THE SMELL OF AN ICE RINK

Yesterday the family all went ice skating. I have not skated in 30 years. Thirty years- that's a long time. What have I been doing all this time?.Not that skating is a high priority in my life, but I pondered why has it taken all these years to do this activity again? It was the same smell when you walk in, the same type of music ( Slade and Abba have been replaced with Justin and Scissor Sisters), the boots caused blisters and it was dingy and daggy. The only difference was I was no longer self conscious as I was as a twelve year old. I guess that's what time gives you.