J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Brimster,
I can see a lovely photo - thanks very much :D :D :D

PrivateBryan,
Congratulations on 'coming out' and saying what you thought :thumbup:

I agree with you, you did do exactly what Tony asked people to do - write a response to him rather than going 'undercover' and giving him one star. So he should have been more polite to you (and Dids).

And you are certainly entitled to a voice here - all members are.

You have convinced me anyway - I don't think you're the 'one starrer' :D

Ally

Brimster,
I can see the one Pablo did, but not yours - how strange :shock:

Best of luck with fixing the problem - it took me about 6 goes to get my first photo up :roll:

Ally

Thanks very much Brimster and Ian :thumbup:

I like it when this forum is a nice friendly place :D :D :D

Ally

Tony,
I used the word 'not' as in 'not criticizing'. How much clearer could I have been?

Ally

Tony_H wrote:

AllyG wrote:I have been criticized for having too many lessons

Ally

Thats actually incorrect. I said you should try to enjoy your ski holidays more, instead of having lessons all day every day.

Tony,
Since you brought it up, this is what you actually said (page 6 on my slalom video thread):

'Isn't it time you stopped taking lessons Ally, and tried to enjoy yourself skiing?'

I have tried to explain, that I do actually like having lessons (most of the time anyway) and I do enjoy myself during the lessons. I like the challenge of learning new things and the satisfaction when I do finally crack whatever it is I'm trying to learn. I am not criticizing you for learning out on the slopes with your friends. We just have different ways of learning and enjoying ourselves. And I would very much like to learn to ski slalom.

Ian,
To be quite honest, although I'm sure lessons will help the situation, as you say, I don't know that lessons will actually stop some people from ski-ing like idiots. I mean, they may well be very good skiers, but they may still go too fast for their skill level/piste conditions/weather conditions/number of people on the slope etc. etc. and be a danger to themselves and other people.

Ally

I don't usually keep more than about 50 euros in the apartment and 50 euros in my ski jacket pocket. I also always keep all my cards and both our passports in my jacket pocket. My financial back up is that I put some of my money on my daughter's card for emergency use and she keeps her card in her pocket - she had a lovely time spending it all after we got home :D

I hope whoever it was who lost all that money gets it back from their insurers.

There has only been one occasion when we thought someone might possibly have stolen something from us. When we were shown into our room in our very posh 4 star hotel room in Obergurgl, the guy said there was a present for us in our room. Well, we ransacked the room looking for a present :lol: and we couldn't find one anywhere :shock: The only clue we found was a bottle shape in the snow on our balcony. We always wondered if they'd put a bottle out there for us and someone had nicked it ...

Ally

SnowDotCom wrote:Innsbrucker ,

I also agree with Trencher & Brimster in that people learn in many different ways and if you're not hurting anyone on the hill, I don't really see the problem. However, if you've never taken a lesson or have never been skiing before, it's not a bad idea to take the plunge, pay the money & schedule one. It's only going to help.

Welcome to J2ski.com, SnowDotCom :D

Thanks very much for your post.

People do seem to get quite worked up over the issue of ski lessons. I have been criticized for having too many lessons, while others have been told they need more lessons. I don't really think there is a 'magic' number for the correct number of lessons a person should have. As you said, as long as they're not a danger to anyone else (or themselves), it doesn't really matter. From then on, I think it should be down to personal preference.

Ally