J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Ian Wickham

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Yes I know how expensive those hotels are. Now stop it and help me properly or bugger off.

Be careful of your blood pressure :shock:

Are you going to help or not Wickers? And no, LGB is not on my list...!!!

Tony_H wrote:For what its worth, Kitz doesnt hit my radar due to its low altitude. I wouldnt want to book and find it didnt have good snow. Skidaddle wants to go race week, says the place is buzzing, not my idea of a good skiing holiday though.

Eljay wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Seriously, you have to get going up north more :lol:

OK :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Do you think we might see Mr W there clearing the roofs :evil: :evil:

Tony_H wrote:

amanda n wrote:in hopfgarten at xmas we were told straight away in our ski skoolclass. never stop in themiddle of the piste, always try and look up the slope to see if anyone else is coming down before you start and when getting off the lifts always move well over to the side if you arent moving straight off, and if you have stop half way down the piste make sure you stop well out of the way,

N our instructor never mentioned it once, but i just did it anyway as you say its plain simple manners

Too damned right. I really hate people who stop randomly right in the middle of the piste, and often ski right past them and shout "NEIN" as I do. They didnt seem to respond in France to that one.

Tony_H wrote:

amanda n wrote:hows about

och aye the noo jimmy ?

scottish for good morning/afternoon/evening and how is one today?


<<<<<<< runs and hides from eljay

:roll:

My wife is Scottish and never called anyone Jimmy in her life, and no one north of the border actually says och aye the noo.

They do, however, have a very interesting language all of their own in Aberdeen. It reminds me of the old bloke on Dads Army (Ian will know which one I mean) who famously did the Walkers Crisps adverts:


"You'll no be havin a sale will ye?"

Pablo Escobar wrote:Ah, the attack of the mysterious pointless star-rater.

Pablo Escobar wrote:When Glenshee bought them everything very nearly went t1ts up. In fact it did. Only opening for the weekends was probably the only thing that kept Glencoe ticking over but then again I don't profess to know the ins and outs of it.

If there were bunks or overnight accommodation at the base I would happily stay overnight to save me driving home and a bar to keep me up for a wee while :lol: