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[ubersquish]

i'm moving my stuff to college now, and the ONE thing my dad won't let
me bring is my uni. and jagur just mailed my cranks to my new address.
i'm probably going to spend a lot of time staring at those wheelless
cranks


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[UniBrier]

ubersquish wrote:
> *i'm moving my stuff to college now, and the ONE thing my dad won't
> let me bring is my uni. *
Uni's are the perfect college vehicle. I rode mine all over campus amost
every day...on the otherhand it did take me five years to get a four
year degree... Nah, couldn't be related.

You must find a way.


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[slugbath]

Oh, man...is it too big to fit in the car? Too distracting? Too
valuable? Too weird? Is there a really good reason for you not to have
a mode of transportation that doubles as exercise and mental release
while you are working hard at school?

Unless you think your dad will come around to negotiation (I mean, I
assume you are an responsible adult who can handle the allure of a
unicycle in the corner when you are supposed to be studying), or unless
there is a *good* (i.e., not petty) reason for you not to take it along,
I second the motion... sneak that sucker in...

Good luck!


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[paco]

I used my unicycle as transportation for all five years of my four year
degree as well. They work very well, since they usually can be taken
into your apartment. Good luck bringing it with you!


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[tomblackwood]

ubersquish wrote:
> *i'm moving my stuff to college now, and the ONE thing my dad won't
> let me bring is my uni. *

Are you starting college early? Have you registered for the draft?

Old enough to fight for country = legal age = age at which one can make
unicycle decisions independently.

Of course, this is realizing that if Dad is helping with college $, then
all of the above still don't equal "age at which one can tell Dad to
take a flying ____ at the moon". Wait 'till he leaves, then figure out
how to siphon off some of your book money into a new uni. That way you
still have one when you go home for weekends.

Come to think of it, isn't that what college loans are for?


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[Sofa]

I don't know what you're complaining about. The real question is, 'will
he let you bring your new uni home at Xmas?'


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[chirokid]

tomblackwood wrote:
> *
>
> Come to think of it, isn't that what college loans are for?
> *


I have to totally agree with Tom on this one. I'm sure that is the
reason your Dad wants you to leave your current Uni at home. A student
loan will allow you to buy the Unicycle of your dreams.

Unlike Paco and UniBrier, I was able to complete my 71/2 years of
college in 6 1/2 years, all with Uni in tow. I think it made me
smarter. Your Dad can call me for referances, refarences,
raferences..... sources.:D --chirokid--


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[john_childs]

I have to disagree with everyone here. The reason ubersquish's dad
doesn't want him to bring a unicycle to college is so he'll have more
time to drink beer. We all know that the purpose of college is to learn
to drink beer and this is just his dad's way of saying so.

Since he won't have his unicycle he won't waste all that time practicing
new skills which will leave more time for drinking beer. And since he
won't have a unicycle he won't get labeled as a nerd and he'll get
invited to more parties where he'll get to drink even more beer.

See, it's all logical.


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[ubersquish]

there's a light rail route going from where my uni is to a little less
than 8 miles north of campus. i'll take that home, sneak in and take the
uni, and then back to college

of course, this will have to wait for my foot to heal, along with my
hamstring. last thursday i dodged a car (or moved to the side of the
road to let it pass) and upd'ed. first one i've had that landed me on my
tush. i hurt my heel then, and proceeded to college where i walked lots
and lots on it. monday purple bruisish looking things showed up on it,
and then tuesday my hamstring started hurting whenever i walked. also
tuesday, i noticed that both the heel and the tendon were rather
swollen, so i went to the university health center where the doctor told
me to get it xrayed to see if i had broken anything. i plan on getting
the xray tommorrow morning

three reasons now for me not being able to ride: unicycle is not here;
my foot will fall off if i try to go get it, my foot will fall off
during freemount practice if i somehow got it here. poo


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[tomblackwood]

ubersquish wrote:
> *three reasons now for me not being able to ride: unicycle is not
> here; my foot will fall off if i try to go get it, my foot will fall
> off during freemount practice if i somehow got it here. poo *

Sounds like you have both free time and pain/discomfort. Suggest you
take to heart the Gospel According to St. John as documented above.


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[paco]

I had a friend who hurt her foot in a non-unicycle accident, and she
found that she could get to classes without the aid of crutches as long
as she was riding her uni. I don't think they let her ride her uni
through the halls, though.
And contrary to popular belief, if you ride a unicycle, you may not be
labeled as a nerd. Or if you do, they might invite you to the parties
just to entertain them all. Remember, drunk people are easy to
entertain (and exploit for money).
Wait until they're all drunk, pull off a few tricks on your uni, then
tell everyone that if you had a better unicycle, you could do even
better tricks. The money will start to pour in. :D


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[Memphis Mud]

I think maybe dad would miss the uni.


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[treepotato]

ahhh if my dad doesn't let me bring my uni to uni i'm riding it there
myself! ;)


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[Sarah Miller]

ubersquish > wrote:

> i'm moving my stuff to college now, and the ONE thing my dad won't let
> me bring is my uni. and jagur just mailed my cranks to my new address.

Do you think your dad might be wanting to learn to ride in secret? If so
leave that uni at home, use libary books and get a new uni with book
money to keep at school. That way you have the use of one in term time and
the other in holidays and daddy need never know!

My parents went a little ballistic when I came home for christmas at the
end of my first term with a unicycle, they said it was just a phase and
i'd not see any benefit from it and I'd wasted money I could have used
for food or tools. 11 years on I'm still riding and my folks are big fans
of the British Unicycle team.

Good Luck,
sarah

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[DasDingus]

I'm off to college tomorrow, and the first thing i put into my van was
my unicycle. My parents were like unicycle or whatever in your freetime,
just make sure you yhave time to study. I'm sorry to hear that you cant
bring your's, but hopefully you can persuade your dad to change his mind


BTW - what college?


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[ubersquish]

in arlington we don't even have to be stingy since there ain't any buses
for us to not ride. that's actually what made me think of getting a uni
in the first place. midjuly, i was thinking that walking everywhere in
arlington would be a real pain and that b*ke's required i use my hands,
so why not get a unicycle? had me my torker the next week


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[ubersquish]

my expedition to rescue my uni went like this:
i ride eight and a half miles on a b*ke to get to a train station, get
there in time to wait and almost two hours for the next one, and then
decide to walk four miles down the track to get to the station at dfw
airport. these two guys that were fishing stopped me and told me that
once it got dark coyotes would come out and eat me. so they give me a
ride to the airport, i ride the train to dallas, switch trains, get to
plano (home) and i start calling people to see if i could sleep at their
places. not looking good, and my phone's battery is starting to die. so
i get to my house and ride around to the side of the house to chain the
b*ke to a tree. but just as i go around the side of the house, my dad
comes outside to smoke, and sees me. and i go 'tassa was coming back up
to plano and i came up with her. surprise!' so when i leave to 'go to
tassa's house', i'll actually be riding back to the train station with
my uni over my shoulder. i'd leave the b*ke in plano except the uni
still has 150's on it and i can't manage eight and a half miles with ym
feet constantly slipping off the pedals. so it looks like it's gonna
work, and i'll have my uni


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[ubersquish]

i have successfully made it back to arlington with my uni. riding uphill
on a mb, uni over my left shoulder, right hand on the handlebar, is hard
work. especially considering that i'm left handed. but the gear shifter
was on that side so i had to. but that'll be the last time i ride the
b*ke anywhere


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[paco]

Congratulations! You now have a unicycle at college. That is one of
the greatest advantages you can have at school. Now for the rest of
your life, if you ever run into someone who went to your school at the
same time as you, if you mention that you were the one on the unicycle,
most likely they will know who you are. Exciting, huh?
I'm glad you got it there safely. Have fun on campus, and remember, you
are now the UnBassador to your school. Give unicycling and unicyclists
a good name!


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[ubersquish]

a good name? but i wa planning on hanging with the skateboarders...


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