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Hell Vetica Black · **Joined:** Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:20 pm **Posts:** 1591

Jonestown Massacre wrote:

your forum name is the same as a mate's skate name

Yeah she got there first so mine will be a-changing. Boo.

Jonestown Massacre · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:53 pm **Posts:** 91

Elvis Deadly wrote:

Jonestown Massacre wrote:

your forum name is the same as a mate's skate name

Yeah she got there first so mine will be a-changing. Boo.

I dunno how folk come up with such good 'uns. I may settle for "Dave".

Battered Sausage · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:06 pm

Jonestown Massacre wrote:

Have you thought about the pavements around the offices at Canary Wharf?

Pretty empty at weekends, and decent smooth concrete as it's still relatively new (plus we can't have us bankers tripping and hurting our delicate selves).

Have been twice at night (bit safer than parks) and it's pretty good, well lit loads of space and pretty much I'm the only person I see (which saves on the humiliation factor).

Elvis, humble apologies, your forum name is the same as a mate's skate name - it doesn't take much for me to crack out a few over excited exclaimation marks and a double post it would seem :oops:

now that's a brilliant idea! it's always so dead there at night, been there to go to the cinema there a couple of times and it's just dead, and all shiny and new pavements = bonus

cheers!!

Jonestown Massacre · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:53 pm **Posts:** 91

More than welcome chick. If I'm heading out any time soon I'll leave you a message on here

Battered Sausage · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:58 am

Jonestown Massacre wrote:

More than welcome chick. If I'm heading out any time soon I'll leave you a message on here

brill, thank you!

i'm looking for somewhere indoors too esp while the weather is sooooo cold... is there one on a sunday in London Bridge? Seen it mentioned but the sites for it seem a little out of date.... mind you it's not far to wander over and find out

Jonestown Massacre · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:53 pm **Posts:** 91

Yeah there's a place just a small wander down from The Shard. It gets very busy but if you get there early it's quite empty and there's a nice bloke that does a basic lesson (falling, getting up, stopping etc).

Battered Sausage · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:06 pm

Jonestown Massacre wrote:

Yeah there's a place just a small wander down from The Shard. It gets very busy but if you get there early it's quite empty and there's a nice bloke that does a basic lesson (falling, getting up, stopping etc).

sounds like a good place to start - just want to build up my confidence before hitting the outside world... i never worked out how to stop before lol :s think i'll check it out this sunday

Battered Sausage · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:32 pm

YAY!

I'm on the waiting list for the next intake...hopefully there will be room for me when the time comes, can't wait

B Litzkrieg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:08 pm

Try Vauxhall disco on a Thursday - but arrive really early to avoid the rush of students that turn up at half 8.. otherwise we found Fridays (more expensive) were less busy less quickly if you know what I mean. It's not the best place to practice but it's a good way to get back up on your skates without the fear of tripping up on some cracked concrete or something. I'm part of the new fresh meat intake and we do sometimes go, so if we do again soon I'll give you a heads up.

Battered Sausage · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:24 pm

B Litzkrieg wrote:

Try Vauxhall disco on a Thursday - but arrive really early to avoid the rush of students that turn up at half 8.. otherwise we found Fridays (more expensive) were less busy less quickly if you know what I mean. It's not the best place to practice but it's a good way to get back up on your skates without the fear of tripping up on some cracked concrete or something. I'm part of the new fresh meat intake and we do sometimes go, so if we do again soon I'll give you a heads up.

awesome, thanks! Been there before...as a student lol XD many moons ago....... but yeah it's a place to practice indoors without the evils of concrete i guess!!

Jonestown Massacre · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:53 pm **Posts:** 91

Am going to vauxhall tomorrow as it happens. What time does it open Blitz?

Slice Andice · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:39 pm

B Litzkrieg wrote:

Try Vauxhall disco on a Thursday - but arrive really early to avoid the rush of students that turn up at half 8.. otherwise we found Fridays (more expensive) were less busy less quickly if you know what I mean. It's not the best place to practice but it's a good way to get back up on your skates without the fear of tripping up on some cracked concrete or something. I'm part of the new fresh meat intake and we do sometimes go, so if we do again soon I'll give you a heads up.

Its an amazing place to practice skating backwards and great for getting agile and quick on your feet as it's more of a challenge once it's crowded.

B Litzkrieg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:51 pm

I agree with Slice, my weaving has definitely improved due to drunken crowds at Vauxhall!

Oh and it opens at 8 - get down there before.. there'll be a queue.

Jonestown Massacre · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:53 pm **Posts:** 91

Slice Andice wrote:

B Litzkrieg wrote:

Try Vauxhall disco on a Thursday - but arrive really early to avoid the rush of students that turn up at half 8.. otherwise we found Fridays (more expensive) were less busy less quickly if you know what I mean. It's not the best place to practice but it's a good way to get back up on your skates without the fear of tripping up on some cracked concrete or something. I'm part of the new fresh meat intake and we do sometimes go, so if we do again soon I'll give you a heads up.

Its an amazing place to practice skating backwards and great for getting agile and quick on your feet as it's more of a challenge once it's crowded.

Backwards?! Your faith is misplaced. Forwards currently presents enough issues to be getting on with...

Am looking forward to it though; skating with a bar? - What could possibly go wrong... :ouch:

Knee pads and wrist guards as minimum? Full Metal Jacket kit? Nuffink? Whaddya reckon?

Duncan Disorderly · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:44 pm **Posts:** 5420

Jonestown Massacre wrote:

Knee pads and wrist guards as minimum?

This. If you're trained to fall on your knees, it's a really good idea to wear kneepads at all times when skating otherwise your own instinct can knacker you (and the wrist guards are good common sense too as breaking your wrist due to an innocuous-seeming fall is all too easy).

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