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Pip Luscher wrote:
On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. Iran, winter of 1969/70. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools |
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"Pip Luscher" wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. -- -Pip Ahh, memories come flooding back of Skew Bridge dry ski slope in the Northamptonshire mountains. Couldn't believe how slippy the real stuff was when we went to Italy (Macugnaga?) the following winter. Oh yes was 39 when I started - so regret not doing it earlier -- Paul S |
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"Ace" wrote in message
... On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:14:06 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. Hemel Hempstead for me. Ah, that's where I learned to snowboard.... learned to ski in La Clusaz |
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Pip Luscher wrote:
On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. Especially as it's houses now -- Chris *:-( |
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Ace wrote:
On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:14:06 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. Hemel Hempstead for me. At least it's still there and Actually quite good snow too! -- Chris *:-) |
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Pip Luscher wrote:
On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. Cauterets, then the stickle bricks at Brentwood for me. -- Chris *:-) |
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Ace wrote: On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:31:37 -0700, vulgarandmischevious wrote: Ace wrote: On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:14:06 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. Hemel Hempstead for me. Monarch, Colorado for me. Two years ago in April. (newbie scum) I was 33 when I started, so you've still got some time to go. I was about 38 when I started. It was in Arolla about 13 year ago. -- o/ \\ // |\ ,_ o Mike Clark \__,\\ // __o | \ / /\, "A mountain climbing, cycling, skiing, " || _`\,_ |__\ \ | caving, antibody engineer and ` || (_)/ (_) | \corn computer user" http://www.antibody.me.uk/ |
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On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:58:39 -0000, "MoonMan"
wrote: Ace wrote: On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:14:06 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. Hemel Hempstead for me. At least it's still there No it's not. It was just a dry slope when I took a course there. and Actually quite good snow too! If you say so. At ukp23 per hour it'd bloody well have to be. -- Ace Ski Club of Great Britain http://www.skiclub.co.uk/ All opinions expressed are those of the poster and in no way reflect those of the Ski Club or its members |
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Ace wrote:
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:58:39 -0000, "MoonMan" wrote: Ace wrote: On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:14:06 +0000, Pip Luscher wrote: On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:31 +0100, BrritSki wrote: we skied last Saturday in Terminillo where I first put skis on some 34 years ago. That set me back to thinking about when I first put on skis. It was in Harlow. Sadly, not the sort of place one can get all misty-eyed about. Hemel Hempstead for me. At least it's still there No it's not. It was just a dry slope when I took a course there. and Actually quite good snow too! If you say so. At ukp23 per hour it'd bloody well have to be. Milton keynes is a similar price, and the snow is crap -- Chris *:-) |
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