J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by RoseR

caron-a wrote:I'm the big four oh in 7 months and I don't care. I still feel 21 :D

Yes me too :lol:

Yes I think helmets should be worn by choice. I, like Pablo most of the time but there are still times I dont. I hardly ever wear one Xcountry skiing, dont know why I suppose I think that not so much speed involved, nor so many people about.

Ian Wickham wrote:

amanda n wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

amanda n wrote:yes how did you guess, obviously your a lady, :D.

just waiting for wickers to come along and extract the michael.

right dog must be ran c you all later x

Why would I make a comment about reaching forty, I don't get older any more I just get younger, some one has a quote on her I think its Mike " Age is but a Number "

Ps Forty is still bloody old though

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snt life supposed to begin at 20/20

I think you mean 40 :mrgreen:

Why is it you girls always worry about your age, at 53 I have more energy than some of the people half my age that I work with :hunf:

Same age as me Ian and I can outwork most of the staff at our place that are half my age. The only scary thing I think about is that my next milestone birthday will be 60 :cry:

This is only my opinion and I will probably be struck down or at the very least the phantom one starrer will strike.
We try to take all steps in terms of safety so as not to ever give an insurance company or employer the chance not to pay out should we need it. Most of my insurance policy's say in the small print that we must take steps to avoid accidents, burglarys and injury.
To me that means when skiing for example I will wear decent boots, helmet wrist guards. My house will have security features and smoke alarms. I will only handle chemicals and garden machinery wearing all the safety gear that is reccomended. I will drive my car wearing a seat belt, have good tyres and good brakes. We all owe it to ourselves, other people and our families to take whatever steps you can to protect yourselves. Obviously there are occasions even when all steps have been take the inevitable can still happen.
We dont own our own helmets but always hire along with our ski's, but something some-one said on this thread about the chances that the person who hired before us may have had a fall has now made up our minds, we will definately be owning our own helmets before next winter hols.
On another theme not all deaths or accidents doing so called risky activities are as a direct result of doing risky things. Sometimes poor health has been the cause. I have known some-one who died in a headlong crash while car rallying, it was not the crash that killed him, he had died from a heart attack before the impact of the car. I know a young rugby player, died on the pitch during a tackle but it was not the tackle that killed, he had a massive heart attack. I know of a hang glider who died, but it was'nt the result of crashing to the ground, it was a blood clot to the brain that had killed him causing him to crash.
So to my mind you need to be aware of your health as well as safety gear to embark on any, so called risky sports.

caron-a wrote:could I apologise to whoever gave me one star above. It was an offensive comment wasn't it. You know how it is, friday night, a couple of glasses of wine, getting a bit gushy...

Anyway, I promise I'll try to curb my enthusiasm in future :D

No way was it an offensive comment I actually thought thats what LOL stood for :oops:

Thats so lovely. That has to be the best way to get married. Congrats and well done

One Bournemouth terrorist :lol:

Tony_H wrote:

RoseR wrote: He always wears camoflauge or Khaki jackets and he looks like a terrorist.

And you wonder why you always get strip searched at Bournemouth airport????? :lol:

No he does'nt, and I wear normal gear and its always me they pick on, and even worse at Gatwick this year my rucksack was tested for drugs. Actually its always been a worry for me because of the job I do, do any of the drugs get absorbed and a sniffer dog picks me out.