12-31-2016, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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We were out at confederation park by the light displays. Didn't see any helmets, but I might invest in shin guards with all of those plastic sleds coming down pretty fast and making it all the way to the walking path.
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12-31-2016, 02:55 PM
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#62
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: May 2008
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MOD EDIT: No.
Last edited by KootenayFlamesFan; 12-31-2016 at 03:36 PM.
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12-31-2016, 03:01 PM
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#63
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Clinching Party
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Originally Posted by rvd123
Don't forget your full body suit of bubble wrap with your tampon. Reaper what a username for such a coward.
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You suck at this.
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12-31-2016, 03:06 PM
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#64
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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All I can say is its clearly a miracle I'm alive, having spent my childhood being told to eff off out on my bike all day on Saturday by my mum who didn't want me underfoot with no helmet or cell phone or training about pedophiles at all, on top off that every adult got to beat any child for any reason.
How we survived is beyond me
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12-31-2016, 03:06 PM
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#65
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One of the Nine
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
You suck at this.
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He was attempting a face punch, but issued a glove slap.
This thread is awesome.
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12-31-2016, 03:32 PM
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#66
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Originally Posted by rvd123
Don't forget your full body suit of bubble wrap with your tampon. Reaper what a username for such a coward.
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Aw, muffin. Did your feelings get hurt? Are you going to offer to fight me in real life? Try to not be such a large diameter exit orifice. You may live longer.
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12-31-2016, 03:35 PM
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#67
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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Originally Posted by 4X4
He was attempting a face punch, but issued a glove slap.
This thread is awesome.
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It was actually more equivalent to running up to someone and yelling "PUNCH".
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12-31-2016, 03:40 PM
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
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No more insults, please, everyone. Just discuss the topic. Thanks.
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12-31-2016, 03:53 PM
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#69
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Backup Goalie
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MOD EDIT: No.
Last edited by KootenayFlamesFan; 12-31-2016 at 04:05 PM.
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12-31-2016, 04:05 PM
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#70
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Grim Reaper cried to the mods, I'm out haha.
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If anyone "cried to the mods" it wasn't me. Crazy notion that the mods actually read the threads. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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12-31-2016, 05:23 PM
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#71
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Originally Posted by Schraderbrau
As a parent it's your obligation to keep your kids safe. Some say our society is soft but I'd rather have a safe kid then a brain damaged one.
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Even with helmets kids can still get sprains and broken limbs. If your obligation as a parent is to keep your kid safe, then the safest course of action is to not let them toboggan at all.
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If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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12-31-2016, 05:32 PM
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One of the Nine
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Even with helmets kids can still get sprains and broken limbs. If your obligation as a parent is to keep your kid safe, then the safest course of action is to not let them toboggan at all.
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Oh, thanks for the update. What an epiphany. Guess we better stop doing absolutely everything on Earth. Could get a tummy ache from drinking water. We might as well all roll over and die. Probably a lot easier than going around inventing helmets so that we can still enjoy fun things, but at less risk.
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12-31-2016, 05:49 PM
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#73
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Even with helmets kids can still get sprains and broken limbs. If your obligation as a parent is to keep your kid safe, then the safest course of action is to not let them toboggan at all.
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I'm not an expert in such things but which logical fallacy is this? The straw man or the reductio ad absurdum?
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12-31-2016, 06:05 PM
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#74
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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In the South, people wear toboggans on their heads.
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12-31-2016, 06:11 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by chemgear
I'm not an expert in such things but which logical fallacy is this? The straw man or the reductio ad absurdum?
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Well, I guess if you aren't going to even attempt to prevent a sprained leg, why bother preventing a traumatic brain injury?
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01-03-2017, 09:01 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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Hey, sorry for starting this thread and then not checking it for a few days, but I appreciate all the comments on both sides. I really wasn't sure what the correct answer is, but there are a lot of variables.
I think we are going to buy a skiing helmet for the kid to use for tobogganing. I don't think it was entirely necessary on this particular day on this particular hill, but on a more crowded or different hill it would be a good option.
The people who commented about our social media post worried about helmets - their opinion was coming from a good place, and they weren't trying to be jerks or showing off their parenting skills. It's not commonplace these days to be given a contrary opinion, but I try to understand what the person is saying before unleashing the "HOW DARE YOU TELL ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY CHILD" bomb.
Coincidentally, on this same tobogganing evening last week, I took a minor side spill to avoid hitting a soccer goalpost and my left hand and wrist have been hurting ever since. I don't think anything is broken, but it's probably a sprain. So maybe I should be more safe!
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01-03-2017, 10:19 AM
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#77
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My face is a bum!
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So how did we all survive without all the helmets and safety of today? Well, a few of us didn't:
I don't understand why we would stop trying to get the lines down on the chart. Sometimes safety becomes over the top, but is wearing a helmet during sports activities a negative experience in any tangible way that offsets the prevention of injury it provides?
EDIT: Pretty easy to pick off the guys in this thread that use the lame cage trash talk in division 8 beer league hockey games.
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01-03-2017, 10:28 AM
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#78
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Originally Posted by The Goon
Hey, sorry for starting this thread and then not checking it for a few days, but I appreciate all the comments on both sides. I really wasn't sure what the correct answer is, but there are a lot of variables.
I think we are going to buy a skiing helmet for the kid to use for tobogganing. I don't think it was entirely necessary on this particular day on this particular hill, but on a more crowded or different hill it would be a good option.
The people who commented about our social media post worried about helmets - their opinion was coming from a good place, and they weren't trying to be jerks or showing off their parenting skills. It's not commonplace these days to be given a contrary opinion, but I try to understand what the person is saying before unleashing the "HOW DARE YOU TELL ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY CHILD" bomb.
Coincidentally, on this same tobogganing evening last week, I took a minor side spill to avoid hitting a soccer goalpost and my left hand and wrist have been hurting ever since. I don't think anything is broken, but it's probably a sprain. So maybe I should be more safe!
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Selecting a safe path for tobogganing likely improves your safety more than the wearing of a helmet would. However I'm not one to judge as there is a face eating storm grate in the middle of mine.
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01-03-2017, 10:43 AM
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#79
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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That goalpost was completely out of the way - something (my big ass) caused my sled to veer left to the point it became an issue. But yeah, definitely important to have a safe route.
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We may curse our bad luck that it's sounds like its; who's sounds like whose; they're sounds like their (and there); and you're sounds like your. But if we are grown-ups who have been through full-time education, we have no excuse for muddling them up.
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01-03-2017, 10:46 AM
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First Line Centre
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So what is the consensus on the right helmet for tobogganing. Ski Helmet? Do kids wear hockey and bike helmets too?
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