Comments on: My skate blog editor went to Florida… http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/ Skateboarding for the disenfranchised Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sideshow http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95383 sideshow Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:17:53 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95383 <p>Hah,</p> <p>Just read this after booking a family trip with wife and son (who'll be 18 months old by then)...including a few days in Whitefish. This tale reminds me of our last family holiday where my board did not even get out of my bag.</p> <p>Seems to me that you make some opportunities, check all your expectations at the door, from having a skate to actually getting out of the motel before lunch time and enjoy what you get. Having no expectations makes everything a bonus - I first leart that on road-trips round Oregon.</p> Hah,

Just read this after booking a family trip with wife and son (who’ll be 18 months old by then)…including a few days in Whitefish. This tale reminds me of our last family holiday where my board did not even get out of my bag.

Seems to me that you make some opportunities, check all your expectations at the door, from having a skate to actually getting out of the motel before lunch time and enjoy what you get. Having no expectations makes everything a bonus - I first leart that on road-trips round Oregon.

]]> By: Kilwag http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95353 Kilwag Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:09:02 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95353 <p><em> That’s not a baby, it’s an alligator. That’s probably why it’s so crabby.</em></p> <p>WINNER: COLD ONES!</p> That’s not a baby, it’s an alligator. That’s probably why it’s so crabby.

WINNER: COLD ONES!

]]> By: Ash http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95330 Ash Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:18:53 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95330 <p>Sorry you didn't get to sk8, but being a good dad is pretty rad imo!</p> Sorry you didn’t get to sk8, but being a good dad is pretty rad imo!

]]> By: Jaymeericle http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95315 Jaymeericle Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:00:45 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95315 <p>I have not taken my board before on vacation (big mistake). And I have and gotten yelled at bringing the board, when I was a kid by the old man.. ex. "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO RUIN OUR VACATION IF YOU GET HURT,, ARRRHHHHH" Best option sneak the board, if you get a chance take it and skate. of course do all your research ahead of time so you know travel distances, maps, view photos etc.. Looking all that stuff up on a hotel computer so you can print directions might suck! I ve really skated some certified pieces of suck, but any local around is sure glad someone took the time to travel and skate it. Yeah.</p> I have not taken my board before on vacation (big mistake). And I have and gotten yelled at bringing the board, when I was a kid by the old man.. ex. “WHAT DO YOU WANT TO RUIN OUR VACATION IF YOU GET HURT,, ARRRHHHHH” Best option sneak the board, if you get a chance take it and skate. of course do all your research ahead of time so you know travel distances, maps, view photos etc.. Looking all that stuff up on a hotel computer so you can print directions might suck! I ve really skated some certified pieces of suck, but any local around is sure glad someone took the time to travel and skate it. Yeah.

]]> By: john e http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95314 john e Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:28:33 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95314 <p>my latest vacation was on the Outer Banks of NC, a skate mecca. Wanchese, Currituck, Nags Head YMCA, and several permission pools. Did I make it to a single one? No. But the family comes first and they're worth it. I'm goin' back though...</p> my latest vacation was on the Outer Banks of NC, a skate mecca. Wanchese, Currituck, Nags Head YMCA, and several permission pools. Did I make it to a single one? No. But the family comes first and they’re worth it. I’m goin’ back though…

]]> By: orezona http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95289 orezona Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:11:04 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95289 <p>Ugh, reminds me of our last visit to Oregon last December. </p> <p>My daughter (11 months old at the time) got some wicked virus and the final night in Portland was a nightmare. Nothing like sucking the snot out of a screaming baby in a 10' x 10' hotel room... I caught what she had too and it every so conveniently hit me on the plane. Pressurized cabins + clogged sinus cavities = F-U-N!</p> <p>For future trips I left a complete behind at my 'rent's house so I don't have to lug a board with the carseat, pak-n-play and the most bags you can check (along with carry on stuff).</p> Ugh, reminds me of our last visit to Oregon last December.

My daughter (11 months old at the time) got some wicked virus and the final night in Portland was a nightmare. Nothing like sucking the snot out of a screaming baby in a 10′ x 10′ hotel room… I caught what she had too and it every so conveniently hit me on the plane. Pressurized cabins + clogged sinus cavities = F-U-N!

For future trips I left a complete behind at my ‘rent’s house so I don’t have to lug a board with the carseat, pak-n-play and the most bags you can check (along with carry on stuff).

]]> By: Welsh Pete http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95277 Welsh Pete Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:12:50 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95277 <p>You got your kid one of those SCS mini slasher completes? That's a luckly little bugger...</p> You got your kid one of those SCS mini slasher completes? That’s a luckly little bugger…

]]> By: Peter http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95275 Peter Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:54:24 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95275 <p>"Holiday ro-o-o-o-o-oad" "Sorry folks parks closed, the moose out front should've told you."</p> “Holiday ro-o-o-o-o-oad” “Sorry folks parks closed, the moose out front should’ve told you.”

]]> By: t-roy http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95274 t-roy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:52:41 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95274 <p>Sounds a lot like my life lately. The best approach is to not plan for any skating (except bringing your stuff), then ANY skating is a bonus. Just planning skating can cause conflict with the family and the rest of the non-understanding population. People roll their eyes when a 40+ year old says "Hurry up, gotta go! Need to skate! I know I haven't seen you in years but there's a great new skate park in your town"</p> Sounds a lot like my life lately. The best approach is to not plan for any skating (except bringing your stuff), then ANY skating is a bonus. Just planning skating can cause conflict with the family and the rest of the non-understanding population. People roll their eyes when a 40+ year old says “Hurry up, gotta go! Need to skate! I know I haven’t seen you in years but there’s a great new skate park in your town”

]]> By: cold ones http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/09/my-skate-blog-editor-went-to-florida/#comment-95272 cold ones Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:39:38 +0000 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=5988#comment-95272 <p>That's not a baby, it's an alligator. That's probably why it's so crabby.</p> That’s not a baby, it’s an alligator. That’s probably why it’s so crabby.

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