Ice Dancer
12-29-2006, 09:47 AM
Today I couldn't fight not going skating any longer and went to the public session. What a complete nightmare.
It wasn't particularly busy there, however it was full of morons. There was parents practically dragging little kids around by their shoulders (legs going in all directions), loads of hockey skates going as fast as possible and doing scuffs and, probably worst, a little girl of about 6 in the centre circle obviously rehearsing something or other doing spins and going backwards which really shouldn't have been going on when it was that busy! It was the most terrifying experience I have ever had there!! I think that there must have been a few accidents too as there were three patches cordoned off which were really wet, as if they had been cleaned.
There was also a group of boys running up and down the concrete steps to the seats in skates :frus: No wonder that hire skates are so bad.
In the end I, now I know I shouldn't have so no telling me off, I stayed in one of the corners and just practised going up and down. I did wait until no-one was coming when I went against the flow. I had to do something!! By now the rink had been opened for 3 hours and the ice was in desperate need of a cut. I am not used to skating on ice that bad, as I usually only go on coned off ice.
All that for £6, which is more than my group lesson cost! And when I went to dry off skates afterwards, I am quite particular about them, there was no benches because there was a load of teenagers having hotdogs out there!!
Still it was an experience, and one which I have to get used to I guess.
It wasn't particularly busy there, however it was full of morons. There was parents practically dragging little kids around by their shoulders (legs going in all directions), loads of hockey skates going as fast as possible and doing scuffs and, probably worst, a little girl of about 6 in the centre circle obviously rehearsing something or other doing spins and going backwards which really shouldn't have been going on when it was that busy! It was the most terrifying experience I have ever had there!! I think that there must have been a few accidents too as there were three patches cordoned off which were really wet, as if they had been cleaned.
There was also a group of boys running up and down the concrete steps to the seats in skates :frus: No wonder that hire skates are so bad.
In the end I, now I know I shouldn't have so no telling me off, I stayed in one of the corners and just practised going up and down. I did wait until no-one was coming when I went against the flow. I had to do something!! By now the rink had been opened for 3 hours and the ice was in desperate need of a cut. I am not used to skating on ice that bad, as I usually only go on coned off ice.
All that for £6, which is more than my group lesson cost! And when I went to dry off skates afterwards, I am quite particular about them, there was no benches because there was a load of teenagers having hotdogs out there!!
Still it was an experience, and one which I have to get used to I guess.