No, it’s time to pass it on to the next generation. Let them benefit from your sage knowledge and hard earned experience. Why, in MY day… We had to haul buckets of water from the creek, over half a mile away, one at a time, for a week, to flood the back yard. Then my friend said “Hey Earl, wanna skate with the rest of us on the frozen lake at the end of the street?”
OR, go buy a pull-behind “Zamboni” from NiceRink! Makes resurfacing the rink a breeze….oh, make sure you have access to hot water when you do it. Mirror like surface in the AM.
My father took us ice skating once. We had okay fun, not great, just because it was new and different. He then for Xmas bought us all ice skates and tried this backyard rink thing. Total failure – too small, not enough water to get above all the grass, too many thaw days, we grew out of the skates, etc. Never did anything like this for us again.
stairsteppublishing almost 2 years ago
Good idea, or hire someone else to do it.
Il Siciliano almost 2 years ago
Since the house hose is frozen, I sure hope we don’t see a yellow rink anytime soon!
Skeptical Meg almost 2 years ago
And she’s only finding this out now?
goboboyd almost 2 years ago
No, it’s time to pass it on to the next generation. Let them benefit from your sage knowledge and hard earned experience. Why, in MY day… We had to haul buckets of water from the creek, over half a mile away, one at a time, for a week, to flood the back yard. Then my friend said “Hey Earl, wanna skate with the rest of us on the frozen lake at the end of the street?”
Chris Wysong almost 2 years ago
OR, go buy a pull-behind “Zamboni” from NiceRink! Makes resurfacing the rink a breeze….oh, make sure you have access to hot water when you do it. Mirror like surface in the AM.
cuzinron47 almost 2 years ago
Too cold to be better.
drycurt almost 2 years ago
My father took us ice skating once. We had okay fun, not great, just because it was new and different. He then for Xmas bought us all ice skates and tried this backyard rink thing. Total failure – too small, not enough water to get above all the grass, too many thaw days, we grew out of the skates, etc. Never did anything like this for us again.
chief tommy almost 2 years ago
Hatley. First time I’ve seen this