Today, kids can Gumby scoot around on sidewalks, school hallways, and grocery aisles using their everyday shoes, aka Heelys Skate Shoes.
Heelys Skate Shoes arrived in 2000 to a lot of happy children, and many upset adults. The obvious frustration for parents meant that armies of children will be rolling dangerously through the whimsical suburban streets of pandemonium. However, I think the adult angst is much more of a bitter resentment towards this awesome invention.
I assume the Heelys Skate Shoes inventor was well aware of the frustrating and tedious process of applying the former bootstrapped rollerblades. If I was to go wheeling to the local 7-11 for a cherry-cola Slurpee, which was a common element in my daily rolling regime, I had to bring an extra pair of shoes, which meant carrying a Jansport backpack; which then upon destination, change into my Adidas, go into the store, then perform a 10 minute reapplication Rollerblade session.
Kids, they have it so easy these days.
i hate to be the awful person to say this... but i would love to see that guy wipe out. and i wouldn't feel bad either, because he knew exactly what he was doing. last time i used my rollerblades (which live in the trunk of my car), ... well let's just say i don't have as much muscle in my legs as i used to. makes me sad.
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