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"Pat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Maybe it's the fates, but with all the windy days we've had here in north >Texas lately, I have been nervous about starting to learn to skate. I got >cleared to skate by the wrist doctor but strongly discouraged by the >knee/ankle doctor. I left it up to my G.P., and it turns out he's an inline >skater himself! So, I got my K2 Xcelerators, pads, helmet, etc. and went >to the park to skate on the asphalt paths. Just as I was sitting there in >the car ready to get out, not one but two schoolbuses pulled up and a bunch >of elementary school kids were everywhere! Since then, we have had really >gusty wind every day (if you saw the Texas Tech vs Oklahoma game Saturday, >you saw the stadium flags whipping around). > >Today, I woke up and saw that Oshman's had put one of their 25% off coupons >in the paper. I drove over there and looked around and saw a pair of K2 Mod >LT skates---in my size---for $129. It seems that when the skates originally >came in, one of the store workers pulled them and put a "save for Ray" sign >on them. Poor Ray quit his job a week ago and the other employees found the >skates and decided to put them out on the sales floor. I walk in, see the >skates, and get them for $97.49! At this point, I have both pairs, but I >guess I'll take the Xcelerators back tomorrow for a refund. Life is good >for those who wait, I guess....Not only that, but I found my soccer goalie >pants with the hip pads in them. Now, if I can just avoid the elementary >kids....I may be terrible outdoors, but I was doing pretty well in the >store, on their carpet. > >Pat in TX > Great Buy, Bob
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