MISSION: POSSIBLE
urban lemorat a work, Folmer checks tout before the assaul
Skating's ultimate
high has got to be riding
illegal concrete barrels."
On January 25th Scott McCronels and myself
rose at 5:30 am packed a day's unchand
Took off scouting for what we heard ware 18 10
201001 pipes somewhere in the palmetto
thickets of Florida. These pipes although we
cantsay WHERE they were or WHAThey were
there for, were heavily guarded
What hormally took an hour's drive turned
into a twenty-three minute trip, thanks to our
Fuzzbuster When we arrived we met Hunder
Josin and crew and were then ready for a
midmoming security check which was required
before we could skate. We first observed the
nearest guard station from the bushes outside
the fence. As we peeked through the bushes
our minds could NOT believe our eyes.
There were hundreds of pipes We waited
for the hourly guard check in a brightly
colored truck. The nature of the penalty
for being caught and the chances of
escape were unknown to us. But it was
a chance we were willing to take,
Then we made our move over the
fence which was clearly posted "NO
TRESPASSING Instantly, we were on the
grounds and in the pipes When we
stopped into the pipes time segred
to slow for we come under the flance
that only 18 foot pipes can induce Sing's
timate high has got to bogding illegal con-
crofo barre's The smooth and perfect transitions
mado skating totally effortless Cesslides, thusfors
andjake olies wore a cakewalk Adding to the
pipe hush were open manholes at about
10 o'clock which chicted the possibility of a
whole new repertoire of ticks such as rocknroll
grinders and fail stats to mention only a few.
But all good things come to an end Unfortu
natoly, this end came all too soon We were
busted During the guards first round wo were
caught completely by surprise before we could
find the limits of our imaginations Skator
don't rank above a security guard's job when it
comes to the inevitable explanation about the
why and wherefore of blatant trespassing. He
could only shrug his shoulders and soy Tm sorry
but you't have to do this somewhere else Which
would have been nice, but 20 pipes just don't
fif in a backpack Only a sand dune away waves
were creating a unique background sound for
our session, creating flowing lines and rad
heights. It was hard to believe that we were in
Florida surrounded by perfect pipos
As we walked away beyond the fence, we
noticed some factory-type printing on the out-
side of the pipes. We can't say WHAT cuz that's
the password to an ever pore intense sotalon
But stay tuned to the pest issue for full coverage
of our findings
Miko Folmer
10 o'clock rock, Mike Folmer
Adding to the pipe rush were
open manholes at about
10 o'clock...
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