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Whiners try to stop new skateboard park (pg. 2)
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
Even the skaters themselves don't want that park though...They showed some of the skaters on TV saying it'll be crap anyway |
that is what's especially funny.
apparently the folks in charge haven't really consulted with their target market...SKATERS!
from what I've read, there is a huge FLAT section to be built...no half pipe, no ramps, etc. which would seem to be the whole f'n point of building a real skate park.
10 yr olds might be happy with a flat surface where they can practice simple tricks... |
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| Pett |
| 100% sure a skate park there will be successful.....its in the beaches right off the bike path |
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| slingshot |
rediculous...
are these people who complain forgettting that they were once kids too?
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Djsketchbag
..... ppl complain when kids skate on the streets ppl complain when they wanna build a skate park so that kids aren't skating on the streets ppl are such bicthes about everything ..... skate or die mother ******s!!!! lol |
Thats because kids should be at home doing nothing...locked up and doing all the housework.....making cheap shoes......and having their spirits broken....and sold on the black market. |
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| slingshot |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
Thats because kids should be at home doing nothing...locked up and doing all the housework.....making cheap shoes......and having their spirits broken....and sold on the black market. |
because that's what their parents had to do when they were kids.
walk 12 miles to school through the snow, uphill both ways. |
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| 7-4-7 |
| seems as though if you flood TA with enough complaints about laws, once in a while you will actually come across one that actually is worth discussing....this is bull, let them have their park. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
Obviously the grumps would rather have them loiter, vandalize, cause crime and be up to no good all summer due to boredom.
Give teens things to do in the summer, and they'll stay out of trouble. |
That's exactly what I was thinking. If they're going to complain about making a skatepark for the kids, then don't complain when they have nothing to do and thus find other less favourable ways to waste their time! |
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| riskytrader |
| I, for one, am completely surprised that everyone is protesting this. I live in an area which is as surbuban as one can get in Mississauga and we have a skate park that is used by young kids and teens and never caused trouble. It's even close to some houses which are across the street. Not once have I seen vandalism or garbage even strewn about. I think it's great having it because it does give kids something to do. |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
And then they ask "why are kids getting into so much trouble these days?"
People make me sick
Sadly Lazar Grigorov has learned very young about how intolerant his country really is. |
Back in the days when i skated in 93, it was a dream to have city made skate park. Now, you can't skate anywhere ... you'll get a ticket for areas that skating is banded. One of the best skate spots in the US is the LOVE park in Philly and EMB in San Fran. Both of those spots are world famous and lots of skaters fly from all over the world to skate it. Carlsband in Cally, the city banned skateboarding completely.
Skate Parks are a must nowa days. |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Back in the days when i skated in 93 ... |
pics (or vids) or STFU
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| iLiptikalOrbitZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
that is what's especially funny.
apparently the folks in charge haven't really consulted with their target market...SKATERS!
from what I've read, there is a huge FLAT section to be built...no half pipe, no ramps, etc. which would seem to be the whole f'n point of building a real skate park.
10 yr olds might be happy with a flat surface where they can practice simple tricks... |
I agree they should consult skaters, but kids are useless because they dont know how to build a good layout. There are professional consultant companies (not many, but they exist) specifically for skateparks. Usually these are started by pro/ams with a ton of experience skateboarding.
90% of skaters dont skate halfpipe, so it'd be a waste to put one in. Generally speaking most skaters are "street" skaters. We find obsticals such as flat ground, gaps, stairs, rails, ledges, banks etc. that occur in urban landscape. The best parks offer a good flow that include all of the above. The best ones have multiple sections so that as ability improves the obsticals get bigger.
Personally it sounds like a great location, and it's about time that Toronto started accepting skateboarders, instead of sicking security on us 5 seconds after rolling up to a spot, and putting up skate-stoppers on everything in the city. |
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| iLiptikalOrbitZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
LOVE park in Philly |
actually LOVE got a complete overhaul a few years back, because the city was pissed that is had become a "skate spot". now it's mostly all grass and skateboarding is prohibited :(
The majority of great urban (non skatepark) skatespots now reside outside of North America, as everybody is so uptight about it. Spain, Finland, Australia, Taiwan, China, and Brazil are all hugely popular spots to travel to because of thier laidback attitudes towards skateboarding. In the case of Taiwan & China most people are so intrigued by the sport because of it's lack of popularity that crowds form just to watch. |
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