My eye! Sweet Jesus, Ouch!

[Hedganian]

It must really uspet you that people think you're wearing a different stupid hairdo to the one you really have....

[L4byr1nth]

If you don't like men with ponytails, you must be ginger.

 

 

Ben.

[scorch]

If you don't like mohawks, thats fine.

 

Really.

 

More punky chicks for the likes of me!

 

 

 

But don't call it a mullet. Thats just plain offensive.

[Desolation mkII]

I hear you have a mullet Scorch.

 

If you don't like men with ponytails, you must be ginger.

 

Carefull, don't upset the Ginger brotherhood mate...

[greg]

More punky chicks for the likes of me!

 

But don't call it a mullet. Thats just plain offensive.

Yeah, punky chicks, yum.

 

I hear you have a mullet Scorch.

 

Carefull, don't upset the Ginger brotherhood mate...

I used to have a Ginger Mullet.

 

All the chicks dig that.

 

 

Greg.

[Desolation mkII]

Something makes me sincearely doubt that Greg.

[greg]

Something makes me sincearely doubt that Greg.

It's true.

 

I realy did have, a ginger mullet.

 

 

Greg.

[greg]

I like a rant.

 

It's usually, unfounded, inane babble, as any one who knows me will tell ya.

 

It's not normally serious or aimed at anything specific. It just allows me to get rid of a little of the aggression that I usually carry, so I don't have to inflict it on some poor innocent, who don't deserve it.

 

Todays rant, is about the fact,,,,,,,,,,,, I can't think of anything worth ranting about!

 

Any one want to start me off?

 

Please?

 

 

Greg.

 

PS, I've done council flat tenants & the labour government 'till I'm blue in the face, so don't bother with that stuff.

[Chimpy]

 

Not able to get up into this at the weekend after last weekend being stunningly awesome.

[greg]

 

Not able to get up into this at the weekend after last weekend being stunningly awesome.

Unlucky.

 

Looks a bit poo though, an inch of soft on icy bullet proof?

 

I was in Kitzbuel last week ripping it up.

 

I hope that makes you feel better.

 

 

Greg.

[Chimpy]

It's an inch of fresh on three/four inches of soft windslab on top of an rain crust, was quite nice to ski. Mind you thats only an hour and a half away from Dundee. I'm off to Val Thorens next week so I don't mind at all.

[greg]

It's an inch of fresh on three/four inches of soft windslab on top of an rain crust, was quite nice to ski. Mind you thats only an hour and a half away from Dundee. I'm off to Val Thorens next week so I don't mind at all.

Looks can be deceptive.

 

If you are staying in VT, get an area pass & use the Meribel slopes.

 

I was in Meri just before Christmas, snow was excellent, but very cold, -15 to -25C. My first choice is Meribel, then Courchevel, VT last, unless you know some thing I don't.

 

& I don't mind either. Off to Saalbach in 3 weeks & Avoriez in March. Four trips in one season!

 

 

Greg.

 

PS. Shouldn't you be over in the bible thread, trying to convince yourself & others that there is no god?

[Chimpy]

Yer, we'll be skiing the entire 3 Valleys. Val Thorens just for the extra starting height more than anything. Last year we had first tracks on 1000m vertical of waist deep champagne powder so hoping this year delivers too.

[greg]

Yer, we'll be skiing the entire 3 Valleys. Val Thorens just for the extra starting height more than anything. Last year we had first tracks on 1000m vertical of waist deep champagne powder so hoping this year delivers too.

Aye.

 

Fingers crossed. Early bird, he who dares etc.

 

Funny how you can spot a virgin rout from a lift & give it a go. By the time you get back up, it's been smashed to bits by every one else, who was on the lift, saw ya & thought, 'that looks like a good idea'. The only consolation is that you got first go.

 

If you haven't seen it before, look out for 'the sand pit' at the top of Saulire(Mountain between Meri & Cour). Take the Pas de Lac 2 or Sualire 2, to the top & do a right to come down sanglier (a great little run in harsh conditions). As you come out of the lifts, you will see a big rock in the middle of the piste (size of a small cottage) which is often surrounded by a very odd, grainy snow. In ten years, it's the only place I've experienced it.

 

& er, have fun.

 

 

Greg.

[Desolation mkII]

I hate skiing.

 

I went once with the TA and was not a big fan.

 

 

[greg]

I hate skiing.

Ever try a snow board?

 

 

Greg.

[Desolation mkII]

Nope, and no interest in doing so aknowing the injury one lass I know got doing it, which would be a career ender for me.

[Chimpy]

I cut my hand open to the bone snowboarding as a youngster, a friend forced his wrist either side of the bones in his forearm and most of us suffered several broken fingers. Dry slopes FTW. These days skiing is much more preferable cause it's more about the transport in the terrain and killing steeps than flinging myself off kickers although I occasionally jump on a snowboard to cruise mellow powder.

[GuzziHero]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

 

How damn hard can it be to top up 2 motorcycle tyres when you have TWO compressors?

 

I usually use a little 5l portable Clarke compressor. It leaks a little through the flow valve but gets the job done. Except tonight. I plug it in, 2 pops and its dead. What the funk? Change the fuse, nothing. AGH!

 

So I switch to the 50l Compair. This thing IS movable but not when its blockaded in with junk. But now I have to find the extension hose for it. Its wrapped in and around stuff, so I yank it out like Im wrestling an anaconda.

 

Problem is, it has a filtered jar regulator. And it leaks. So Im tapping it every now and again to reduce the leaks. On to filling the tyres.

 

Moto Guzzi have the most blasted frustrating tyre valves EVER. You have to run the fill connector through a few sets of spokes to get onto the right angle. So its a matter of wrestling the pressure gauge on, then feeding the connector through, filling a little then re-testing etc. Of course when you dont want it to, the connector falls out from between the spokes and you have to feed it back through... when you WANT to take the connector away, its little lever gets jammed in every single goddamned spoke on the way out.

 

I get them filled and the filter is leaking so badly the compressor wont shut up. I give it another tap and...the pressure nozzle comes off and falls inside the jar. I slam it about the floor a bit and promise myself to get a new one. I will forget, as always, till I need it the next time...

[greg]

Nope, and no interest in doing so aknowing the injury one lass I know got doing it, which would be a career ender for me.

Oh well, no snow fun for you then.

 

 

Greg.

[Azubi]

Delivery companies do my head in. Why do they have a tendency to turn up that brief tome you are taking a dump or nipping to the shop when you actually write the whole day off as waiting for the parcel.

 

Likewise, why isn't there a big delivery company that is always used that specialises in after 5pm deliveries? I'm sure many people would pay a bit extra for it so they don't have to waste a precious holiday away from work just to sit in and wait for a package that may or may not turn up between the hours of 8am and 5pm.

[greg]

Delivery companies do my head in. Why do they have a tendency to turn up that brief tome you are taking a dump or nipping to the shop when you actually write the whole day off as waiting for the parcel.

 

Likewise, why isn't there a big delivery company that is always used that specialises in after 5pm deliveries? I'm sure many people would pay a bit extra for it so they don't have to waste a precious holiday away from work just to sit in and wait for a package that may or may not turn up between the hours of 8am and 5pm.

Yes, it does seem ironic that they would choose to make deliveries to domestic residences during typical working hours.

 

But, having worked for a delivery service, I am aware of the studies that show, over 94% of these types of deliveries are successful first time!

 

This figure seems incredible to me, 'cos like you, I'll wait in all day, & magically miss the knock on the door. The 'card' then vaporises, leaving me, having to visit the depot, to collect my package. When I get there, I find that it's out on the lorry for redelivery & this process is repeated until I blow a fuse, threatening to end it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Ya just can't beet City-link.

 

 

Greg.

[Azubi]

Interlink have pee'd me off recently by not delivering 2 days later than they were supposed to, having a rubbish telephone tracking system that just didn't seem to want to work and the local depot never bloody picked up the phone, even on Monday.

[Chimpy]

This is why I get everything delivered to work!

[greg]

This is why I get everything delivered to work!

Lucky you, some work places won't allow this.

 

& for folk like me, who work all over the place it is not an option.

 

I do ok with Special deliveries. I used to go to school with the guy that does my area & he lives just down the road. He always gets the parcel to me, phoning first to see when I'll be in. Result. Registered & recorded stuff always gets through as well. He knows the postie who does that & gets him to sign on my behalf & post it. If it don't fit the letter box, he leaves it in a 'secret place'! Double result.

 

Parcel farce have never actually made a successful delivery but this doesn't really matter. They always leave a note, alerting me that it has been left at my local post office, a 3 minute walk away.

 

City link do have a problem delivering to my address. I have a mate, who lives down my road & works for city link, he explained the situation.

 

Strangely, the nearest city link depot, to me, does not do my area! The one that does, is twice as far away & *badgeress* to get to.

 

So, the regular drivers, hate doing the drops in my road. What the regulars do, is pretend they attempted delivery.

 

They then leave the parcel on their van, pretending to attempt redelivery, until they can pass the parcel onto a temp, or the parcel is returned to the sender.

 

Unfortunately, this has become the practice at this depot. Despite many complaints, this situation has never changed.

 

I actually don't begrudge the guise who do it, I know how they get paid & doing my area from that depot, just ain't worth it.

 

My only option is to ask retailers not to use City link. Unfortunately this means a boycott on suppliers that are exclusively tied into citylink.

 

Before anyone chimes in with 'Citylink am bestest', I would like to point out that this is a local peculiarity. Not indicative of the whole City link operation.

 

 

Greg.