SSSSketchy Skkkateboarder

In a city with almost any mode of transportation, you might question why someone would choose a skateboard, in February, during a snow storm, on a busy street, without a jacket. Yes, this man may have been a little off his rocker, literally.

But let’s start at the beginning… So two friends and I were out to dinner in Lakeview on a Sunday night. We were at this great Thai restaurant, totally delish. After dinner, we head out to the car. We weren't happy to see this snow/rain substance falling from the sky, but who are we kidding, we live in Chicago.

As we ran to our car we started to cross the street. No cars, left, right, and left again. We begin to cross Broadway and see a skateboarder building up speed, coming right at Megan. The crazy thing is, he continued to push himself down the street, building momentum. I continue to run across the street, I’m the pedestrian, he can slow down! When I realize that I was the only one to cross I turn around to see this awkward dance between Megan and the skate boarder.

Megan moved left, he moved left, Megan moved right, he leaned right, it looked like two seventh graders dancing at a canteen to an NSYNC song. All of a sudden this man grabs onto Megan’s shoulders wips around her body and the skateboard goes flying! I can’t even remember what people were saying or who was yelling what, it was so crazy. I just picture the slow motion fall in my mind of this overgrown man falling off his skateboard and choosing Megan as his airbag. This is quite a sight to see. First off, Megan is little, like 5’2”. Second, this many is huge, like 6’5”. He totally pulls Megan down, and he isn’t even that embarrassed, he’s just like “you cool, you cool?” and ran off with his skateboard! Crazy!

The rest of the night Megan and I would just burst out in laughter and we would know the other was laughing about the crazy skateboarder man flying into her on the crosswalk. Lunatic.