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Nice Andy 👍

Got an email from the Manx government today giving me permission to go and collect my boys at the end of December so they can spend January with me. Not seen them since summer, a pretty decent Christmas present.

tomtom · December 20, 2020, 07:28:08 pm

Quote from: nik at work on December 20, 2020, 07:22:58 pm

Nice Andy 👍

Got an email from the Manx government today giving me permission to go and collect my boys at the end of December so they can spend January with me. Not seen them since summer, a pretty decent Christmas present.

That’s great news Nik.

Andy F · December 20, 2020, 07:28:25 pm

That's great news Nick

Will Hunt · December 20, 2020, 07:34:26 pm

Quote from: Andy F on December 20, 2020, 06:06:40 pm

Quote from: Will Hunt on December 20, 2020, 05:44:55 pm
Does this problem have a name?

To everyone else, it's Zaff Skoczylas

Boss moves.

Andy F · December 20, 2020, 08:15:35 pm

Quote from: Will Hunt on December 20, 2020, 07:34:26 pm

Quote from: Andy F on December 20, 2020, 06:06:40 pm
Quote from: Will Hunt on December 20, 2020, 05:44:55 pm
Does this problem have a name?

To everyone else, it's Zaff Skoczylas

Boss moves.

Are you drunk? I (along with the rest of the planet) was expecting "Piss, 7a at most"

But, yeah, great moves.

Duma · December 20, 2020, 09:25:39 pm

Quote from: nik at work on December 20, 2020, 07:22:58 pm

Nice Andy 👍

Got an email from the Manx government today giving me permission to go and collect my boys at the end of December so they can spend January with me. Not seen them since summer, a pretty decent Christmas present.

Fantastic! Really pleased for you.

nik at work · December 22, 2020, 12:02:42 pm

Thanks guys, feels slightly double edged what with the variant kicking off and such like...
But booked all the travel yesterday so it should go ahead.

Will probably be another long wait to see them again after this trip though by the look of things.

sdm · December 28, 2020, 09:22:43 pm

Not sure if this belongs in YYFY or NNFN but I finally did the first ever problem that I set on my board!

I set it back in 2018, expecting to get it done in a session or two and gave it a provisional grade of 7A.

After 2 years of trying it, I had never been able to stick either of the top two crux moves in isolation: a pull through on a mono to a two finger pocket, and then a big roll-over throw to the top. I slowly bumped the provisional grade up to 7C+ (I daren't suggest a grade harder than that for anything on my board in case someone ever repeats it and declares it to be piss).

Today, I tried it for the first time since having a few sessions trying it in November (where I got totally shutdown on it as usual). I had barely touched a pocket in the last month but I tried some slightly different beta today and did both of the crux moves second go. Then I rested for a while and did the full problem first attempt, and repeated it twice more to confirm it wasn't a fluke.

Now I'm not sure if it was ever really hard. It didn't feel much harder than my original guess of 7A. $:-\$

I still couldn't do it with the original beta so I've still got that to work on. If covid ever blows over, I'll have to get a second opinion to find out whether it was even hard.

tomtom · December 28, 2020, 09:24:53 pm

Nice one! I often wonder what grade things on my board are! And it’ll be fun post lockdown to get someone else on it and find out whether I’m any good or a total punter !!

Bradders · December 29, 2020, 08:19:29 am

That's awesome, good work!

csl · January 02, 2021, 04:54:26 pm

Just done the first ascent of my new home board, no idea how I got my wife to agree to me building it in the garden but psyched all the same!

cheque · January 04, 2021, 05:58:24 pm

Just dug out my pre-accident training diaries (rarely a morale boost) and compared yesterday’s fingerboard session with my previous best.

I am now stronger at fingerboarding than ever before.

Oldmanmatt · January 29, 2021, 06:37:44 pm

I have mentioned that my son (3 of 4) was on the spectrum. He has been variously assessed for Dyspraxia and Autism etc. His difficulties put him under the care the school Councilor, on the SENS Regester and he struggled through Primary. Turned 12 in November.
I was really quite worried about the start of Secondary. He passed his 11+ so followed his sister into the Grammar stream (which I was hoping might be better for him than having to deal with the general population).
Anyway, despite this being one seriously screwed up year and missing the last 3rd of year 6, he’s really thrived.
He even asked for a skateboard for his birthday. If you’ve experienced a child who might be Dyspraxic then you’ll know why that scared me shitless, but this is his fist attempt:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHTPs6JDlAm/?igshid=iwcgkze15ium

Dude has just plain changed. Still overly obsessed with Greek mythology and history and tends to get into verbal loops or verbal diarrhoea, but definitely a different kid.

I got a phone call yesterday. He’s doing so well, has a large social group and several friends etc, that he’s been taken off the SENS regester. Excellent report, even in PE.

On the other hand, one of the boys has peed on the seat, there is some suspicion that it was him and No.2 daughter (4 of 4) just sat in it. World War 3 is now underway.
Ho hum.

lagerstarfish · January 29, 2021, 06:51:18 pm

That's brilliant Matt (apart from pee war)

I'm sure parenting skills will have contributed.