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Old 12-29-2010, 06:43 PM
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You may be better than I, but two or maybe even three years ago I tried to roller blade and never felt comfortable being ANY place with other traffic. This is probably more a statement of my ability than anything else. I never could get comfortable on those things and I was a pretty decent hockey player, go figure. When I was trying to learn I went to neighborhoods where roads were in, but no one lived there yet. At the time those 'hoods were off of Odell between Mallory and Havana, now you may have to go to ST Charles to find hoods without folks living there.

Just when I thought I was getting better, I was cruising around one of the Hadley hoods and coming down a hill lost control, made a split second decision to "crash" into grass and dirt rather than tar. I was fine, but as I was gettingup , somewhat embarrassed I see four workers on their lunch break laughing their *sses off. I tipped my hat, waved and skated off. That was when I decided no other traffic for me please. Know anyone that need size 11 roller blades ?

Unless you can skate be real careful on the mutli modal paths, things are moving pretty fast.

Last edited by ajbrown; 12-29-2010 at 07:12 PM.