J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

Anyone else remember the fad for wearing pop socks for skiing?
Supposed to improve contact and feel because they are so thin.
I did try it but just got cold feet!
:oops:

Sorry Adders - really didn't think I was being provocative. :cry:

I am wondering what it is about ski helmets?
To wear or not to wear - that is the question?

We have some light hearted (ish) banter about choice of country.
A very minor amount of p*** taking about one piece romper suits.
A good laugh about bobbles!

But helmets!? :twisted: :evil: :!:

Sensible discussions about skis, types, brands, lengths ...
Likewise boots.

But helmets ...

I have never really considered helmets as anything but a personal choice, I don't wear one but maybe I should, who knows, but it's my choice (at the moment).

I would love to know why the helmet polarises people like nothing else?
:?:

Oh for goodness sake !!
:roll:
All of you "pretending" to be interested in things in that pic.
But ....
Not mentioning the most obvious and what you are all interested in ....
:oops:
Honestly !!!!!
THERE IS SNOW OUTSIDE ON THE TREES
:thumbup:

bandit wrote:
Scalp wounds are the most dramatic...lots of blood for very little effort )

But you are en-casquated in your photo?

Ian Wickham wrote:My one pair of Smartwool socks should last me another couple of years :wink:

:( I thought you had one sock not one pair.
I am so disapointed :?

Well .........
The views on this are many and varied and heated and ........
see http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/7518.page "The Ski Helmet Debate" which is currently running at 60 odd pages of comments/replies (arguments, exchanges, puns, veiled threats, outright war, divorces, murder [well nearly] etc etc)

Snapzzz wrote:My Direct Travel policy is up for renewal this month and i was going to renew but i just noticed this :

What you are not covered for:

"Any search and rescue costs (costs charged to you by a government, authority or private organisation connected with finding and rescuing you. This does not include medical evacuation costs by the most appropriate transport"

I can't quite work out what they are saying here.

thoughts?

Do you think that getting dragged off the mountain is fine as long as no one has to actually look for you?

Snapzzz - you got me worried on this and so I phoned them, as I had paid for my renewal a week or so ago.
It is odd, and is new wording this year.
Also a double negative as with most legal language it also relates to the heading half a page higher.
You are covered for blood wagon and helicopter rescue when skiing as this is counted as medical evacuation cost by the most appropriate transport.
Lady said this wording has confused a number of people.
And then Bandit ....
Your message then further muddies things, I do wonder if Direct Travel realise what the likely scenarios actually are?
I suppose the bottom line is that a medical evacuation will be paid for but getting "lost" and needing rescuing will not. My lady used hiking as an analogy, where falling down and breaking a leg would be paid for but going the wrong way and getting lost and needing rescuing would not.
I wonder how easy a damaged knee is to fake :lol: ??