Messages posted by : AllyG
Tony, I know you are a truly amazing skier now and you don't fall over any more, but some of us lesser mortals still do, and Iceman's quick release invention might save us some injuries. |
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Well, if you were responsible for that thread you owe me an apology, as well as Admin. I've only managed to remember 100 of the 200 jokes and I wanted a record of them all because I thought some of them were really funny. And I tried really hard not to make mine too 'adult'. Admin wiped the whole thread before I could get a copy of it :cry: Ally |
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Well, best of luck with it Iceman :D
If you really want to make some money, it might be a better idea to develop a system for elderly people - apparently loads of them break the same shoulder bone as me (the greater tuberosity) because of falling over whilst holding their sticks. And whilst your doing it, see if you can make a simple bracket or something so that elderly people can attach their sticks/crutches to chairs etc. so that I don't keep falling over them. Thank you very much :D Ally |
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Well if it doesn't have a safety quick release then maybe you could design one for me, please Iceman :D
You have plenty of time because I'm not going ski-ing again for about 310 days. Just make sure it's ready for New Year's please :lol: |
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Does the Leki system have a safety release mechanism? That's the aspect I would be most interested in.
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Iceman,
I think an emergency release mechanism would be a very good idea :D :D :D I had the same problem as you trying to get my gloves into the straps, and then I had a brilliant idea - I bought some smaller gloves :lol: And if your gloves are already a tight fit, then I suppose you could buy some longer straps. Just while you're waiting to get your invention finalized I mean, of course :wink: Ally |
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Iceman,
All the good ski instructors I have had took great care to make sure we were all holding our ski poles correctly (grasping the straps) so that if we needed to we could let them go. So, I rather think, as you suggest, there would be a safety issue with your ingenious idea. I do know that I broke my shoulder on the dry ski slope because the ski pole got stuck in the mat and I fell over with my hand still holding the stick and the other end stuck in the mat. I think I would rather pay for another ski pole if I lost it in deep snow or wherever than risk breaking my shoulder again. It took about 6 months to heal and the exercises I had to do were total agony. Just imagine if you were ski-ing fast downhill at 50 mph and your ski pole got stuck in a rock or something and you were still attached to it :shock: I think Ian's idea of wool is quite good - kind of like the powder ribbons. You could have a strong normal strap so that you could 'lean' on your pole when turning or in moguls and the wool would just be for emergencies. But don't give up - keep thinking - I'm sure eventually you will be on to a winner :D Just remember to share your millions with the rest of us :lol: Ally |
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Try acupuncture. I know 2 people who fixed serious circulation problems with this. And the effects begin immediately and seem to be permanent - so it's money well spent. One person had nearly totally lost the pulse in her foot and the other had Reynauds in her hands - both fixed after a few sessions.
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