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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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 Posted - 05/29/2006 : 13:33:44
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Does anyone else find this ridiculously over the top?
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/29/heelys-ban.html
Really. How far do we want to go down the road to where children are brought up in hypoallergenic plastic padded bubbles as invalids? When I was a kid I did all sorts of stuff without helmets, kneepads, etc, etc, etc. And now you have to wear them with wheeled shoes?
Umm, correct me if I'm wrong, but a person could very easily trip and fall while running/sprinting, possibly twisting an ankle or at least getting some scrapes. I know. I've done it (except for the ankle twist).
I'm not saying I love these guys zipping around in the mall, but that's not the point nor would I ban the shoes from there.
Anyway, that's my rant.
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 13:39:42
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I spose everyone has to cover their asses ;)
I was thinking of getting a Jonas size plastic hamster bubble.
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 13:52:18
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I can understand banning them from schools, but not from malls and stuff, unless they're shown to contribute to hurting other people.
Pain is temporary, quitting is forever.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 14:42:55
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What ridiculous footwear you have in Canada.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 15:33:48
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Never even heard of such shoes, but the Hillary ne nanny culture is old hat, as it were.
[how do I add that European accent mark over the "e" in "ne"?]
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 15:43:01
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I've got no problem with banning them in schools or malls. I've had kids whip by me in drugstores with those things on and they obviously aren't worried about who may step around the corner. Why not ban them indoors? You can't wear rollerblades or ride a skateboard at school or in malls.
And the article doesn't say helmets are being required; only recommended. Seems wise to me. |
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 15:59:47
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My girlfriend's brother wears these regularly. He's 36.
he's back jack smoking crack find him if you want to get found
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 16:01:02
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They should just have the same laws that apply to rollerskating.
Because they are rollerskates, really. Or at least modified ones.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 16:08:00
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Haha, Mike, you know that it's actually my secret dream to own a pair, too.
If we're arguing about them being banned for the sake of not having people run around inside, or rather wheel around, where they're likely to run into other people, that's not my objection. My objection is, I suppose, that kids don't really get to be kids anymore, do they?
You're right Darwin, it doesn't say required, but recommended, which hurts/impugnes nobody, I just get a little annoyed with this extremist nannymaking. I'm not sure what nannymaking is, but is sounds British so I'm keeping it.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 16:26:11
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Originally posted by darwin
they obviously aren't worried about who may step around the corner.
Ban away, but only when we also ban those who take a tight LEFT turn around the blind corner (at least in societies where the traffic moves on the right). [and tell me, in the UK where the auto traffic moves on the left, do you similary walk on the left side of the hallway/sidewalk? Seems to me only consistent that road traffic and pedestrian traffic follow the same conventions. But then again it may be that such foolish consistency is merely American.  ]
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Suicide_Samurai
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 16:35:11
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| George Carlin said something about safety wear and natural selection. The kid that falls on his ass too many times whilst riding his roller skates shouldn't get to grow up and have kids. Helmets meddle with nature. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2006 : 17:19:31
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Nah, Erebus, their up escalators are usually on the left and people walk on the left too. Not always, but not always here in NA either.
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 19:31:36
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Nah, Erebus, their up escalators are usually on the left and people walk on the left too. Not always, but not always here in NA either.
Here in the US, the only cases I can think of where opposing streams pass on the left are the occasional escalator and some large-volume situations such as airports. So, if I get you right, they, the "other" in the UK and elsewhere, actually both drive on the left AND walk on the left. And it must have long been so? Whereas both we here in the US and you in Canada usually do the opposite? Of course I knew about the driving, but it is the sidewalks and hallways that strike me as strange. I guess such differences have long been understood but it does seem strange that the Anglo New World diverges from the Anglo Old World on something so fundamental. So, guess I'm off to google, but, man, I hate trusting google. (Don't google google if you want to know what I mean.)
edit: almost sorry I mentioned it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_on_the_right
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Edited by - Erebus on 05/29/2006 19:44:14 |
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 05/29/2006 : 21:28:16
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Originally posted by speedy_m
My girlfriend's brother wears these regularly. He's 36.
Hmmm. Very funny. I believe 35 years old is the cut-off age for skate-shoes and wearing your baseball cap backwards. My guess he does both? Oh well. Young at heart is a good thing. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2006 : 21:37:12
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Originally posted by Erebus
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Nah, Erebus, their up escalators are usually on the left and people walk on the left too. Not always, but not always here in NA either.
Here in the US, the only cases I can think of where opposing streams pass on the left are the occasional escalator and some large-volume situations such as airports. So, if I get you right, they, the "other" in the UK and elsewhere, actually both drive on the left AND walk on the left. And it must have long been so? Whereas both we here in the US and you in Canada usually do the opposite? Of course I knew about the driving, but it is the sidewalks and hallways that strike me as strange. I guess such differences have long been understood but it does seem strange that the Anglo New World diverges from the Anglo Old World on something so fundamental. So, guess I'm off to google, but, man, I hate trusting google. (Don't google google if you want to know what I mean.)
edit: almost sorry I mentioned it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_on_the_right
"Projectile management is the essence of the quality of life" - Ted Nugent
Well, I knew that Napoleon had converted a lot of countries to driving on the right, but there's a lot on this rather informative page that I didn't know:
http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/driving%20on%20the%20left.htm
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." |
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
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Posted - 05/30/2006 : 14:37:40
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Originally posted by ScottP
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Originally posted by speedy_m
My girlfriend's brother wears these regularly. He's 36.
Hmmm. Very funny. I believe 35 years old is the cut-off age for skate-shoes and wearing your baseball cap backwards. My guess he does both? Oh well. Young at heart is a good thing.
No backwards caps, but lots of hoodies and such. He's definitely young at heart, and he's an elementary school teacher. The school doesn't let him wear them. He sure gets a lot of looks heelying around though.
he's back jack smoking crack find him if you want to get found
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
USA
618 Posts |
Posted - 05/30/2006 : 15:05:01
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| Perfect! How could you ever grow up being an elementary school teacher? He's got the life. |
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Heal the Heely Wounds
