I love it! I can’t skate worth shit, but everybody’s been really nice about skating around me and giving me room. Thank you for being understanding fellow Haligonians! Also, I had one of the best dates ever at the oval…..love you snuggle bunny! —The Glider and Arm Flailer
on the oval
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Nothing says winter like you
It’s such a joy to watch all the heads bobbing along, people hand in hand, out in the open air. So many of us who haven’t laced up a pair of skates since we were kids, now trying not to fall, grinning like idiots. We don’t care what they want us to call you, nothing […]
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The Commons industrial Park and the robot revolution of the future/ or why I hate the commons
First of all, I’d like to say, I like skating and I like free public places. Having said that I really hate the oval, I hate it worse than a three year old hates broccoli, but for opposite reasons. Unlike a piece of broccoli, the oval is not yucky because its green. The oval is […]
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More a request than a bitch
I would like the giant zillion-megawatt krieg lights turned off during nighttime public skating periods. A string of light bulbs (compact fluorescents, of course) around the periphery of the ice and/or in the adjacent trees would be adequate lighting and make for a much more pleasant atmosphere. —Western Girl
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I don’t hate The Oval
Listen, I think the 100 grand the city paid for that fine piece of ice was a deal but let’s be frank here: We have got to step our game when it comes to winter style entertainment because that oval is like nascar on ice, boring as shit, all left turns and only momentarily fun […]
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A big round of applause…
…to project manager Terry Gallagher and the crew and staff who pulled out all the stops and worked night & day to get the Oval finished on schedule. THANK YOU for your gigantic effort. —Citizen Skater