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Convincing parents wiht a jib

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benalt
Posts: 403 - Karma: 58
hey i gto everything to build my dream set up/ pvc a nice drop in and a ton of wood. my parents no tht i am a dedicated skier but they wont let me build it any seggustions
May 18 2009 6:17PM
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TheBeardedOne
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build it anyways, suprise mom!
May 18 2009 6:38PM
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benalt
Posts: 403 - Karma: 58
haha good plan
May 18 2009 6:46PM
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ski_DC
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tell them it will keep you occupied in the summer and that by building it you will, through patience, hard work, and dedication, be able to achieve a goal you set and experience the fruits of your labor.

May 18 2009 7:04PM
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Raptor.
Posts: 784 - Karma: 255
ask why they wont let you and then try to fix that problem
May 18 2009 7:04PM
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S-S-K
Posts: 218 - Karma: 187
I don't see why your parents won't let you.  My parent think it's cool that I build rails and stuff.
May 18 2009 7:13PM
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natet
Posts: 100 - Karma: 38
tell em its either rails or drugs
May 18 2009 7:22PM
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Jwenz
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tell them that it will keep you occupied and its better than sitting inside and playing video games regardless of the risk of injury. you only live once ;)
May 19 2009 2:40PM
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cheddafries
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this
May 19 2009 6:17PM
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m.brus
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or TV if your not the drug person? haha but it would work
May 19 2009 7:15PM
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Panchuk
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"happy birthday mom,"
I built myself a jib!
May 19 2009 10:57PM
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Snowgoner
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just say that it will keep you occupied, from drugs and alcohol
May 21 2009 4:19PM
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D_War
Posts: 266 - Karma: 34
it's probably bucause shethinksit will look ugle in the yard
May 23 2009 8:08PM
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grapesoda
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^haha yea that's what my mom thinks. i have to put it way to the side and it kills the grass and shit.
May 23 2009 11:34PM
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Panchuk
Posts: 1610 - Karma: 356
I hate that so much. I want to ski in the summer but it looks ugly and kills my dads precious grass
May 24 2009 12:04PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
haha i have to move my trampoline every week so it doesnt kill the grass. and i havnt built a jib yet but my parents are ok with it. i would try asking your dad for help or something. maybe he just doesnt want you to wreck yourself on a sketchy setup
May 24 2009 5:54PM
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Panchuk
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Nah my set-ups fine. Its just it looks ugly, and my parents really care about my yard, so it just wont happen.
May 24 2009 6:13PM
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Malcolm
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you can somehow try to turn it into something nice. my winter setup is a dirt pile that my mom can plant flowers on in the summer lol
May 24 2009 8:08PM
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Panchuk
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as of now were hiding a couple of my rails as fencing. haha
but right now its not doable. a huge mangle of metal just wont cut it.

May 24 2009 8:57PM
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B-runge
Posts: 16558 - Karma: 361
tell her if you cant build it your probably gunna have to get into drugs this summer because youll have nothing to do
May 25 2009 1:48PM
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Yung_Gnarley
Posts: 9092 - Karma: 3,022
tell them that you'll get exercise
May 25 2009 3:18PM
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tribefan226
Posts: 2122 - Karma: 209
idk man maybe just set it up anyway when theyre away? thats what i did. i had a rail that i had previously only used in winter. one day while the parents were gone i went to home depot, bought some turf, and came home and set it up on the hill in my yard. parents got home and didnt really know what to say. now i have a compromse, i can keep my set up but  have to put it away/out of sight when not using it. also did that another time, parents came home and we were unloadng 3 pickups of ice rink snow. they ddnt really know what to say about that either.
May 25 2009 8:18PM
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yaaaie
Posts: 333 - Karma: 536
yea unloading 3 pickups full of snow wont make my parents the happiest persons in the world, too hehe

btw I had the same problem with my summer setup and I just set it up once and now its like all the time if I dont use it I have to put it away, cuz then nobody sees it and it doesnt kill the grass.

Good luck man!
May 27 2009 10:31AM
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