Walt wrote:
CLIP As it is, everybody thinks
your a crotchety old coot

I haven't yet earned the right to proudly wear the appellation:
Crotchety Old Coot. But I sure hope I live long enough to deserve the
tribute.

ObSki: In the mean time: skis should reach to the base of your thumb
when your arm is held vertical. Anything shorter cannot and does not
provide adequate directional stability, and contributes to injury,
plague, and harm to small mammalian animals.