J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Huard,
That is a horrible story :shock:

It must have been really frightening and painful at the time :cry:
I hope it all turns out okay for you and you are ski-ing again next year :D

Ally

Live_Ade,
My GP seemed to think that the best idea was to keep the toe-nail on as long as possible, to protect the nail bed (the bit under the nail), although he wasn't actually thinking about ski-ing at the time. He said I should tape it on.

I managed to keep my damaged toe-nail on for 5 weeks after I damaged it, and I've still got a small bandage on over the nail bed and baby nail to protect it (in case I drop a log on it or stand on it or something). I am hoping I will be able to get my ski boot on with a small plaster on it.

Ally

Billip,
Thanks for letting us know how you got on, and I'm really pleased you had a great time :D

I might even go to Niederau myself one day, so that Dave Mac can teach me to dance - if his wife doesn't mind :wink:

Ally

NellyPS wrote:Apologies if this has already been said, I haven't read the whole 6 pages, but Snow & Rock have got a mega sale on at the moment with pretty much all their ski boots on sale at 50% off.

Hubby off to purchase tomorrow.

Thanks very much Nelly, that may well come in handy :D

Profeet, in London, where I'm buying fitted boots, guarantee to meet the cheapest price on ski boots as long as it's in an actual shop in the U.K. and they give you 30 days to tell them you found some cheaper elsewhere, because as they say, they can't monitor everyone else's sale prices constantly.

So, after I've bought my boots I'll post the model, size, make, colour etc. up and the price, and if anyone knows they're on sale at a lower price somewhere else please post to let me know, and then I can claim a refund (assuming I've read their price guarantee correctly).

This is why I'm buying my boots now, when there are plenty of sales around, even though I won't actually need them until October.

Nelly, I hope your husband finds some comfy boots at a great price :D

Thanks everyone, for all the input - it's a great help :D

Ally

Bandit,
You never cease to surprise me :D
You are a fountain of knowledge on an amazing range of subjects :lol:


Gadgetgirl,
The relative with the acupuncture training sounds like an excellent idea to me. My sister-in-law had nearly lost the pulse in her foot because her circulation was so bad, and the doctors had failed to fix the problem - but acupuncture sorted it :D
Best of luck with it,

Ally

Thanks Bandit :D

You're not telling me that the men have to shave their legs as well, before a boot fitting :?: :shock:

Ally

Salski wrote:

AllyG wrote:


I phoned them today, to check that it would still be okay even though I am now minus a toe-nail, and they said it would be fine, but it was a good thing I phoned because they said I should bring shorts or roll up trousers :shock: Apparently they want to look at my hairy legs and nobbly knees :oops: I will let you know why, after I get back home, probably on Friday.

Ally

I think we'll need a photograph posting too :mrgreen:

I don't think Pablo will like that very much :lol:

My knees look much worse than my toe :lol:

Ally

Tony,
Now, that top one really does hurt my eyes. I wonder where I've put my sun glasses ... :lol:

Ally