Monthly Archives: February 2011

Wrist guards result

It might now be often that a badly sprained wrist would class as a good result. But, since Kat had some pretty robust wrist guards on, and hence came away from a wipeout with ‘only’ a bad sprain, we think … Continue reading

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Tempting fate

When we went skiing/snowboarding last year, by this stage I had accumulated so many bruises that I could only walk with a quasimodo stoop , never mind boarding. So, being on the slopes this afternoon was an improvement. I am … Continue reading

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Glitter girls

You can get bath gel which has glitter in, apparently. Presumably for that extra passass if you are clubbing. If what you are aiming for is bath after skiing, as Kat was tonight, and don’t realise that what you have … Continue reading

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Boot queues

One of the ‘joys’ of skiing/snowboarding is hiring boots and discovering that though they feel fine in the shop, by the time you hit the slopes you can’t walk, much less carve the slopes with grace and apblomb. If I’m … Continue reading

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Do Metro writers not engage their brain?

I picked up a copy of the Metro this morning.  One of the items noted that staged car crashes are at a new high, with ‘more than one in 20 motorists believing that they have been a victim in the … Continue reading

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