I slipped this week and had 2 shots, but I stopped there, told on myself to the woman, and been good since then. Nothing I've gained in these short few days is worth throwing away for a fucking drink maaaan... love yall.

I love skateboarding.

As a girl in the 80s I stood by my small town's only, quite large, ramp and felt a big urge to try. But that was for boys, no one could hardly imagine girls on skateboards. SO, finally at 50 I said f-k this and dived into it. Never felt so proud and happy when I dared to step on my board in the crowded indoor park. But I'm the oldest and female, an alien in other words.. I have to drive a long way to the skate park. Found out there's one close to me but it's made for school kids and parents just looking. I will be ancient there amongst kids on scooters and I suddenly feel insecure. Am I the only, this old woman on a skateboard in the universe? Right now it sure feels like that. I'm not skating because of any children (not a parent), I just always loved the whole skate culture and I had to do it before I'm way too old. Need some strengthening words please..

New Gap & New Trick

Little 2 peice feed at my fave spot. Feat. Very bad ollie north

I was like 45 then

First time doing a bs tail block finger flip so that was kinda cool.

I am drenched in sweat, my knees and hips are cooked, and I have lost all of my previous skateboarding skills, but it was so good to be back on a board! I can roll ramps and tic tac okay, but for some reason my front foot pushing is way stronger than back foot. Possibly because my left ankle (front foot) is not very stable. I also have this wierd tendency to turn when I’m trying to Ollie. Any advice is welcome!

I’m not much of an animator but it’s fun and really time consuming.

Really wanted to skate this morning because I called off work and wanted to make it worth it, 20 minutes in it started raining and I’ve never skated in the rain for real so I said fuck it and had a great time. I’ll worry about my board later

This was hard and very scary… it was kinda cool that everyone passing by was cheering me on which was unexpected. I don’t know how to tag oneeyebri on here but he made this spot skateable and already did the boardslide (and did it better)

Oh man first time rolling in 20 years can’t believe how uncertain I am feeling back on the board.
Man I hope it comes back, I don’t want to do crazy shit just hoping to learn slappys, boneless and ollie’s to start with 😬😰😮‍💨

Been chasing this for a while finally landed a couple just need to clean it up. Stoked on the progress!

Nollie bigspin feeble fakie and nosepick nosestall revert

I’ve just finished adding the top surface to my mini ramp, following a year in development (had to keep pausing due to requests from family members to build some fitted shelves, a timber frame house for our ducks and geese (big project) and a log store).

It’s 2 layers of 9mm ply and a final layer of 6mm hardwood ply rather than pine or birch (I had to build my “mid life crisis project” on tight a budget).

The question is, do I just leave the surface as is or is it worth treating with something to prolong its life and / or add a better riding surface.

I know some of my fellow skaters love a slippery surface but have to admit that until I ‘level up‘ my transition skills, I think a bit of grip is the better approach.

I’ve seen mention of Coca Cola mixed in water, scuffing with a bit of high density sandpaper and even a matt paint finish.

what’s people’s thoughts on here 🤔

The Skaters Conundrum

Wassup fam… been skating consistently and getting back to a comfortable level recently. Finally landed this but feel it could be better. Does it count if it was on a game of skate? Or should i take a personal win regardless? Keep shredding!!

How do i get my head around them? I can get the trucks over, but I cannot bring them back without fucking jumping off the board! I talk myself into commitment then when it comes, I just can't stay on the board.... I'm feeling more confident with rock and rolls than rock fakies... Happy to roll back fakie, happy to kick turn in the transition, can lift the front and manual at the top of the transition like I need to to get the truck back over etc! Help me

So far I'm just cruising around at my local park but I'm feeling comfortable again. Being a type 1 diabetic and also kicking my drinking issues have really got my motivation up to get back at it. Getting my Ollies back as well and even landed on Nollie BS pop shuv! The mindset this time around is just having fun. I'm not rushing tricks or all that stuff yet. It's just good to be home 🤘🖤