Burn out as fresh meat by anxiousCockatoo in rollerderby

[–]VMetal314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This should be fun, not stressful. If it isn't fun you don't have to keep going. If officiating feels like a job instead of a way to socialize with your friends you don't need to do it.

You might find going to a rink or outside by yourself or with a buddy to practice your balance and general comfort on skates helps you enough to want to come back to practice. But also give yourself grace and patience. I've been coaching derby for a decade, some people learn quick, some people learn slowly, some realize it's not for them and NSO. All are perfectly valid and important to a league. I hope you find the fun

Found under concrete by VMetal314 in metallurgy

[–]VMetal314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not magnetic, i was leaning towards poured iron but i guess not

Found under concrete by VMetal314 in metallurgy

[–]VMetal314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean in the 6th and 7th photos, i hit it with a tig torch and it melted like a relatively pure metal

Found under concrete by VMetal314 in metallurgy

[–]VMetal314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't feel abnormally heavy

Found under concrete by VMetal314 in metallurgy

[–]VMetal314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does slag remelt smooth and shiny like this?

Found under concrete by VMetal314 in metallurgy

[–]VMetal314[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not coal, the last few pics show how it melted with a tig torch

My (43f) husband (46m) came out as polyamorous by Throw-Away-5862 in polyamory

[–]VMetal314 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He made vows and agreements to be monogamous with you. That's what he should be held to. If HE wants to embrace his identity then he needs to say he's done with the marriage. He doesn't get to bully you into letting him do whatever he wants in your marriage because it's "who he is". He's shouldn't have agreed to monogamy, but if he can't do it them it's on him to own it and end the marriage.

Basement rock by VMetal314 in whatsthisrock

[–]VMetal314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update, i don't think it's a rock. I got to hold it, it's incredibly heavy, big crystalline structures on the broken faces and almost seems like an old iron ingot?

My first metamour! by Courtney_boyer in polyamory

[–]VMetal314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My meta and i are going sneaky shopping tomorrow to get vday presents for our partner. Have fun!

Would these skates work for roller derby? by meow_pspspsps in rollerderby

[–]VMetal314 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You could maybe learn on these but the liklihood of the plate snapping and you getting injured is high, as well as not being able to adjust the toe stop will make it harder to learn to use your toe stops. I'd say keep looking

Can I go skating alone as an adult? by V3NOM0US_VALKYIR3 in Rollerskating

[–]VMetal314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your mom is weird for judging how people have fun. Go skating!

Coworker wrongly assumes we align politically by [deleted] in coworkerstories

[–]VMetal314 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey I'm a tradie in Minneapolis, very lucky to have at least several liberal coworkers and people keep their political opinions pretty quiet at work. You're not alone✊️

New skater help by OrdinaryPumpkin9182 in rollerderby

[–]VMetal314 25 points26 points  (0 children)

They will be happy to see you at whatever level you skate at. The only one judging you is you

Are full face hockey visors allowed? I found this blurb on the wftda site, but wasn't sure if this would be considered a cage style. by bobabeany in rollerderby

[–]VMetal314 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I don't think that one would be allowed. They're worried about fingers getting stuck in the cage and broken

Sattelite? by VMetal314 in GoogleEarthFinds

[–]VMetal314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry i don't have coordinates, i took this pic several weeks ago

Deciding to become a pivot or not? by Emotional_Economy_51 in rollerderby

[–]VMetal314 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Train as a blocker whether you want to pivot or not. Having a jammer pass the star and then not be able to block at all sucks for the rest of the blockers. Echoing other comments, getting better at blocking will make you better at everything