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Members Lounge => Introductions => Topic started by: Soulsmith on August 22, 2009, 07:46:54 PM
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Well, thought Id say hi. Will be ordering my stilts in a few days. Im a regular surfer when on holiday, and cycle too.
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Where are you?
Maybe you could join a group.
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I live in Amersham, South Bucks.
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About 40-50 mins drive from the Hanworth Banned depending on the traffic (I used to go to a tack shop there)
So your welcome to join us one sunday
We should be doing a Kew Bridge meet again soon that woud be a bit closer
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Well I think I should get a good, then sure. Cant wait to run past the local skatepark in them. Nothing like attention :Cwink:
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I could walk and run and just about kump when I went to my first meet and I left it to late I should have gone the second I could walk in them :Cbiggrin:
Meeting with others is the best way to get better fast as you see what is possible and how people do it
But we will be here when you think your ready :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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I could walk and run and just about kump
Hmmm... Things dont change much then.
Isnt that all you can do :p
DC
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Check out the toe touch split kick in the Gallery DC :Ctongue: That was Sunday :Cbiggrin:
And yes that is the top of Clives head and he was wearing stilts at the time
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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LOL, i wanna come up to your meets they look like a good laugh. Whens your next one thats open to everyone?
And im loving that Split Kick and i reacon it was the camera angle not the height on it Jason :Ctongue:
you can't fool me :Claugh:
I've finally managed to get height on my Split Kick and i can do so great grabs during Split Kick :Claugh:
Except now im banned from bocking due to a damaged rib and inflamed lung :(
Hope i can start again soon :)
DC
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Hey it all sounds good, I jsut can't wait to get em. Goin on a family break (we go every year, same place) and can't wait to use them down the sea front (an old fashioned classic type front with wide walkways or flat pavement.)
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were about you going?
DC
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oo soz to hear u illish DC un yeah where un goin?
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Sidmouth. It has large wave breakers, so surfing impossible unless its stormy. And just to break from the norm (and scare the hordes of grannies who descend there) I wanna bock the street up.
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My own fault was showing of in my town centre to a friend and bottomed out for the first time on new stilts and scared me abit and sent me flying, i landed it but the force hurt me :(
not doing that again
DC
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I live 2 mins from sidmouth :O when you going?
DC
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Friday, for long weekend. Its basically the last blowout til back to school (sixth form time :Csmile:)
Would be cool to have someone else teach me stuff. + wouldnt be hard to find, just look for the other 8 foot tall person.
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Ooo your the same age as me :) thats cool.
what you studying?
And what days are you free to Bock?
DC
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Im doing english lit, history, biology and psychology. But if I dont get into psychology (over subscribed), then im changing it and bio to eng lang and politics. You?
And Id be free sunday and monday most likely, maybe sat afternoon. Again, I gotta actually get the stilts first.
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When you get them?
DC
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Im planning on ordering tomorrow, seeing as its free next day delivery in UK. That way I should be walking/running by the weekend.
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You will be running and walking by wednesday easily.
Not to difficult, once you get used to them :) we will be the only people in Sidmouth with them :p ive been there on them before and every looks at you like 'What the hell are you doing'
DC
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I bet. Fortunately theres only old people there, and like no motorists.
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Yer, my dad tryed to move there, to many old people so i refused :p
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Well I know some people about 20 (well, my brothers friends) that live there, but I guess the only club is the Dolphin. Fortunately, since we go to the same hotel every year (its fantastic), we are friends with the manager. We were on his boat one year, and borrowed his kayaks another. (which, with the amount of times we've been there, we basically paid for)
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Lol, well if you come down next year ill try get Sprog and some other Jurassic Jumpers to come down (Sprog if your reading this) then we can bring bocks to Sidmouth :)
DC
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Hehe, well if you wanna try something insane, the hotel I stay in is the first on the right of the front, and it has a large flat balcony on the second floor, which has nice open spaces. You could flip off there onto the road :Ctongue:
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Lol, im ok :p i cant quite flip yet, trying though :)
You can try it though :Ctongue:
DC
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Lol I won't flip, but after practice Id be willing to try jumping off. Ive always had that itch, a 'what if I leapt off of here'
PS I meant 1st floor, its isn't that high up.
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Lol, ill have a go. Only ever live once :D
You taping your springs?
DC
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I do plan on, thinking of some funky patterns. What you done to yours? Planning on painting the tyre armour like kiwi (told you I had been lurking)
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Ive got yellow and black springs and support rods, and my knee bar is yellow and black.
But thinking of having armour aswell. just brought the tape temporarily till i can afford decent stuff. but brought to much tape and have about 10m left :p
DC
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Well if I haven't taped em by then bring the tape! Dunno what colours to use, was thinking black and maybe blue
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Ok, I only have yellow and black but i have loads of each. hopefully my cracked rib will be better by then :)
DC
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Eeeesh, how did you do it?
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I was bouncing quite high and did a split kick and when i landed the spring full compressed and i didnt expect it and flaked out and kinda pushed my body forward and my body and muscles went onto a rib and it cracked slightly. But o well ill live :)
DC
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Well, at least you didn't topple over. Got a helmet?
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No, dont have any pads :p Maybe i should invest, maybe smart :D
DC
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I'm planning on getting wrists with the bocks, simply as they seem the most important from what i've read (and look sorta cool too)
Though the Wolf knee pads look awesome, could do with some when im cycling.
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What sort of cycling you do?
DC
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well there deffo r young peeps in Sidmouth, i know cos my sister used to teech there. & my family hols used to be there too.
The park up by Jacobs ladder may well b worth a look. ive previously suggested to the JJ's learning a Morris Dance or two ..and invading the folk festival there :Claugh:
If you go on pp.com and do a search on 'wonderboy' and 'poweriserkid' you will find in them a couple of south devon bockers ...but dunno if they r still active.
Id prob be quite interested in a Bank hol Monday meet in Sidmouth.
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DC that injury takes about 6 weeks to fully heal (guess how I know :Claugh:) did mine it Clives Gym and heard it go pop
Much nicer than cracking a back rib though that is a real pain trying to breathe :Claugh:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Yeh the gardens up Jacob's Ladder could be fun. And don't mention the folk fest, ive been trapped there once. Horrifying.
And I generally just cycle leisurely down roads, thought we have some decent mountain bike paths (chiltern hills :Claugh:)
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Lol, ill have to just be careful then Jason :p
And i know of 3 bockers, sidmouth way. Ill try get in touch.
You up for coming down then?
DC
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Well im definately going to be there, so if your there I'll probably notice you.
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na i meant if Q was gunna be there, if he comes up on the bank holiday monday ill come up then ...
DC
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Alrighty, just ordered :Cbiggrin:
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they will get there on tuesday :)
DC
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Why, you the post man? I kid, Id guessed it would be then.
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Lol i wish i was the postman, sounds like a good job :)
DC
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Id be nosy and read what company the packages are from :Ctongue:
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Lol, im near Sidmouth atm, really really sunny, gunna go bocking in bournemouth tomorrow though :) cant wait
DC
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Sounds cool, I haven't got any proper cities near me. One town near would be great though.
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Lol, you live near london dont you?
DC
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Going off google maps and previous trips to buckinghamshire/milton keynes, he's about 30mins outside via train :)
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About an hour on normal, 30 mins on fast trains.
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I haven't got any proper cities near me
WHAT IS LONDON THEN?
:P
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DC 2 yep Sidmouth sounds like fun for monday there are also some 'mystery/rogue' bockers Bridport way, had a few reports!
Ive got a damaged hoof I need to swop over, but shouldnt take too long if u wanna meet up in bmth 2morra afternoon un I can show u some 'bock spots'
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What time? im in dorchester ATM so can go bridport or bournemouth :)
DC
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Goin to London costs money though. Would be cool to see other bockers in Sidmouth while im there.
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yer, i like they only active member down south west :(
DC
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ive pm'd u. the bridport guys ive just had reports and a few of um over last 12 months they R out there but not online doh
U aint only person in SW there is a girl in the Scilly Islands ---yep dont help much soz. There r loads of peeps in Pymouth but all become disjointed since Kiola left town I fear ...a mission 4 u hehe
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LOL, Ive been scilly before and never seen anyone on them there :O may have to go again, and im currently trying to contact others to set up Riser Raptors again :)
DC
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Just had a great idea for taping mine up too! I will take pics after I've done em.
PS DC, your signature needs resizing something bad!
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Yer i was messing about with it an the pixels went to 30000x12000 :p
Trying to sort out now(failing)
DC
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There you go! PS For taping your springs did gaffa work fine? Cos in the modification area they are saying go for hockey tape.
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Yer works fine, i used carpet tape(same as gaffer but cheaper) it dont protect them as much but still looks cool :)
DC
PS. darn my display picture has gone now :D
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Haha, not doing well are you. Alright, gotta get myself some blue and black tape.
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Yer you do :)
ill show you how ive done mine... ill post a pic tomorrow
DC
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Alright thats cool, Im planning on doing dags, like this:
(http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x304/Soulsmith455/springpattern.jpg)
The blue would be pointing outwards on each one.
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Welcome to the forum :)
You might want to try and make a cover instead of taping like that. It will probably take some battering and although your spring will be ok.. Your tape might look a little worse for wear after a short amount of time.. You can then tape over that but its probs a lot of effort to do that design if if it will get battered. Stripes with electrical tape over gaffa is easy tho but a cover is probably better than that if you can sew :D
:spudT:
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Or you can have both like me :D
what ever mood im in,
DC
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Thats what i meant. Gaffer tape for protecting the spring and a cover too make them look cool :D
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:) Great mind's think alike :P
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Woooo, got them this afternoon. After about an hour, im able to walk alright, a lil clumsy at times. Doesn't help my road is unpaved. Still, im not able to stand still yet. I sorta hop around.
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Yer you cant stand still on them :P its extremely hard to do so you just need to move your feet slightly.
Glad to hear you got them ready for Monday :) may have got a few mre people to come down :D
DC
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Awesome, I don't know exactly when Im not eating etc. But I don't believe I personally do anything on the bank holiday. There's usually a big sale in the bowls club, but I don't think they do it anymore. My family usually play lots of tennis, and im terrible at it, so have to go shopping. Would be great to bock around instead.
PS Bocks = awesome new facebook picture :Cbiggrin:
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well you better come bocking :D
we probably will come down anyway, But i need to fix my bocks first, the pads on bottom have warn down :(
Tennis is dead easy,Not on Bocks though you cant accelerate fast enough, but you can hit higher balls and you have to 'STRADDLE' to get the low ones :)
DC
PS. ill explain the 'STRADDLE' thing on Monday :p
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Haha sounds uncomfortable. And tennis might be easy, doesn't stop me sucking at it. Im a rugby man :Claugh: If I see you lot on your Bocks, I'll be there.
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Im a rugby man
win
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Im a rugby man
win
I'm glad you agree :Claugh:
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Rugby FTW!
What team you support, im a Leed's Rihnos (or similair spelling) fan :)
DC
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I'm not a supporter, just a player. Though I do, naturally, support England.
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:O Engaland suck (joke)
DC
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Im gonna get you on monday! :Cmad: Hehehe :Cbiggrin:
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Have to catch me first :D
Good luck with that
DC
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Well thats just not fair! Maybe the hotel manager will let me borrow his air rifle... :Claugh:
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ill just jump up and down so you can't get an aim, or go surf bocking and escape to france or spain :D
DC
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ill just jump up and down so you can't get an aim, or go surf bocking and escape to france or spain :D
That would be a most impressive feat without the bocks. :Claugh:
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Lol, ill just have to 'STRADLE' my way over to spain :)
DC
PS. ive done it before :Crolleyes:
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The more you say that, the more painful it sounds :Claugh: I'll probs get back out on them soon.
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it was just a strange thing that happened yesterday, not painful, just funny to watch
DC
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Alright, I'll check that out. What time on monday do you think you will all be out and about?
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1 sec and ill post about it :)
DC
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Alright. I guess if none of you really know the area, I can think of some places we can bock in.
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ive been there a fair bit, so i know the area
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Alright. Apart from the front and Jacob's ladder gardens (which will be covered in grannies on bank holiday) I can't think of any other areas.
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Outer Sidmouth has loads of places, and we can use anything :)
DC
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Alright, the park could be good; jump the waterfall, I dare you.
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Never been to the park, :P ill try :D
if you do anyway :)
DC
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6 days to learn to do long distance jumps? Alright :Claugh:
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Lol, will take you longer than that, just keep your legs straight!
DC
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although i only learnt that yesterday thanks to Q :)
DC
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Alright, well hopefully Monday will be an eye opener
On a side note, just went back on them. Walking is sussed, easy as. Running/jogging rubbed my legs and was a bit uncomfortable. Did one footed hops. Two footed made me fall. Springs need some breaking in methinks.
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For 2 footed jumps it may take a while, by monday you will be doing them easy :P I just ordered my new hoof's :D should be here befoer monday :)
DC
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Awesome. Im really thinking bout some cuffs, because trying to run was uncomfortable.
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You get used to them, and cuff's can be bad to use if you dont do them up correct.
if you get a knee brace it adds comfort, will be alot cheaper 2
DC
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if you get a knee brace it adds comfort, will be alot cheaper 2
Not if you buy a decent set :Claugh:
I'd advise making your own knee straps, which you can learn how to do here:
http://www.stiltmodz.com/tut_kneestraps.html
and see how you go with those, then make a decision after that.
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wont cost that much £10+
Sprog you able to come Sidmouth?
DC
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I'm at uni, sorry.
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Thats always your excuse :p
You just dont wanna hang round with us lot :D
DC
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I'll be back from mid-september onwards :)
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Weird semester times you got there.
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I don't have semesters, that's why :Ctongue:
My course is fast-tracked, so I finish in March next year.
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Lol, that must suck big time.
OMG my hoof fell off in the middle of split kick :( looked like a right idiot :D
DC
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Argh, second day with them and its been raining for hours. I was on for a while before but thats it. :Cmad: Means I can't show all my friends.
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Lol, that must suck big time.
OMG my hoof fell off in the middle of split kick :( looked like a right idiot :D
DC
Not massively, I get 3 week holidays every christmas, summer and easter, and most of my course is spent on placement in Dorset so it's not too bad.
I demand photos! :P
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Lol, no :P
you shall live with what you get!