tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post1963540018495125749..comments2023-10-28T04:17:42.442-07:00Comments on Simplicity in Volumes: Synthetic Ice SkatingPatricia A. Timms-McGeheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08989800584001861716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-84732470554264324522010-12-22T22:01:28.172-08:002010-12-22T22:01:28.172-08:00If I lived there I would so drive up the mountain ...If I lived there I would so drive up the mountain to touch some snow! And my ice skating... yeah. Not much to speak of!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-86092366993540484232010-12-22T17:32:30.405-08:002010-12-22T17:32:30.405-08:00I live in Wisconsin. Ice-slipping stories are like...I live in Wisconsin. Ice-slipping stories are like knock-knock jokes around here. :)<br /><br />My sister was a HUGE ice skater (um, not huge - she's like 95 pounds, but really skated a lot as a kid/teenager - even competed) and I haven't donned a pair in many, many years. <br /><br />And I moved north instead of south (yes, even in Wisconsin, there's a north. in fact, I still haven't reached the top :) So my kids will have lots of slip-and-slide stories of the winter variety. It gives us something to talk about in the six months of winter!<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-33453340052633130362010-12-22T06:56:28.441-08:002010-12-22T06:56:28.441-08:00I have an award for you at my blog.... Congratulat...I have an award for you at my blog.... Congratulations<br /><br />MichaelMichael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-4184202427784638442010-12-21T09:02:27.900-08:002010-12-21T09:02:27.900-08:00For some reason, the video's not playing on my...For some reason, the video's not playing on my computer right now. I'll watch it tomorrow. <br /><br />I generally don't like ice. Me and ice aren't good together. <br /><br />When I lived in Russia, it was icy for a good 4 or 5 months. I just knew I was going to slip. For a while I didn't. But still I knew it was coming. Then one day, I was walking home with my roommate and was right outside of my apartment. I opened a large drinkable youghurt (god, I miss those) and raised it to take a sip. That's when I slipped. Youghurt spilled all over me, literally right outside the door to my apartment ... another step or two and I would have been fine. I was pissed, but also felt kinda vindicated since I knew it would happen and it finally did ... the waiting was worse than the actual slip. <br /><br />As for ice skating, I can't do it. I went once in Canada. It just terrifies me. I would go roller blading all the time and you'd think it'd be the same. But something about being on sharp blades and on hard cold ice just makes it seem much more scary. I didn't hold on to the rail and managed to not fall while I was there, but I stayed close to the side the entire time and barely moved. <br /><br />Hope you have a great Christmas!Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561466241112288690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-14925949804279768302010-12-21T05:14:24.532-08:002010-12-21T05:14:24.532-08:00I feel terribly mean for laughing so hard at watch...I feel terribly mean for laughing so hard at watching children fall on the ice. But I laugh just as hard when adults fall, so I don't feel <i>too</i> mean. I think it's adorable that your son is more of an ice <i>runner</i> as opposed to ice <i>skater</i>.<br /><br />Speaking of fake snow. . .I lived in Orlando for several years and it cracked me up that the theme parks down there would set off snow machines for 15 minutes once every hour or so. The locals loved walking down the street while it was "snowing"...unfortunately, they were sudsy snow bubbles. Learned early on not to try to catch them on my tongue!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726858055689145824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-64617760780004849222010-12-20T19:44:39.050-08:002010-12-20T19:44:39.050-08:00Awww, it looks like the kiddos had fun on the ice!...Awww, it looks like the kiddos had fun on the ice!<br />When I was in college, we walked to classes rain or snow and I slipped and yelled loudly "Whoooooooaaaaaaa!' while falling on my butt. Then as I walked on to my class passing by so many people, I giggled so hard all the way thinking about my Whoa! I think I drew more attention from my laughter than my fall!<br />Happy holidays!!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-5758854897281701522010-12-20T19:34:26.384-08:002010-12-20T19:34:26.384-08:00We don't get a whole lot of snow where I live ...We don't get a whole lot of snow where I live now, but growing up, we were snowed in from November to April. I remember a few snowy Easters, even. Sometimes I really do miss it . . .The Sisterhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889577041903181315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-12144330480577129662010-12-20T18:18:49.723-08:002010-12-20T18:18:49.723-08:00I was in New York. I was staying in the suburbs. I...I was in New York. I was staying in the suburbs. I waited for the train in the car. I saw it coming. I ran for it and slipped on black ice ... the parking lot was on sheet of it. I landed hard and really messed up my knee. No one was around to help... They boarded the train. It took me twenty minutes to get myself across it. I waited for the next train. Chunks of ice were readily available for the swelling..... Not fun.<br /><br /><br />MichaelMichael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-59166288037829830112010-12-20T18:08:35.383-08:002010-12-20T18:08:35.383-08:00The last time I was in Indiana around Christmas, I...The last time I was in Indiana around Christmas, I fell down-- face first-- behind my Grandma's van. Yeah, I like the south. :)<br /><br />But I found out yesterday that we have fake ice in Austin, too, which is also expensive to skate on.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-85126043086477105472010-12-20T17:10:45.433-08:002010-12-20T17:10:45.433-08:00I live in an area that maybe snows once every year...I live in an area that maybe snows once every year--actual snow that sticks (but usually only for a few hours). But when it comes, I'm always so happy! We recently had freezing temperatures last time it snowed, around Thanksgiving. No one was prepared and traffic was horrible. Looking out the window at the white roofs was worth it, though :)Jessica Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405267450788581689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-6113794598538169512010-12-20T11:43:18.281-08:002010-12-20T11:43:18.281-08:00That was funny.
My college sat on a hill and one i...That was funny.<br />My college sat on a hill and one icy morning, I saw a guy on a bike go screaming down a hill and wipe out at the bottom. He was all right though - just bruised. But I confess, it was funny!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792006507156738162.post-1240913535646851572010-12-20T10:33:00.224-08:002010-12-20T10:33:00.224-08:00Fun stories of your good old days there Pat.
Over...Fun stories of your good old days there Pat.<br /><br />Over here Ice skating rinks are full too as people jostled to get into the mood. At shopping malls cotton wools take the place of ice on christmas trees.<br /><br />Merry ChristmasGrandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250675550143944134noreply@blogger.com