Messages posted by : sued
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Castleford on 21st or 28th November seems the best dates for everyone so please let me know if this suits you. Also what time do you prefer to meet/ski? Please bear in mind that I have a two hour drive to get there so not too early! Better go and exercise those thighs in preparation! Sue
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Right! About 8 of us have said maybe so let's go for it. Firstly, it suits more of us to go to Castleford than Chill Factore. So how about a two hour ski sess at Castleford one Saturday in November? I can do any Saturday so I suggest people let me know if they are interested and when they CAN'T go and hopefully we can arrange something for definite. Probably easier to send me a private message. Afterwards maybe we can have a drink/something to eat- I have twice eaten at the Italians there and it is very good! well, it is a four hour round trip, with my 12 year old in tow, so have to make it worth her while! Sue
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My husband works as an optometrist and I am a dispensing optician so do know something about wearing contact lenses. Personally never had problems. Except getting sunblock in my eyes and crying a lot! I do suggest taking a spare pair of lenses with you- much easier if you wear dailies. But no worries as skiied wearing contact lenses both in sunglasses and in very bad blizzards wearing goggles. Does help the skiing mind you when you can't see just how steep the slopes are!
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Just for the record I am a true Geordie without a Geordie accent! Bit gutted as I love the Geordie accent! Elocution lessons should be banned!
Good news that some of you think this is also a nice idea. But as Wickers has said organising such a get together isn't plain sailing! So if you fancy it let me know when is a good time and we can see what we can arrange. I am very lucky as my sister lives in Manchester and I can be totally flexible. Just going to have to work on those thighs sooner than I thought- should have taken up bowling- much less hassle! Clubman- I can also do Castleford as well as Chill Factore. How up north are you? |
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Northern monkeys! Bloody cheek! Think I may try Chill Factore, just can't decide whether a drive down south (ugh!) is worth the effort or just wait until I go skiing for real again. 14 weeks and counting!
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I am sure alcohol can be involved! Not too sure about the jam butties though! If enough people fancy it we then can start thinking when would suit most of us. I only work part time so it is quite easy for me to arrange something either during the week or even at the weekend but I am guessing it will get busy then. Don't like people getting in my way when I am doing my parallel turns!
Has anybody been to both Castleford and Chill Factore and which did you prefer? I have been to Castleford a couple of times and wasn't overly impressed. Felt like skiing in a fridge and I was freezing! Have felt much warmer skiing in heavy blizzards. Also the lift attendant was very rude and was in danger of having a nasty accident with my ski pole! I also have a cat so I am not that hard either! Sssshhh! Don't tell anyone! |
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Don't get me started on stereotypes! Just for the record I do not have a flat cap, own a whippet or talk with a funny accent! I am admitting nothing! I can do Castleford or Chill Factore and everybody is welcome- southerners and northerners! Just bear in mind that I am not the best skier- but what I lack in ability I more than make up with my enthusiasm! Bit scary really! This is only feasible if a few of us are game. Or I will just be Jimmy No Mates skiing by myself!
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