Over 50? Slowing down? Worried about your mobility? Forget granny-scooters! Forget zimmer frames! Forget stairlifts! Think ROLLER-BLADES! The perfect choice for the young-at-heart-but-old-in-leg. Get to Bingo quicker! Be first in the pension queue at the Post Office! Leave your friends standing by the bus stop!
So that is what I did. With 4 little wheels attached to each foot, and clutching the arm of my support-worker, Lauren (friend, not daughter), I gingerly stepped, or rolled, out onto Barton sea-front. I wobbled, and screamed, and teetered, and squealed, and stumbled, and yelped my way to the cafe, where I stopped briefly to embarrass my son, before continuing on my faltering journey. Before long however I was whizzing along, with the wind in my hair and the rain on my face. Nothing could stop me....... except perhaps an errant twig on the pavement or a threatening manhole cover or a clumsy lamppost......... and then I panicked and cried.
Confidence was building as I glided along dreaming of sunshine and LA and humming 'what a feeling, being's believing'. Feeling bold I even dabbled in the little known sport of 'rollerblading ballet'.I returned to the safety of my friend's house feeling 30 years younger and with all bones and pride intact. Result.
Final score = no falls, and no refusals.....
.......until I stepped inside the porch.......and fell flat on my backside
.......with style of course
.......and with a smile on my face!
Are you going to keep it up though? Is this how you're going to get about in future?
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