J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Hi Pavel,
Have you tested your elastic when ski-ing by getting a ski pole stuck in a tree? And if so, what happens? Does the slip knot undo or does the elastic break? I'm not really sure what the breaking strength of sewing elastic is - it might be stronger than it looks.

Ally

pavelski wrote:I do lots of skiing in woods and have had poles caught in branches, resulting in near shoulder separation.

I didn't think of that one Pavel. I shall have to add it to my list of worries about ski holidays :wink:

Your trick with elastic sounds like a pretty good idea - cheap and easy to use :D

Ally

It's okay Tropicana, I don't think you're an axe murderer :D

I would have gone ski-ing with you, if I could have got away from all the work at home, so naturally I am totally convinced of your sanity :lol:

And, anyway, I used to hitch lifts when I was younger before I had a car and these days I still give people a lift if they stick their thumb out and I have room in the car.

Ally

J2SkiNews wrote:Yes all these slurs on the authenticity of Santa and flying reindeer are meaningless to my 10 year old son, but personally I am finding them very upsetting and may have to complain... You'll be claiming there's no tooth fairy next.

Let's get this straight, shall we? Do I have to censor my posts from now on so that they're suitable for 5 year olds as well as 10 year olds (and the rest of us?) :wink:

Ally

bandit wrote:Mis-read Tony's post and spent several minutes looking for the Dolphins in the picture ^^^ :oops:

Yes, the Dolphins image is a really great shot 8)

I know what you mean Bandit. I have a lovely photo of 3 elephants crossing the Zambezi river - 3 very small dots that only I know are elephants because I was there :lol:

Marksman wrote:

ebay seller wrote:The Trigger S Safety System allows for quick release from the pole when required or automatically in the event of a large fall. The pole is supplied with a web strap or can be used with a Leki Trigger S compatible glove.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leki-Vantage-S-Trigger-S-Ski-Poles-120cm-/140692900641?pt=UK_Skiing_Snowboarding_Ski_Poles_CV&hash=item20c1f34b21

£50 including the straps.

O.S.

Thanks Marksman :D

I must buy myself some of those. Oh, no, hang on a minute ... how am I going to get them in my suitcase? They don't collapse do they?

Admin wrote:

Ally... your comments to that thread were very funny. But it went beyond something you'd want to be explaining to your 10-year-old daughter (as was very bluntly - though not unreasonably - communicated to me).

Hi Admin,
I guess my daughters and I must be very unusual, because I'd have had no trouble explaining those jokes to them when they were 10 years old (at a suitable level for their current level of knowledge of things romantic).

But I have been down this road before. The only time I ever got called into the Headmasters office on account of my children's behaviour was when my 5 year old younger daughter had very loudly 'whispered' the true facts about Father Christmas to her friend during morning assembly. I had judged that she was ready for the truth, but apparently the rest of the kids, staff, and parents were not :shock:

Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed our jokes before public pressure meant you had to wipe the thread :cry:

Ally

Thanks very much J2SkiNews. It gave me a terrible shock the way all our hard work just vanished like that :shock:

And I have no idea how to get it back from the Google cache :?:

Ally