This is all too weird, Pete.
I am glad you kept going because your experience leads to my story. And when you hear my story, you too will be glad that you kept going because some people can be too weird and some roller bladers can be even more weird than regular weird people.
Take it from me. I have roller bladed and found roller bladers to be quite on the other edge of the coin, if you know what I mean. That is why I found sanctuary in bicycling where most people are pretty normal - except for Technogirl. Technogirl does not want to be normal.
Anyway, where was I?...