Whenever trying something new, please remember safety first and safety equipments are not toys!
The first time I tried roller blading, I didn't wear any protection. I fell my ass twice and my tailbone was in pain for weeks! I decided to invest in some wrist, elbow and knee guards (they didn't make a butt guard). After a few tries at roller blading, I thought I was O
K on my own and worst, I thought I was too cool for protections! I went blading only in my wrist guard. Needless to say, I lost my balance and scrap my elbow (see right)! It really hurt like a mother f**ker! I had to use two x-large band-aid for my bloody elbow. I also lost two nails. *sigh* You are never too cool for protection!
Safety equipment is for emergencies. Not meant to be a toy. On Canada day, the gang decided to give kayaking a try. I have done it before, but Johainah and Greg had not. We went to Rocky Point in Port Moody. The kayak
ing rental company provided us with a paddle, life jacket, tow rope and waterpump with each kayak. Greg thought was fun to start a "water war" with Johainah's kayak using the water pump! Johainah retaliated with her paddle. Moments later, Johainah was soaked and was with only had half of her paddle. We went into a panic looking for the missing paddle part. We contemplated about the story we were going to tell the rental people: "the paddle just went floating away while we were chatting and there was no goofying around at all". We wondered how much the paddle was going to set us back... Just when we were ablout to give up and head back to shore, I spotted the white paddle part bobbying up and down in the water. Actually, the whole thing including goofying around the water pump was really fun... but safety equipment is fun to play with until you loose it.
The first time I tried roller blading, I didn't wear any protection. I fell my ass twice and my tailbone was in pain for weeks! I decided to invest in some wrist, elbow and knee guards (they didn't make a butt guard). After a few tries at roller blading, I thought I was O
K on my own and worst, I thought I was too cool for protections! I went blading only in my wrist guard. Needless to say, I lost my balance and scrap my elbow (see right)! It really hurt like a mother f**ker! I had to use two x-large band-aid for my bloody elbow. I also lost two nails. *sigh* You are never too cool for protection!Safety equipment is for emergencies. Not meant to be a toy. On Canada day, the gang decided to give kayaking a try. I have done it before, but Johainah and Greg had not. We went to Rocky Point in Port Moody. The kayak
ing rental company provided us with a paddle, life jacket, tow rope and waterpump with each kayak. Greg thought was fun to start a "water war" with Johainah's kayak using the water pump! Johainah retaliated with her paddle. Moments later, Johainah was soaked and was with only had half of her paddle. We went into a panic looking for the missing paddle part. We contemplated about the story we were going to tell the rental people: "the paddle just went floating away while we were chatting and there was no goofying around at all". We wondered how much the paddle was going to set us back... Just when we were ablout to give up and head back to shore, I spotted the white paddle part bobbying up and down in the water. Actually, the whole thing including goofying around the water pump was really fun... but safety equipment is fun to play with until you loose it.(if you look a little closer, you will see Johainah's paddle floating away in the back...)
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