So, since we're all so close, and we tend to trade much advice on life issues, love, and etc. I thought I'd pass along a significant event in my day for you all. Hopefully you all share in my happiness here. lol (jk, I know you do.
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Guess what! I almost got killed today!
Somebody tried to ride my longboard with their SUV, and unfortunately.... the trusty Madrid has been cut down. Literally. The guy hit her just a hair in front of the rear truck, might have actually run it over, though I think that would have blown his tire if he had. Snapped the tail right off of the board. Well, shattered it off is more like it. More than a bit of wood left in the street, but I salvaged the wreckage. Both trucks seem to be fine, as do all four wheels, though one has a very interesting mark from either his tire or his undercarriage.
Before anyone panics, let me clarify I was NOT on the board myself when this happened. Some while back, the cities around here installed these STUPID bumpy metal plates in all of the ramped sidewalk sections at crosswalks. I was turning the corner, and as I came back up the other side of the ramp, I lost momentum and the back wheel caught on one of the pegs. The board went backwards out from under me, I hopped off, it rolled into the gutter area of the intersection, and then more slowly out into the street. I turned around and moved to catch it with my foot, saw I wouldn't get it fast enough, and checked the street. Saw the guy a half a block away, moved forward to the curb and had my arms out like I would make a grab for the board. He HAD to have seen it, and likely saw me. There was nobody on any side of him, or behind. Then right as I pause, he GUNS it, and I could swear pulls ever so slightly to the side like he was aiming for it. Crunches the board under the front and rear tire on one side, you could HEAR it bounce around on the bottom of his car too, and then he takes off. Didn't slow or stop at all. Didn't honk. Didn't do a darned thing except kill the board, and very nearly me.
In conclusion, I'm just happy I'm not dead at this point, as if I'd moved for that board the guy would have hit me just the same as far as I can tell. Though I have to admit I'm still burned at loosing a good board. I'm no real skater, I don't do downhill or contests or anything, I just use it to get around town, to work and back, etc, but the thing suited me well, and it was a smooth and easy ride compared to the other boards I've had before. But of course, THINGS can be replaced, and life and limb cannot.
Side effect: I will have to devote some money I was thinking of using on a stunt saber at wondercon to the new deck. This isn't that bad though, cause I WAS able to salvage the rest of the gear off the board, and I should still be able to get the fully loaded saber I want. All in all, I'm looking at that as a good thing too. Teaches me to be more satisfied with what I have, and not to get greedy for more sabers. I mean, I have 7 sitting around here. A DVA stunt is no necessity for me, and neither is the other, but I can still take my shot for it anyways...
