I love the winter weather.
One of my favorite things to do is ice skating.
We have several outdoor rinks available during the colder months and they are the best. I can enjoy the cold, crisp, fresh air and get my exercise as well. They even opened a new one in the city that offers free skate hours during the weekdays. When the weather gets warmer and the outdoor rinks melt I go to the indoor ones. We are lucky in our area to have so many of them available. I have only one complaint about these indoor facilities. The air stinks! The rinks are used by all the local hockey clubs as well as the public. They always seem to smell of sweat. There is nothing refreshing about skating and breathing in stale air. I wish they would invest in a quality air filtration system. I have spoken with some of the rink managers but they just tell me that the owners are aware of the issue. I think I will write some letters to the owners to let them know that if they improved the air quality they may increase the number of people who come and pay to skate. The air we breathe is so important. If there are that many smells in the air I can only imagine the germs that are being spread as well. The last thing I want is to get a summer cold because of unclean air. I guess I will have to find a summer sport that I can do outside until the owners make some changes.
