Wheels

[Mart]

Maybe not so much a daredevil, just the daftest.

[camper6]

My grandson visited me from the U.S. and he brought his skates and hockey stick.

I thought I could just go out there and whiz it up because I played as a youth.

I could barely stand up on skates.  How the mighty have fallen.

[Ronald]

Nothing to do with wheels ! I've been trying to post a picture...this is my adopted mum, no idea how we ended up here I thought I was in reminiscing 🙄

Anyway this lady was my  second mum, taken on her 90th birthday if you look at the photograph in the glass cabinet next to where she is standing, you may make out a young woman, it was her just after the war with her children, queuing for bread

A wonderful person, sadly  no longer with us, I miss her so much...

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Looking good for 90, sorry for your lost.

[Ronald]

Nothing to do with wheels !

Nice lady and so sad that our Mums and Dads have to pass on ..and there are a few round jars/ornaments in the photo, so very loosely connected with round things like wheels.

While reminiscing about younger life, I haven't mentioned roller skates. I loved roller skating just prior to being a teenager. A bit of a boast but I was king of the road on roller skates. Had a few falls and injuries because I was the most daring.

One time, there were three of us going down a hill in a chain. The others wouldn't be first in the line so we all went down with me in front and the my friend hanging onto my waist and another friend hanging onto his.

All was well until I couldn't avoid a manhole cover. I went over onto the tarmac and the others had a cushioned landing right on top of me. I knew it was bad when we all got up and they stared at me. The side of my face was scraped and covered in blood. On getting home, my Mum looked at me and shouted "What have you done!". I was taken straight to the doctors and the people waiting there felt so sorry for me that they let me go to front of the queue. Happy days!

When I was older and had a family, I took the children roller skating at the Sports Centre. I hadn't lost my touch and found after a few minutes I could still skate. Never kept it up though.

Thanks Mart, that was funny.

I loved roller skating. We had two indoor roller rinks, I was always skating, even dance skating to the music.

[Ronald]

OMG, what a little daredevil you were Mart ! I was a timid little thing, scared of my own shadow, would never have dreamt of going on roller skates, I don't think I climbed a tree until I was about 12 😆🤣

I was part monkey always climbing trees and anything else that could be climbed. Fell out one time broke my ankle.

[Ronald]

My grandson visited me from the U.S. and he brought his skates and hockey stick.

I thought I could just go out there and whiz it up because I played as a youth.

I could barely stand up on skates.  How the mighty have fallen.

Always that way Peter, we dream we can, but in reality we can't when it comes to do it. I go through the same things.

[Fleur]

OMG, what a little daredevil you were Mart ! I was a timid little thing, scared of my own shadow, would never have dreamt of going on roller skates, I don't think I climbed a tree until I was about 12 😆🤣

I was part monkey always climbing trees and anything else that could be climbed. Fell out one time broke my ankle.

I had two sisters who were real 'tomboys' so I thought it was about time I at least climbed a tree ! 😆🤣