{"id":87,"date":"2014-02-19T00:33:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T00:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2014-02-19T00:33:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T00:33:36","slug":"bristol-ice-rink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/?p=87","title":{"rendered":"Bristol Ice Rink"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week, someone described this blog as being ‘full of anger’.
\nWhilst, in this case, it seemed to be a positive remark, I don’t want people reading to get the impression that I’m in some sort of perpetual state of rage. So, allow me to present a post marginally different to the sort of thing I usually write:<\/p>\n

Anyone who has ever observed me standing on one leg, my other leg resting on a window sill behind me, phone in one hand, morning coffee in the other, will know that I’ve got some sort of interest in figure skating. (That or they’ll just think I have an odd way of standing.)
\nHaving never lived less than about an hour from an ice rink, I looked forward to having a rink nearby when I moved to Bristol. Sadly, the Bristol rink closed barely a month after I moved. Upon arrival I had but time for a few brief skates before the rink closed for good – after many years, it was to be turned into student accommodation.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a year and a bit to earlier this week. I find myself in a multi-story car park, a few levels up, and look out over the city to see this:
\n\"Demolition<\/a><\/p>\n

Those who have been there in the past will recognise the remains of the ice rink on Frogmore Street, Bristol. This sight was one which I found somewhat saddening – thought my visits to this particular rink were infrequent, I spent many an hour in this building, waiting to skate for a few minutes then travel home. It plays venue in a number of memories, and I know I’m not only one who’ll miss having a rink in Bristol.<\/p>\n

Yes the ceiling was mouldy, yes the ice was brittle, but, farewell Bristol Ice Rink, you’ll be missed.<\/p>\n

I guess this post was sort of about anger…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week, someone described this blog as being ‘full of anger’. Whilst, in this case, it seemed to be a positive remark, I don’t want people reading to get the impression that I’m in some sort of perpetual state of rage. So, allow me to present a post marginally different to the sort of … Continue reading “Bristol Ice Rink”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tminuswizard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}