J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by NellyPS

Mr Nelly works in the window industry so that usually gets rid of any unwanted attention, people can be so snobbish about what job you do, I couldn't give a toss what people think about what me and Mr Nelly do, it pays for us to do all the fun things in life which is important.

Asking what you earn is a very personal question and not one I'd be prepared to answer to anyone!

bedrock barney wrote:I remember my dad buying bottles of red wine from a supermarket in France in about 1981 or 82. I think he was paying 4 francs a bottle, ie 40p.

The top was sealed with a bit of foil - no cork!

I suspect it was not prime stuff.

I remember drinking that wine during my first winter in Chamonix. Although it was a pricey 10 francs a bottle in the late 80s. And fags were the the same price too. I needed it to be earning 30 quid a week.

Ally, you've started something now - are you going to be the official counter of sleeps next season? ;)

Snapzzz - I'm brilliant at emptying wine boxes. Once you've got the bag out of the box, blow into the tap at the bottom so its filled with air, then cut the corner off and drain wine - sometimes get a whole glass out.

Anyway, clearly we all like to do different things once the snow has melted, which is why I keep trying to find another forum to join, but I'm getting bored so keep coming back here.

I'll give anything a go holiday wise, as long as I'm not working then that's a bonus.

I would love to go to the mountains in summer (camping, natch) but the kids would hate it so we'll wait until they're not holidaying with us anymore.

15 sleeps to first camping of the year :D

Bargain.

First chalet I stayed in was for about 10 people -too small really, but it was a bargain, sadly half of the people staying there had paid full price - perhaps not the best way to make new friends.

Salski wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

NellyPS wrote:As I'm a camping freak in the summer, I tried to find a forum that could satisfy my needs for the coming months. None of them seem to have as many users as there on on here, bearing in mind camping is big business.

One forum even had a note on the forum saying 'No banter'. Boooo!

How about J2camp :thumbup:

Brilliant idea - I suggest Norfolk :thumbup:

NellyPS - are you into canvas or nylon?

We own a number of tents in varying sizes for different occasions. Our main tent is a canvas tipi which we love to bits.

This is where there is a very fine line between choosing a chalet or hotel, I've experienced interesting conversations and people in both, my favourite was a club hotel in Elmau some years ago when I was allowed on a 'boys holiday' with my now ex-husband.

We were approached by another guest who simply said 'so, who's the best in your group then?' at which point none of the others said a word and they all pointed at me. Quite a random ice-breaker, or not so in this case.

Some people do have a tendency to talk far too loudly about their past experiences and where they've been and how good they are at skiing black runs which irritates me no end, I know we're on a skiing holiday, but reign it in a bit. There's nothing worse than being caught out on the nursery slopes when you've been blowing your own trumpet the previous evening.

Mr Nelly had the misfortune to be sitting next to someone of this calibre on the bus journey to resort this winter, he even got his camera out and showed him last year's photos.