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  #11  
Old January 19th 05, 08:56 PM
Steve Haigh
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Rob White wrote:

There's no way to predict if or how skis will be stolen, the only way to
stop it is to lock them up if you leave them.

Do those littel cable locks really work? I can only imagine that they
are pretty easy to cut through witha pair of wire cutters.


A friend of mine was in
Courchevel a few years ago at a pit-stop by a piste, when a skier came past
and simply swiped a pair of skis stood up in the snow, without even
stopping. My son and a mate had three pairs nicked from their apartment
balcony in Val d-Isere 13 months ago - it seems the thief climbed up the
drain pipe to reach them!

Not at all unusual, I've heard of this happening a few times.
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Old January 19th 05, 09:20 PM
Simon Brown
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"Steve Haigh" wrote in message
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Rob White wrote:

There's no way to predict if or how skis will be stolen, the only way to
stop it is to lock them up if you leave them.

Do those littel cable locks really work? I can only imagine that they
are pretty easy to cut through witha pair of wire cutters.


A friend of mine was in
Courchevel a few years ago at a pit-stop by a piste, when a skier came

past
and simply swiped a pair of skis stood up in the snow, without even
stopping. My son and a mate had three pairs nicked from their apartment
balcony in Val d-Isere 13 months ago - it seems the thief climbed up the
drain pipe to reach them!

Not at all unusual, I've heard of this happening a few times.


I write my name on my skis with a big thick indelible marker.
--
Simon Brown
www.hb9drv.ch


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Old January 19th 05, 09:34 PM
Jorg
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:20:52 +0100, "Simon Brown"
wrote:

"Steve Haigh" wrote in message
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Rob White wrote:

There's no way to predict if or how skis will be stolen, the only way to
stop it is to lock them up if you leave them.

Do those littel cable locks really work? I can only imagine that they
are pretty easy to cut through witha pair of wire cutters.


A friend of mine was in
Courchevel a few years ago at a pit-stop by a piste, when a skier came

past
and simply swiped a pair of skis stood up in the snow, without even
stopping. My son and a mate had three pairs nicked from their apartment
balcony in Val d-Isere 13 months ago - it seems the thief climbed up the
drain pipe to reach them!

Not at all unusual, I've heard of this happening a few times.


I write my name on my skis with a big thick indelible marker.


Oh good! I always wondered how to recognize you if I'll go back to
Flims once again :P
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Old January 19th 05, 09:36 PM
Ace
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:34:50 +0100, Jorg wrote:

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:20:52 +0100, "Simon Brown"
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I write my name on my skis with a big thick indelible marker.


Oh good! I always wondered how to recognize you if I'll go back to
Flims once again :P


Oh that's easy - he's the one in the bar...

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Old January 19th 05, 10:28 PM
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Simon Brown wrote:
"Steve Haigh" wrote in message
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Rob White wrote:

There's no way to predict if or how skis will be stolen, the only
way to stop it is to lock them up if you leave them.

Do those littel cable locks really work? I can only imagine that they
are pretty easy to cut through witha pair of wire cutters.


A friend of mine was in
Courchevel a few years ago at a pit-stop by a piste, when a skier
came past and simply swiped a pair of skis stood up in the snow,
without even stopping. My son and a mate had three pairs nicked
from their apartment balcony in Val d-Isere 13 months ago - it
seems the thief climbed up the drain pipe to reach them!

Not at all unusual, I've heard of this happening a few times.


I write my name on my skis with a big thick indelible marker.


I bet you've got L and R written on your wellies as well haven't you?

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James...
www.jameshart.co.uk


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Old January 19th 05, 10:44 PM
Ace
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:54:03 GMT, Greg Hilton wrote:


Oh good! I always wondered how to recognize you if I'll go back to
Flims once again :P


Oh that's easy - he's the one in the bar...


Mumbling into his beer about how good the snow was in the old days.......


You've met Simon, then?

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Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk
All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club.
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Old January 19th 05, 10:54 PM
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Oh good! I always wondered how to recognize you if I'll go back to
Flims once again :P


Oh that's easy - he's the one in the bar...


Mumbling into his beer about how good the snow was in the old days.......




Greg

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Old January 20th 05, 05:41 AM
PG
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"Simon Brown" wrote in message
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| "Steve Haigh" wrote in message
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| I write my name on my skis with a big thick indelible marker.
| --

Acetone, alcohol, lemon juice, are effective erasers - or so I hear....

Pete - SNOWeSCAPE
http://bsm.alpesprovence.net



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Old January 20th 05, 06:55 AM
Simon Brown
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"PG" wrote in message
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"Simon Brown" wrote in message
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| "Steve Haigh" wrote in message
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| I write my name on my skis with a big thick indelible marker.
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Acetone, alcohol, lemon juice, are effective erasers - or so I hear....

Pete - SNOWeSCAPE
http://bsm.alpesprovence.net



Never tried that cocktail - sounds more snowboarder-ish than grumpy old
skier-ish but I'll give it a go next time I visit the local DIT centre.
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Simon Brown
www.hb9drv.ch

England: Jan 26-Jan 28, 2005
Germany: Jan 31-Feb 2, 2005


  #20  
Old January 20th 05, 06:56 AM
Simon Brown
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"Greg Hilton" wrote in message
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Oh good! I always wondered how to recognize you if I'll go back to
Flims once again :P


Oh that's easy - he's the one in the bar...


Mumbling into his beer about how good the snow was in the old days.......



FWIW we got about 6cms new snow so far - not much good really. Still need
another 50cms although the forecast is very good for a major dump today.

--
Simon Brown
www.hb9drv.ch

England: Jan 26-Jan 28, 2005
Germany: Jan 31-Feb 2, 2005


 




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