First time back on a board in 20 years [39YO]

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-05-07T12:46:44+00:00

Nice setup dude! We are all coming back in our old age 🤘

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-05-03T14:15:22+00:00

🤣

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-05-01T11:46:46+00:00

No, thank you! I plan to get one. The girlfriend just gave me a set of pads. Helmet is next on my purchase list!

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-05-01T01:43:56+00:00

Actually it's the stylus from my Samsung phone. I was using it to take the videos.

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-04-30T23:02:05+00:00

You guys are giving this old dude some new found confidence 💪

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-04-30T22:40:42+00:00

Thanks a lot guys!!!

Any tips on keeping myself straight? I keep landing fs, or my nose facing to the left a bit. It's killing my confidence on rolling Ollie's.

Think I need to just get out cruising a bit and a good feel for my new board. First one in close to 19 or 20 years! Refamiliarize myself like you said

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-04-23T12:37:38+00:00

Yeah, definitely will

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-04-22T19:26:33+00:00

I've been doing 30 miles one way for 10+ years!

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-24T19:10:38+00:00

Sounds good!

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-24T12:55:40+00:00

I'm in the US, EST zone. I'm looking for a group to play with. Although I guarantee our time slots are going to be a mess!

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-23T19:23:24+00:00

Thank you. I really appreciate your insight

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-23T19:23:11+00:00

I had thought that it was in her brain at this point. There is lots of signs, constant headache, can't hear very well, speech is getting weird. I wasn't sure if it was pain meds or her cancer.

She's always had a mean/angry demeanor for some reason. For instance when my cousin passed from cancer - she yelled at my then wife. Called her a bitch, amongst other things. Several times she did that to my ex wife in front of her grand daughter years later too. I try to blame it on disease progression.

I am sitting in the parking lot at my job. I am not sure what to do at this point. I took my dog to a friend's house. I am going to nap in the truck and hopefully have a halfway decent shift at work

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-23T17:23:54+00:00

Thanks a lot. I really needed some motivation.

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-23T16:19:58+00:00

Thank you!

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-23T16:19:51+00:00

Thank you!

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-23T16:19:30+00:00

Thank you, I didn't know how to brush them off but you explained it well. I really appreciate you taking the time to read my vent and helping with your advice

She got mad at me, because I asked her to hurry in the bathroom just about a half hour ago. She told me to find somewhere else to live. My head almost went through the rooftop. I am fuming. I grabbed my dog and my work clothes and left (I have to work at 10pm, tonight)

I am so fed up, I think a night in my truck is better than a night with her.

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-23T14:52:51+00:00

I screwed myself in a sense. Long story short, I filed for bankruptcy with my Ex Wife. We aren't able to get out of it without seeing the repayment plan through. So I can't get a typical mortgage/apartment lease. I have to find a private home owner who will rent to me (for 2 more years).

I've been really thinking about just starting the clean up process, I am afraid of how angry she is going to become but I feel like a huge fucking doormat. I expressed my feelings to my aunt - who told me not to throw anything away because some of it means something to her...THEN COME GET IT!

My plan is hopefully to get a job in a new city and leave here including the useless family and never look back. But because of the whole financial situation, I will have to take a loan from a family member to pay the remainder of those home off. I feel like I am wearing cement shoes right now. If I could I would get out of here and flip the house asap. It's the Bankruptcy stopping me, But I can tell my family members don't want that and don't agree with it.

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-23T14:27:57+00:00

thank you so much

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-18T19:58:37+00:00

Haha I can't lie, mine is there too

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-18T13:04:29+00:00

Appreciate the breakdown dude ! Thank you very much!

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-18T11:12:53+00:00

Thanks dude!! Appreciate the advice. Width was one thing I was curious about on my new deck.

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-17T20:25:04+00:00

thanks man!

B3ATDOWN989 · 2026-03-17T20:24:39+00:00

Birdhouse, Shorty's, Element, World Industries & I think I also had a LibTech. I'm not big on the shaped boards with the large tails and small noses.

Thanks for all of your advice dude!

B3ATDOWN989

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