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Daily Mail Ski Show - ouch
davethedave wrote:
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:41:37 +0000, platypus wrote: 'Hog wrote: And if you are really pikey, pack some skins and forget the lift pass. I've never skied in my life, so most of what you've said is just funny-looking words. From what information I have gleaned from various sources regarding this mysterious skiing thing. There are two main conditions. 1. On Piste - this is the slopy bit with the white stuff. 2. Off ****ed - what happens later. If you never have been too interested in the cold I just miss out step 1 and proceed to step 2. The cold isn't an issue. I've just never got around to it. |
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Daily Mail Ski Show - ouch
"boots" wrote in message s.com... On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:39:58 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, Steve Parry says: "boots" wrote in message lus.com... On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:36:15 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, The Older Gentleman says: DR wrote: The Older Gentleman posted: That bloody cost me. Those who ski have money. Ipso facto. No. Those who *don't* ski have money. ;-) There are other more interesting and expensive pastimes to eat up the cash. Scuba is more than capable of being a cash sink for example tell me about it. I am contemplating a CCR. Ouch ... that's a LOT of gas fills to justify -- Steve Parry 87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE 02 Suzuki DRZ400SY , 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50 BMW 330Ci www.gwynfryn.co.uk |
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"'Hog" wrote in message ... platypus wrote: Steve Parry wrote: "boots" wrote in message s.com... On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:36:15 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, The Older Gentleman says: DR wrote: The Older Gentleman posted: That bloody cost me. Those who ski have money. Ipso facto. No. Those who *don't* ski have money. ;-) There are other more interesting and expensive pastimes to eat up the cash. Scuba is more than capable of being a cash sink for example I got involved in a lunchtime discussion about skiing, about 20 years ago when I was spending my disposable on pottering about in little aeroplanes. "Do you ski, Richard?" "No." "Why not?" "Not expensive enough." I don't think it is expensive at all. My Columbia Titanium kit has lasted 8 years so far. Boots are about 6 years old and Volkl titanium skis are giving years of service. So it comes down to accommodation. In (for instance) Trois Valee you can go from a few tens of squids a night in a La Tania bunkhouse to several hundred in a Courchevel 1850 palace. I've tried both, the former was a better Beano as it happened. And if you are really pikey, pack some skins and forget the lift pass. This is the thing though, bike gear I can say "yes that lasted me x years of fairly daily use" but skiing stuff is really only a couple of weeks per year so your 8 year usage in real terms is what, only 4 months or so of constant use? -- Steve Parry 87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE 02 Suzuki DRZ400SY , 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50 BMW 330Ci www.gwynfryn.co.uk |
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Daily Mail Ski Show - ouch
TOG@Toil wrote:
On 23 Oct, 14:40, "platypus" wrote: "Do you ski, Richard?" "No." "Why not?" "Not expensive enough." I think motorcycle or car racing is a damn good way to burn through cash. ****ing brilliant... all the more reason for doing it -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W trackbike, SR250 SpazzTrakka, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) Garage clearout - Yamaha SpazzTrakka 250 for sale, email for details |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:45:43 +0100, boots wrote:
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:36:43 +0200 in uk.rec.motorcycles, Ace says: A significant proportion of skiers also indulge in other activities like sailing and riding. Read into that what you will. Too much disposable income. TBF I find it's free time that becomes the limiting factor. Or, in other words, too much disposable income per free day. I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of skiers don't have too much disposable income. I certainly don't. -- -Pip |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:12:31 +0100, Steve Parry squeezed out the
following: "'Hog" wrote in message ... I don't think it is expensive at all. My Columbia Titanium kit has lasted 8 years so far. Boots are about 6 years old and Volkl titanium skis are giving years of service. So it comes down to accommodation. In (for instance) Trois Valee you can go from a few tens of squids a night in a La Tania bunkhouse to several hundred in a Courchevel 1850 palace. I've tried both, the former was a better Beano as it happened. And if you are really pikey, pack some skins and forget the lift pass. This is the thing though, bike gear I can say "yes that lasted me x years of fairly daily use" but skiing stuff is really only a couple of weeks per year so your 8 year usage in real terms is what, only 4 months or so of constant use? I agree. I think skiing is expensive - no doubt about it. I also think it's worth every penny. -- Colin Irvine |
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On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:50:00 +0100, Colin Irvine
wrote: "'Hog" wrote in message .. . I don't think it is expensive at all. My Columbia Titanium kit has lasted 8 years so far. Boots are about 6 years old and Volkl titanium skis are giving years of service. This is the thing though, bike gear I can say "yes that lasted me x years of fairly daily use" but skiing stuff is really only a couple of weeks per year so your 8 year usage in real terms is what, only 4 months or so of constant use? I agree. I think skiing is expensive - no doubt about it. I also think it's worth every penny. Nailled. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |
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On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:18:41 +0100, Champ wrote:
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:50:00 +0100, Colin Irvine wrote: I agree. I think skiing is expensive - no doubt about it. I also think it's worth every penny. Nailled. Of course, there are ways of making it much less so. Like a annual lift pass at chf640, which we've just used for the first skiing day of the season here in Engelberg. -- 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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On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:37:22 +0200, Ace wrote:
Like a annual lift pass at chf640, which we've just used for the first skiing day of the season here in Engelberg. First day of the season already?! jealous I'll be in touch shortly about a possible early season (i.e. pre-Christmas) long weekend visit... -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |
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