J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

We are now snowed in so I have been getting plenty of exercise walking to the shop and back (2 miles each way) plus this morning I have been pushing a car stuck on one of our hills. Yesterday I walked a total of 6 miles through the snow in my wellies. It's surprising how tiring it is walking through snow.

But I haven't been able to go out running because of the snow.

Ally

olly123456789 wrote:The problem with Bulgaria was that it was a really cheep skiing holiday but the Bulgarians have worked out that the English are going the cuz it is cheep and put the prices up. So now it is around the same price as going somewhere else in Europe that has snow.

I mean i had a nice time in Bulgaria met some lovely skiing friends and the skiing was ok.

But i did get spike with ketamin on the the first night all my money stolen off me and a big medical bill does put me off.

Olly,
That sounds really awful! But I don't get it - why would anyone want to spike your drink? Did they do that so they could get you all doped up before they stole your money, or what?

Ally

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm having a run of it lately Andy, first the suitcase nightmare, then my tortoise lays her eggs and both break on the way out and now this...And there was me looking forward to 2010.

I hope you are right, but the schools that I have interviews at, on Tues/Weds/Thurs are closed today because of snow and about 160 miles from me...That's going to be a fabulous drive on Monday evening after a weekend of more snow and my return flight from Grenoble (if it happens)...Sorry rant over!

On a brighter note...Oh sorry there isn't one. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Snowbandit, that's terrible about the tortoise eggs. Sorry everyone, but I think that's worse than your flight being cancelled. If the weather stays like this, I would think there's a good chance of both the interviews being postponed - which would probably be a good thing in your case. It's about time you had some good luck.

Here's sending you some good luck :D

Ally

snowb4ndit wrote:It's just been confirmed that my flight has been cancelled. :cry:

Snowbandit,
How about trying to get another flight? For example, is the Easyjet flight from Stansted to Lyon still on for tomorrow?

Ally

Trencher wrote:

Bonking is banging your skis, or snowboard against something while in mid air, for those uneducated in park parlance :wink:

Trencher

Really? When I was young bonking was something quite different, although people did do it occasionally in the park - but not usually wearing a helmet :lol:

Ally

That's a very cheap holiday, if you ask me. Well done :D :D,

Ally

KevinC wrote:

Wanderer wrote: THe reaction of the German couple who were on the lift at the time is interesting to say the least!

Having an affair?

Strangely enough, that was exactly what I thought! I assumed they were high profile people who couldn't afford the scandal, and disappeared before anyone could get their names or realise who they were. We must both have very suspicious minds :D

I'm really glad the girl was okay though - that was an awful fall and must have been horribly frightening for her.

Ally

I suppose it depends how fit and well they are. If they regularly play badminton/tennis/squash/go sailing/do lots of active gardening or whatever then I think it would be okay, but if they usually sit about using the computer/watching telly/reading etc. then I don't think it would be a very good idea.

As you get older your joints generally stiffen up so you're less flexible, your bones break more easily, your brain works slower, you need more tea-breaks etc.

I think it's different if you've skied for years - then I think you can carry on ski-ing into old age - the same as you can carry on walking (hopefully!).

Trencher,
I think your mother is very brave, to try cross country ski-ing for the first time at the age of nearly 70 :thumbup: And I suppose it's not as dangerous as the usual sort of ski-ing, because it's more like walking on skis.

Ally