On 08/29/2016 09:53 AM, Richard Henry wrote:
On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 8:52:08 AM UTC-7, The Real Bev wrote:
On 08/28/2016 05:57 PM, lal_truckee wrote:
Hard to let so much good gear go. We had an actual foundation put
under our cabin a decade or so back - before that it was sitting on
two foot diameter logs cut on the property to make room for the
cabin. Anyway, clearing the under cabin, I came up with over 50 pairs
of mounted skies, every single pair irreplaceable, and each
guaranteed to be needed immediately I let them go. Kept 10 pairs of
vital sliding surfaces, and my Raichle parts boots. It may be time
for another clean out.

I got rid of the cruft maybe 5 years ago, but I kept my first skis
(Hexcel orange) and some extra poles. Since then I've accumulated
several pair of decent boots and some nice jackets (yard sales) that I'm
going to take to Play It Again when they bring their ski stuff out. I'm
keeping my new boots, my old boots, and the duplicate pair of old boots
(absolute virgins, also yard sale) just in case I stop being able to
bend my toes enough to get into my new boots.

On 8/28/16 4:44 PM, Richard Henry wrote:
the boots I bought at the consignment shop in Truckee (and which I
refurbished a while back by sewing new velcro strips onto the top
closer straps).

I need to update my velcro straps. Did you use a sewing machine? and
how did it stand up to the density and thickness of your straps?

I used a staple gun and hammered the legs flat.

Where were you with the staple gun idea when I needed it?

Why didn't you ask before? I may have even done that before I met you
at SS. What year was that, do you remember?

I've tried sewing velcro on. I've tried gluing it on. Both are
unsatisfactory. I could have done it with my Husqvarna sewing machine
(with real stump-pulling low gear) but the hook part tends to break the
thread quickly.

I thought of replacing the straps on my old boots with the straps from
my unsatisfactory $5 boots, but got my new boots before I did it. I
would have gone to Sport Chalet and asked the nice man (or so I thought)
how to do it, but we know how that turned out...

I put my SC 'I'd rather be skiing' license plate frame on my 'new' car.
At some point people with those will probably start waving at each other.


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Cheers, Bev
Always carry a length of fiber-optic cable in your pocket. Should
you be shipwrecked and find yourself stranded on a desert island,
bury the cable in the sand. A few hours later, a guy driving a
backhoe will be along to dig it up. Ask him to rescue you.