket, thats hurt a few days now
if i get on a skateboard my body will explode
did something to my shoulder zipping up my jacket, thats hurt a few days now
if i get on a skateboard my body will explode
Timely. After laying off the skate for a couple years, the past month Ive gotten the bug again. Im 49 now but still feel comfortable on my skate. Decided Im gonna stay out of the parks for the most part and went on a ditch mission over the weekend. Always been one of my favorite things to skate. Hit 2 within 30 minutes of my house. One was virgin concrete and fun as hell!! The other I'll go back this weekend and clean it up. Felt like a kid again hopping fences and getting some runs in.
Got to know when to fold em....
I've been having a series of issues- heart, shoulder, neck, back. My MD even asked me (about surfing), "Do you want to continue this activity?"
Activity? I'm sure you'll all understand when I say it's kind of my life. No way I'm going to give it up without a fight. But skateboarding? I used to just flow some turns at the gently sloped parking lot at my local beach break. It's been a while since I did even that. Probably not worth the risk any more...
I've been having a series of issues- heart, shoulder, neck, back. My MD even asked me (about surfing), "Do you want to continue this activity?"
Activity? I'm sure you'll all understand when I say it's kind of my life. No way I'm going to give it up without a fight. But skateboarding? I used to just flow some turns at the gently sloped parking lot at my local beach break. It's been a while since I did even that. Probably not worth the risk any more...
I’m 56 skate most Saturdays and sometimes on Sundays if the waves suck. Didn’t skate much in the 1990’s but after 2001 haven’t stopped except for nursing injuries. Some skate some surf related. No big deal.
One thing skating can promise you. You’ll get hurt. Couple weeks ago I was cruising into the park turned right pretty hard into a wheel bite and the tail shot into my thigh. Spent the next few minutes sweeping and cleaning trash around the park for good karma. Haha. Skatings fun, but if all you’re thinking is don’t get hurt then don’t skate.
One thing skating can promise you. You’ll get hurt. Couple weeks ago I was cruising into the park turned right pretty hard into a wheel bite and the tail shot into my thigh. Spent the next few minutes sweeping and cleaning trash around the park for good karma. Haha. Skatings fun, but if all you’re thinking is don’t get hurt then don’t skate.
I ride a skateboard all the time. Go to parks too.
My body is always in pain so I might as well just have fun.
My body is always in pain so I might as well just have fun.
This.
In skateboarding you're playing with house money always. Gravity eventually wins.