"was that switch" "no"
You know when you joke around with guys at the park about how old you are, then you realize they think you're 15 years younger than you actually are?
When someone’s battling a trick on something, and then someone else comes up and without realizing that the other guy was trying the same trick, proceeds to do it first or second try.
everytime I go to the park in the PM, exactly why I turned into an AM warrior and slide out around 11 when the heshers are rolling in
I slipped out and broke a roller blader's flood light he had directly in front of a ledge I always skate. I told him "yeah, someone over waxed the ledge" knowing him and his crew go around and cake everything with paraffin before their sessions. I skated away awkwardly
Expand QuoteYou know when you joke around with guys at the park about how old you are, then you realize they think you're 15 years younger than you actually are?[close]
Ngl I do enjoy when this happens
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Hahah amazing
Reminded me of this story.Expand QuoteI slipped out and broke a roller blader's flood light he had directly in front of a ledge I always skate. I told him "yeah, someone over waxed the ledge" knowing him and his crew go around and cake everything with paraffin before their sessions. I skated away awkwardly[close]
any time those dudes show up they overwax everything and then proceed to slam so hard they look like charlie brown getting hit by the baseball in peanuts
i don’t think these concepts are unrelated
ive crashed into the same scooter kid on accident at least 12 times
One time i saw a remote control car and my kneejerk reaction was to say get that shit outta here before I realized it was a local who definitely knew park etiquette. It was only out for a second and he wasn't even getting in anyone's way. The guy was definitely a bit of an asshole but looking back i should have just held my tongue.
same here im moreso just bummed that it keeps happening lol. always awkward and weird. it would be easier if i was a dickExpand Quoteive crashed into the same scooter kid on accident at least 12 times[close]
I've had some of the most awkward collisions with scooter kids and little kids on bikes I'm always so embarrassed. It always seems to be me who does it.
That said, i don't get mad or laugh it off i always try and make contact with the parent and apologize to both them and the kid regardless of fault.
You know when you joke around with guys at the park about how old you are, then you realize they think you're 15 years younger than you actually are?
a guy who bullied me in high school was at the park. Can't say everything but involved making fun of his weight, calling his scooter sons "f-----s", and one of us flipping open a butterfly knife.
I like the compliments, it's either "oh this? this is nothing to me" or just being grateful for landing something difficult and someone giving you props for it. Although I usually just say thanks and keep quiet for the rest of the time, no need to brag about how good you're feeling at the moment.so good ;DReminded me of this story.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI slipped out and broke a roller blader's flood light he had directly in front of a ledge I always skate. I told him "yeah, someone over waxed the ledge" knowing him and his crew go around and cake everything with paraffin before their sessions. I skated away awkwardly[close]
any time those dudes show up they overwax everything and then proceed to slam so hard they look like charlie brown getting hit by the baseball in peanuts
i don’t think these concepts are unrelated[close]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cEXnCsdP3A
Expand Quotea guy who bullied me in high school was at the park. Can't say everything but involved making fun of his weight, calling his scooter sons "f-----s", and one of us flipping open a butterfly knife.[close]
No wonder you got bullied. Surprised someone in your crew didn't pull our their nunchucks
I collided with a kid at the park and put my hands out brace myself for impact and my hand went right into his crotch and smashed his balls. He went down crying and I felt bad and just left after trying to apologize.
I'm too stupid to remember the order in which people are skating the box, so I'm always in those situations where I have to point to someone to signal them to go before me. Usually ends in a stand off where we exchange points from opposite sides of the park 2 or 3 times. Then sometimes they're too nice and insist that I go, but Im out of shape and out of breath so I have to signal AGAIN that its their turn.
Hmm probably the two large breasted and bra-less 15 year old girls that I see whenever I skate Grant Park on the weekends.(https://i.postimg.cc/q7GhVLnZ/Zombo-Meme-21012021120255.jpg)
A scooter kid hurt himself and left the park crying. A few minutes later, his dad comes up to yell at my friend and I for not watching him. We were 14 or 15 year old kids at the time and didn’t know the kid. We responded with shit like, “he’s your kid, why aren’t you watching him?” and if he wants a babysitter he should pay us. Dude left after yelling some more and threatened to call the cops. Cops never came...
Has to be some good opinions on here.
For me, I cant get over feeling awkward when I land something at the park and strangers are giving props. I immediately subconsciously go into "took long enough" mode or act tired then get a drink of water. One time I pointed at the guy banging his board on the ground, felt like a douche bag after.
Obviously skating with buddies is different but I skate solo a lot these days so I run into this issue sometimes on the occasions when i actually land something. Plus I judge people when they get over-hyped over landing their own trick, unless they really had to battle for it i guess.
"was that switch" "no"
Hmm probably the two large breasted and bra-less 15 year old girls that I see whenever I skate Grant Park on the weekends.oh nah nah nah
Expand QuoteA scooter kid hurt himself and left the park crying. A few minutes later, his dad comes up to yell at my friend and I for not watching him. We were 14 or 15 year old kids at the time and didn’t know the kid. We responded with shit like, “he’s your kid, why aren’t you watching him?” and if he wants a babysitter he should pay us. Dude left after yelling some more and threatened to call the cops. Cops never came...[close]
This kinda shit kills me as an adult cause I wanna help when kids get fucked up but parents are insane now and any small interaction with a child could lead to untoward accusations So I’ll just watch kids bleed out as I awkwardly skirt by then to get to the ledge .
You know when you joke around with guys at the park about how old you are, then you realize they think you're 15 years younger than you actually are?
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteA scooter kid hurt himself and left the park crying. A few minutes later, his dad comes up to yell at my friend and I for not watching him. We were 14 or 15 year old kids at the time and didn’t know the kid. We responded with shit like, “he’s your kid, why aren’t you watching him?” and if he wants a babysitter he should pay us. Dude left after yelling some more and threatened to call the cops. Cops never came...[close]
This kinda shit kills me as an adult cause I wanna help when kids get fucked up but parents are insane now and any small interaction with a child could lead to untoward accusations So I’ll just watch kids bleed out as I awkwardly skirt by then to get to the ledge .[close]
Ha, same. The other day I saw some kid just completely eating shit repeatedly trying to learn bs boardslides, and I so badly wanted to help him somehow, but I figured better to just keep to myself.
My own awkward story: Recently I was skating alone when a homeless-looking kid on a bike asked if he could borrow my phone to listen to music while he smoked weed. I lied and said i didn’t have one. What kind of fucking mark would say yes? Feel bad for the kid who obviously has a rough life, but come on.
Expand QuoteOne time i saw a remote control car and my kneejerk reaction was to say get that shit outta here before I realized it was a local who definitely knew park etiquette. It was only out for a second and he wasn't even getting in anyone's way. The guy was definitely a bit of an asshole but looking back i should have just held my tongue.[close]
there is some asshole that comes to my park with a remote control car and launches it off of everything at top speed while people are skating. i've thought about telling him something and decided against it. he looks kind of nuts/tweakerish, is pretty big, and is a neighborhood local (there are a lot of murders in the area, and even a couple in the park). He seems to think he's keeping out of the way, but im just waiting to be skating along minding my own business when i get smacked in the face by a flying car.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteOne time i saw a remote control car and my kneejerk reaction was to say get that shit outta here before I realized it was a local who definitely knew park etiquette. It was only out for a second and he wasn't even getting in anyone's way. The guy was definitely a bit of an asshole but looking back i should have just held my tongue.[close]
there is some asshole that comes to my park with a remote control car and launches it off of everything at top speed while people are skating. i've thought about telling him something and decided against it. he looks kind of nuts/tweakerish, is pretty big, and is a neighborhood local (there are a lot of murders in the area, and even a couple in the park). He seems to think he's keeping out of the way, but im just waiting to be skating along minding my own business when i get smacked in the face by a flying car.[close]
you could always "try to ollie over it" and land directly on it
WHen kids you don't know are constantly asking you to buy them beer and cigs. There is a 7-11 across the street from the park. I never do.
The skatepark in Tucson is in one of the public parks in town most severely affected by homeless. Yesterday I roll up and a guy and gal were smoking what I assume was crack by the skatepark gate and gal then comes into the park and paces for about an hour in a high traffic spot. Poor thing was prob in her 20s and had blue lips and teeth like she was huffing. Made it hard to skate but also weighed heavy on my heart.
When I'm trying to introduce myself and make a friend and he just pulls an earpod from under his beanie and says 'huh?'I avoid these people at all costs, if you are that dimwitted to have those things in your ears with a dangerous piece of wood you are subject to a board to the ankle or shins, I know I'm too old to be friends with these kids/20 somethings that I don't mind coming off as an asshole. Believe me I want to belong but everything inside of me says to call bullshit for what it is.
I avoid these people at all costs, if you are that dimwitted to have those things in your ears with a dangerous piece of wood you are subject to a board to the ankle or shins, I know I'm too old to be friends with these kids/20 somethings that I don't mind coming off as an asshole. Believe me I want to belong but everything inside of me says to call bullshit for what it is.Expand QuoteWhen I'm trying to introduce myself and make a friend and he just pulls an earpod from under his beanie and says 'huh?'[close]
I mean half the time I see young adults at parks are either bitching about the crowd, the spot, their kit, just never satisfied oh that spots a bust I don't want to go there..... etc so forth.
im 100% the "yeooowwwW" yelling guy to just about anything. to me, it may be a subconscious way to make things NOT awkward. id rather acknowledge people over ignoring them and skate like theyre not there. plus im always stoked. i love skateboarding what can i sayYo honestly this made me smile. Stoked on people like you bro!
The parking lot next to the skate park used to be a cruising area for same sex hookups. This drew a lot of meth heads looking for quick$$. I was there one morning skating, just me and two smaller kids with their mom, saw this tweaker exposing himself in his car while watching the kids skate. The mom had her back to the parking lot and had no idea. So I yell get the fuck outta here and she thought I was yelling at the kids.I have a spot near a craigslist/tinder hookup spot a decent ledge and a 4 stair, countless times used condoms are dumped in the area ( glad I never slam there).
Dude moved his car about 10 spots over and starts jerking off. I jumped the fence and started running at the car yelling “come here mf” the whole time. Guy had his window rolled down and starts screaming “ I don’t trust you”. Seriously, like I’m his buddy or something. I had a bottle of Yerba Mate ( that good Guyaki stuff) and just fastballed it at his windshield. Glass everywhere, windshield cracked, dude is peeling out, the mom is loading the kids into their car in a panic and I’m yelling like a madman chasing him around the parking lot.
The mom never knew. And I didn’t get my Yerba that day. I just left because I figured she was going to call the cops on me.
Showed up early one Saturday AM. Only people in the park was me, two dads, and their 13yo boys who looked like they were first timers. Kids were kitted with most safety equipment I have ever seen. One of the dads was real alpha/drives a dodge stratus and was instructing the kids (even though he had no idea what he was talking about). Five minutes later, his kid (again, nearly bubble wrapped out) takes a hipper on a roll in and starts wailing like a siren. All I see is a blur of alpha dad running toward his kid and, I will never forget this for the rest of my life, he cries out "GORDON MY ANGEL!!!!" Dude proceeds to scoop his lanky kid up like a newborn and carries him out of the park like he is evacuating someone who was shot in war. Other dad and child run behind offering emotional support. Then nothing but quiet. I sat there for a few minutes, mouth agape, wondering what the fuck just happened.
Expand QuoteA scooter kid hurt himself and left the park crying. A few minutes later, his dad comes up to yell at my friend and I for not watching him. We were 14 or 15 year old kids at the time and didn’t know the kid. We responded with shit like, “he’s your kid, why aren’t you watching him?” and if he wants a babysitter he should pay us. Dude left after yelling some more and threatened to call the cops. Cops never came...[close]
This kinda shit kills me as an adult cause I wanna help when kids get fucked up but parents are insane now and any small interaction with a child could lead to untoward accusations So I’ll just watch kids bleed out as I awkwardly skirt by then to get to the ledge .
Ariel Perl introduced himself to me while i was lost in thought
this was also post corona so my social skills had atrophied greatly
instead of saying anything back i just stared at him and thought how a man could be named ariel instead of saying whats up
After like a second of me staring like a dumbass he just said "ok nice to meet u" and skated away
i still feel bad :(
Expand QuoteShowed up early one Saturday AM. Only people in the park was me, two dads, and their 13yo boys who looked like they were first timers. Kids were kitted with most safety equipment I have ever seen. One of the dads was real alpha/drives a dodge stratus and was instructing the kids (even though he had no idea what he was talking about). Five minutes later, his kid (again, nearly bubble wrapped out) takes a hipper on a roll in and starts wailing like a siren. All I see is a blur of alpha dad running toward his kid and, I will never forget this for the rest of my life, he cries out "GORDON MY ANGEL!!!!" Dude proceeds to scoop his lanky kid up like a newborn and carries him out of the park like he is evacuating someone who was shot in war. Other dad and child run behind offering emotional support. Then nothing but quiet. I sat there for a few minutes, mouth agape, wondering what the fuck just happened.[close]
i thoroughly enjoyed reading this and picturing what this would be like
I was skating Whistler Park one day, and my was just keeping to myself.
Afterwards my friend says ‘Dude, Tony Alva was trying to talk to you and you just rolled right by him!’
I was like WTF, but then I remembered that yeah, there was an Alva boardbag there, and it was as the premier for the Dogtown documentary at that time.
Seriously have no recollection of Tony tho.
Showed up early one Saturday AM. Only people in the park was me, two dads, and their 13yo boys who looked like they were first timers. Kids were kitted with most safety equipment I have ever seen. One of the dads was real alpha/drives a dodge stratus and was instructing the kids (even though he had no idea what he was talking about). Five minutes later, his kid (again, nearly bubble wrapped out) takes a hipper on a roll in and starts wailing like a siren. All I see is a blur of alpha dad running toward his kid and, I will never forget this for the rest of my life, he cries out "GORDON MY ANGEL!!!!" Dude proceeds to scoop his lanky kid up like a newborn and carries him out of the park like he is evacuating someone who was shot in war. Other dad and child run behind offering emotional support. Then nothing but quiet. I sat there for a few minutes, mouth agape, wondering what the fuck just happened.
Showed up early one Saturday AM. Only people in the park was me, two dads, and their 13yo boys who looked like they were first timers. Kids were kitted with most safety equipment I have ever seen. One of the dads was real alpha/drives a dodge stratus and was instructing the kids (even though he had no idea what he was talking about). Five minutes later, his kid (again, nearly bubble wrapped out) takes a hipper on a roll in and starts wailing like a siren. All I see is a blur of alpha dad running toward his kid and, I will never forget this for the rest of my life, he cries out "GORDON MY ANGEL!!!!" Dude proceeds to scoop his lanky kid up like a newborn and carries him out of the park like he is evacuating someone who was shot in war. Other dad and child run behind offering emotional support. Then nothing but quiet. I sat there for a few minutes, mouth agape, wondering what the fuck just happened.
Expand QuoteShowed up early one Saturday AM. Only people in the park was me, two dads, and their 13yo boys who looked like they were first timers. Kids were kitted with most safety equipment I have ever seen. One of the dads was real alpha/drives a dodge stratus and was instructing the kids (even though he had no idea what he was talking about). Five minutes later, his kid (again, nearly bubble wrapped out) takes a hipper on a roll in and starts wailing like a siren. All I see is a blur of alpha dad running toward his kid and, I will never forget this for the rest of my life, he cries out "GORDON MY ANGEL!!!!" Dude proceeds to scoop his lanky kid up like a newborn and carries him out of the park like he is evacuating someone who was shot in war. Other dad and child run behind offering emotional support. Then nothing but quiet. I sat there for a few minutes, mouth agape, wondering what the fuck just happened.[close]
:)
Expand QuoteI avoid these people at all costs, if you are that dimwitted to have those things in your ears with a dangerous piece of wood you are subject to a board to the ankle or shins, I know I'm too old to be friends with these kids/20 somethings that I don't mind coming off as an asshole. Believe me I want to belong but everything inside of me says to call bullshit for what it is.Expand QuoteWhen I'm trying to introduce myself and make a friend and he just pulls an earpod from under his beanie and says 'huh?'[close]
I mean half the time I see young adults at parks are either bitching about the crowd, the spot, their kit, just never satisfied oh that spots a bust I don't want to go there..... etc so forth.[close]
breh lay off me i’m high as a georgia pine trying to listen to barrington levy and feel thee vibe
Also has anyone dealt with kids who ask you to ride your board, you say no, and whenever you fall and your board goes flying they try to take it and ride it?Or when you stop for a second and the kid is already there asking for the board and you have to explain the kid that you're not superman to skate for hours without stopping a single time.
“Was that switch” is definitely the skateboarding faux pas version of asking an overweight woman if she is pregnant
a guy who bullied me in high school was at the park. Can't say everything but involved making fun of his weight, calling his scooter sons "f-----s", and one of us flipping open a butterfly knife.
Oh man I've got a few coming back to me
I was at the park with 3 or 4 friends and there was absolutely noone else there except some tiny kid riding round on his bike with his dad watching. We were bored so started playing throw and catch with a wheel that had fallen off my friend's board or something. We were launching it across the park one end to the other, when I accidentally let go of it way too late throwing it from the top of the bank, and it shot off to the side of me and flew straight towards the kid's head, going straight over the top of him by just a couple of inches. I immediately locked eyes with the dad and we both just froze in place for a couple of seconds before he came charging over to me going absolutely fucking mental. I tried to calm him down and explain it was an accident but he was really up for giving me a battering. Eventually he stopped and went back over the other side of the park, until 5 minutes later when I accidentally caught his eye again. I could see the vision of his kid getting domed by a Bones STF re-enter his brain and he just fired up again out of nowhere and stormed over to basically just repeat everything he'd already said. The five of us kind of surrounded him and he thought a beatdown was coming but he was all for it. Eventually we managed to calm him down and he left. Funny part was the kid was facing away from me when it happened so he didn't even notice. I don't think he was sure why his dad was threatening to beat up five skaters all of a sudden. I still have flashbacks of hitting the kid though, it would've been tragic.
Another one was at the same park but this time it was rammed with kids flying in all directions. This little girl on a toy bike cut across the bottom of the quarter as I was about to hit it and I nearly collided with her. Her dad saw this and came and stopped me on top of the driveway. He started shouting at me about watching out for kids blah blah and was giving me loads of terrible dad threats, pointing at the nearby lake and asking me if I wanted to "go for a swim". I was trying to get a word in to explain how it might actually be the girl who should be watching out but he was just shouting over me. Then all of a sudden his tone completely changed, I asked if I could explain again and he just said "no, no you can't" really abruptly, scurried off, picked up his kid and left immediately. I thought it was a bit weird but shrugged it off and skated away up the flatbank. When I turned around again and faced the driveway I realised that just about the entire park had gathered behind me, like 25 skaters right behind my back watching this altercation. He must've realised he was in over his head and got out of there
Was at another local that had a big scooter problem, I was getting cut off left and right all day. One time I was heading down a bank this kid smashed into me and I took myself out real bad trying to avoid him and really hurt my already injured knee. I fucking lost it, not at the kid but just got super angry, let out a roar and slammed my board on the floor. A few minutes later I saw the kid's mum looking for me and was ready for a verbal ass-whooping. I went over ready for an argument but surprisingly she said "my son told me he crashed into you and you looked hurt and angry, I wanted to see what happened to make sure you're ok and that he's not doing anything dangerous." The kid thought I was a dragon or something and was cowering a few feet away thinking I was going to eat him. I felt like an absolute cock so went and kneeled down to him and introduced myself, explained why I got mad and that it wasn't at him, and gave him and his mother a few tips about park safety. I try and remember that more positive interaction every time I see a parent letting their kid get themselves killed in a park but it mostly doesn't go like that unfortunately.
Got a few more but I'll type them out later
It's always an awkward one when someone you don't really know gets badly injured on the sesh, especially if they have to call an ambulance or something like that... When their mates kinda have it under control so you don't really need to have to get involved but then everyone else is kinda like, do we carry on skating and just dodge the injured person or hold back till they leave? Is it a bad omen, is the sesh now cursed?
Expand QuoteIt's always an awkward one when someone you don't really know gets badly injured on the sesh, especially if they have to call an ambulance or something like that... When their mates kinda have it under control so you don't really need to have to get involved but then everyone else is kinda like, do we carry on skating and just dodge the injured person or hold back till they leave? Is it a bad omen, is the sesh now cursed?[close]
I was the guy laying in the bottom of the bowl waiting for the ambulance one time. My leg was twisted too much to get out on my own, even with my buddy’s help. It was a lunchtime session on a weekday so it wasn’t crowded but there were still some people peeking over the lip to see what was up. As I was taken out on the backboard thing I was trying to apologize for hogging the bowl. I was high as fuck on the painkiller IV by that time so I was feeling like a million bucks despite two broken bones.
My buddy and i were on a road trip and stopped at this shitty little park to stretch our legs and mind you NOTHING in this park is normal. so we are standing atop a bank and this kid comes out of nowhere gunning it on his bike and yells at us in the wettest lisp i have ever heard "CHECK THISH OUT BITCHSHES" airs over a little gap and his back tire catches the transition and he almost falls on his face but luckily for him barely recovers. he later goes full speed to his honking dads truck and hucks his bike in the bed and they peeled off. After the kid screamed my buddy and i just stood there looking at each other in disbelief that had just happened. wish i had filmed it.this is paulie wheels of fury ryan in my mind
I fucking hate when the local town skate heroes skate my local. They spend the entire day skating the ledges and half assing fast switch tricks as a joke. They spend the day taking up the entire street section then they occasionally ride through the transition section once and do their routine of fast disasters to prove that they can skate transition.
Marsh Creek.....In the humid summer, the park wouldn't fill up until the day started to cool off, so I was skating by myself around 2 in the afternoon. I sat down at the picnic tables to cool off, shirtless and sweaty, when a honda civic pulls into the parking lot. I watch the car, and an Asian woman somewhere in her 30's gets out with a yappy Paris Hilton dog on her leash.
She walks through the park, then comes up to the picninc tables and sits across from me. I start with small talk, "its so hot out its, it must be the hottest day of the year." In her pidgeon english she responds, "Yaa, you so sweaty. It cute." I got up and sat right next to her, and she started tracing my chest with her fingers. Then we walked up to the hockey court together, and stepped inside this big hollow bush. She pulls her leggings down to her knees and says, "Eet mah ahss". So i got like 3 or 5 good licks in, all while her dog was on the leash barking at me.
I ask her if she wants to go anywhere more private, and she says that we can go to her house, but not yet. She says she has to go get something from her car, but she'll be right back. She tells me to wait in the bush for her. Well, I wait in the bush for like five minutes, nursing my hard on, then another ten minutes goes by, then twenty. Eventually I give up on waiting, walk out to the park, and her damn honda civic is long gone. That was like, one of my first sexual experiences ever lol.
I was skating a bank at my local years and years ago when this kelpie (largeish dog) came out of nowhere ,ran up the bank and got tangled up in my legs.Stevie Williams long lost dog
I fell and slid down the bank and as I was getting up this cunning canine grabbed my set up in his mouth and started making off with it.
At first I just stood there laughing but before I knew it the dastardly dog had a decent head start and when I went to give chase he was around the corner and out of sight.
I couldn't fucking believe what had happened, I just stood there flabbergasted while the rest of the park rolled around the ground laughing.
As I got in my car to comb the neighborhood for the pilfering pup this guy came walking down the street with my board, said he didn't know where the dog learned to do it but it wasn't the first time he'd run 3 blocks home with a stolen board.
The grip tape had gnarly tooth marks and there was a significant amount of drool on it but it was otherwise fine.
Wouldn't have believed it if it hadn't happened to me.
Never saw the klepto kelpie again...
I was at the park one day sitting on the bench and this dude started talking to us about music and cars. The dude was probably 50 years old, but nice nonetheless. So the dude is talking about watching zz top jam in their garage when he was a kid. Halg way through the story I see a kid skating the mini very poorly with a fucking acoustic guitar in his hand. So I bailed out on the story and skated over to the kid and said get the fuck off the ramp with the guitar. I think I said no one cares if you play guitar we all do. Well the kid was bummed and the dude telling us the ZZ Top story was his dad. I felt bad but the kid is kind of tool anyway. They took off and I still see the kid at the park with rails on His oversized quasi rig. O well
there was an event on at my local indoor a few years ago but i was running late, i get there like half way through the day and i see this dude standing outside the entrance crying into his hands. im not a dick so i go up to him and ask if hes alright.. its fuckin Ben Nordberg! he never responded to my question, just sulked away round the corner to sob in solitude
according to the dudes in the park he couldnt get whatever trick he was trying, had a temper tantrum then bailed.
Some dude snapped his board on a flatground pop shuv and was pissed, and then some kid who had just started skating tells him “I think it was cause your trucks were too tight” it must’ve been awkward for them but my friends and I overheard and were laughing for like a solid 10 minutes, that day we also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.i want to hear more about this story
Also a mate slipped out of something on the hip and his board flew off and smacked a girl in the head, first there was a big ouuuuuh then for a few seconds everyone went completely quiet
i want to hear more about this storyExpand QuoteSome dude snapped his board on a flatground pop shuv and was pissed, and then some kid who had just started skating tells him “I think it was cause your trucks were too tight” it must’ve been awkward for them but my friends and I overheard and were laughing for like a solid 10 minutes, that day we also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.
Also a mate slipped out of something on the hip and his board flew off and smacked a girl in the head, first there was a big ouuuuuh then for a few seconds everyone went completely quiet[close]
Expand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotethat day we also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close]
one of the funniest thing to witness, love it every time it happens around me
that escalated quickly.Expand QuoteExpand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotethat day we also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close]
one of the funniest thing to witness, love it every time it happens around me[close]
Fucking love seeing a cunt get falconed
What’s not to love
https://youtu.be/TZCzreX5qPQ
Man when I was a kid I saw aus vs France at Ballymore, I saw one of the French players just sorta lean over and piss out his trouser leg mid game I remember my dad saying something that I won’t repeat but yeah the ref got caught up in a maul like right after that, came out of it like 20 metres down the field all disheveled and confused
So good
Expand QuoteI was at the park one day sitting on the bench and this dude started talking to us about music and cars. The dude was probably 50 years old, but nice nonetheless. So the dude is talking about watching zz top jam in their garage when he was a kid. Halg way through the story I see a kid skating the mini very poorly with a fucking acoustic guitar in his hand. So I bailed out on the story and skated over to the kid and said get the fuck off the ramp with the guitar. I think I said no one cares if you play guitar we all do. Well the kid was bummed and the dude telling us the ZZ Top story was his dad. I felt bad but the kid is kind of tool anyway. They took off and I still see the kid at the park with rails on His oversized quasi rig. O well[close]
Why would you tell the kid to get the fuck off the ramp? Cause he had a guitar? Who gives a shit? Clearly you weren't skating it at the time. And even if you were, who cares if someone has a prop during their turn on the ramp? I hope that kid is bettee than you at both guitar and skating one day.
Expand QuoteExpand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotethat day we also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close]
one of the funniest thing to witness, love it every time it happens around me[close]
Fucking love seeing a cunt get falconed
Went to compliment a guy's ability to push switch, he told me it was fakie, I then got confused and asked if he was goofy, nope, he was regular, I saw it correctly, but he thought that the trick being fakie made the pushing fakie too, I just gave up and said he pushes on both stances and that was it. I'm still kinda baffled by that.
We were sat on the bench smoking spliffs and chilling after the session and our local is in a public park, there is a few goal posts and shit. There was like a father and sons game of football going on, and this rly fucking big dad with full sleeves booted the ball straight into the face of the little kid who was playing goalie. Mind you the kid was prbbly around 6 or 7 so he then spent a while crying and they just ignored him and carried on playing. He kicked it hard too. Somehow we all managed to see it which made it even better (by football I mean soccer ball)i want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotewe also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close]
We were sat on the bench smoking spliffs and chilling after the session and our local is in a public park, there is a few goal posts and shit. There was like a father and sons game of football going on, and this rly fucking big dad with full sleeves booted the ball straight into the face of the little kid who was playing goalie. Mind you the kid was prbbly around 6 or 7 so he then spent a while crying and they just ignored him and carried on playing. He kicked it hard too. Somehow we all managed to see it which made it even better (by football I mean soccer ball)Expand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotewe also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close]
Expand Quotea guy who bullied me in high school was at the park. Can't say everything but involved making fun of his weight, calling his scooter sons "f-----s", and one of us flipping open a butterfly knife.[close]
You sound like a WONDERFUL person who didn't deserve to be bullied in high school.
Expand QuoteWe were sat on the bench smoking spliffs and chilling after the session and our local is in a public park, there is a few goal posts and shit. There was like a father and sons game of football going on, and this rly fucking big dad with full sleeves booted the ball straight into the face of the little kid who was playing goalie. Mind you the kid was prbbly around 6 or 7 so he then spent a while crying and they just ignored him and carried on playing. He kicked it hard too. Somehow we all managed to see it which made it even better (by football I mean soccer ball)Expand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotewe also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close][close]
best part.
in for a penny, in for a pound as the saying goes. i will skip the details on your buddy's only fans info, though. for sure he was the one laughing all the way to the bank. getting paid to jack off, that sounds like the life.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteWe were sat on the bench smoking spliffs and chilling after the session and our local is in a public park, there is a few goal posts and shit. There was like a father and sons game of football going on, and this rly fucking big dad with full sleeves booted the ball straight into the face of the little kid who was playing goalie. Mind you the kid was prbbly around 6 or 7 so he then spent a while crying and they just ignored him and carried on playing. He kicked it hard too. Somehow we all managed to see it which made it even better (by football I mean soccer ball)Expand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotewe also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close][close]
best part.[close]
Also after that roids dad continued to take it very seriously and was charging at kids they were just avoiding taking the ball of him
He truly gives no fucks so more powers to him. He was convinced no guys were watching it though, which is unlikelyin for a penny, in for a pound as the saying goes. i will skip the details on your buddy's only fans info, though. for sure he was the one laughing all the way to the bank. getting paid to jack off, that sounds like the life.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteWe were sat on the bench smoking spliffs and chilling after the session and our local is in a public park, there is a few goal posts and shit. There was like a father and sons game of football going on, and this rly fucking big dad with full sleeves booted the ball straight into the face of the little kid who was playing goalie. Mind you the kid was prbbly around 6 or 7 so he then spent a while crying and they just ignored him and carried on playing. He kicked it hard too. Somehow we all managed to see it which made it even better (by football I mean soccer ball)Expand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotewe also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close][close]
best part.[close]
Also after that roids dad continued to take it very seriously and was charging at kids they were just avoiding taking the ball of him[close]
honestly, as long as they were paying me, i wouldnt give a fuck who watches me jack off on the internet....except maybe my mom, dad, sister, cousin, aunties, uncles, friends, teachers, employers, neighbors, former roommates, the owner of the taqueria that i frequent, etc. but, whatever helps him sleep at night. what if it was discovered that ba watched his videos, though?He truly gives no fucks so more powers to him. He was convinced no guys were watching it though, which is unlikelyExpand Quotein for a penny, in for a pound as the saying goes. i will skip the details on your buddy's only fans info, though. for sure he was the one laughing all the way to the bank. getting paid to jack off, that sounds like the life.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteWe were sat on the bench smoking spliffs and chilling after the session and our local is in a public park, there is a few goal posts and shit. There was like a father and sons game of football going on, and this rly fucking big dad with full sleeves booted the ball straight into the face of the little kid who was playing goalie. Mind you the kid was prbbly around 6 or 7 so he then spent a while crying and they just ignored him and carried on playing. He kicked it hard too. Somehow we all managed to see it which made it even better (by football I mean soccer ball)Expand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotewe also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close][close]
best part.[close]
Also after that roids dad continued to take it very seriously and was charging at kids they were just avoiding taking the ball of him[close][close]
Honestly if I was him and found out BA was watching the videos I would be stoked. This same dude dislocated his elbow doing a rock to fakie north (I think it's north, just rock to fakie but the front foot comes off) and his whole bone was sticking out of his elbow, he also got banned for a while from every single pub in England, I think it's called pub watch, because he smashed the window of a pub with a slab of concrete, his dad came down to the park a few times too and they were just drinking rum and cokes and smoking zoots together, I kinda wish I could do that with my dad though.honestly, as long as they were paying me, i wouldnt give a fuck who watches me jack off on the internet....except maybe my mom, dad, sister, cousin, aunties, uncles, friends, teachers, employers, neighbors, former roommates, the owner of the taqueria that i frequent, etc. but, whatever helps him sleep at night. what if it was discovered that ba watched his videos, though?Expand QuoteHe truly gives no fucks so more powers to him. He was convinced no guys were watching it though, which is unlikelyExpand Quotein for a penny, in for a pound as the saying goes. i will skip the details on your buddy's only fans info, though. for sure he was the one laughing all the way to the bank. getting paid to jack off, that sounds like the life.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteWe were sat on the bench smoking spliffs and chilling after the session and our local is in a public park, there is a few goal posts and shit. There was like a father and sons game of football going on, and this rly fucking big dad with full sleeves booted the ball straight into the face of the little kid who was playing goalie. Mind you the kid was prbbly around 6 or 7 so he then spent a while crying and they just ignored him and carried on playing. He kicked it hard too. Somehow we all managed to see it which made it even better (by football I mean soccer ball)Expand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotewe also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close][close]
best part.[close]
Also after that roids dad continued to take it very seriously and was charging at kids they were just avoiding taking the ball of him[close][close][close]
Tell your buddy to jerk of on only fans for a gnar.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotethat day we also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close]
one of the funniest thing to witness, love it every time it happens around me[close]
Fucking love seeing a cunt get falconed[close]
dude! you did say it! unless youre referring to a different cunt?
Been skating, reading about skating and consuming skate media for 20 years and never until this thread did I know you could get fined $300 for not wearing a helmet in a public skatepark in America
the more i read about your friend, the more it sounds like hes a legend in the making.Honestly if I was him and found out BA was watching the videos I would be stoked. This same dude dislocated his elbow doing a rock to fakie north (I think it's north, just rock to fakie but the front foot comes off) and his whole bone was sticking out of his elbow, he also got banned for a while from every single pub in England, I think it's called pub watch, because he smashed the window of a pub with a slab of concrete, his dad came down to the park a few times too and they were just drinking rum and cokes and smoking zoots together, I kinda wish I could do that with my dad though.Expand Quotehonestly, as long as they were paying me, i wouldnt give a fuck who watches me jack off on the internet....except maybe my mom, dad, sister, cousin, aunties, uncles, friends, teachers, employers, neighbors, former roommates, the owner of the taqueria that i frequent, etc. but, whatever helps him sleep at night. what if it was discovered that ba watched his videos, though?Expand QuoteHe truly gives no fucks so more powers to him. He was convinced no guys were watching it though, which is unlikelyExpand Quotein for a penny, in for a pound as the saying goes. i will skip the details on your buddy's only fans info, though. for sure he was the one laughing all the way to the bank. getting paid to jack off, that sounds like the life.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteWe were sat on the bench smoking spliffs and chilling after the session and our local is in a public park, there is a few goal posts and shit. There was like a father and sons game of football going on, and this rly fucking big dad with full sleeves booted the ball straight into the face of the little kid who was playing goalie. Mind you the kid was prbbly around 6 or 7 so he then spent a while crying and they just ignored him and carried on playing. He kicked it hard too. Somehow we all managed to see it which made it even better (by football I mean soccer ball)Expand Quotei want to hear more about this storyExpand Quotewe also saw a very built dad kick a football into a little kids face.[close][close][close]
best part.[close]
Also after that roids dad continued to take it very seriously and was charging at kids they were just avoiding taking the ball of him[close][close][close][close]
There’s been a guy at my local lately who rides around on one of those One Wheel things. He’s not a dick, apologizes if he cuts someone off who’s doing a line, stuff like that. So i can’t really tell him to fuck off as it’s mostly a transition park anyway.
Expand QuoteThere’s been a guy at my local lately who rides around on one of those One Wheel things. He’s not a dick, apologizes if he cuts someone off who’s doing a line, stuff like that. So i can’t really tell him to fuck off as it’s mostly a transition park anyway.[close]
These dudes were wearing those Vibram 5 finger shoes 5 years ago.
Nice dudes though, just a lil out there.
Judge was cool and cut the fine down to $120.Should've tossed the fine altogether.
Expand QuoteBeen skating, reading about skating and consuming skate media for 20 years and never until this thread did I know you could get fined $300 for not wearing a helmet in a public skatepark in America[close]
North County San Diego used to be super strict for like a good decade. Early 2000's through around 2014 when i got my ticket. And it was mostly Carlsbad cops. Oceanside PD has to deal with a fresh batch of drunken idiot boots from camp pendleton and homeless beach bums and gangs every day so they don't care, Vista PD gangs and homeless people, but Carlsbad sheriffs don't have dick to do. They patrol one of the richest areas in California, so they relish any opportunity they get to flex on someone
When a big hip filmer comes to the spot, no one daps anyone else up because they’re all in tryout mode, then he dips with a few heads after filming and everyone starts saying what’s up to everybody else.
There was this old guy who would ride a unicycle around the park every day, just one lap. But there were some sketchy parts that were really thin with a huge drop by the big bowls. Always was sketched out when he flew by on a giant fuckn unicycle.Kinda sick honestly
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteBeen skating, reading about skating and consuming skate media for 20 years and never until this thread did I know you could get fined $300 for not wearing a helmet in a public skatepark in America[close]
North County San Diego used to be super strict for like a good decade. Early 2000's through around 2014 when i got my ticket. And it was mostly Carlsbad cops. Oceanside PD has to deal with a fresh batch of drunken idiot boots from camp pendleton and homeless beach bums and gangs every day so they don't care, Vista PD gangs and homeless people, but Carlsbad sheriffs don't have dick to do. They patrol one of the richest areas in California, so they relish any opportunity they get to flex on someone[close]
Same bullshit with Manhattan beach, i used to live in torrance and hitup that newish MB skatepark. Really nice park but one time the cops pull up, shut both gates, line everyone up and yapped about how the city sees skateboarding as a hazardis activity while writing tickets.
oddly enough the ticket never showed up on any LA or MB ticket look up sights. Still fuck that park, thank god Harbor City opened up
Kinda sick honestlyExpand QuoteThere was this old guy who would ride a unicycle around the park every day, just one lap. But there were some sketchy parts that were really thin with a huge drop by the big bowls. Always was sketched out when he flew by on a giant fuckn unicycle.[close]
This kid, who looks like the perfect cross of Zac Efron in 17 Again and the MAD magazine mascot kid, is always at the park. He’s new to skating and freaks out whenever he lands ANY trick and beams everyone at the park to make sure they saw. If you didn’t see, he will tell you about it. He does this for every thing he tries which makes skating the park when he’s there really tedious. It’s worse because he thinks we’re good friends and follows me around like a lost puppy for most of the sesh.
Anyway he was at the park today and after I kickflipped this stairset, he set out to prove to me that he could indeed kickflip the set too and do it better. This dude was struggling just to land a sketchy one on flat so I was cringing when he was doing rocket flips every try and nearly doing the splits on impact. Regardless he was still screaming about how close he was every try and beaming everyone at the park. He didn’t even stick one. Even though he was just flinging them after awhile, he still tried to convince me to film him, but I had to be honest with him. I told him he should get his kickflips 10/10 on flat first before the stairs (this kid was seriously any try away from seriously credit carding himself) but that just really bummed him out I could tell. He really looked up to me before and I could tell I kinda shattered all that right there. He ended up getting some other poor kid to record for a few tries before he awkwardly left without saying bye to anyone.
"was that switch" "no"Equivalent to are you pregnant?
Andrew Allen sort of complimented a trick I did and I didn't hear him at first, so I looked over and realized he was talking to me and got flustered and don't remember what I said but I don't think I said thanks... Sorry Andrew, thanks!if you called him a fucking poosey he might have mentioned you in an interview.
For anyone wondering, the coolness factor is x10 in real life.
Trust me, as someone who has kinda made that mistake, no it isn't even closeEquivalent to are you pregnant?Expand Quote"was that switch" "no"[close]
Buzz kill.Trust me, as someone who has kinda made that mistake, no it isn't even closeExpand QuoteEquivalent to are you pregnant?Expand Quote"was that switch" "no"[close][close]
This was like 15 years ago but one afternoon I was at the park and it wasn't very crowded but there were two kids (maybe 12-14) on bikes endlessly looping around and cutting everyone else off. Eventually one of them rides right under me while I'm carving on a vert wall and I basically take a dive and slam hard in an effort to to not completely flatten this kid when I come down. The kid looks back and starts laughing at me and I yell "what the fuck?!?" but no reaction and I can't see a parent or guardian anywhere.
20 minutes later the same setup happens but I'm down the wall sooner and I shoot by board into the kid's spokes. Kid doesn't fall or anything but starts crying. I pick up my board and walked back on the deck and some skater says, "Yo, that kid is autistic, dude."
I felt like total shit. The kids went back to riding around in circles in short order but I couldn't even skate after that. I went and sat in my car and when I saw the kids leaving (they were still on bikes, riding well ahead of their guardian who had now materialized) I drove ahead of them and tossed a $20 out the window to assuage my conscience. I saw them pick it up and jump around in my rear view but when I told my girlfriend about it she was like "that's something a creep would do."
Awkward.
Once i went to a skatepark in a city that i had never been to before. I went alone and didn't know anyone there. There was this guy that was skating really good. He looked really good on his board and was doing both teck manual tricks and skating the transitions really well. Anyways, he landed a bs smith bs flip out on the ledge and i gave him props. He seemed like a cool down to earth guy so i asked him if he wanted to go get lunch. He said he was vegetarian, i lied and said i was too and i knew a good vegetarian restaurant not too far away,( which was a complete lie). Anyways we get in my car and we get going. We were just leaving the city and entering the country when he started acting nervous and weird, he kept asking where the place was, and i kept saying not far. I was actually takeing him to my house where i was going to make him dinner. that was the plan in my head anyway. after driving for about 45 mins he must have txted the cops because i was pulled over. The guy got out of the car so fast and got into the police cruise and took off with the cop. I wasn't fined or anything, which is good, but it kinda sucked because i was looking forward to our dinner date
Expand QuoteOnce i went to a skatepark in a city that i had never been to before. I went alone and didn't know anyone there. There was this guy that was skating really good. He looked really good on his board and was doing both teck manual tricks and skating the transitions really well. Anyways, he landed a bs smith bs flip out on the ledge and i gave him props. He seemed like a cool down to earth guy so i asked him if he wanted to go get lunch. He said he was vegetarian, i lied and said i was too and i knew a good vegetarian restaurant not too far away,( which was a complete lie). Anyways we get in my car and we get going. We were just leaving the city and entering the country when he started acting nervous and weird, he kept asking where the place was, and i kept saying not far. I was actually takeing him to my house where i was going to make him dinner. that was the plan in my head anyway. after driving for about 45 mins he must have txted the cops because i was pulled over. The guy got out of the car so fast and got into the police cruise and took off with the cop. I wasn't fined or anything, which is good, but it kinda sucked because i was looking forward to our dinner date[close]
You’re fucked in the head
hahaExpand QuoteExpand QuoteOnce i went to a skatepark in a city that i had never been to before. I went alone and didn't know anyone there. There was this guy that was skating really good. He looked really good on his board and was doing both teck manual tricks and skating the transitions really well. Anyways, he landed a bs smith bs flip out on the ledge and i gave him props. He seemed like a cool down to earth guy so i asked him if he wanted to go get lunch. He said he was vegetarian, i lied and said i was too and i knew a good vegetarian restaurant not too far away,( which was a complete lie). Anyways we get in my car and we get going. We were just leaving the city and entering the country when he started acting nervous and weird, he kept asking where the place was, and i kept saying not far. I was actually takeing him to my house where i was going to make him dinner. that was the plan in my head anyway. after driving for about 45 mins he must have txted the cops because i was pulled over. The guy got out of the car so fast and got into the police cruise and took off with the cop. I wasn't fined or anything, which is good, but it kinda sucked because i was looking forward to our dinner date[close]
You’re fucked in the head[close]
Ok. I'm going to be honest with you. I made that whole story up, just to fuck with people. I understand it was wrong and I'm sorry if I upset you. I wish you the best.
One time I was at noho park trying a trick down the hubba. The park was pretty much empty maybe 2-3 people there. A couple tries in T-Funk comes over and sits down on the ground right next to where i'm standing for the run up. He doesn't say a word and doesn't give off the vibe he's trying to chat. I try the trick like 20 times and get worked a few times in the process. The whole time he just sat there watching me in silence. It was kinda dope but also awkward. After that I would see him at the park from time to time, sometimes he would come up to me and ask if i had any papers. Baker baker
I was in Oakville ON, in 98 (or 99??) and I bailed right on my tailbone coming down this pyramid. Right after, Mark Appleyard nollie heelflip noseslid down it right over me. I felt very awkward..
Expand QuoteI was in Oakville ON, in 98 (or 99??) and I bailed right on my tailbone coming down this pyramid. Right after, Mark Appleyard nollie heelflip noseslid down it right over me. I felt very awkward..[close]
The Chocolate Tour had just come out and that was Koston's big trick climax in his part. It blew out heads! It was only about a week later that Mark did his and it was bigger, better, and smoother. It was ridik.
You're an OG! Wasn't Mark's style sick as hell...even as a kid??? Mark would have been stoked to share a sesh with you I bet!
Beginning of pandemic. Was skating the only ledge at an empty skatepark. Grandma comes to watch scooter grandson and sits at end of ledge. Slightly annoyed I just start skating the ledge going the other way. She asks me to skate something else and I point out that I was skating the ledge long before she sat down on it. She went in to an angry tirade about how she has rights and has every right to sit on that public skatepark ledge. I told her I had every right to skate that ledge and that really made her mad. She started screaming about if I hit her with my board, she’s calling the cops and suing. I said don’t worry, no one would want to get within 10 feet of you anyway. She started to freak out a little more but her grandson called her out and told her to relax and move but she refused. There were benches in the grass within 10 feet. She just had to sit on the ledge to spite me.
Expand QuoteBeginning of pandemic. Was skating the only ledge at an empty skatepark. Grandma comes to watch scooter grandson and sits at end of ledge. Slightly annoyed I just start skating the ledge going the other way. She asks me to skate something else and I point out that I was skating the ledge long before she sat down on it. She went in to an angry tirade about how she has rights and has every right to sit on that public skatepark ledge. I told her I had every right to skate that ledge and that really made her mad. She started screaming about if I hit her with my board, she’s calling the cops and suing. I said don’t worry, no one would want to get within 10 feet of you anyway. She started to freak out a little more but her grandson called her out and told her to relax and move but she refused. There were benches in the grass within 10 feet. She just had to sit on the ledge to spite me.[close]
I've experienced this exact situation before.
Why would you want to sit on a rotten waxed skatepark ledge Anyway when there's normal seats close by
Has to be some good opinions on here.Are you serious? Now you want people to mask their emotions?
For me, I cant get over feeling awkward when I land something at the park and strangers are giving props. I immediately subconsciously go into "took long enough" mode or act tired then get a drink of water. One time I pointed at the guy banging his board on the ground, felt like a douche bag after.
Obviously skating with buddies is different but I skate solo a lot these days so I run into this issue sometimes on the occasions when i actually land something. Plus I judge people when they get over-hyped over landing their own trick, unless they really had to battle for it i guess.
Omg I just envisioned Pedro Delfino doing all of thisExpand Quoteeverytime I go to the park in the PM, exactly why I turned into an AM warrior and slide out around 11 when the heshers are rolling in[close]
Yewww just hellride brother (tosses pbr down) one love but yo get the FUCK outta my way while Me n the boyz front slash the entire QP n indiscriminately snake, we’re just cruising tho ahaa yewwww shout-out Tinder, aYao ya good doggy? u got a stoge?
im 100% the "yeooowwwW" yelling guy to just about anything. to me, it may be a subconscious way to make things NOT awkward. id rather acknowledge people over ignoring them and skate like theyre not there. plus im always stoked. i love skateboarding what can i sayYes I would rather someone be stoked on my skating then cool guy me whenever I give props. That shits wack.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteBeginning of pandemic. Was skating the only ledge at an empty skatepark. Grandma comes to watch scooter grandson and sits at end of ledge. Slightly annoyed I just start skating the ledge going the other way. She asks me to skate something else and I point out that I was skating the ledge long before she sat down on it. She went in to an angry tirade about how she has rights and has every right to sit on that public skatepark ledge. I told her I had every right to skate that ledge and that really made her mad. She started screaming about if I hit her with my board, she’s calling the cops and suing. I said don’t worry, no one would want to get within 10 feet of you anyway. She started to freak out a little more but her grandson called her out and told her to relax and move but she refused. There were benches in the grass within 10 feet. She just had to sit on the ledge to spite me.[close]
I've experienced this exact situation before.
Why would you want to sit on a rotten waxed skatepark ledge Anyway when there's normal seats close by[close]
Although truthfully, they are doing the exact same thing that skaters do in public. Get in people’s way by reappropriating architecture for their own needs and then getting uppity when people tell them to knock it off.
Props to the grandma for acting more like a street skater than 99% of skaters in the park.
When I'm trying to introduce myself and make a friend and he just pulls an earpod from under his beanie and says 'huh?'Yeah I’m too tired to bother if I see headphones in. That shit is kooky if my board clips you and you have ear buds in then it’s your fault.
my ex was cat sitting for a friend who lived a few blocks away from this little skatepark i hadnt been to. i was out visiting and went to check it out but there were cops crawling all over the park so i went back into the city. turns out they were going csi on the place cause this abysmal situation had played out the day before.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/langley-teen-skate-park-overdose-1.5242582
Every time that I'm trying something on some obstacle and a total stranger asks (outta nowhere) if I want to play skate and I dunno how to recuse it respectfully:(https://i.ibb.co/XVw4Xjg/3apw27.png) (https://ibb.co/XVw4Xjg)
I was at a smaller park by myself, no one else around, and these two dudes who must've been in their late twenties pulled up.
One of them was wearing a bear costume.
He started to run around the entire park as his friend was filming him on his iPhone. Nothing amusing or clever, he was literally just running up the transition and sliding back down. The two of them completely ruined the flow and vibe, and I sat down hoping they'd leave soon.
The filmer comes up to me and asks, "Can I please borrow your skateboard?"
I said no, shook my head. He goes back to the bear and they say something and laugh.
I'm completely over it, so I leave.
I don't ever skate at parks (I keep it semi-real in the streets), so all this thread is doing for me, is justifying reasons to never go
Every time that I'm trying something on some obstacle and a total stranger asks (outta nowhere) if I want to play skate and I dunno how to recuse it respectfully:(https://i.ibb.co/XVw4Xjg/3apw27.png) (https://ibb.co/XVw4Xjg)
I was at a smaller park by myself, no one else around, and these two dudes who must've been in their late twenties pulled up.
One of them was wearing a bear costume.
He started to run around the entire park as his friend was filming him on his iPhone. Nothing amusing or clever, he was literally just running up the transition and sliding back down. The two of them completely ruined the flow and vibe, and I sat down hoping they'd leave soon.
The filmer comes up to me and asks, "Can I please borrow your skateboard?"
I said no, shook my head. He goes back to the bear and they say something and laugh.
I'm completely over it, so I leave.
Expand QuoteI was at a smaller park by myself, no one else around, and these two dudes who must've been in their late twenties pulled up.
One of them was wearing a bear costume.
He started to run around the entire park as his friend was filming him on his iPhone. Nothing amusing or clever, he was literally just running up the transition and sliding back down. The two of them completely ruined the flow and vibe, and I sat down hoping they'd leave soon.
The filmer comes up to me and asks, "Can I please borrow your skateboard?"
I said no, shook my head. He goes back to the bear and they say something and laugh.
I'm completely over it, so I leave.[close]
I woulda asked them to please get the fuck outta the park.
I'm a big guy who skates fast and I've been told that my slams are pretty spectacular. One time I ate shit so hard skating a quarter pipe at a small park that everybody stopped skating for a minute, wide-eyed with their hands over their mouths going 'OOOOOOOO....' just watching me suffer on the ground. I think I rebroke my collarbone on that one. It's better nowYou are absolutely someone I would hang out with.
I was skating the same park and in a heated night sesh I went for a fs layback air (lame trick I know but it's the closest thing to a real invert I can do and sometimes it's a crowd pleaser). I pumped too hard riding up the tranny and leaned back too far, went heels over head and slid down the tranny on my back before flipping back up onto my feet without injury. Total fluke. Randos at the park were coming up to me and slapping me five. I was like 'I didn't make it?' but I think they were just stoked that I narrowly avoided snapping my neck.
I've been told 'You're gonna kill yourself' by numerous concerned Karens watching their spawn flail around on scooters
I'm a big guy who skates fast and I've been told that my slams are pretty spectacular. One time I ate shit so hard skating a quarter pipe at a small park that everybody stopped skating for a minute, wide-eyed with their hands over their mouths going 'OOOOOOOO....' just watching me suffer on the ground. I think I rebroke my collarbone on that one. It's better now
I was skating the same park and in a heated night sesh I went for a fs layback air (lame trick I know but it's the closest thing to a real invert I can do and sometimes it's a crowd pleaser). I pumped too hard riding up the tranny and leaned back too far, went heels over head and slid down the tranny on my back before flipping back up onto my feet without injury. Total fluke. Randos at the park were coming up to me and slapping me five. I was like 'I didn't make it?' but I think they were just stoked that I narrowly avoided snapping my neck.
I've been told 'You're gonna kill yourself' by numerous concerned Karens watching their spawn flail around on scooters
Expand QuoteI'm a big guy who skates fast and I've been told that my slams are pretty spectacular. One time I ate shit so hard skating a quarter pipe at a small park that everybody stopped skating for a minute, wide-eyed with their hands over their mouths going 'OOOOOOOO....' just watching me suffer on the ground. I think I rebroke my collarbone on that one. It's better now
I was skating the same park and in a heated night sesh I went for a fs layback air (lame trick I know but it's the closest thing to a real invert I can do and sometimes it's a crowd pleaser). I pumped too hard riding up the tranny and leaned back too far, went heels over head and slid down the tranny on my back before flipping back up onto my feet without injury. Total fluke. Randos at the park were coming up to me and slapping me five. I was like 'I didn't make it?' but I think they were just stoked that I narrowly avoided snapping my neck.
I've been told 'You're gonna kill yourself' by numerous concerned Karens watching their spawn flail around on scooters[close]
Can relate as a larger skater. I bail A LOT and I usually slam pretty loud but I don't usually get hurt. People almost always react to it audibly. I'm usually just too lazy to catch myself so I bail safely but sometimes I feel bad for being dramatic lol.
I’m 25, was skating my favorite local alongside a group of mostly 11-15 year olds. Fell and tweaked my knee so I rested and started the walk back to my car. Couldn’t step on my right leg AT ALL, so bunch of these kids come up to me and offer to help carry me. I said no because they were super young and it felt weird to make physical contact with strangers at all.
But shit, I really couldn’t walk. So all these lil dudes carried me to my car under the gaze of disapproving scooter moms.
today at the park i was small talkin with another skater and he tried to tell me something right as i was going for some flatground bs and i had to come back and gesture "i cant hear u" cus my airpods and hes like "i heard its gonna rain today" and im just like "..yeah"
Expand Quotetoday at the park i was small talkin with another skater and he tried to tell me something right as i was going for some flatground bs and i had to come back and gesture "i cant hear u" cus my airpods and hes like "i heard its gonna rain today" and im just like "..yeah"[close]
We can only hope all parties involved learned that AirPods at the skatepark are always a kooky move, and result in nothing but awkward interaction.
When I was 15 our local got closed for kids not wearing helmets. Me and my buddy ignored it and hopped the fence with cops not kicking us out all summer. It eventually reopened, only to close again. This time we were both skating when the chief of police came to lock it up. We figured it was business as usual, so 30 minutes later we hopped the fence. Shortly into the sesh guess who rolls up to the park...
Early weekend morning at the park and there were 5 people there; me, my homie, a rando, skater dad, skater dad's kid.Sounds like you would be on par with most of the babysitters on the market.
The skater dad was standing around and talking to the rando under the gazebo in the non-skating part of the park. Meanwhile, the kid who is probably 5 or 6 kept following me and my homie around and skating way too close to us. If we skated to the other side of the park, he'd follow us and skate there about a foot or two away from us. I tried to film a line for my bro and the kid stood in the shot even after I asked him to move. Skate dad kept talking to the rando and when the kid was like "Hey Dad, watch!" the dad was just like "I'm watching" even though he clearly wasn't. Poor guy probably needs a break from his kid, but I'm not gonna be a babysitter while I'm trying to hit my vape and get some tricks in.
Next time this shit happens, I'm going to skate right next to the dad until the kid leaves me alone. I don't mind kids if they follow skate park etiquette, but if they're clueless it's just straight up dangerous having them there.
The kid did manage to pull off a backside boardstall on a parking block at the park though, which was actually pretty impressive.
"was that switch" "no"
Sounds like you would be on par with most of the babysitters on the market.Expand QuoteEarly weekend morning at the park and there were 5 people there; me, my homie, a rando, skater dad, skater dad's kid.
The skater dad was standing around and talking to the rando under the gazebo in the non-skating part of the park. Meanwhile, the kid who is probably 5 or 6 kept following me and my homie around and skating way too close to us. If we skated to the other side of the park, he'd follow us and skate there about a foot or two away from us. I tried to film a line for my bro and the kid stood in the shot even after I asked him to move. Skate dad kept talking to the rando and when the kid was like "Hey Dad, watch!" the dad was just like "I'm watching" even though he clearly wasn't. Poor guy probably needs a break from his kid, but I'm not gonna be a babysitter while I'm trying to hit my vape and get some tricks in.
Next time this shit happens, I'm going to skate right next to the dad until the kid leaves me alone. I don't mind kids if they follow skate park etiquette, but if they're clueless it's just straight up dangerous having them there.
The kid did manage to pull off a backside boardstall on a parking block at the park though, which was actually pretty impressive.[close]
So I always drop off my used boards and shoes at the park. Usually a board and a pair of shoes a month, but sometimes a stack, with the hope that they go to a young kid in need. But 9 times out of 10, the next day I see one of these same thirty something year old losers riding the board and shoes I left.I brought 8 boards to the park a few days ago, all 8.6/8.75 dlx in deecent shape. I set the stack down near some groms and was like "if you guys need a board you can have these". They came looked at them and didn't take one. I was pretty confused because boards are expensive and these ones would have looked like a literal gold mine for 14 yr old me. Came around the next day and all the adult burnouts were setup with the decks I had left. I was actually really stoked, the kids don't need the boards they get new ones from their parents. It's the derelicts that need and appreciate the used board highway.
It’s really irritating, but part of me feels like I can’t dictate who gets the gear after I leave it. But I also think if you’re over a certain age you should know better and leave it for someone that really needs it.
I brought 8 boards to the park a few days ago, all 8.6/8.75 dlx in deecent shape. I set the stack down near some groms and was like "if you guys need a board you can have these". They came looked at them and didn't take one. I was pretty confused because boards are expensive and these ones would have looked like a literal gold mine for 14 yr old me. Came around the next day and all the adult burnouts were setup with the decks I had left. I was actually really stoked, the kids don't need the boards they get new ones from their parents. It's the derelicts that need and appreciate the used board highway.Expand QuoteSo I always drop off my used boards and shoes at the park. Usually a board and a pair of shoes a month, but sometimes a stack, with the hope that they go to a young kid in need. But 9 times out of 10, the next day I see one of these same thirty something year old losers riding the board and shoes I left.
It’s really irritating, but part of me feels like I can’t dictate who gets the gear after I leave it. But I also think if you’re over a certain age you should know better and leave it for someone that really needs it.[close]
big fan of the rock to fakie, pony tail guy at the DIY telling me how to do bs tails
I was the awkward 30 something year old at the skatepark in this story.
A month or two ago I just finished a sesh at RSM skatepark with the homie. There is a waxed, uneven red curb in the parking lot that's shared with the sports field and dog park. After every sesh there I'll throwdown a 5050 on it since the Maglights will grind even the chunkiest of curbs/ledges. I was going decently fast when I landed in the 5050 and grinded about a foot before hitting a crack that stopped my board and pitched me forward. I landed on the asphalt right on my shoulder and side in front of half dozen adults and another half dozen kids.
I heard some "Oooos" and a "Are you ok?" and for some reason I was like "Naw, I think I'm hurt. Just kidding, I'm fine, it's part of the game." No clue why I gave this weird ass response, probably was the heat getting to me. I got up immediately since I wasn't hurt at all and skated away without making eye contact, even popped one of my highest ollies on the way to the car so I didn't end on such an embarrassing note.
Expand Quotebig fan of the rock to fakie, pony tail guy at the DIY telling me how to do bs tails[close]
figured you needed some help
<3Expand Quotebig fan of the rock to fakie, pony tail guy at the DIY telling me how to do bs tails[close]
figured you needed some help
I use to give my old board to kids too but atfer so many bonfires in the middle of the park and finding my old board scraps around the area I stopped it and these days I only give my used gear to adults if someone needs it. It feels that kids these days have more money than I do lol.Expand QuoteI brought 8 boards to the park a few days ago, all 8.6/8.75 dlx in deecent shape. I set the stack down near some groms and was like "if you guys need a board you can have these". They came looked at them and didn't take one. I was pretty confused because boards are expensive and these ones would have looked like a literal gold mine for 14 yr old me. Came around the next day and all the adult burnouts were setup with the decks I had left. I was actually really stoked, the kids don't need the boards they get new ones from their parents. It's the derelicts that need and appreciate the used board highway.Expand QuoteSo I always drop off my used boards and shoes at the park. Usually a board and a pair of shoes a month, but sometimes a stack, with the hope that they go to a young kid in need. But 9 times out of 10, the next day I see one of these same thirty something year old losers riding the board and shoes I left.
It’s really irritating, but part of me feels like I can’t dictate who gets the gear after I leave it. But I also think if you’re over a certain age you should know better and leave it for someone that really needs it.[close][close]
I've definitely hooked up a few dudes of lesser means (and who actually skate really well) with old boards of mine, and I've even seen them carrying the boards around the neighbourhood. It's cool, pay it forward.
Expand QuoteI was the awkward 30 something year old at the skatepark in this story.
A month or two ago I just finished a sesh at RSM skatepark with the homie. There is a waxed, uneven red curb in the parking lot that's shared with the sports field and dog park. After every sesh there I'll throwdown a 5050 on it since the Maglights will grind even the chunkiest of curbs/ledges. I was going decently fast when I landed in the 5050 and grinded about a foot before hitting a crack that stopped my board and pitched me forward. I landed on the asphalt right on my shoulder and side in front of half dozen adults and another half dozen kids.
I heard some "Oooos" and a "Are you ok?" and for some reason I was like "Naw, I think I'm hurt. Just kidding, I'm fine, it's part of the game." No clue why I gave this weird ass response, probably was the heat getting to me. I got up immediately since I wasn't hurt at all and skated away without making eye contact, even popped one of my highest ollies on the way to the car so I didn't end on such an embarrassing note.[close]
A few years ago I was maybe 31 but they completely redid the local and it’s still slick as fuck even now but yeah just did standard line at new park I was drunk and hadn’t really checked anything out but I do remember thinking fuck me if that new quarter grinds like the rest of the new shit I better be ready and not lean back too much cause I am proper cruising but yeah totally slipped out on front feebs fell in the most awkward fashion like my whole body landed on the coping like lined up with my spine perfectly but the real problem was my left hand and arm was between that and the coping man it fucking hurt ay it re arranged my shit in the worst way
Pretty funny but
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I remember I chilled for a bit lurched to the van sat there a bit and drove home and had a bath it was fucked having to change gears with the arm I fell on I remember it was mostly numb haha
I'm too stupid to remember the order in which people are skating the box, so I'm always in those situations where I have to point to someone to signal them to go before me. Usually ends in a stand off where we exchange points from opposite sides of the park 2 or 3 times. Then sometimes they're too nice and insist that I go, but Im out of shape and out of breath so I have to signal AGAIN that its their turn.
Theres a guys who does skate lessons on the weekends at denver park. Hes not very good at skating. One of his 'lessons' was having a kid ride on two boards stacked on top of each other.
Or when some dude starts staring at the horizon while everyone is waiting.Expand QuoteI'm too stupid to remember the order in which people are skating the box, so I'm always in those situations where I have to point to someone to signal them to go before me. Usually ends in a stand off where we exchange points from opposite sides of the park 2 or 3 times. Then sometimes they're too nice and insist that I go, but Im out of shape and out of breath so I have to signal AGAIN that its their turn.[close]
everytime
This kid who’s maybe 16 or 17, just started skating in the last 2 years, every time he sees me he has to come over and brag about all the new tricks he learned. Also the type of dude who narrates his entire session. Has to announce what he’s about to try, loudly announces why he didn’t land it after every attempt, always screams “did you see that”, plus the worst case of beaming ever. You can’t watch him skate because the attention is like crack to him and soon he’ll be calling your name across the park the entire session to make sure you saw every last sketchy flat ground trick. The straw in the camels back is he tries everyone else’s tricks they’re trying, even if he’s like years away from being able to land them.
When I first met him, he’d only been skating for like 6 months so I got hyped for him every time he’d go in to painstaking story and detail about the new ollie variations he’d been learning. That was a mistake because he now thinks I’m his skate journal or something. Over time it’s gotten so bad and the stories so repetitive, I now have to say “cool bro” 100x in an increasingly annoyed tone before he finally gets the message. I know he looks up to me and just wants acceptance so I try to give him lots of patience. But I’ve heard the unwarranted stories of how he got in to skating, how he learned to ollie, etc. so many times, dude thinks he’s on the nine club when he talks to people at the park. I don’t like being an asshole but the kids social awareness game is beyond fucked.
Had a shitty session at a park after work a few weeks ago. Just did some 5050’s and ollied into some banks while cruising fast, but I was really bummed because I didn’t have the energy to skate for real. There was a pair of 15 or 16 year old girls who looked like they started skating a couple months ago, and a pair of 17-18 year old boys who looked like they started skating days ago. They began discussing how long it takes to learn how to Ollie, and the girls gave the older boys reassurance that it takes about a month to learn, but I heard them say “that guy probably learned in a week though.” I was sitting 15 feet away, winded and pissed off about how I skated. I was the only other person in the park so I was fairly certain her words were in reference to me. I said and did nothing as I felt the compliment was undeserved. I still feel like a tool for it.
Theres a guys who does skate lessons on the weekends at denver park. Hes not very good at skating. One of his 'lessons' was having a kid ride on two boards stacked on top of each other.in case he starts hydroplaning on the way to the circus. happened to the teacher
I live in the "Bible Belt" of Michigan and deal with some pretty conservative religious groups every now and then, but I'd consider myself pretty tolerant and understanding of others religions. However, my buddies and I had the park to ourselves on a Saturday and were approached by some church folk, and it was a pretty painful interaction. The little skatepark is part of a larger public park with a picnic area where we've set up camp and sprawled out under the shade of the gazebo. We'd been blaring Bad Brains, cooking hot dogs on a little grill, drinking mad beers, and just generally letting our hair down and being a bit of a nuisance, which may have attracted their attention.
Anyway, they show up and start offering us Little Ceasers pizza to break the ice and get us talking about God and the afterlife when we were already fully satiated by the burnt dogs and Rolling Rock. Even if we were hungry, we could have spotted the trap a mile away. We were being as civil as possible, which probably ended up making things more awkward because they figured we could be saved. They were asking our names and all kinds of other salesman tactics to win us over but it was such a lost cause lol. One buddy felt compelled to engage in some of their questions about the afterlife, so they're sort of going back and forth asking questions. I really just want to go skate and ignore them, but the rule is no man left behind. They ended up grilling us about heaven and hell for 20, 30 minutes before they gave up. Must have thought we were impressionable teenagers when really we were 3 drunk and shirtless dudes in their late twenties who were not gonna convert to Christianity for a few slices of Little Ceasers.
One of the weirdest parts was that it was two older folks who were desperately trying to sound "with it" and a girl about our age who gave off super-jesus-freak-brainwash vibes. They must have brought her along to appeal to the youngsters but she was almost more alienating than they were.
A few years ago I was skating Prospect by myself and a couple Christian missionaries wandered into the park and sorta cornered me asking me if I had any "pain in my life". Just to make conversation I mentioned I had a bad ankle and they asked if they could pray for me. I reluctantly agreed and sure enough, they both got on their knees, grabbed my ankle and did a prayer. Afterward there was an awkward silence and they just go "well? Try it out!".
It still hurt.
A few years ago I was skating Prospect by myself and a couple Christian missionaries wandered into the park and sorta cornered me asking me if I had any "pain in my life". Just to make conversation I mentioned I had a bad ankle and they asked if they could pray for me. I reluctantly agreed and sure enough, they both got on their knees, grabbed my ankle and did a prayer. Afterward there was an awkward silence and they just go "well? Try it out!".
It still hurt.
This kid who’s maybe 16 or 17, just started skating in the last 2 years, every time he sees me he has to come over and brag about all the new tricks he learned. Also the type of dude who narrates his entire session. Has to announce what he’s about to try, loudly announces why he didn’t land it after every attempt, always screams “did you see that”, plus the worst case of beaming ever. You can’t watch him skate because the attention is like crack to him and soon he’ll be calling your name across the park the entire session to make sure you saw every last sketchy flat ground trick. The straw in the camels back is he tries everyone else’s tricks they’re trying, even if he’s like years away from being able to land them.
When I first met him, he’d only been skating for like 6 months so I got hyped for him every time he’d go in to painstaking story and detail about the new ollie variations he’d been learning. That was a mistake because he now thinks I’m his skate journal or something. Over time it’s gotten so bad and the stories so repetitive, I now have to say “cool bro” 100x in an increasingly annoyed tone before he finally gets the message. I know he looks up to me and just wants acceptance so I try to give him lots of patience. But I’ve heard the unwarranted stories of how he got in to skating, how he learned to ollie, etc. so many times, dude thinks he’s on the nine club when he talks to people at the park. I don’t like being an asshole but the kids social awareness game is beyond fucked.
There’s this corny dude at the park that’s kind of good, but has wack style and dresses like a goof. Hometown hero, king of the park, kinda guy. I think he has some kind of problem with me because he kind of smirks at me when I say what’s up and he has a real subtle way of riding right behind me and one-upping me on whatever trick I just missed.
Anyway, today I missed a frontside flip on flat, and sure enough this dude creeps by right behind me and tries a frontside flip, but lands primo and completely bodies himself. He didn’t follow me again after that.
There’s this corny dude at the park that’s kind of good, but has wack style and dresses like a goof. Hometown hero, king of the park, kinda guy. I think he has some kind of problem with me because he kind of smirks at me when I say what’s up and he has a real subtle way of riding right behind me and one-upping me on whatever trick I just missed.
Anyway, today I missed a frontside flip on flat, and sure enough this dude creeps by right behind me and tries a frontside flip, but lands primo and completely bodies himself. He didn’t follow me again after that.
Or when some dude starts staring at the horizon while everyone is waiting.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI'm too stupid to remember the order in which people are skating the box, so I'm always in those situations where I have to point to someone to signal them to go before me. Usually ends in a stand off where we exchange points from opposite sides of the park 2 or 3 times. Then sometimes they're too nice and insist that I go, but Im out of shape and out of breath so I have to signal AGAIN that its their turn.[close]
everytime[close]
I live in the "Bible Belt" of Michigan and deal with some pretty conservative religious groups every now and then, but I'd consider myself pretty tolerant and understanding of others religions. However, my buddies and I had the park to ourselves on a Saturday and were approached by some church folk, and it was a pretty painful interaction. The little skatepark is part of a larger public park with a picnic area where we've set up camp and sprawled out under the shade of the gazebo. We'd been blaring Bad Brains, cooking hot dogs on a little grill, drinking mad beers, and just generally letting our hair down and being a bit of a nuisance, which may have attracted their attention.
Anyway, they show up and start offering us Little Ceasers pizza to break the ice and get us talking about God and the afterlife when we were already fully satiated by the burnt dogs and Rolling Rock. Even if we were hungry, we could have spotted the trap a mile away. We were being as civil as possible, which probably ended up making things more awkward because they figured we could be saved. They were asking our names and all kinds of other salesman tactics to win us over but it was such a lost cause lol. One buddy felt compelled to engage in some of their questions about the afterlife, so they're sort of going back and forth asking questions. I really just want to go skate and ignore them, but the rule is no man left behind. They ended up grilling us about heaven and hell for 20, 30 minutes before they gave up. Must have thought we were impressionable teenagers when really we were 3 drunk and shirtless dudes in their late twenties who were not gonna convert to Christianity for a few slices of Little Ceasers.
One of the weirdest parts was that it was two older folks who were desperately trying to sound "with it" and a girl about our age who gave off super-jesus-freak-brainwash vibes. They must have brought her along to appeal to the youngsters but she was almost more alienating than they were.
Expand QuoteThere’s this corny dude at the park that’s kind of good, but has wack style and dresses like a goof. Hometown hero, king of the park, kinda guy. I think he has some kind of problem with me because he kind of smirks at me when I say what’s up and he has a real subtle way of riding right behind me and one-upping me on whatever trick I just missed.
Anyway, today I missed a frontside flip on flat, and sure enough this dude creeps by right behind me and tries a frontside flip, but lands primo and completely bodies himself. He didn’t follow me again after that.[close]
He will be back and in greater numbers.
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Expand QuoteI live in the "Bible Belt" of Michigan and deal with some pretty conservative religious groups every now and then, but I'd consider myself pretty tolerant and understanding of others religions. However, my buddies and I had the park to ourselves on a Saturday and were approached by some church folk, and it was a pretty painful interaction. The little skatepark is part of a larger public park with a picnic area where we've set up camp and sprawled out under the shade of the gazebo. We'd been blaring Bad Brains, cooking hot dogs on a little grill, drinking mad beers, and just generally letting our hair down and being a bit of a nuisance, which may have attracted their attention.
Anyway, they show up and start offering us Little Ceasers pizza to break the ice and get us talking about God and the afterlife when we were already fully satiated by the burnt dogs and Rolling Rock. Even if we were hungry, we could have spotted the trap a mile away. We were being as civil as possible, which probably ended up making things more awkward because they figured we could be saved. They were asking our names and all kinds of other salesman tactics to win us over but it was such a lost cause lol. One buddy felt compelled to engage in some of their questions about the afterlife, so they're sort of going back and forth asking questions. I really just want to go skate and ignore them, but the rule is no man left behind. They ended up grilling us about heaven and hell for 20, 30 minutes before they gave up. Must have thought we were impressionable teenagers when really we were 3 drunk and shirtless dudes in their late twenties who were not gonna convert to Christianity for a few slices of Little Ceasers.
One of the weirdest parts was that it was two older folks who were desperately trying to sound "with it" and a girl about our age who gave off super-jesus-freak-brainwash vibes. They must have brought her along to appeal to the youngsters but she was almost more alienating than they were.[close]
whenever someone like this approaches me with the Christian recruitment tactics i just stop them immediately and say "i'm already saved!"
works every time.
My friend texts me to come to the skatepark dude never skated but I’m like fuck it let’s teach him in the hockey rink behind the park. I pull up the mfer has a dslr and a tripod just starts filming randoms and tells me it’s for a school project lmfao when he asked some dude for a interview and he said “really? Really? No.” Highly awkward but i did piss on his Hyundai afterwards and call him stinky so we’re even ig.
edit: pissed on the dudes who declined the interviews car. I’m not cockbag lol
I apologize for peeing on your carExpand QuoteMy friend texts me to come to the skatepark dude never skated but I’m like fuck it let’s teach him in the hockey rink behind the park. I pull up the mfer has a dslr and a tripod just starts filming randoms and tells me it’s for a school project lmfao when he asked some dude for a interview and he said “really? Really? No.” Highly awkward but i did piss on his Hyundai afterwards and call him stinky so we’re even ig.
edit: pissed on the dudes who declined the interviews car. I’m not cockbag lol[close]
no, no. you are indeed cockbag.
Expand QuoteMy friend texts me to come to the skatepark dude never skated but I’m like fuck it let’s teach him in the hockey rink behind the park. I pull up the mfer has a dslr and a tripod just starts filming randoms and tells me it’s for a school project lmfao when he asked some dude for a interview and he said “really? Really? No.” Highly awkward but i did piss on his Hyundai afterwards and call him stinky so we’re even ig.
edit: pissed on the dudes who declined the interviews car. I’m not cockbag lol[close]
no, no. you are indeed cockbag.
When some random you’ve never even seen before asks to skate your board and you just flatly say no. It’s like they never expect you to say no, so it becomes a watch someone die inside moment.
When some random you’ve never even seen before asks to skate your board and you just flatly say no. It’s like they never expect you to say no, so it becomes a watch someone die inside moment.
My old local had this shitty metal fun box we'd all huck over. I went down one afternoon and there's a few skaters and one dude tooling around on his old, crappy BMX. He had a friend who was sitting on top of a quarter pipe who just heckled everyone. Dudes would slam and he'd yell "you suck hahahaha" and sip his beer. Then he started in on his mate. Telling him to go higher and do big airs and to jump over the fun box. His mate wasn't that skilled and kept palming him off so the drunk dude climbed down, grabbed the bike and said "I'll fucken show you how it's done" He just started fanging towards the funbox which was only about 4ft high. Like, absolutely belting towards this thing. He launched so high I thought I was watching a reenactment of that scene in ET when all the kids take off into the sky on their bikes. He was literally, I dunno, 15ft in the air. I've never seen anyone get so high. Of course, at that speed he completely overshot the other side of the box and plummeted to the flat ground upon which his bike exploded. It didn't break. Shit went everywhere. Wheels in opposite directions, the frame crumpled and the handlbars collapsed. It was like watching a cartoon. Guy broke his leg and impaled himself on the gooseneck. An ambulance was called and the whole time we just rolled around this broken dude. Guy who owned the bike spent the 20 minutes waiting for the ambulance just ragging on him for breaking his precious BMX. Fun times.
This kid who’s notorious for cool guying showed up one day and he’s skating by the benches where everyone sits, dapping everyone up and saying hi. “Hey x, hey blueabyss, hey y” then he gets to my friend who he doesn’t know. My friend says hi, extends the fist bump, and starts to introduce himself but this kid rudely cuts him off and says “I don’t know you” as he skates off. Immediately he lost his balance and face planted in to muddiest puddle you could imagine. Board and all completely soaked and caked with mud.are you from Colorado?
That same skatepark has a lot of sewage entrances. Sometimes it gets all backed up from the rain so shit streams and lakes start to form around the park. Whole park smells like Greely x 10 when that happens. Anyway, it’s sad because inevitably some little kid always thinks they can ride through the puddle and they end up slamming hard as fuck in to the shit water.
CA, but I’ve spent most of my time in AZ and COare you from Colorado?Expand QuoteThis kid who’s notorious for cool guying showed up one day and he’s skating by the benches where everyone sits, dapping everyone up and saying hi. “Hey x, hey blueabyss, hey y” then he gets to my friend who he doesn’t know. My friend says hi, extends the fist bump, and starts to introduce himself but this kid rudely cuts him off and says “I don’t know you” as he skates off. Immediately he lost his balance and face planted in to muddiest puddle you could imagine. Board and all completely soaked and caked with mud.
That same skatepark has a lot of sewage entrances. Sometimes it gets all backed up from the rain so shit streams and lakes start to form around the park. Whole park smells like Greely x 10 when that happens. Anyway, it’s sad because inevitably some little kid always thinks they can ride through the puddle and they end up slamming hard as fuck in to the shit water.[close]
This kid who’s notorious for cool guying showed up one day and he’s skating by the benches where everyone sits, dapping everyone up and saying hi. “Hey x, hey blueabyss, hey y” then he gets to my friend who he doesn’t know. My friend says hi, extends the fist bump, and starts to introduce himself but this kid rudely cuts him off and says “I don’t know you” as he skates off. Immediately he lost his balance and face planted in to muddiest puddle you could imagine. Board and all completely soaked and caked with mud.
That same skatepark has a lot of sewage entrances. Sometimes it gets all backed up from the rain so shit streams and lakes start to form around the park. Whole park smells like Greely x 10 when that happens. Anyway, it’s sad because inevitably some little kid always thinks they can ride through the puddle and they end up slamming hard as fuck in to the shit water.
This kid who’s notorious for cool guying showed up one day and he’s skating by the benches where everyone sits, dapping everyone up and saying hi. “Hey x, hey blueabyss, hey y” then he gets to my friend who he doesn’t know. My friend says hi, extends the fist bump, and starts to introduce himself but this kid rudely cuts him off and says “I don’t know you” as he skates off. Immediately he lost his balance and face planted in to muddiest puddle you could imagine. Board and all completely soaked and caked with mud.
That same skatepark has a lot of sewage entrances. Sometimes it gets all backed up from the rain so shit streams and lakes start to form around the park. Whole park smells like Greely x 10 when that happens. Anyway, it’s sad because inevitably some little kid always thinks they can ride through the puddle and they end up slamming hard as fuck in to the shit water.
that's me at 0:48
http://youtu.be/kBNUmJajhU8
A group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...I've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.
that's me at 0:48
I've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close]
(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward
Roll into the park, immediately a 12-year-old on a BMX bike yells "DO A KICKFLIP!" followed by "JUMP OVER MY BIKE!". I don't, he proceeds to ride his bike right behind me, he runs his front tire into my ankle. I'm bleeding profusely.
I inform him I had a rough day at work and just want to be left alone. He follows that up with something along the lines of "you work? how old are you", "33". He then starts yelling to his scooter friends across the park that the "GIRL IS 33!". Then he tells me he never saw a girl sweat as much as I do.
I sit down at the bench and pretend to be on my phone while waiting for him to leave. He comes over, grabs a gallon of water, and pours it all over his body. He proceeds to slowly take off his shirt while maintaining eye contact. He asks if he looked sexy. I literally can't anymore and dip.
I've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close]
Then he tells me he never saw a girl sweat as much as I do.
(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close]
Roll into the park, immediately a 12-year-old on a BMX bike yells "DO A KICKFLIP!" followed by "JUMP OVER MY BIKE!". I don't, he proceeds to ride his bike right behind me, he runs his front tire into my ankle. I'm bleeding profusely.
I inform him I had a rough day at work and just want to be left alone. He follows that up with something along the lines of "you work? how old are you", "33". He then starts yelling to his scooter friends across the park that the "GIRL IS 33!". Then he tells me he never saw a girl sweat as much as I do.
I sit down at the bench and pretend to be on my phone while waiting for him to leave. He comes over, grabs a gallon of water, and pours it all over his body. He proceeds to slowly take off his shirt while maintaining eye contact. He asks if he looked sexy. I literally can't anymore and dip.
Expand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good
Expand QuoteExpand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good[close]
Gimme a fuckin break. There was once a time when you mouthed off to an adult you got your ass kicked. If you cried to your parents about it, you got your ass kicked again. Too many brats go through life unchallenged And unscathed. They get to adulthood thinking they can get away with anything. OP did this kid a favor.
ha i don't even care anymore I was just contributing to a thread on a message board full of negative people like you so I'm not surprisedExpand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good[close]
Gimme a fuckin break. There was once a time when you mouthed off to an adult you got your ass kicked. If you cried to your parents about it, you got your ass kicked again. Too many brats go through life unchallenged And unscathed. They get to adulthood thinking they can get away with anything. OP did this kid a favor.[close]
Yeah someone definitely needs to check more kids at the park because they're up to some stupid shit sometimes
Expand QuoteExpand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good[close]
Gimme a fuckin break. There was once a time when you mouthed off to an adult you got your ass kicked. If you cried to your parents about it, you got your ass kicked again. Too many brats go through life unchallenged And unscathed. They get to adulthood thinking they can get away with anything. OP did this kid a favor.
he's not the 1 spitting on children I AM. Drop it dude this was 15 years ago kid is grown and he even apologized to me when he grew up so stop it dude.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good[close]
Gimme a fuckin break. There was once a time when you mouthed off to an adult you got your ass kicked. If you cried to your parents about it, you got your ass kicked again. Too many brats go through life unchallenged And unscathed. They get to adulthood thinking they can get away with anything. OP did this kid a favor.[close]
if you can’t think of a way to outwit a teenager i’m not suprised you also have some “might makes right” attitude. and lol at calling me negative when you’re spitting on fucking children.
they’re kids and obviously insecure- there’s a lot you can do with that if you have a triple digit IQ instead of being a fuckin caveman and being like “man i wish i could beat up children”
I feel like you made up the spitting part and only thought of it. You came to your favorite skateboarding forum to seek validation lollllll wtf dudehe's not the 1 spitting on children I AM. Drop it dude this was 15 years ago kid is grown and he even apologized to me when he grew up so stop it dude.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good[close]
Gimme a fuckin break. There was once a time when you mouthed off to an adult you got your ass kicked. If you cried to your parents about it, you got your ass kicked again. Too many brats go through life unchallenged And unscathed. They get to adulthood thinking they can get away with anything. OP did this kid a favor.[close]
if you can’t think of a way to outwit a teenager i’m not suprised you also have some “might makes right” attitude. and lol at calling me negative when you’re spitting on fucking children.
they’re kids and obviously insecure- there’s a lot you can do with that if you have a triple digit IQ instead of being a fuckin caveman and being like “man i wish i could beat up children”[close]
Expand QuoteRoll into the park, immediately a 12-year-old on a BMX bike yells "DO A KICKFLIP!" followed by "JUMP OVER MY BIKE!". I don't, he proceeds to ride his bike right behind me, he runs his front tire into my ankle. I'm bleeding profusely.
I inform him I had a rough day at work and just want to be left alone. He follows that up with something along the lines of "you work? how old are you", "33". He then starts yelling to his scooter friends across the park that the "GIRL IS 33!". Then he tells me he never saw a girl sweat as much as I do.
I sit down at the bench and pretend to be on my phone while waiting for him to leave. He comes over, grabs a gallon of water, and pours it all over his body. He proceeds to slowly take off his shirt while maintaining eye contact. He asks if he looked sexy. I literally can't anymore and dip.[close]
This 12 y.o. brat sounds like a big asshole, you should've ignored his existence from the beginning. He probably would try harder to get your attention and look more pathetic.
I just wanted to apologize if my tone in text ever sounded dangerous or threatening, I truly am sorry for being so rude, I am in no way a mean, dangerous or threatening person, I am not in any way serious when trolling online but I realized trolling is something I should never do and I learned that being upset online is something I should never do either. I hope to see a psychologist soon and I am working hard to gain more emotional intelligence, I have been reading a good book on the subject, I was having a very hard time and I am sorry, nothing I wrote was directed to anyone specific but still I directed myself on slap in an angry or mean way, I apologize, it will never happen again. I hope that the skate community can forgive me. I love what you guys do for skateboarding. Skateboarding forever. peace love unity respect
and now for a skateboard joke: Nothing can stop skateboarders. Well, except pebbles. :D
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteRoll into the park, immediately a 12-year-old on a BMX bike yells "DO A KICKFLIP!" followed by "JUMP OVER MY BIKE!". I don't, he proceeds to ride his bike right behind me, he runs his front tire into my ankle. I'm bleeding profusely.
I inform him I had a rough day at work and just want to be left alone. He follows that up with something along the lines of "you work? how old are you", "33". He then starts yelling to his scooter friends across the park that the "GIRL IS 33!". Then he tells me he never saw a girl sweat as much as I do.
I sit down at the bench and pretend to be on my phone while waiting for him to leave. He comes over, grabs a gallon of water, and pours it all over his body. He proceeds to slowly take off his shirt while maintaining eye contact. He asks if he looked sexy. I literally can't anymore and dip.[close]
This 12 y.o. brat sounds like a big asshole, you should've ignored his existence from the beginning. He probably would try harder to get your attention and look more pathetic.[close]
I get your intentions but I believe @PuffinMuffin wanted to share her story on being annoyed/harrassed by a little wanker and was probably not looking for advice how to react next time. Skateparks are weird already, I bet they must be more difficult for women with all the insecure guys there. That being said our local park seems pretty ok in that regard. But then it is not a classic skatepark with scooterkids and all.
Some of the stories posted here are wild, especially the one with the stones thrown at you while skating. Reminds me of the 90ies when skating was less accepted and we were sometimes attacked by neonazis and other assholes that thought beating up kids at the park was a great way to spend their day.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good[close]
Gimme a fuckin break. There was once a time when you mouthed off to an adult you got your ass kicked. If you cried to your parents about it, you got your ass kicked again. Too many brats go through life unchallenged And unscathed. They get to adulthood thinking they can get away with anything. OP did this kid a favor.[close]
Yeah someone definitely needs to check more kids at the park because they're up to some stupid shit sometimes[close]
Recently at my local park, there has been this half dozen of kids (15-18) who just wait until someone is solo skating the park to then try and throw stones at them from the other side of the fence (and I do mean actual stones and hand-sized chunks of concrete, not little pebbles). When you try something as simple as talking to them (even in a chill, patient way), they pussy out, pretending to be mute as they study your reaction and then running away as soon as you make the slightest move towards the fence, only to come back later and start doing it again. I've told them to give skateboarding a try if they're that bored countless times. Like how stupid do you have to be; you're literally just asking for someone twice your age to fuck you up eventually if they happen to operate on a similar low level of intelligence. I'm glad I don't, now the smartest move would be to go and find their parents but I just don't have that time and patience anymore (also I suspect their elders actually ask them to act that way to protect the drug deals on their turf) and so in the end it's just one more reason for me to avoid skateparks. Skateparks in general have become bullshit central, and I skate to forget about the bullshit, not dip myself in it.
Some of the stories posted here are wild, especially the one with the stones thrown at you while skating. Reminds me of the 90ies when skating was less accepted and we were sometimes attacked by neonazis and other assholes that thought beating up kids at the park was a great way to spend their day.
Expand QuoteSome of the stories posted here are wild, especially the one with the stones thrown at you while skating. Reminds me of the 90ies when skating was less accepted and we were sometimes attacked by neonazis and other assholes that thought beating up kids at the park was a great way to spend their day.[close]
Oh, that story sucks but if you think it's that bad, wait until I bring up the story of my friends (the grandsons of Félix Guattari, by the way) being chased out of a skatepark in Brazil by some random with a machete for making too much noise. Apparently the guy even ran after them for a while until they reached the streets; honestly, they like to bring it up a bit too often and so I don't know how much of it is real, but at this point I wouldn't be more or less surprised if all of it were.
@boi-cuzudo that used to be my concern too but no, for some reason it seems like the older, solo skaters are fair game but those guys don't look like they would fuck with kids their age or younger. It's just pure provocation and as stupid as if cows started trying to interact with the trains they like to watch zoom by to kill time.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteSome of the stories posted here are wild, especially the one with the stones thrown at you while skating. Reminds me of the 90ies when skating was less accepted and we were sometimes attacked by neonazis and other assholes that thought beating up kids at the park was a great way to spend their day.[close]
Oh, that story sucks but if you think it's that bad, wait until I bring up the story of my friends (the grandsons of Félix Guattari, by the way) being chased out of a skatepark in Brazil by some random with a machete for making too much noise. Apparently the guy even ran after them for a while until they reached the streets; honestly, they like to bring it up a bit too often and so I don't know how much of it is real, but at this point I wouldn't be more or less surprised if all of it were.
@boi-cuzudo that used to be my concern too but no, for some reason it seems like the older, solo skaters are fair game but those guys don't look like they would fuck with kids their age or younger. It's just pure provocation and as stupid as if cows started trying to interact with the trains they like to watch zoom by to kill time.[close]
oh karma will bite their ass sooner or later!
I'm not surprised your friend was chased. Once something similar happened to me, an intolerant hateful type tried to run over me with his car, but that failed, so the driver got out of the car and started swinging a metal bar and chasing me...all because I was skateboarding. The cops were close-by and ignored, us. I nopped the hell out as fast as I could.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteSome of the stories posted here are wild, especially the one with the stones thrown at you while skating. Reminds me of the 90ies when skating was less accepted and we were sometimes attacked by neonazis and other assholes that thought beating up kids at the park was a great way to spend their day.[close]
Oh, that story sucks but if you think it's that bad, wait until I bring up the story of my friends (the grandsons of Félix Guattari, by the way) being chased out of a skatepark in Brazil by some random with a machete for making too much noise. Apparently the guy even ran after them for a while until they reached the streets; honestly, they like to bring it up a bit too often and so I don't know how much of it is real, but at this point I wouldn't be more or less surprised if all of it were.
@boi-cuzudo that used to be my concern too but no, for some reason it seems like the older, solo skaters are fair game but those guys don't look like they would fuck with kids their age or younger. It's just pure provocation and as stupid as if cows started trying to interact with the trains they like to watch zoom by to kill time.[close]
oh karma will bite their ass sooner or later!
I'm not surprised your friend was chased. Once something similar happened to me, an intolerant hateful type tried to run over me with his car, but that failed, so the driver got out of the car and started swinging a metal bar and chasing me...all because I was skateboarding. The cops were close-by and ignored, us. I nopped the hell out as fast as I could.[close]
I've witnessed a woman trying to run my friend over with their car for skateboarding before too and when confronted she said 'well that would have made for one less of you at least', that wasn't at a skatepark though but at the plaza I grew up skating. That woman was a local nutcase and another time she straight up jacked our bags, threw them into her husband's car trunk and drove off with everything (also after kicking a brand new camera out of the filmer's hands). Except she literally lived there and so of course, half an hour later, she had to come back. She did so with the cops and after hearing us, when they opened her trunk to reveal the stolen bags and threatened to arrest her instead, she broke down in tears and lamented 'now even the police is siding with the youth!'.
The other day I was at my local, and there was a pair of teenage brothers being annoying. Nothing over the top, but certainly being some shits. So, they start talking crap to this older dude, and the guy walked up to one of em and spit straight in their face! Very awkward for everyone involvedThis is why I barely post/leave the message board for months before posting again. I remember the person you're referring too he was a team mate of mine a lot older than me too. He ignored me because I was 11 years old but he was gnarly I still have vhs footage of him. But nobody here believes anything in this literally piece of shit
New dad at the park with his bb momma and baby, white boy thugged out with the tall T and baggy jeans and backwards new era. He looked comfortable on a board.
Dude started rolling with baby in arms around the park which isn't new to me but always cringy as fuck to watch. I stop because he's getting more comfortable and taking it to the next level hitting the A frame and pulling kick turns on the quarter.
I start packing up my shit and leaving just as they drop into the bowl.
Was skating a secluded area of the park with just one other dude. He’s sitting down and I’m practicing switch flips. I kept messing up the pop. He gets up and starts snaking me to try regular kickflips, like he was gonna show me how it’s done. He bails every attempt, not even getting close. Then I land a few switch flips in a row as he’s watching, turn around and do a few regular kickflips. It finally registered for him and he packed his stuff up and left.
Yeah, everytime I show up and start warming up people try to help me with ollies and 20 minutes later I'm jumping on boxes like what's up.
Not my fault I'm pushing 40 and like, every single sesh starts out looking like it's the first time I've ever been on a fucking board until I'm warmed up.
It's annoying but I can't fault them too much for helping out. It just gets tiresome to say "Yeah I'm just warming up bro, but thanks" and looks kooky as fuck like I'm too insecure too accept help from others but it's the truth.
These kids must think I'm a fast learner when things start picking up.
lool I feel that. I've been skating for like 8 years now but sometimes when I first get to the skatepark it looks like ive never skated in my lifeYeah it's honestly fucking brutal lol. Still love it tho.
Was skating a secluded area of the park with just one other dude. He’s sitting down and I’m practicing switch flips. I kept messing up the pop. He gets up and starts snaking me to try regular kickflips, like he was gonna show me how it’s done. He bails every attempt, not even getting close. Then I land a few switch flips in a row as he’s watching, turn around and do a few regular kickflips. It finally registered for him and he packed his stuff up and left.lmao
You're talking to some really cultured and civilized teenagers if you think they can be outwitted. When they're doing shit like this they usually don't care about anything you say, they just want a reaction.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand Quote(If this was directed towards me.) Thing is I came into the park these 2 brothers were known for being big troublemakers and were kicked out of a lot of the skate related programs in the city. Anyways I was hurt so I was out for a bit came into the park and they started antagonizing me heavily. I didn't do anything but stand there and just let them verbally berate me as much as possible and trust me these kids were evil. I guess something inside me snapped obviously but I knew I couldn't punch the kid in the face so I resorted to spitting. End of story. I never provoked them but this is slap and everyone assumes whatever negative outcome there is to any situation is the best so I'm not surprised you thought I was antagonizing them.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI've had a young kid at the park try to physically fight me and I knew I couldn't punch him so I spit in his face. Still assault bit I thought it was the lesser evil of the 2.Expand QuoteA group of kids on bikes (maybe 11 to 14 years old) proclaimed it was their park now and they will ride whenever and however they like. I can share but then you roll in on me, I'm going to explain I like to use the deep and shallow in the same run and you have to wait. Needless to say, they told me to fuck off and continued deliberately cutting everyone off. So I let the air out of one of their bike tires. They called me a 'tweaker' and threatened to get their dad. I welcomed the threat. Anyway, I felt a little awkward being a middle aged man letting air out of kids' bike tries... but you can't punch kids these days...[close][close]
grown men threatening children is definitely awkward[close][close]
whatever you need to do to rationalize spitting in the face of a child man, it’s all good[close]
Gimme a fuckin break. There was once a time when you mouthed off to an adult you got your ass kicked. If you cried to your parents about it, you got your ass kicked again. Too many brats go through life unchallenged And unscathed. They get to adulthood thinking they can get away with anything. OP did this kid a favor.[close]
if you can’t think of a way to outwit a teenager i’m not suprised you also have some “might makes right” attitude. and lol at calling me negative when you’re spitting on fucking children.
they’re kids and obviously insecure- there’s a lot you can do with that if you have a triple digit IQ instead of being a fuckin caveman and being like “man i wish i could beat up children”
Politely let some young kids and their grandma cut across the road a block from the park. By the time I got out of the car, the kids are using the mini- best feature of the park - as a slide. Couldn’t go Jekyll and Hyde so I hit the adjacent curb for a while instead. Turned out fine as I heard later the mini had been really dusty and slick, but it was freshly wiped down by the little scamps’ sliding when I hit it after they left.
Yeah, everytime I show up and start warming up people try to help me with ollies and 20 minutes later I'm jumping on boxes like what's up.This sounds so weird to me, is this an american thing? Around here if you are an adult in the skatepark you have to be so good that people respect you on some sensei shit, otherwise they don’t give a shit. Kids might come up to me upon entering asking all hopeful ”Are you good?” and it’s like the options to that question is either you’re a poser or a kook.
Not my fault I'm pushing 40 and like, every single sesh starts out looking like it's the first time I've ever been on a fucking board until I'm warmed up.
It's annoying but I can't fault them too much for helping out. It just gets tiresome to say "Yeah I'm just warming up bro, but thanks" and looks kooky as fuck like I'm too insecure too accept help from others but it's the truth.
These kids must think I'm a fast learner when things start picking up.
This sounds so weird to me, is this an american thing? Around here if you are an adult in the skatepark you have to be so good that people respect you on some sensei shit, otherwise they don’t give a shit. Kids might come up to me upon entering asking all hopeful ”Are you good?” and it’s like the options to that question is either you’re a poser or a kook.I'm in easterm french speaking Canada and people generally keep to themselves too but most are actually friendly at the two parks I go to, and will say hi when you show up and woo a good trick, or even a shitty one if they notice you've been trying it for a while. As far as I can tell, if you like skating enough to drag your ass at a park and embarrass yourself, you're respected and given space. If you ask for help most people are more than happy to session something with you.
I realized it might have been my fault for looking antisocial so now I make an effort to at least nod at other people when I/they arrive, but I still tend to get more interaction out of the moms watching their scooter kids zip around.
I hear you on the warm up though. A 90 minute session is a necessity to get to a point where I might start trying to learn something, but usually I only have like 30 minutes in between family obligations so it’s like warm up and done.
I'm actually pretty introverted too but when I'm skating and having fun at the park I tend to be more outgoing because shit's awesome.Yes
https://i.imgur.com/zmxmrkq
I watched both of these fools mongo push into each other and then it escalated to this.
Fool that hit the window got mobbed by the rest of the park right after.
it’s weak ass Dpark in Denver.Expand Quotehttps://i.imgur.com/zmxmrkq
I watched both of these fools mongo push into each other and then it escalated to this.
Fool that hit the window got mobbed by the rest of the park right after.[close]
That is not awkward...that is fucking insane. Where the hell was this and how loud was that window breaking?
https://i.imgur.com/zmxmrkq
I watched both of these fools mongo push into each other and then it escalated to this.
Fool that hit the window got mobbed by the rest of the park right after.
yesterday i was skating and doing the usual just filming some iphone blips for my two friends and my third friend was sitting at a bench and we were completely alone except for one kid who i remember as being pretty normal but like a bit loud and he is always mad stinky when i would skate by him.Damn, it looks like you popped a molly too, use some punctuation dude.
anyways i guess he got a new white street bike that looked pretty sick and he rolled up into the park and started hanging out and i didn't notice it at first but he was being so damn talkative. he came with the other kid i was filming but i didnt know him too well but ig they're friends but god damn this kid was so obnoxious. he literally wouldn't stop talking for even a minute and was constantly trying to chat super hard with my homies that i was filming.
like its almost as if this kid popped a molly and was at like a super crazy house party or something because he would not shut the fuck up. it was even at the point where he pulled out his laptop (???) and sat next to my friend at the bench and was showing him like pictures of cars. keep in mind that there is literally no sound at this large skatepark save for the sound of skating and occasionally talking.
i dont know why he was talking so much but when he left we were like what the fuck just happened, who is that dude
get to the park this afternoon and it's mostly dead - maybe 5-6 people total, 2-3 skating. some kid i don't recognize (17-18ish) brought along a boombox and is playing kanye, james brown, other kinda basic hiphop stuff. it isn't too bad, no one really acknowledges it that much, whatever.
kid skates for about 10 more minutes, then walks back to the boombox and pulls out a wireless microphone to loudly announce that he is leaving now and that he'll see us later.
Mike V moved to my home town and started teaching lessons at our local skate park, everyone thought it was cool him moving into our town until he started kicking us out of the skate park from 5:30 - 7:30 on Tuesday when him and his students are using a fraction of the park. Pretty kooky to move to a town you’ve never been too, revolve your entire branding around iowa imagery and then proceed to kick iowa locals out of there parks. It’s fucking atrocious. One of our previous skate shop workers wouldn’t leave when his lesson started and the cops came and told Mike that he couldn’t kick anyone out so the next week Mike brought a city worker and it was a shit show. They tapped signs all over the park and me and my friends ripped them off and left them notes saying learn how to skate with the community not take from it. My biggest gripe is that hes taking the park away from kids that just got out of school and can only skate til sun down. Mike your a KOOK
Expand QuoteMike V moved to my home town and started teaching lessons at our local skate park, everyone thought it was cool him moving into our town until he started kicking us out of the skate park from 5:30 - 7:30 on Tuesday when him and his students are using a fraction of the park. Pretty kooky to move to a town you’ve never been too, revolve your entire branding around iowa imagery and then proceed to kick iowa locals out of there parks. It’s fucking atrocious. One of our previous skate shop workers wouldn’t leave when his lesson started and the cops came and told Mike that he couldn’t kick anyone out so the next week Mike brought a city worker and it was a shit show. They tapped signs all over the park and me and my friends ripped them off and left them notes saying learn how to skate with the community not take from it. My biggest gripe is that hes taking the park away from kids that just got out of school and can only skate til sun down. Mike your a KOOK[close]
Holy shit. This deserves it's own thread. I would also definitely not leave. I'm a pretty non-confrontational person, but they'd have to drag my ass out in that situation. Get a video of this happening, please. I have friends who are huge Mike V fans and would love to hear about this.
eh, that does suck, but he probably feels that he's doing the right thing by giving kids a place to learn without having older folks around to get in the way. there's a better way to go about this than shutting down a whole park in a place you just moved to though.yeah trying to take over a public park that tax payers paid for so he can profit off of skate lessons sounds like the right thing to do
who called the cops?
eh, that does suck, but he probably feels that he's doing the right thing by giving kids a place to learn without having older folks around to get in the way. there's a better way to go about this than shutting down a whole park in a place you just moved to though.
who called the cops?
Expand Quoteeh, that does suck, but he probably feels that he's doing the right thing by giving kids a place to learn without having older folks around to get in the way. there's a better way to go about this than shutting down a whole park in a place you just moved to though.
who called the cops?[close]
Mike called the cops on skaters at a skate park
Nobody that pushes like this should be teaching anybody anything.
(https://i.imgur.com/2AUpFYz.png)
Mike V moved to my home town and started teaching lessons at our local skate park, everyone thought it was cool him moving into our town until he started kicking us out of the skate park from 5:30 - 7:30 on Tuesday when him and his students are using a fraction of the park. Pretty kooky to move to a town you’ve never been too, revolve your entire branding around iowa imagery and then proceed to kick iowa locals out of there parks. It’s fucking atrocious. One of our previous skate shop workers wouldn’t leave when his lesson started and the cops came and told Mike that he couldn’t kick anyone out so the next week Mike brought a city worker and it was a shit show. They tapped signs all over the park and me and my friends ripped them off and left them notes saying learn how to skate with the community not take from it. My biggest gripe is that hes taking the park away from kids that just got out of school and can only skate til sun down. Mike your a KOOK
Random buff dude was skating in a tank top even though it was kinda cold out. He tried a couple of tailslides and proceeded to do push ups and jump rope for some reason.
Has anyone else had a sudden influx of random photographers coming in and asking to take pics of skaters/skating. It's happened like 3 times in the last couple months at one of my locals alone.
Expand QuoteRandom buff dude was skating in a tank top even though it was kinda cold out. He tried a couple of tailslides and proceeded to do push ups and jump rope for some reason.[close]
did he fry some salmon after?
Mike V moved to my home town and started teaching lessons at our local skate park, everyone thought it was cool him moving into our town until he started kicking us out of the skate park from 5:30 - 7:30 on Tuesday when him and his students are using a fraction of the park. Pretty kooky to move to a town you’ve never been too, revolve your entire branding around iowa imagery and then proceed to kick iowa locals out of there parks. It’s fucking atrocious. One of our previous skate shop workers wouldn’t leave when his lesson started and the cops came and told Mike that he couldn’t kick anyone out so the next week Mike brought a city worker and it was a shit show. They tapped signs all over the park and me and my friends ripped them off and left them notes saying learn how to skate with the community not take from it. My biggest gripe is that hes taking the park away from kids that just got out of school and can only skate til sun down. Mike your a KOOK
Has anyone else had a sudden influx of random photographers coming in and asking to take pics of skaters/skating. It's happened like 3 times in the last couple months at one of my locals alone.
Expand QuoteHas anyone else had a sudden influx of random photographers coming in and asking to take pics of skaters/skating. It's happened like 3 times in the last couple months at one of my locals alone.[close]
yes totally, but these men never want to take photos of me. only the groms. what have they got that i don't?
Nobody that pushes like this should be teaching anybody anything.
(https://i.imgur.com/2AUpFYz.png)
Has anyone else had a sudden influx of random photographers coming in and asking to take pics of skaters/skating. It's happened like 3 times in the last couple months at one of my locals alone.3-4 college age dudes showed up at my preferred local with a couple chairs and a lamp and did some sort of “shoot” on the mini. Legit camera; not just phones. One board and one guy that could barely push. I would say heavy class project vibes, but in the insta/YouTube age, who knows?
I had an incident a few weeks back where my friend and I set up a fallen over tree at the top of a bank and were kind of skating it like a bump to ledge. Stupid, but lots of fun. This kid (10 years old approximately) comes across the park with a nerf gun and starts telling us we can't skate that tree because it's not safe.
His parents are nowhere to be found but he starts like kicking it away and trying to move it, of course it's really heavy for him so he isn't all that successful. I told him to stop and that whatever he does I'm just going to move the tree back so he's just wasting his time. It gets to the point where he's shooting his nerf gun and I am literally in a moral dilemma because the only thing I want to do is beat the shit out of this kid.
Ultimately I caught or picked up most of his nerf bullets and tore them in half, he didn't even really seem to care and eventually lost interest in the situation and went to play across the street on an old construction site... Not a parent in sight...
Holy shit can someone start an "Awkward Mike V Stories" thread?
Expand QuoteMike V moved to my home town and started teaching lessons at our local skate park, everyone thought it was cool him moving into our town until he started kicking us out of the skate park from 5:30 - 7:30 on Tuesday when him and his students are using a fraction of the park. Pretty kooky to move to a town you’ve never been too, revolve your entire branding around iowa imagery and then proceed to kick iowa locals out of there parks. It’s fucking atrocious. One of our previous skate shop workers wouldn’t leave when his lesson started and the cops came and told Mike that he couldn’t kick anyone out so the next week Mike brought a city worker and it was a shit show. They tapped signs all over the park and me and my friends ripped them off and left them notes saying learn how to skate with the community not take from it. My biggest gripe is that hes taking the park away from kids that just got out of school and can only skate til sun down. Mike your a KOOK[close]
god Mike V sucks. I've thought that he sucks my entire life but he always surprises me with how much more he continues to suck.
A few weeks ago at the DIY I saw some teenage girl filming some teenage boy walk up to the park doing YouTube gestures at stuff. They left by filming him going through a hole in the fence that was like 3 ft from an actual opening in the fence.
Holy shit can someone start an "Awkward Mike V Stories" thread?
I recall that people who were there said this was the most awkward thing ever:
The radland contest in the UK; there was a food table setup with sandwiches and what-have-you for the participants. Mike V's wife helped herself, and the organizers kindly asked her not to and explained to her that they weren't for her but for the skaters. She threw a fit and then told Mike, who of course started fighting. Fighting over a sandwich mind you.
Skating the park today. I regular tre flipped the 7 stair first try. Then I landed on a few perfect switch tres on flat, and I’ve never gotten a proper one on video before so I asked the one chill dude there to record me. I kept landing on it but slipping out, then the corniest dude at the park comes up to me and starts giving me unwarranted tre flip advice. I told him it was switch and it was immediately awkward because this dude only does fakie bigspin tricks and barely has regular tre flips. Thought he’d leave me alone but he starts practicing flat next to me and asks my friend to film him trying his fakie bigflip. On my phone. This kid is taking forever to set up for his attempts and freaking out after every miss and I’m just thinking about how I’m gonna have to delete this cringey bullshit off my phone later. I land a few sketchy ones and just take it because my phone was dying and this kid was annoying the fuck out of me.
Expand QuoteI recall that people who were there said this was the most awkward thing ever:
The radland contest in the UK; there was a food table setup with sandwiches and what-have-you for the participants. Mike V's wife helped herself, and the organizers kindly asked her not to and explained to her that they weren't for her but for the skaters. She threw a fit and then told Mike, who of course started fighting. Fighting over a sandwich mind you.[close]
Pretty sure that story ended with MV flipping over the sandwich table.
Holy shit can someone start an "Awkward Mike V Stories" thread?
Expand QuoteSkating the park today. I regular tre flipped the 7 stair first try. Then I landed on a few perfect switch tres on flat, and I’ve never gotten a proper one on video before so I asked the one chill dude there to record me. I kept landing on it but slipping out, then the corniest dude at the park comes up to me and starts giving me unwarranted tre flip advice. I told him it was switch and it was immediately awkward because this dude only does fakie bigspin tricks and barely has regular tre flips. Thought he’d leave me alone but he starts practicing flat next to me and asks my friend to film him trying his fakie bigflip. On my phone. This kid is taking forever to set up for his attempts and freaking out after every miss and I’m just thinking about how I’m gonna have to delete this cringey bullshit off my phone later. I land a few sketchy ones and just take it because my phone was dying and this kid was annoying the fuck out of me.[close]
Honestly, how do you guys even let this shit happen to you? Like for fuck sakes dude, if someone came up to me trying to ask me to use my shit or anything, I would laugh, tell them to fuck off and roll away. Simple
hotter n hotter N HOTTER N HOTTERExpand QuoteExpand QuoteI recall that people who were there said this was the most awkward thing ever:
The radland contest in the UK; there was a food table setup with sandwiches and what-have-you for the participants. Mike V's wife helped herself, and the organizers kindly asked her not to and explained to her that they weren't for her but for the skaters. She threw a fit and then told Mike, who of course started fighting. Fighting over a sandwich mind you.[close]
Pretty sure that story ended with MV flipping over the sandwich table.[close]
yeah that's what I heard too.
anyone ever watch Mike V's label kills part where he straight pushed the whole time the zero tricks?
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI recall that people who were there said this was the most awkward thing ever:
The radland contest in the UK; there was a food table setup with sandwiches and what-have-you for the participants. Mike V's wife helped herself, and the organizers kindly asked her not to and explained to her that they weren't for her but for the skaters. She threw a fit and then told Mike, who of course started fighting. Fighting over a sandwich mind you.[close]
Pretty sure that story ended with MV flipping over the sandwich table.[close]
yeah that's what I heard too.
anyone ever watch Mike V's label kills part where he straight pushed the whole time the zero tricks?
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteI recall that people who were there said this was the most awkward thing ever:
The radland contest in the UK; there was a food table setup with sandwiches and what-have-you for the participants. Mike V's wife helped herself, and the organizers kindly asked her not to and explained to her that they weren't for her but for the skaters. She threw a fit and then told Mike, who of course started fighting. Fighting over a sandwich mind you.[close]
Pretty sure that story ended with MV flipping over the sandwich table.[close]
yeah that's what I heard too.
anyone ever watch Mike V's label kills part where he straight pushed the whole time the zero tricks?[close]
Gonna be honest, I loved that part as a kid (still kinda do) for its shear accessibility. It's all shit that I for the most part learned how to do, so I could sort of relate to it.
But as a guy who's liked Mike V as a kid, I refuse to look into the backstory or anything else about that part because I know I'm going to be left disappointed with even fewer reasons to like him. From the stories I've heard about him, I don't think I'd ever want to meet him either.
hotter n hotter N HOTTER N HOTTERExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteI recall that people who were there said this was the most awkward thing ever:
The radland contest in the UK; there was a food table setup with sandwiches and what-have-you for the participants. Mike V's wife helped herself, and the organizers kindly asked her not to and explained to her that they weren't for her but for the skaters. She threw a fit and then told Mike, who of course started fighting. Fighting over a sandwich mind you.[close]
Pretty sure that story ended with MV flipping over the sandwich table.[close]
yeah that's what I heard too.
anyone ever watch Mike V's label kills part where he straight pushed the whole time the zero tricks?[close]
Back in the day arto, bam and mike v did some sole tech tour here in finland, after the demo they were packing their car while I was smoking cig when all of a sudden this young kid came and asked mike v his complete. Mike denied, said he’s gonna need that board the next day but he gave that kid his minidisc player, those were new tech at that time and expensive as fuck. That was cool in my books, next time I saw him he was total kook tho, giving unwanted speeches etc so I dunno.You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain
https://i.imgur.com/cSj3QEC.mp4I give props to the guy for trying, most people are too afraid of everything. That being said, awkward yes, and funny. Now get up and try again! With shoes on preferrably…
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that look like it hurtI give props to the guy for trying, most people are too afraid of everything. That being said, awkward yes, and funny. Now get up and try again! With shoes on preferrably…Expand Quotehttps://i.imgur.com/cSj3QEC.mp4
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Well you know what they say: If you don't succeed at first, hhhhhHHHHHAAAYYYYYYYYNNNHITIYayiyiyiyi...I give props to the guy for trying, most people are too afraid of everything. That being said, awkward yes, and funny. Now get up and try again! With shoes on preferrably…Expand Quotehttps://i.imgur.com/cSj3QEC.mp4
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The tiny smile he had on his face before slipping out has me absolutely rolling
Funniest thing was that i didn't see it when it happened but got it perfectly on camera.
Dude sat there for like 10 minutes asking me "how do you know if your arm is broken?". Had to get him ice bag and shit
I always end up getting more footage from people in the sidelines rather than myself. This one happened same day like minutes after.
https://i.imgur.com/6uJjB3Z.mp4
Helped the little guy up and got him ice bag also. That skatepark should pay me for my ER services
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Not that long ago I had to play the adult and tell an angry dad where to go because he got mad at kids skating a qtr pipe and it was interfering with his son kicking a soccer ball against it.. the skatepark is located literally next to a soccer field.
I started politely, but it didn’t end well (we were about the same age) and he really didn’t want to own the fact that he was in the wrong.
One of the older kids came over and said thank you. It was unnecessary, but appreciated.
Almost sounds like a sumo wrestler! Walter went down hard. I always say if you are over 40 and have never stepped on a skateboard, there is a 98% chance you should not step on a skateboard.Expand Quotehttps://i.imgur.com/cSj3QEC.mp4
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So nice. I’ve watched this more times than I can count over the past couple days.
Skateboarding: slamming people to the ground in ways they have never been slammed before.
“Here, put this helmet on so you don’t get hurt.”
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The tiny smile he had on his face before slipping out has me absolutely rolling[close]
Quartersnacks opener material. Hilarious.
Some dude came through wearing the whole BAKU outfit, including the ski mask. He blasted some atmospheric metal over a speaker and proceeded to do little ollies. He scared some children, but it was ok otherwise...id have no option but to laugh
Some dude came through wearing the whole BAKU outfit, including the ski mask. He blasted some atmospheric metal over a speaker and proceeded to do little ollies. He scared some children, but it was ok otherwise...
There's this guy in my local skatepark that's kinda special. Everybody call him "movie" because he just randomly talks to you and tells the most weird fantastic stories about him. Used to come with a normal fanny pack, now is on a full tactical vest. So I just arrived and was offered to play skate, and the other dude decided to let movie join. He was explaining him how to play , though it was strange but whatever. So we start with shoves and 180s and movie would just do the opposite, landed a fsshuv and he went to do a normal popshuv, bs180 and he went heel flip. Ended pretty quickly, but felt super awkward because I've never thought he was indeed a special kid(he must be 16-18yrs old). I hope the wooden toy helps him, he seems super focused when he is just skating, also has some nice tricks in the bag.This kid sounds rad! Doing his own thing and skating. Nothing better.
This sketchy jesse pinkman lookin fool started learning at the park a few years ago. Suburban gangster wannabe type. One day he randomly pushed a local (who he didn’t even know) from behind in to a quarter and the kid snapped his arm. Jesse pinkman and his homie got jumped by the locals multiple times for it and he was banned for a few years. Those main guys he had beef with went to college so he’s back skating the park on the low.
Today as I was nearing the park I saw him and his gated community gangster homies run across 8 lanes of high speed traffic, narrowly avoiding death multiple times even though there was a stoplight not even 20 feet away. I was in the right turn lane, about to turn in to the park. I slowed down well in advance to let them pass. Then Jesse pinkman flipped me off for no fucking reason as i let him go by. The dumbass didn’t even stop to realize i was turning in to where he was going. As soon as i drive up next to them they recognized me and you could see him completely die inside. His homies looked so embarresed too. Some of these twigs had ski masks and shit on, so corny. I asked him what his problem was. They just quickly walked the other way and chilled in the library next door. I was there skating for 2 hours and they never came out.
Some dude came through wearing the whole BAKU outfit, including the ski mask. He blasted some atmospheric metal over a speaker and proceeded to do little ollies. He scared some children, but it was ok otherwise...
AZExpand QuoteThis sketchy jesse pinkman lookin fool started learning at the park a few years ago. Suburban gangster wannabe type. One day he randomly pushed a local (who he didn’t even know) from behind in to a quarter and the kid snapped his arm. Jesse pinkman and his homie got jumped by the locals multiple times for it and he was banned for a few years. Those main guys he had beef with went to college so he’s back skating the park on the low.
Today as I was nearing the park I saw him and his gated community gangster homies run across 8 lanes of high speed traffic, narrowly avoiding death multiple times even though there was a stoplight not even 20 feet away. I was in the right turn lane, about to turn in to the park. I slowed down well in advance to let them pass. Then Jesse pinkman flipped me off for no fucking reason as i let him go by. The dumbass didn’t even stop to realize i was turning in to where he was going. As soon as i drive up next to them they recognized me and you could see him completely die inside. His homies looked so embarresed too. Some of these twigs had ski masks and shit on, so corny. I asked him what his problem was. They just quickly walked the other way and chilled in the library next door. I was there skating for 2 hours and they never came out.[close]
Where the hell do you live and how old is Jesse Pinkman?
But I am glad, that thread got bumped. Always cool to read. And honestly, I am stoked for the special kid Movie, that he found something harmless to do, he could also be doing different shit ya know.
Okay so, this was a few months ago. I live in the very east of Berlin, an area with a few problems like poverty and unemployment. It was a beautiful autumn evening which was fairly warm. Across our local park is a big parking space. I see a sick car. Like, a really, really nice car. I tell my homie, yo check that Maybach (S 580) over there.
Damn, the fanciest car I ever saw in my area. The doors open. Out came two blonde women with really long high heels. And two kids. The women go to the trunk and pull two scooters out for the kids. They are approaching our local park and sit next to my homie and me. They don't speak German, but English. I chat a bit with the one woman. They fleed from the war in the Ukraine and now live here. I think my homie fell in love with one of the women. ^^ But yeah, first time ever, that I saw a Maybach.
It was a bit unreal to see that car and the women in my crusty local park im the end of Berlin. But the women were very friendly and the kids seemed happy to roll around.
Recently moved and recovering from a really bad ankle/leg injury so went to check out my new local and tried seeing if I can start getting my flatground tricks back.
This 14yo was practicing kickflips by me and then starts trying all the tricks I was trying, I wasn't trying to push it since i havent skated in 2months and my ankle is still not 100%, so if i wasn’t getting close after 3-4 tries id move on to the next trick and the kid is literally trying every single trick i was trying in the same order I was and showing his friends the tricks he’s “learning”.
Had me feeling some type of way as im trying to get my confidence back on the board in a new local and im immediately getting my tricks copied in real time by some late beginner.
Expand QuoteRecently moved and recovering from a really bad ankle/leg injury so went to check out my new local and tried seeing if I can start getting my flatground tricks back.
This 14yo was practicing kickflips by me and then starts trying all the tricks I was trying, I wasn't trying to push it since i havent skated in 2months and my ankle is still not 100%, so if i wasn’t getting close after 3-4 tries id move on to the next trick and the kid is literally trying every single trick i was trying in the same order I was and showing his friends the tricks he’s “learning”.
Had me feeling some type of way as im trying to get my confidence back on the board in a new local and im immediately getting my tricks copied in real time by some late beginner.[close]
was he landing them while you were not?
Recently moved and recovering from a really bad ankle/leg injury so went to check out my new local and tried seeing if I can start getting my flatground tricks back.
This 14yo was practicing kickflips by me and then starts trying all the tricks I was trying, I wasn't trying to push it since i havent skated in 2months and my ankle is still not 100%, so if i wasn’t getting close after 3-4 tries id move on to the next trick and the kid is literally trying every single trick i was trying in the same order I was and showing his friends the tricks he’s “learning”.
Had me feeling some type of way as im trying to get my confidence back on the board in a new local and im immediately getting my tricks copied in real time by some late beginner.
Expand QuoteRecently moved and recovering from a really bad ankle/leg injury so went to check out my new local and tried seeing if I can start getting my flatground tricks back.
This 14yo was practicing kickflips by me and then starts trying all the tricks I was trying, I wasn't trying to push it since i havent skated in 2months and my ankle is still not 100%, so if i wasn’t getting close after 3-4 tries id move on to the next trick and the kid is literally trying every single trick i was trying in the same order I was and showing his friends the tricks he’s “learning”.
Had me feeling some type of way as im trying to get my confidence back on the board in a new local and im immediately getting my tricks copied in real time by some late beginner.[close]
was he landing them while you were not?
Expand QuoteRecently moved and recovering from a really bad ankle/leg injury so went to check out my new local and tried seeing if I can start getting my flatground tricks back.
This 14yo was practicing kickflips by me and then starts trying all the tricks I was trying, I wasn't trying to push it since i havent skated in 2months and my ankle is still not 100%, so if i wasn’t getting close after 3-4 tries id move on to the next trick and the kid is literally trying every single trick i was trying in the same order I was and showing his friends the tricks he’s “learning”.
Had me feeling some type of way as im trying to get my confidence back on the board in a new local and im immediately getting my tricks copied in real time by some late beginner.[close]
*guy does a pop shuvit*
*kid does a pop shuvit*
*guy does a 180*
*kid does a 180*
*guy does a shitty heelflip*
*kid does a shitty heelflip*
Have you considered maybe you guys just don’t know that many tricks
There's this random dude I'd see skating alone now and then when I do solo park sessions after work.
Really chill, polite, about the same skill level as me. I'd shoot the shit with him now and then, not full on bro-ing out or anything but I'd very loosely skate "with" him, I did notice other people at the park don't talk to him, don't give him props, nothing. Thought that was kinda weird.
Bout the third or fourth time I see him, we're just kinda making small-talk while waiting in line for the funbox when out of the clear blue fucking nowhere he goes off on a goddamn 5 alarm Q-Anon meltdown. Whole thing only lasted maybe 30 seconds before I realized what was happening and told him "nah man, I'm not really into all this" and skated away.
In barely 30 seconds he crammed in references to the Clintons, the Rothschilds, George Soros, and a several more Q/Alt-right buzzwords.
As I was skating away another regular who I've never really talked to gave me a knowing glance, so I don't think I'm the first person to experience this. Now when I see the dude he doesn't acknowledge me in any way (thankfully), but he's always chatting up the next person who isn't familiar with him.
Expand QuoteThere's this random dude I'd see skating alone now and then when I do solo park sessions after work.
Really chill, polite, about the same skill level as me. I'd shoot the shit with him now and then, not full on bro-ing out or anything but I'd very loosely skate "with" him, I did notice other people at the park don't talk to him, don't give him props, nothing. Thought that was kinda weird.
Bout the third or fourth time I see him, we're just kinda making small-talk while waiting in line for the funbox when out of the clear blue fucking nowhere he goes off on a goddamn 5 alarm Q-Anon meltdown. Whole thing only lasted maybe 30 seconds before I realized what was happening and told him "nah man, I'm not really into all this" and skated away.
In barely 30 seconds he crammed in references to the Clintons, the Rothschilds, George Soros, and a several more Q/Alt-right buzzwords.
As I was skating away another regular who I've never really talked to gave me a knowing glance, so I don't think I'm the first person to experience this. Now when I see the dude he doesn't acknowledge me in any way (thankfully), but he's always chatting up the next person who isn't familiar with him.[close]
No offense but those arent really that weird of topics anymore. You very well may get those same type of convos talking to a stranger at the bar. Least he waited a few times after meeting u before bringing that stuff up. Also its good that he stopped talking about it once u said ur not into it. But i can understand the discomfort hearing those topics for the first time too, especially if ur young still.
Honestly some people just want to skate and if they dont vibe with others at the park no big deal. They shouldnt be forced to talk to other people at the park who have shown that they dont wanna fuck with him. Be yourself dont conform out of fear of not being accepted.
also, the cooked old dude who asks to borrow your board archetype. i've let it happen a few times and they just get smoked trying to stand on the board while telling you tony hawk owes them money or something. i've definitely met a few of that guy...
Buddy you're the crazy guy from the skateparkNot sure what q shit is but the clintons and soros and rothschilds shit- how theyre evil people and do fucked up shit on a major scale is spot on. Pizzagate and child trafficking- i absolutely believe it.Expand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteThere's this random dude I'd see skating alone now and then when I do solo park sessions after work.
Really chill, polite, about the same skill level as me. I'd shoot the shit with him now and then, not full on bro-ing out or anything but I'd very loosely skate "with" him, I did notice other people at the park don't talk to him, don't give him props, nothing. Thought that was kinda weird.
Bout the third or fourth time I see him, we're just kinda making small-talk while waiting in line for the funbox when out of the clear blue fucking nowhere he goes off on a goddamn 5 alarm Q-Anon meltdown. Whole thing only lasted maybe 30 seconds before I realized what was happening and told him "nah man, I'm not really into all this" and skated away.
In barely 30 seconds he crammed in references to the Clintons, the Rothschilds, George Soros, and a several more Q/Alt-right buzzwords.
As I was skating away another regular who I've never really talked to gave me a knowing glance, so I don't think I'm the first person to experience this. Now when I see the dude he doesn't acknowledge me in any way (thankfully), but he's always chatting up the next person who isn't familiar with him.[close]
No offense but those arent really that weird of topics anymore. You very well may get those same type of convos talking to a stranger at the bar. Least he waited a few times after meeting u before bringing that stuff up. Also its good that he stopped talking about it once u said ur not into it. But i can understand the discomfort hearing those topics for the first time too, especially if ur young still.
Honestly some people just want to skate and if they dont vibe with others at the park no big deal. They shouldnt be forced to talk to other people at the park who have shown that they dont wanna fuck with him. Be yourself dont conform out of fear of not being accepted.[close]
What are you taking about, q shit is fringe and deranged[close]
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also, the cooked old dude who asks to borrow your board archetype. i've let it happen a few times and they just get smoked trying to stand on the board while telling you tony hawk owes them money or something. i've definitely met a few of that guy...[close]
For sure!!
You still around the Nimbin or Northern Rivers area?
So many of that kind of dude there.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteThere's this random dude I'd see skating alone now and then when I do solo park sessions after work.
Really chill, polite, about the same skill level as me. I'd shoot the shit with him now and then, not full on bro-ing out or anything but I'd very loosely skate "with" him, I did notice other people at the park don't talk to him, don't give him props, nothing. Thought that was kinda weird.
Bout the third or fourth time I see him, we're just kinda making small-talk while waiting in line for the funbox when out of the clear blue fucking nowhere he goes off on a goddamn 5 alarm Q-Anon meltdown. Whole thing only lasted maybe 30 seconds before I realized what was happening and told him "nah man, I'm not really into all this" and skated away.
In barely 30 seconds he crammed in references to the Clintons, the Rothschilds, George Soros, and a several more Q/Alt-right buzzwords.
As I was skating away another regular who I've never really talked to gave me a knowing glance, so I don't think I'm the first person to experience this. Now when I see the dude he doesn't acknowledge me in any way (thankfully), but he's always chatting up the next person who isn't familiar with him.[close]
No offense but those arent really that weird of topics anymore. You very well may get those same type of convos talking to a stranger at the bar. Least he waited a few times after meeting u before bringing that stuff up. Also its good that he stopped talking about it once u said ur not into it. But i can understand the discomfort hearing those topics for the first time too, especially if ur young still.
Honestly some people just want to skate and if they dont vibe with others at the park no big deal. They shouldnt be forced to talk to other people at the park who have shown that they dont wanna fuck with him. Be yourself dont conform out of fear of not being accepted.[close]
What are you taking about, q shit is fringe and deranged
Don't know if already said but when someone shows hockey temper. Even worse if they've only been trying to the trick for 30 seconds hahahahah.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteThere's this random dude I'd see skating alone now and then when I do solo park sessions after work.
Really chill, polite, about the same skill level as me. I'd shoot the shit with him now and then, not full on bro-ing out or anything but I'd very loosely skate "with" him, I did notice other people at the park don't talk to him, don't give him props, nothing. Thought that was kinda weird.
Bout the third or fourth time I see him, we're just kinda making small-talk while waiting in line for the funbox when out of the clear blue fucking nowhere he goes off on a goddamn 5 alarm Q-Anon meltdown. Whole thing only lasted maybe 30 seconds before I realized what was happening and told him "nah man, I'm not really into all this" and skated away.
In barely 30 seconds he crammed in references to the Clintons, the Rothschilds, George Soros, and a several more Q/Alt-right buzzwords.
As I was skating away another regular who I've never really talked to gave me a knowing glance, so I don't think I'm the first person to experience this. Now when I see the dude he doesn't acknowledge me in any way (thankfully), but he's always chatting up the next person who isn't familiar with him.[close]
No offense but those arent really that weird of topics anymore. You very well may get those same type of convos talking to a stranger at the bar. Least he waited a few times after meeting u before bringing that stuff up. Also its good that he stopped talking about it once u said ur not into it. But i can understand the discomfort hearing those topics for the first time too, especially if ur young still.
Honestly some people just want to skate and if they dont vibe with others at the park no big deal. They shouldnt be forced to talk to other people at the park who have shown that they dont wanna fuck with him. Be yourself dont conform out of fear of not being accepted.[close]
What are you taking about, q shit is fringe and deranged
Q is obviously a psyop at this point guys. The whole point was to mix fact with fiction to radicalize and discredit a certain group/viewpoint.
The people that fell way into that shit were obviously off in some type of way. All the occult blood ritual shit is an attack on the religious values a lot of those people hold and when you already believe there's a big white guy with a beard in the sky that controls your destiny, all that other shit isnt that far of a reach for you to believe.
I'm not saying they're good people, I'm saying their weaknesses and faith was played against them intentionally to radicalize them. This is not the first time people used religious reasons to justify crazy bullshit.
But lumping those people in with people questioning the Clintons was 100% the goal.
The Clintons are fucking kooks.
But so are these Q-tards.
I think the most clever part of the whole thing is how they wedged this as a left vs right fight. They somehow found a way to convince left leaning people to stick up for big money/corporate interests, by making those people enemies of a radical right wing faction. Crazy how motivated people are by anger. They're fucking playing us on both sides people.
Edit: But yea, bringing this up to strangers at the skatepark def qualifies as a pretty awkward situation haha.
Expand QuoteQ is obviously a psyop at this point guys. The whole point was to mix fact with fiction to radicalize and discredit a certain group/viewpoint.
The people that fell way into that shit were obviously off in some type of way. All the occult blood ritual shit is an attack on the religious values a lot of those people hold and when you already believe there's a big white guy with a beard in the sky that controls your destiny, all that other shit isnt that far of a reach for you to believe.
I'm not saying they're good people, I'm saying their weaknesses and faith was played against them intentionally to radicalize them. This is not the first time people used religious reasons to justify crazy bullshit.
But lumping those people in with people questioning the Clintons was 100% the goal.
The Clintons are fucking kooks.
But so are these Q-tards.
I think the most clever part of the whole thing is how they wedged this as a left vs right fight. They somehow found a way to convince left leaning people to stick up for big money/corporate interests, by making those people enemies of a radical right wing faction. Crazy how motivated people are by anger. They're fucking playing us on both sides people.
Edit: But yea, bringing this up to strangers at the skatepark def qualifies as a pretty awkward situation haha.[close]
People like this are so desperate to have their wildly illogical viewpoints validated by strangers because 99.9% of people in their lives have made it clear that they want no part of it. They're hoping this random person at the skatepark can make them feel like they aren't the crazy one. This is why they resort to existing in online echo chambers. Its the only way they can feel normal. I used to make fun of people like this and revel in the fact that their families abandon them, but I'm slowly reaching the point of feeling bad for them. I say slowly because their actions often lead to real life harm.
"was that switch" "no"
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Haha
Was skating near Georgetown when some kid asked me if I was a college student there... I'm 37 lol. I'll never forget that, god bless himExpand QuoteYou know when you joke around with guys at the park about how old you are, then you realize they think you're 15 years younger than you actually are?[close]
Ngl I do enjoy when this happens
Was skating near Georgetown when some kid asked me if I was a college student there... I'm 37 lol. I'll never forget that, god bless himExpand QuoteExpand QuoteYou know when you joke around with guys at the park about how old you are, then you realize they think you're 15 years younger than you actually are?[close]
Ngl I do enjoy when this happens[close]
Some girl at my local recently told me that I have aged very well. I'm 33.
When I was pretty young (maybe 12 or 13) some older guys at my park who were probably all in the range of 16-24 years old kept calling me gay and other homophobic slurs. My park was notorious for the regulars being extremely territorial. Anybody they didn’t know including kids were not welcome. It’s started to really bother me to the point of not wanting to go anymore. I didn’t like being harassed obviously, but I also grew up with gay relatives and was and still am repulsed by homophobia. I told my mom and she told me to ask what they’re gonna do about it. She guaranteed me they’d stop. I knew I personally wasn’t gay, but I decided to try it. I didn’t care if they thought I was gay, I just wanted them to leave me alone.
So sure enough next time I go to the park, I am about to drop in and one of the older guys cut me off and called me a faggot. When he comes back around, some of the other guys were around and I go “yeah I am fucking gay. What are you guys gonna do about it?” And they all got quiet and just looked confused as hell. It was super awkward. He then starts chuckling and says “haha he admits it.” So then I go “you guys seem to be really interested in the sexuality of little boys.” And then shit got REALLY awkward. They just kind of all shut up and finally left me alone. They never did accept me, but they never fucked with me again other than snaking me here and there. But man it was awkward as fuck every time I ran into those guys after this, but I loved it every time.
Expand QuoteSome girl at my local recently told me that I have aged very well. I'm 33.[close]
Sounds like something Brian Patch would say.
I just read this whole thread and "GORDON MY ANGEL" is still #1 I think.
Some interesting, crazy, and tragic stories though.
I was at the skatepark on a weekend morning with my wife one time and she was learning how to skate a little bit. This guy was there, probably like 50, full pads and helmet, and he's riding around learning to skate too. Nothing against old guys learning how to skate and padding up but I'm sure you know the kind of guy I mean.
I start skating the bowl for a bit and he comes up and starts watching me and then I get out and he starts talking my ear off about how he just learnt to skate in Costa Rica or something and he took lessons down there and all this shit. One of those guys who talks at you, not with you. I go in to take another run and as soon as I'm out he's talking to me again except this time he's talking about women and saying how he needs to find new women because he's already slept with all of the chicks in whatever nearby town he was from. At this point I'm over it so I skate off and start avoiding being near him.
I go over and hang with my wife again who is going down this little bank and then trying to kickturn on a QP and she's starting to get it and she's stoked just doing her own thing. I go to take a quick run on something else and when I come back 5 mins later this dude is like skating around my wife trying to teach her how to skate. My wife can generally handle her own shit so I give her a look and she raises her eyebrows at me and then I go and take another run on something else. I come back and the dude is still like hovering around her and he's telling her to do some thing where you ride up a bank, then turn sideways and tap the front trucks twice and then ride back down and idk I guess he was saying it's meant to unlock some tricks or whatever. She's trying it a little bit and then I make eye contact with her again and she gives me another 'look' so I roll over to the guy and say 'hey man just let her skate, she doesn't need your advice. by the way that tapping shit is wack'.
Well the guy puts on this whole victim thing and idk how but my wife starts to feel sorry for him and she's like 'you should apologize to him, he was just being nice' and I'm like 'fuck that' so she's like 'youre being a skatepark bully' and storms off and actually takes the car and drives off. My wife has a bit of crazy in her so i was just like whatever and rolled with it. So now I'm at the skatepark with this fucken weirdo dude who probably just thinks he's caused a divorce between my wife and I and he's still rolling around doing his wack tapping shit. It's definitely hella awkward and then he leaves and my wife ends up calling me and she's like sorry I just felt sorry for the guy and I told her the shit he was saying about sleeping with women and she's like omg sorry I didn't realize you were just looking out for me yadda yadda yadda...
That's my awkward story. I still see that guy around on weekend mornings and he just avoids me, like he'll leave 5 mins after I get there
went to the park an early weekend morning and found hobos doing homo shit in the miniramp
Expand QuoteWhen I was pretty young (maybe 12 or 13) some older guys at my park who were probably all in the range of 16-24 years old kept calling me gay and other homophobic slurs. My park was notorious for the regulars being extremely territorial. Anybody they didn’t know including kids were not welcome. It’s started to really bother me to the point of not wanting to go anymore. I didn’t like being harassed obviously, but I also grew up with gay relatives and was and still am repulsed by homophobia. I told my mom and she told me to ask what they’re gonna do about it. She guaranteed me they’d stop. I knew I personally wasn’t gay, but I decided to try it. I didn’t care if they thought I was gay, I just wanted them to leave me alone.
So sure enough next time I go to the park, I am about to drop in and one of the older guys cut me off and called me a faggot. When he comes back around, some of the other guys were around and I go “yeah I am fucking gay. What are you guys gonna do about it?” And they all got quiet and just looked confused as hell. It was super awkward. He then starts chuckling and says “haha he admits it.” So then I go “you guys seem to be really interested in the sexuality of little boys.” And then shit got REALLY awkward. They just kind of all shut up and finally left me alone. They never did accept me, but they never fucked with me again other than snaking me here and there. But man it was awkward as fuck every time I ran into those guys after this, but I loved it every time.[close]
Hates homophobia yet uses the f slur
Expand Quotewent to the park an early weekend morning and found hobos doing homo shit in the miniramp[close]
FOR THE LAST TIME, ITS CALLED VERT DOUBLES
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteWhen I was pretty young (maybe 12 or 13) some older guys at my park who were probably all in the range of 16-24 years old kept calling me gay and other homophobic slurs. My park was notorious for the regulars being extremely territorial. Anybody they didn’t know including kids were not welcome. It’s started to really bother me to the point of not wanting to go anymore. I didn’t like being harassed obviously, but I also grew up with gay relatives and was and still am repulsed by homophobia. I told my mom and she told me to ask what they’re gonna do about it. She guaranteed me they’d stop. I knew I personally wasn’t gay, but I decided to try it. I didn’t care if they thought I was gay, I just wanted them to leave me alone.
So sure enough next time I go to the park, I am about to drop in and one of the older guys cut me off and called me a faggot. When he comes back around, some of the other guys were around and I go “yeah I am fucking gay. What are you guys gonna do about it?” And they all got quiet and just looked confused as hell. It was super awkward. He then starts chuckling and says “haha he admits it.” So then I go “you guys seem to be really interested in the sexuality of little boys.” And then shit got REALLY awkward. They just kind of all shut up and finally left me alone. They never did accept me, but they never fucked with me again other than snaking me here and there. But man it was awkward as fuck every time I ran into those guys after this, but I loved it every time.[close]
Hates homophobia yet uses the f slur[close]
Seriously? He used it in an explanation of what someone said to him, as a negative, thus basically condemning it's use. I really hope you're joking.
when i was 13 i went to woodward and did a melon grab and a counselor came up and went “whoa you’re really good, how old are you?” and i said 13 and he said “oh never mind i thought you were way younger”Hahahaha holy shit, sorry man but that’s fucking hilarious
when i was 13 i went to woodward and did a melon grab and a counselor came up and went “whoa you’re really good, how old are you?” and i said 13 and he said “oh never mind i thought you were way younger”
not "awkward" but a story none the less.
When I started skating as a kid my pops took me to Sayreville skatepark, I believe it was my first time at any skatepark. I was trying to gain the confidence to go down a bank, my dad stepped in and though he never skated before, he tried to show me what to do. He stood on the board and accidentally started going down the bank, within a flash he was down and broke his ankle. His foot was literally sideways from his leg, it was gnarly..cast up to his upper thigh for 9 months. To this day neither of us are sure what he was trying to exemplify to me by standing on the board(the one and only time he ever stepped foot on a board)but hey, he was being a dad. He still let me skate after that too.
This kid who’s kind of an asshole shows up to the park one day. He starts saying what’s up to everyone and giving high fives. My friend sticks his hand out for one but the dude jerked his hand back and coldly said “ I don’t know you”. He was turned around looking at us as he said that, not paying attention where he was going. As soon as he turned around it was too late. He accidentally rolled off the edge of the park and face planted in to the mud.
you don't have any critical thinking skills do youExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteWhen I was pretty young (maybe 12 or 13) some older guys at my park who were probably all in the range of 16-24 years old kept calling me gay and other homophobic slurs. My park was notorious for the regulars being extremely territorial. Anybody they didn’t know including kids were not welcome. It’s started to really bother me to the point of not wanting to go anymore. I didn’t like being harassed obviously, but I also grew up with gay relatives and was and still am repulsed by homophobia. I told my mom and she told me to ask what they’re gonna do about it. She guaranteed me they’d stop. I knew I personally wasn’t gay, but I decided to try it. I didn’t care if they thought I was gay, I just wanted them to leave me alone.
So sure enough next time I go to the park, I am about to drop in and one of the older guys cut me off and called me a faggot. When he comes back around, some of the other guys were around and I go “yeah I am fucking gay. What are you guys gonna do about it?” And they all got quiet and just looked confused as hell. It was super awkward. He then starts chuckling and says “haha he admits it.” So then I go “you guys seem to be really interested in the sexuality of little boys.” And then shit got REALLY awkward. They just kind of all shut up and finally left me alone. They never did accept me, but they never fucked with me again other than snaking me here and there. But man it was awkward as fuck every time I ran into those guys after this, but I loved it every time.[close]
Hates homophobia yet uses the f slur[close]
Seriously? He used it in an explanation of what someone said to him, as a negative, thus basically condemning it's use. I really hope you're joking.[close]
Bro just a heads up, if you’re telling a story where somebody dropped the n word, don’t actually say the fucking n word when you’re retelling it
I’m pretty dumb but yeah, if you’re retelling a story where people were using slurs you really shouldn’t include them when you’re retelling it, not even arguing about it but just definitely social convention in 2023 to censor it. Remember the curb your enthusiasm episode where Larry says the N word and gets Richard Lewis kicked off the transplant list?you don't have any critical thinking skills do youExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteExpand QuoteWhen I was pretty young (maybe 12 or 13) some older guys at my park who were probably all in the range of 16-24 years old kept calling me gay and other homophobic slurs. My park was notorious for the regulars being extremely territorial. Anybody they didn’t know including kids were not welcome. It’s started to really bother me to the point of not wanting to go anymore. I didn’t like being harassed obviously, but I also grew up with gay relatives and was and still am repulsed by homophobia. I told my mom and she told me to ask what they’re gonna do about it. She guaranteed me they’d stop. I knew I personally wasn’t gay, but I decided to try it. I didn’t care if they thought I was gay, I just wanted them to leave me alone.
So sure enough next time I go to the park, I am about to drop in and one of the older guys cut me off and called me a faggot. When he comes back around, some of the other guys were around and I go “yeah I am fucking gay. What are you guys gonna do about it?” And they all got quiet and just looked confused as hell. It was super awkward. He then starts chuckling and says “haha he admits it.” So then I go “you guys seem to be really interested in the sexuality of little boys.” And then shit got REALLY awkward. They just kind of all shut up and finally left me alone. They never did accept me, but they never fucked with me again other than snaking me here and there. But man it was awkward as fuck every time I ran into those guys after this, but I loved it every time.[close]
Hates homophobia yet uses the f slur[close]
Seriously? He used it in an explanation of what someone said to him, as a negative, thus basically condemning it's use. I really hope you're joking.[close]
Bro just a heads up, if you’re telling a story where somebody dropped the n word, don’t actually say the fucking n word when you’re retelling it[close]
Expand Quotenot "awkward" but a story none the less.
When I started skating as a kid my pops took me to Sayreville skatepark, I believe it was my first time at any skatepark. I was trying to gain the confidence to go down a bank, my dad stepped in and though he never skated before, he tried to show me what to do. He stood on the board and accidentally started going down the bank, within a flash he was down and broke his ankle. His foot was literally sideways from his leg, it was gnarly..cast up to his upper thigh for 9 months. To this day neither of us are sure what he was trying to exemplify to me by standing on the board(the one and only time he ever stepped foot on a board)but hey, he was being a dad. He still let me skate after that too.[close]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMvyTlcUoD4
Cody Chapman used to skate mike fox park a lot back when he was still in high school n I would always see him there but am like 3-4 years younger/ never was his friend or talked to him much- but when I was a freshman and he was a senior at my high school he broke his leg or something and my art teacher was like “hey my morning class made this get well soon card for Cody - you skate right? Go drop off this card for him at this address and I’ll ignore your absences” or something like that - either way I go over to his house and knock on his door with the card ( it’s really cringy it was like a drawing of him with hearts all over it I think ) ( also i figured the teacher would have told the family that someone would be dropping a card off or some sort of idea ) and his like grandma or someone opens the door and it’s him and like entire family all staring at me from the living room and I j had to be like “ hey I’m supposed to drop this off” and tried walking away immidiatly but they were all like “what’s this?” “Did you do this” “you like Cody?” N I was like no but they seemed confused All while he was j starring at me like I was a total kook. Anyways after that I always felt like a weirdo stalker whenever I saw him at the skatepark.
Expand QuoteI just read this whole thread and "GORDON MY ANGEL" is still #1 I think.
Some interesting, crazy, and tragic stories though.[close]
Bro AHAHAHA
From time to time that story pops in my head and I can't not laugh it's too good
When I gotta bully kids I hear using the N word around me like they are “allowed” 😂 secretly hoping they start some shit so I can slap them over the eardrum. The intimidation is obvious in they soft frail faces.
Expand QuoteExpand QuoteI just read this whole thread and "GORDON MY ANGEL" is still #1 I think.
Some interesting, crazy, and tragic stories though.[close]
Bro AHAHAHA
From time to time that story pops in my head and I can't not laugh it's too good[close]
Yep, same.
Needed a good laugh again too!
One time a lady was sitting near the park with her friend and said “there should be an age limit for skateboarding” to which my friend replied “there should be a weight limit for people”. I thought this was hilarious at the time.Nah if you throw a punch you get punched back tuf luck if it hurts more.
We were in our mid-20s. Now, about 13 years later, I actually think the lady’s roast was funny as fuck and my friend was clearly being an asshole.
One time a lady was sitting near the park with her friend and said “there should be an age limit for skateboarding” to which my friend replied “there should be a weight limit for people”. I thought this was hilarious at the time.
We were in our mid-20s. Now, about 13 years later, I actually think the lady’s roast was funny as fuck and my friend was clearly being an asshole.
Expand QuoteOne time a lady was sitting near the park with her friend and said “there should be an age limit for skateboarding” to which my friend replied “there should be a weight limit for people”. I thought this was hilarious at the time.
We were in our mid-20s. Now, about 13 years later, I actually think the lady’s roast was funny as fuck and my friend was clearly being an asshole.[close]
Nah you just turned into a kook
Can’t stand parks as an adult but when I was 13-15 it was my jam. I got a bj from a girl around the corner from our park when I was like 15. When we came back everybody already knew so I’m guessing someone spied. My response was something to the tune of “well at least I’m the one getting a beej instead of watching a beej”. This was 1991.
Besides that, nothing else comes to mind. Saw some fights up there. Craziest fight I have ever seen was 2 girls fighting over a guy who didn’t even care. One girls teeth got really jacked and the other ones head split open. Not one person tried to break it up. Never seen girls battle like that before or since.
I’ve only been to a skate park maybe 5 times in the last 20 years. I just like skating the streets or ramps
All of this is reminding me why I don't go to skate parks, so #bless
Said this earlier in the thread, but this thread makes me feel 100% justified in never skating at parks. Sounds as terrible as I imagine
I don't ever skate at parks (I keep it semi-real in the streets), so all this thread is doing for me, is justifying reasons to never go
I used to work at a skatepark, and they offered lessons. The dudes giving lessons were just locals who ripped, which I assume was, and probably still is plenty of accreditation for the local soccer moms.
But this story involves 3 women who wanted to learn how to skate. 3 different women all within 1 weeks time.
They had a baby 2 foot quarter pipe that was in the kiddie section, and was used to teach people how to drop in. A very valuable skill to acquire to learning how to skate, obviously.
3 broken ankles. One week. I saw them all happen. Same dude teaching. I can't imagine how bad he felt. On the third one after the ambulance had left, he just disappeared. Walked off the job. I never saw him again.
Hope all is well Jaime
One time a lady was sitting near the park with her friend and said “there should be an age limit for skateboarding” to which my friend replied “there should be a weight limit for people”. I thought this was hilarious at the time.Awkward!
We were in our mid-20s. Now, about 13 years later, I actually think the lady’s roast was funny as fuck and my friend was clearly being an asshole.
I got one. At 16, I was the middle man for a marijuana transaction between a dealer and a mutual friend. The dealer, for some stupid reason, was selling .8 of a gram for $20. He told me this and I was like “uhhhh ok”. I thought it was ridiculous but we’re talking about a bowl’s worth of difference.
The mutual friend gets the weed, then immediately weighs it. He’s furious that’s what he gets. I explain that the dealer made it smaller and the guy loses his mind about the dealer. I sit there and say “ok, just give it back and get a refund”. He calls the dealer and they refuse to do the refund.
Mutual friend tells the dealer to meet at the local skatepark to fight. dDrives from his house with 5 friends. Dealer drives over to the skatepark with like 20 fucking people. Just to be clear - this is all over less than a gram of weed.
They all meet in the park and a brawl breaks out. People are getting punched and kicked in the face. Everyone is losing their mind. Girlfriends, gangsters, literally everyone who was within a 3rd degree of these people on our town shows up for this.
I vividly remember standing at the foot of the bowl, looking down at 3 different fights taking place, and thinking “this is ridiculous”. At a certain point, the dealers friend looks at me and yells, “do you see what you did?? This is all your fault!”. I shrug and just am still in shock this is all over less than a gram of weed.
Cops come, whole thing gets broken up and everyone hates each other. I think I spent two weeks wondering if I caused all of this or not. All these years later I still look back at that day and cringe
One time a lady was sitting near the park with her friend and said “there should be an age limit for skateboarding” to which my friend replied “there should be a weight limit for people”. I thought this was hilarious at the time.
We were in our mid-20s. Now, about 13 years later, I actually think the lady’s roast was funny as fuck and my friend was clearly being an asshole.
These all happened in Brisbane Australia
Sitting on a bench next to the big bank and this kid skates up it picks up his board and waves at me so i wave back and he walks away then i look behind me and he was waving to his mum and another dude that posts here on slap haha felt so embarrassed
The rest arent really awkward more just crazy stories
Shit loads of fights like at least 30, dudes fighting, chicks fighting heaps of gnarly ones
A few 10 years old kids went to the supermarket and stole heaps of matches put them in a plastic bin and burn it into liquid, someone called the cops and they got arrested and started crying and the whole park was laughing at them sitting in the back of the cop car balling their eyes out
2 young girls sniffing glue then got arrested, my mate filmed it on his vx but ill feel bad if i posted the link to the vid because it was pretty sad
bmxers and scooter riders getting knocked out after trying to backflip
My dad always took me to the skatepark after school so we get there and there is like 100 school kids there so obviously theres gonna be a massive fight, two dudes start throwing punches and one dude loses so my dad gets out the car to go check if hes ok and he said hes allgood then my dad looks up at an empty skatepark and just sees 9 year old me (black helmet with flames) on skating the whole park to myself not caring about the fight haha I get in the car and im like dad i had the whole park to myself
people on drugs or drunk as coming out the pub
stoner kids running from the cops
Random roller blader would show up and the whole park would just sit down and watch because it was pretty rare to see
Kind of a gnarly story but im in the car on my way home from school driving down the street and i look out the window and notice my homie skating home and hes like 5 minutes away from his house then i see a car pull up next to him and he just kept skating and i thought nothing of it, I get home grab my board and skate to the park which is like 10 minutes away, I get to the park and all my homies run up to me telling me that my friend i seen skating home was almost abducted by a pedo that pulled up next to him, the dude tried to grab him and get him in his car but my mate ran away towards the skatepark screamed for help while being chased by this pedo, one of the senior dudes at the park in grade 12 chased the pedo to the gas station and beat him up, cops came and the dude is still in jail to this day and my friend was on the news that night, I went to my friends house on my way home from the park to see how he was and he was pretty upset but just glad the older kids at the park helped him
Can’t stand parks as an adult but when I was 13-15 it was my jam. I got a bj from a girl around the corner from our park when I was like 15. When we came back everybody already knew so I’m guessing someone spied. My response was something to the tune of “well at least I’m the one getting a beej instead of watching a beej”. This was 1991.
Besides that, nothing else comes to mind. Saw some fights up there. Craziest fight I have ever seen was 2 girls fighting over a guy who didn’t even care. One girls teeth got really jacked and the other ones head split open. Not one person tried to break it up. Never seen girls battle like that before or since.
I’ve only been to a skate park maybe 5 times in the last 20 years. I just like skating the streets or ramps
Expand QuoteThese all happened in Brisbane Australia
Sitting on a bench next to the big bank and this kid skates up it picks up his board and waves at me so i wave back and he walks away then i look behind me and he was waving to his mum and another dude that posts here on slap haha felt so embarrassed
The rest arent really awkward more just crazy stories
Shit loads of fights like at least 30, dudes fighting, chicks fighting heaps of gnarly ones
A few 10 years old kids went to the supermarket and stole heaps of matches put them in a plastic bin and burn it into liquid, someone called the cops and they got arrested and started crying and the whole park was laughing at them sitting in the back of the cop car balling their eyes out
2 young girls sniffing glue then got arrested, my mate filmed it on his vx but ill feel bad if i posted the link to the vid because it was pretty sad
bmxers and scooter riders getting knocked out after trying to backflip
My dad always took me to the skatepark after school so we get there and there is like 100 school kids there so obviously theres gonna be a massive fight, two dudes start throwing punches and one dude loses so my dad gets out the car to go check if hes ok and he said hes allgood then my dad looks up at an empty skatepark and just sees 9 year old me (black helmet with flames) on skating the whole park to myself not caring about the fight haha I get in the car and im like dad i had the whole park to myself
people on drugs or drunk as coming out the pub
stoner kids running from the cops
Random roller blader would show up and the whole park would just sit down and watch because it was pretty rare to see
Kind of a gnarly story but im in the car on my way home from school driving down the street and i look out the window and notice my homie skating home and hes like 5 minutes away from his house then i see a car pull up next to him and he just kept skating and i thought nothing of it, I get home grab my board and skate to the park which is like 10 minutes away, I get to the park and all my homies run up to me telling me that my friend i seen skating home was almost abducted by a pedo that pulled up next to him, the dude tried to grab him and get him in his car but my mate ran away towards the skatepark screamed for help while being chased by this pedo, one of the senior dudes at the park in grade 12 chased the pedo to the gas station and beat him up, cops came and the dude is still in jail to this day and my friend was on the news that night, I went to my friends house on my way home from the park to see how he was and he was pretty upset but just glad the older kids at the park helped him[close]
Been a while since the old Springfield local days, but some of those sound familiar to that place!
Good times!!!
Yeah these are all from springfield haha good times!
and its funny you commented because youre the guy that kid (pretty sure his name was Thor) was waving to in the first story
I skated with you quite a bit back in the day and i always remember you hosting the comps and providing the product for the prizes
My names Connor I used to ride for chemical storm and i followed you on instagram recently, I appreciate you always supporting the local skate scene much love mate hopefully we can skate again sometime
Heartwarming Situations at the Skatepark
2 young girls sniffing glue then got arrested, my mate filmed it on his vx but ill feel bad if i posted the link to the vid because it was pretty sad
For a period of 6 weeks or so I skated a very small pre-fab park in a very poor area. I went because it had a 3ft mini ramp and a micro spine, so it was ideal for learning.
I never saw anyone else skate the park, but the local children (I'm talking maybe 6-12 years old here) for some reason didn't want anyone to skate it either. The park was in the middle of a grassy field near a school and the children started to dig up the dirt from the perimeter of the skatepark and dump it on both the obstacles and the flatground.
At the start, it was manageable: I just took a brush and swept it off, but this seemed to just enrage them more. It became impossible to skate due to the quantity of dirt, sweets, gum etc that had been dumped on the skatepark. The last time I went, a friend drove me and we had to leave because the children threw rocks at his car.
Really quite perplexing.
Heartwarming Situations at the Skatepark
For a period of 6 weeks or so I skated a very small pre-fab park in a very poor area. I went because it had a 3ft mini ramp and a micro spine, so it was ideal for learning.
I never saw anyone else skate the park, but the local children (I'm talking maybe 6-12 years old here) for some reason didn't want anyone to skate it either. The park was in the middle of a grassy field near a school and the children started to dig up the dirt from the perimeter of the skatepark and dump it on both the obstacles and the flatground.
At the start, it was manageable: I just took a brush and swept it off, but this seemed to just enrage them more. It became impossible to skate due to the quantity of dirt, sweets, gum etc that had been dumped on the skatepark. The last time I went, a friend drove me and we had to leave because the children threw rocks at his car.
Really quite perplexing.
mid-morning sesh.
trying a flat ground trick.
do it.
look up, see a guy clapping looking right at me.
first bump him as i pass.
seems a bit off.
look back.
he's hugging his mate who did something much harder on the hip right behind me.
internal screaming.
same day.
go back for an evening sesh.
do a trick.
think to myself 'yeah, that one was nice.'
hear someone yell 'yeah, that one was nice.'
refuse to react on the basis that they must be talking to someone else.
'bro, that one was really nice.'
continue to studiously ignore the voice.
'yo, what the fuck? are you trying to cool guy me?'
go red. apologise a lot. my voice goes weirdly posh for some reason.
more internal screaming.
For a period of 6 weeks or so I skated a very small pre-fab park in a very poor area. I went because it had a 3ft mini ramp and a micro spine, so it was ideal for learning.
I never saw anyone else skate the park, but the local children (I'm talking maybe 6-12 years old here) for some reason didn't want anyone to skate it either. The park was in the middle of a grassy field near a school and the children started to dig up the dirt from the perimeter of the skatepark and dump it on both the obstacles and the flatground.
At the start, it was manageable: I just took a brush and swept it off, but this seemed to just enrage them more. It became impossible to skate due to the quantity of dirt, sweets, gum etc that had been dumped on the skatepark. The last time I went, a friend drove me and we had to leave because the children threw rocks at his car.
Really quite perplexing.
Same here, this one hurts. Sorry you went thru thisExpand Quotemid-morning sesh.
trying a flat ground trick.
do it.
look up, see a guy clapping looking right at me.
first bump him as i pass.
seems a bit off.
look back.
he's hugging his mate who did something much harder on the hip right behind me.
internal screaming.
same day.
go back for an evening sesh.
do a trick.
think to myself 'yeah, that one was nice.'
hear someone yell 'yeah, that one was nice.'
refuse to react on the basis that they must be talking to someone else.
'bro, that one was really nice.'
continue to studiously ignore the voice.
'yo, what the fuck? are you trying to cool guy me?'
go red. apologise a lot. my voice goes weirdly posh for some reason.
more internal screaming.[close]
I'm feeling some second-hand embarrassment from this one
i always feel awkward when the little park i go to gets crowded and some cool dude has to have his friend film him skatepark clips when the park is most busy...
The feral children in Dublin are like this...
Expand Quotemid-morning sesh.
trying a flat ground trick.
do it.
look up, see a guy clapping looking right at me.
first bump him as i pass.
seems a bit off.
look back.
he's hugging his mate who did something much harder on the hip right behind me.
internal screaming.
same day.
go back for an evening sesh.
do a trick.
think to myself 'yeah, that one was nice.'
hear someone yell 'yeah, that one was nice.'
refuse to react on the basis that they must be talking to someone else.
'bro, that one was really nice.'
continue to studiously ignore the voice.
'yo, what the fuck? are you trying to cool guy me?'
go red. apologise a lot. my voice goes weirdly posh for some reason.
more internal screaming.[close]
I'm feeling some second-hand embarrassment from this one
i always feel awkward when the little park i go to gets crowded and some cool dude has to have his friend film him skatepark clips when the park is most busy...
For a period of 6 weeks or so I skated a very small pre-fab park in a very poor area. I went because it had a 3ft mini ramp and a micro spine, so it was ideal for learning.
I never saw anyone else skate the park, but the local children (I'm talking maybe 6-12 years old here) for some reason didn't want anyone to skate it either. The park was in the middle of a grassy field near a school and the children started to dig up the dirt from the perimeter of the skatepark and dump it on both the obstacles and the flatground.
At the start, it was manageable: I just took a brush and swept it off, but this seemed to just enrage them more. It became impossible to skate due to the quantity of dirt, sweets, gum etc that had been dumped on the skatepark. The last time I went, a friend drove me and we had to leave because the children threw rocks at his car.
Really quite perplexing.
Expand QuoteFor a period of 6 weeks or so I skated a very small pre-fab park in a very poor area. I went because it had a 3ft mini ramp and a micro spine, so it was ideal for learning.
I never saw anyone else skate the park, but the local children (I'm talking maybe 6-12 years old here) for some reason didn't want anyone to skate it either. The park was in the middle of a grassy field near a school and the children started to dig up the dirt from the perimeter of the skatepark and dump it on both the obstacles and the flatground.
At the start, it was manageable: I just took a brush and swept it off, but this seemed to just enrage them more. It became impossible to skate due to the quantity of dirt, sweets, gum etc that had been dumped on the skatepark. The last time I went, a friend drove me and we had to leave because the children threw rocks at his car.
Really quite perplexing.[close]
Have you considered pretending to be a cop to dissuade these kids from trashing the park?
How do you guys get that one kid to fuck off that starts with "i like your board" then proceeds to follow you around the park the entire time you're there?
You have to put on your happiest face and say…..’ hey little buddy, following me around like that isn’t really safe… cool?’ You then need to fist bump him at least once….praise him a couple more….then say bye to him, preferably with parent….it’s fucked but it’s how it is….kids aren’t afraid of adults….they look to them for approval, not sure where they learned that…..
Here’s a bullet I dodged with a ten year old kid who was leaving the park….’you better go catch up with your grandma!……
‘That’s my mom….’
Expand QuoteYou have to put on your happiest face and say…..’ hey little buddy, following me around like that isn’t really safe… cool?’ You then need to fist bump him at least once….praise him a couple more….then say bye to him, preferably with parent….it’s fucked but it’s how it is….kids aren’t afraid of adults….they look to them for approval, not sure where they learned that…..
Here’s a bullet I dodged with a ten year old kid who was leaving the park….’you better go catch up with your grandma!……
‘That’s my mom….’[close]
Yeah, I usually give them a little encouragement and try to go too fast for them to follow. If they still do just say, don’t get too close, I need some room.
Most of the times it’s little kids that are dying for attention from a parent figure. I’ll look over at the benches and they have a tweaked looking dad or mom, or they are there with a grandmother that is chainsmoking and half dead. I literally saw a dad/ (maybe mom), girlfriend couple kick a little 6ish year old kid out of their car into the park. They told the kid tell him to not bother them until they called. 5 minutes later she is ass up in the front window giving the dad a blowjob. Classy.
Expand QuoteHow do you guys get that one kid to fuck off that starts with "i like your board" then proceeds to follow you around the park the entire time you're there?[close]
I've had this happen a few times. I do one of two things. First, I'll start charging around the park at full speed. If that doesn't work, I'll make my way to my car and pretend I'm fixing something on my board.
This happened yesterday. I skated the afternoon at the only skate park that is currently dry within 60 miles or so. A fair amount of kids on scooters and bikes are there, and the moms that tend to come along with that. I skated for around 2 hours, didn't slam at all, was feeling good. I gather up my crap, skate bag over my shoulder, and a cup in one hand with ice and my keys in my other hand. I push out of the park on my board, as I'm heading out the moms comment how inspiring it is to see me skate (They are clearly impressed by my grey hairs and out of shape figure). Just like a cool guy I breeze by on my board and smile and say thanks. As I near the edge of the curb to ride off I lower my weight a bit casually, like I've done a million times before and... I hit a rock..dead stop. I pitch over off the curb, skateboard flies backwards into the mud between the sidewalks and my cup of ice explodes, I land on my bag and roll. Some guy much older than me came running tword me and the moms come sprinting...I reassure everyone that I'm fine and that the only thing hurt is my pride. I went from an inspiring old guy to a tragic invalid within seconds.
I found it ironic that I can whip around a park for 2 hours and not slam, and one rock outside and I die off a curb. smh
An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.
An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.
An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.
An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.
An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.
Expand QuoteAn inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.[close]
Its hilarious to me that there are still people out there who use "gay" as an insult, especially towards a little kid. I need more details about how the police got involved. Did a bystander make the call? Did the kid make the call?
hurt people hurt people
There was this autistic kid who rode a scooter and had different chaperones on different days at this one park I used to go to a lot. He would usually just get really close and stare at you and laugh, I mean like six inches from your face. But we all just treated him like anyone else and knew what to expect. One day though I was trying something and my board shot out at high speed and smacked the back of his shin super hard from like 2 feet away and he did not even flinch or turn around or anything. I was coming over to say I was sorry but he never even stopped talking to someone or gave me the chance. So I felt bad and got the evil eye from his chaperone that day and every day after. Ever since then when I would go to the park wherever I was the kid would just charge straight at me on the scooter and try to make me fall. Luckily he was only there every so often, but it continued for months until I moved away. What exactly are you supposed to do in that situation? It was def awkward.
Expand QuoteThere was this autistic kid who rode a scooter and had different chaperones on different days at this one park I used to go to a lot. He would usually just get really close and stare at you and laugh, I mean like six inches from your face. But we all just treated him like anyone else and knew what to expect. One day though I was trying something and my board shot out at high speed and smacked the back of his shin super hard from like 2 feet away and he did not even flinch or turn around or anything. I was coming over to say I was sorry but he never even stopped talking to someone or gave me the chance. So I felt bad and got the evil eye from his chaperone that day and every day after. Ever since then when I would go to the park wherever I was the kid would just charge straight at me on the scooter and try to make me fall. Luckily he was only there every so often, but it continued for months until I moved away. What exactly are you supposed to do in that situation? It was def awkward.[close]
Assert your dominance.
Expand QuoteThis happened yesterday. I skated the afternoon at the only skate park that is currently dry within 60 miles or so. A fair amount of kids on scooters and bikes are there, and the moms that tend to come along with that. I skated for around 2 hours, didn't slam at all, was feeling good. I gather up my crap, skate bag over my shoulder, and a cup in one hand with ice and my keys in my other hand. I push out of the park on my board, as I'm heading out the moms comment how inspiring it is to see me skate (They are clearly impressed by my grey hairs and out of shape figure). Just like a cool guy I breeze by on my board and smile and say thanks. As I near the edge of the curb to ride off I lower my weight a bit casually, like I've done a million times before and... I hit a rock..dead stop. I pitch over off the curb, skateboard flies backwards into the mud between the sidewalks and my cup of ice explodes, I land on my bag and roll. Some guy much older than me came running tword me and the moms come sprinting...I reassure everyone that I'm fine and that the only thing hurt is my pride. I went from an inspiring old guy to a tragic invalid within seconds.
I found it ironic that I can whip around a park for 2 hours and not slam, and one rock outside and I die off a curb. smh[close]
This is so tragic when it happens. Same thing happened to me last week, I was on fire for the first time in months, no slams but the second I leave the park I get off my board and roll my ankle stepping off the curb. Some dude and his girl saw it and gave me a pity chuckle and asked if I was alright. I’m still cringing at the thought of it
it's skateboarding guys,
you'll end up skating with teens, teach them stuff and learn from them too
If you find it weird, you are probably the weird guy
not every older guy at the park is a predator
more power to skateboarding for being intergenerational
was at blue park yesterday and this dude who I've seen around a few times but never talked to was looking at me weird and was like "you good bro?"
i was like "uhh yeah i'm good, what's up?"
he proceeded to tell me that he doesnt like the way i'm acting. i'm like, okay, not sure what you're talking about because we've never interacted before. he then says that apparently i "brushed up behind" him and it "was mad weird bro. like really weird bro i'm not into gay shit" and asks if we're gonna have a problem
i'm like "oh damn i have no idea what you're talking about but if i bumped into you, my bad"
apparently this isn't satisfying to him and he goes on about how weird it was and how he "doesn't like when other men do that shit." i have no clue what he's talking about, if i did actually make physical contact with this dude it was so unnoticeable that i have no recollection of it at all. so i continue to tell him i have no idea what he's talking about and ask him where/when it happened, but he won't tell me. i guess at this point maybe i'm kinda looking around at other people like "is anyone hearing this crazy shit?" because he goes "no one else can hear us bro this is between me and you, be a man and own up to it"
at this point i'm just like aight man, i'll make sure to keep an eye out for you next time and try not to bump into you (i'm a grown man in my 30s and not trying to get in a fight at a skatepark so i'm just tryina move on from this weird ass encounter)
he's like yeah bro you're acting mad oblivious and shit you gotta watch where you're going. in my head i'm like "so am i gay and intentionally rubbing up on you or am i oblivious and unintentionally bumping into you and need to watch where i'm going? which one is it?" but i'm over it so i'm just like okay man. and as he's walking away he's like "bro you need to take this shit seriously. SPECIFICALLY you, i'm talking about SPECIFICALLY you bro."
that was pretty much the end of it. one of the weirdest interactions i've ever had at a skatepark. pretty convinced he made the whole thing up in his head and just wanted to flex on someone lol so scared of unintentionally touching another man that you make up that someone touched you and try to fight them at a skatepark like you're in middle school.
was at blue park yesterday and this dude who I've seen around a few times but never talked to was looking at me weird and was like "you good bro?"
i was like "uhh yeah i'm good, what's up?"
he proceeded to tell me that he doesnt like the way i'm acting. i'm like, okay, not sure what you're talking about because we've never interacted before. he then says that apparently i "brushed up behind" him and it "was mad weird bro. like really weird bro i'm not into gay shit" and asks if we're gonna have a problem
i'm like "oh damn i have no idea what you're talking about but if i bumped into you, my bad"
apparently this isn't satisfying to him and he goes on about how weird it was and how he "doesn't like when other men do that shit." i have no clue what he's talking about, if i did actually make physical contact with this dude it was so unnoticeable that i have no recollection of it at all. so i continue to tell him i have no idea what he's talking about and ask him where/when it happened, but he won't tell me. i guess at this point maybe i'm kinda looking around at other people like "is anyone hearing this crazy shit?" because he goes "no one else can hear us bro this is between me and you, be a man and own up to it"
at this point i'm just like aight man, i'll make sure to keep an eye out for you next time and try not to bump into you (i'm a grown man in my 30s and not trying to get in a fight at a skatepark so i'm just tryina move on from this weird ass encounter)
he's like yeah bro you're acting mad oblivious and shit you gotta watch where you're going. in my head i'm like "so am i gay and intentionally rubbing up on you or am i oblivious and unintentionally bumping into you and need to watch where i'm going? which one is it?" but i'm over it so i'm just like okay man. and as he's walking away he's like "bro you need to take this shit seriously. SPECIFICALLY you, i'm talking about SPECIFICALLY you bro."
that was pretty much the end of it. one of the weirdest interactions i've ever had at a skatepark. pretty convinced he made the whole thing up in his head and just wanted to flex on someone lol so scared of unintentionally touching another man that you make up that someone touched you and try to fight them at a skatepark like you're in middle school.
was at blue park yesterday and this dude who I've seen around a few times but never talked to was looking at me weird and was like "you good bro?"
i was like "uhh yeah i'm good, what's up?"
he proceeded to tell me that he doesnt like the way i'm acting. i'm like, okay, not sure what you're talking about because we've never interacted before. he then says that apparently i "brushed up behind" him and it "was mad weird bro. like really weird bro i'm not into gay shit" and asks if we're gonna have a problem
i'm like "oh damn i have no idea what you're talking about but if i bumped into you, my bad"
apparently this isn't satisfying to him and he goes on about how weird it was and how he "doesn't like when other men do that shit." i have no clue what he's talking about, if i did actually make physical contact with this dude it was so unnoticeable that i have no recollection of it at all. so i continue to tell him i have no idea what he's talking about and ask him where/when it happened, but he won't tell me. i guess at this point maybe i'm kinda looking around at other people like "is anyone hearing this crazy shit?" because he goes "no one else can hear us bro this is between me and you, be a man and own up to it"
at this point i'm just like aight man, i'll make sure to keep an eye out for you next time and try not to bump into you (i'm a grown man in my 30s and not trying to get in a fight at a skatepark so i'm just tryina move on from this weird ass encounter)
he's like yeah bro you're acting mad oblivious and shit you gotta watch where you're going. in my head i'm like "so am i gay and intentionally rubbing up on you or am i oblivious and unintentionally bumping into you and need to watch where i'm going? which one is it?" but i'm over it so i'm just like okay man. and as he's walking away he's like "bro you need to take this shit seriously. SPECIFICALLY you, i'm talking about SPECIFICALLY you bro."
that was pretty much the end of it. one of the weirdest interactions i've ever had at a skatepark. pretty convinced he made the whole thing up in his head and just wanted to flex on someone lol so scared of unintentionally touching another man that you make up that someone touched you and try to fight them at a skatepark like you're in middle school.
Huh… you’d think a guy that averse to touching other men would be more reluctant to make veiled threats of fisticuffs (turn my headphones up), as that typically involves way more touching than a light butt brushing. Especially if it turns into one of those floor-level fondling fights.
Expand QuoteHuh… you’d think a guy that averse to touching other men would be more reluctant to make veiled threats of fisticuffs (turn my headphones up), as that typically involves way more touching than a light butt brushing. Especially if it turns into one of those floor-level fondling fights.[close]
fighting is lowkey one of the gayest things two guys can do
Next time he lands a trick slap his ass and say good job.Jk DONTDO THAT
Dude didn’t get his permit for child bearing.
Back where I’m from, you have to be able to climb a fence without pause to procreate. People were (rightfully?) unhappy about that, so they protested at the skatepark and burned down all the wooden ramps.
Now we skate a slab from before the war that’s down by the river where flowers blossom between the cracks. My homie is learning bonelesses into the dirt.
Come to think of it, three kids wandered over in tears the other day saying they were lost after they climbed a fence to get away from their abusive dad. They said he’s been mad ever since kids made fun of him as a child for not climbing fences like them and that they displace his anger projected upon them onto people they encounter.
I walked them back to the place they left him and showed him how to climb. I saw a transformation encompass his eyes. Tears fell down his face and his children wept while embracing him.
Here’s to your next session being unobtrusive from people who didn’t get their permit.
Ok this one was a two day event that really caught me off guard.
I was skating at my local the other day minding my own business when another guy shows up that I've seen there before. No big deal, its just us two at the park so its empty for a typical afternoon. I've seen him before a few times but never really had too much of an interaction. Seems like a nice enough guy though. But as Im skating around he just keeps following me around the park. Skating the same obstacles and just generally following my same lines. At first I just think its a coincidence but about 15 minutes in he starts getting closer and closer. Put it this way, when we are standing on the deck of the qp I can feel his hot breathe on the back of my neck (smells like he just got done eating some taquitos from the gas station). At this point Im getting weirded out and just want to leave. I decide to take another lap around the park and again he somehow ends up behind me on the deck of the quarter pipe. I feel his hand gently rub my lower back and feel him heavy breathing on the back of my neck. And at this point I lost my cool. I couldn't help it, I had a shit day at work and just wanted to enjoy my session. I kinda felt bad as I drove home but at the same time I felt like it was justified.
Fast forward to this afternoon, I show up and homeboy is already there. I cruise by him to apologize for my blow up and he mentions he was being a little overbearing getting in my space like that too. Everything is cool between us. About a half hour goes by and we both happen to be skating the ledge. I land my first front crook ever and as I'm celebrating what do I feel? A full spank and squeeze on my ass cheek. Im talking a full HANDFUL of cheek, I was flabbergasted. I turn around and its him, standing there smiling while heavy breathing...
We are now on our way to chilis for the 2 for $25.
I went to the local crust park after work a few weeks ago and one of the young ripper kids was there just drunk out of his fucking mind (as usual sadly...) He was running his mouth and arguing with a bmxer/graffiti dude who had just rolled up. Things quickly escalated and the dude threw his bike at the young man's face like a super aggressive chest pass move, then fed him a few punches and it was over before I could even intervene. Another guy around my age who I was chatting with before shit popped off told me that it was the third fight he'd gotten in that day and every single person laid him out on his ass. He was cut up and swollen badly immediately after the scuffle. Probably lucky a peg didn't bust his teeth out or break his jaw honestly. We all went from just shooting the shit and having a fun casual early evening sesh to just not even knowing what to say after that. Very awkward. I offered to drive the injured party home cause I didn't want him to get hurt any worse or do anything stupid in retaliation but he refused. It sucks cause he's such a talented young skater but gets too fucked up too regularly. I don't want to watch someone pile out in real time before their mid 20s even... I've tried to give him the old guy fatherly advice talk but there's only so much I can say before I just sound like another asshole broken record. Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way over and over again until it sticks I guess?
Next time he lands a trick slap his ass and say good job. Jk DONT DO THAT
Ok this one was a two day event that really caught me off guard.
I was skating at my local the other day minding my own business when another guy shows up that I've seen there before. No big deal, its just us two at the park so its empty for a typical afternoon. I've seen him before a few times but never really had too much of an interaction. Seems like a nice enough guy though. But as Im skating around he just keeps following me around the park. Skating the same obstacles and just generally following my same lines. At first I just think its a coincidence but about 15 minutes in he starts getting closer and closer. Put it this way, when we are standing on the deck of the qp I can feel his hot breathe on the back of my neck (smells like he just got done eating some taquitos from the gas station). At this point Im getting weirded out and just want to leave. I decide to take another lap around the park and again he somehow ends up behind me on the deck of the quarter pipe. I feel his hand gently rub my lower back and feel him heavy breathing on the back of my neck. And at this point I lost my cool. I couldn't help it, I had a shit day at work and just wanted to enjoy my session. I kinda felt bad as I drove home but at the same time I felt like it was justified.
Fast forward to this afternoon, I show up and homeboy is already there. I cruise by him to apologize for my blow up and he mentions he was being a little overbearing getting in my space like that too. Everything is cool between us. About a half hour goes by and we both happen to be skating the ledge. I land my first front crook ever and as I'm celebrating what do I feel? A full spank and squeeze on my ass cheek. Im talking a full HANDFUL of cheek, I was flabbergasted. I turn around and its him, standing there smiling while heavy breathing...
We are now on our way to chilis for the 2 for $25.
Ok this one was a two day event that really caught me off guard.
I was skating at my local the other day minding my own business when another guy shows up that I've seen there before. No big deal, its just us two at the park so its empty for a typical afternoon. I've seen him before a few times but never really had too much of an interaction. Seems like a nice enough guy though. But as Im skating around he just keeps following me around the park. Skating the same obstacles and just generally following my same lines. At first I just think its a coincidence but about 15 minutes in he starts getting closer and closer. Put it this way, when we are standing on the deck of the qp I can feel his hot breathe on the back of my neck (smells like he just got done eating some taquitos from the gas station). At this point Im getting weirded out and just want to leave. I decide to take another lap around the park and again he somehow ends up behind me on the deck of the quarter pipe. I feel his hand gently rub my lower back and feel him heavy breathing on the back of my neck. And at this point I lost my cool. I couldn't help it, I had a shit day at work and just wanted to enjoy my session. I kinda felt bad as I drove home but at the same time I felt like it was justified.
Fast forward to this afternoon, I show up and homeboy is already there. I cruise by him to apologize for my blow up and he mentions he was being a little overbearing getting in my space like that too. Everything is cool between us. About a half hour goes by and we both happen to be skating the ledge. I land my first front crook ever and as I'm celebrating what do I feel? A full spank and squeeze on my ass cheek. Im talking a full HANDFUL of cheek, I was flabbergasted. I turn around and its him, standing there smiling while heavy breathing...
We are now on our way to chilis for the 2 for $25.