J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Thanks Trencher,
As I have repeatedly said, I'm hiring boots, so maybe I need a variety of sock thicknesses so that at least one of them will fit correctly in the boot, and I can keep washing them.

I never thought simply buying socks could be so complicated.

And do I buy the longest ones?

Ally

Oh no,
I just looked at that website. What thickness and length of sock do I need? They are also pretty expensive - £15 for a pair of socks! At that price, I think I will be buying one pair of socks and washing them each night.

Ally

Nelly,
I know what you mean, about trying to spare the time. Although it was only 3 days actual ski-ing, it took up 6 of my working days.

We left here about 11 a.m Sunday to drive to Bristol airport from here (with a stop in IKEA in Cardiff on the way to do some essential shopping), Sunday night in a Bristol airport hotel, check in at 7 a.m. (only one flight per day to Geneva from Bristol), arrived Geneva 1 p.m. (Easy jet flight was delayed an hour and a half), afternoon to look around Geneva, chalet mini-bus pick up at 7-30 p.m. in Geneva airport, 2 3/4 hour drive to Tignes, ski-ing at Tignes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, back to Geneva airport Thursday evening, Geneva airport hotel Thursday night, fly back to Bristol Friday morning, drive back here Friday with a stop in Swansea to visit one of the family in hospital there. Finally arrived home about 7 p.m.

Total 6 days.

But if I'd lived near a London airport I suppose I could have done it in 3 1/2 days since they have more flights and I wouldn't have had to take so long getting to the airport.

How much holiday do most people get? I have no idea (being self-employed).

Ally

Evo88 and Bandit,
Thanks very much for your messages about socks. I will buy myself some new ones for Christmas (and wash them by hand!).

Ally

Tony,
I must have missed your thread about socks, I don't remember it at all. Sorry.

I still don't get it about the socks though. Where do I get them, and what do they call themselves? I wear 'Ski socks' as sold in sports shops and places like Millets, i.e. thick socks which I think are made of wool, because they shrink if I put them in the wrong wash.

Ally

Hi Tony,
That's very sweet of you, and I don't mind at all. What in particular do you think makes me huggable?

Ally

I would like to go on a ski holiday with everyone, but I can't do 2nd week in January 2011 because my younger daughter will probably be doing her January A2 exams then, and I can't just ditch her and leave her to cope with exams on her own.

However, I will be free for 2012 holidays because she will by then (hopefully) be at Uni and organizing her own ski holidays. But I will be 50 by then, and too old for the 'rules'. However I will also be on my own, because my husband doesn't ski, so I will need to share with another female.

It will be interesting to see if this 2010/2011 holiday actually takes place, and how it goes. Best of luck with it,

Ally

Thanks Bandit, that does look like the type of gadget my ski instructor was wearing.

Are your socks normal socks, or are they special thin socks?

Ally