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  1. Want a "Free" return flight London-Japan (Niseko bound)?

    I will be going to Japan on or about 26th February for 12-14 days.
    I can be a little bit flexible about the dates.

    I have sufficient BA miles to get "free" ticket...and another "free" ticket...
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    My daughter plays LAX at her high school here in...

    My daughter plays LAX at her high school here in the UK.

    National champs a couple of weeks ago.
    A team came 3rd
    B team 1st
    Under 16 came 1st

    Overall 2nd....curses their local rival school...
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    Carveman....if you are going to Flaine to train...

    Carveman....if you are going to Flaine to train with Flane Super Ski then you need to speak to Rene Roulet.
    Super nice older guy, ex trainer of French Olympic team...a real grizzled mountain veteran...
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    A buddy of mine, Tim, was on the Canadian Olympic...

    A buddy of mine, Tim, was on the Canadian Olympic Team in the 80's (LA Olypics I recall).

    He was too good a rower to win a Gold Medal!
    Bizarre but true:

    His younger brother, Patrick, was also...
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    I met Fred at the weekend. Super cool guy. He...

    I met Fred at the weekend. Super cool guy.

    He said that as he saw the cliff edge coming he knew he was wrong, but knew that speed = some chance of success.

    The most difficult thing in the drop...
  6. Thread: Arkansas - WTF

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    City? CITY ?? It has 174 people....how can...

    City?

    CITY ??

    It has 174 people....how can that be a city?

    Not even a hamlet, it had 7 cops and 11 firefighters??

    Bizarre place to say the least.
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    strange keyboard on this PC! Why do I get @ when...

    strange keyboard on this PC! Why do I get @ when I want '' ?
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    A very good friend of mine, in a very senior role...

    A very good friend of mine, in a very senior role at McL:aren described Alonso as:

    Pure Poison.

    Mclaren hired him because he was the best driver out there, the whole team had a @don't let the...
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    I got that Verbier mail too. When I've got a...

    I got that Verbier mail too.

    When I've got a few minutes I'm going to look at the elative costs of a Cham and Courmayeur pass. Need to check carefully but if they are free for Verb' them I figure...
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    Most memorable for me has a slightly different...

    Most memorable for me has a slightly different aspect:
    1. Breaking my leg on April 8th....that will stick in my mind! It all seemed to happen in slow motion, I can remember it like a movie, frame...
  11. Wolves don't attack humans? Well maybe your US...

    Wolves don't attack humans?

    Well maybe your US wolves are cuddly vegetarians or something but my father would say differently.

    He was in the Polish army between WW1 and WW2 and sent out an...
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    I'll be in Verbier that weekend, still getting my...

    I'll be in Verbier that weekend, still getting my broken leg up to speed so also won't be doing anything crazy, but feel free to drop by...
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    Some friends of ours moved into an old house in...

    Some friends of ours moved into an old house in New Jersey. Their daughter was about two years old at the time.
    About a four years later there was a knock at the door and a woman in her fourties...
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    Getsboards get international too. I ordered 12...

    Getsboards get international too.
    I ordered 12 DVDs and a couple of T shirts.
    It all arrived her in the UK with no hassles, they even threw in an extra free DVD with a note to say they appreciated...
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    Here in the UK LAX is 99% a girls game. My...

    Here in the UK LAX is 99% a girls game.
    My daughter plays in her school team at Under 15 (age) and her team won the National Championships for their age!!

    Go St CatHerine's!
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    From your post I'm not clear which is which. Can...

    From your post I'm not clear which is which. Can you clarify (from what you have read):
    Non-union and joint/tendon deterioration is more likely with weight bearing, or non weight bearing.

    Sorry...
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    Ripz....get the train to Le Chable and walk up...

    Ripz....get the train to Le Chable and walk up the road towards Verbier, find yourself a nice hairpin bend and grab your spot.
    Ask everybody you meet: "Are you rungsp?" and maybe one of them will...
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    Bug' I have that anterior knee pain too. My...

    Bug' I have that anterior knee pain too.
    My story is above. So it is now 3 1/2 months. I have long ago put the crutches away. My ankle is not 100% and the screws do cause discomfort....a constant...
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    You should see the Intern assigned to work for me...

    You should see the Intern assigned to work for me for the next few months.
    Smokin' Hot, and no....there will be no pictures of this 22 year old, big boobed, gorgeous leggy blond, the only child of a...
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    V'61: I'll be in Verb for TDF too.

    V'61: I'll be in Verb for TDF too.
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    Get the dog. We have 2 GSPs (in fact the origin...

    Get the dog.
    We have 2 GSPs (in fact the origin of my nom-de-plume here). The oldest is now 14, we got her as a 2 year old rescue.
    Very good all around dogs, exceptionally healthy (our Vet has...
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    The nice Hedge Fund

    How to pay someone else's mortgage and make $70 million
    Martin Hutchinson reports:

    'Now a small house, Amherst Holdings, has beaten the Wall Street titans at their own horrid game, according to...
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    WNL....I cant give a direct comparison as I've...

    WNL....I cant give a direct comparison as I've not used underarm, but I will tell you that these are incredibly light, strong and comfy.
    In Europe all crutches are elbow type, and in the UK they...
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    MY U.K. Ortho was very clear: No Ibru, no Asprin....

    MY U.K. Ortho was very clear: No Ibru, no Asprin. Paracetemol is OK as are morphine derived if pain is bad.
    I found that they block me up like concrete so got off those quickly. I'd rather take the...
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    My main tip would be to throw away those under...

    My main tip would be to throw away those under arm crutches...are you kidding me? Do you really use those in the USA?

    Get these instead: See page 4 in this
    ...
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    Hi Core Shot. Nothing done on Fibula, it was...

    Hi Core Shot.

    Nothing done on Fibula, it was well alligned so they just left it alone.
    Apparently it is non weight bearing and its role is to stabilise the ankle.

    I'm curious about relative...
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    8th April, Verbier, Switzerland. "SHIT...This...

    8th April, Verbier, Switzerland.

    "SHIT...This is Bad!"

    The thoughts that I said to myself as my left ski got caught in a deep slush pocket on the front face of the mogul, jammed solid at 90...
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    Roo...well don't be such a douche then...keep...

    Roo...well don't be such a douche then...keep looking forwards while you are skiing and you will stop hitting people.
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    I once parked my car like that original one. I...

    I once parked my car like that original one.
    I realised it was going to be tight as I reversed in, but I parked it perfectly in one move with no corrections.
    I got out and found there was so litle...
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    Time for me to 'fess up. Shitting and skiing...

    Time for me to 'fess up.

    Shitting and skiing related:

    Towards the end of last season I had an operation for a Hiatus Hernia, all went well, but the surgeon did warn me that for some people...
  31. Thread: Yurp mags: 916s

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    I'll have them...always room for a spare pair of...

    I'll have them...always room for a spare pair of binders in the locker room.
    Can you take them to Verbier and we can echange there? I'll be there 30TH dec- 1st jan. We could meet for a...
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    Happened to me on 20th november...whole...

    Happened to me on 20th november...whole department getting shut down

    I'm a wanker-banker.....and fat chance of finding another job as it is a fekkin' slaughter in my business
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    I'm a Brit who lived near NYC for a couple of...

    I'm a Brit who lived near NYC for a couple of years back in the day. I went to 2 games

    The first was against the Brewers, the seats were waaaaay up at the back, the players were specks in the...
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    Big surf these days. I very nearly got killed...

    Big surf these days.

    I very nearly got killed in BArbados surfing a storm swell.
    Multiple fractures etc...I thought it was over.

    I've gone back in but fair-weather, beach break only these days.
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    I'm from the UK and work in the finacial world. I...

    I'm from the UK and work in the finacial world. I had worked in NYC for a couple of years in the 90's.

    On that day I was really really worried about a whole bunch of friends. As I mentioned...
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    Thinking of George today, who was my friend and...

    Thinking of George today, who was my friend and who was also another maggot's dad.

    snowful...nah, not going to take the bait...
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    If you want to know about Coco then HuckSchmuck...

    If you want to know about Coco then HuckSchmuck is the man to ask. I think he has a season ticket there!
    £500 won't go far there....I think he told me of one that costs chf10,000 and has a diamond...
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    That's not very nice Scottish Skier! I sometimes...

    That's not very nice Scottish Skier!
    I sometimes wear sunglasses with a helmet...my excuse is prescription lenses, on a warm day I just prefer them to goggles.

    I am prepared to embrace my inner...
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    I have a shack in Le Chable which is not for...

    I have a shack in Le Chable which is not for rent, but happy to tell you more about life there if you want to PM me.

    The lack of lift lines is a great advantage.

    We have to go at peak times due...
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    Cedric...been there once for a day, not exactly...

    Cedric...been there once for a day, not exactly an epert, but here goes:

    However we lucked out and it was a real powder day. Fantastic conditions.

    If the GF is an early intermediate there is...
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    My neighbour has a Lab and Golden Retriever on...

    My neighbour has a Lab and Golden Retriever on BARF diet.
    Both seem to do well.
    I shoot a lot of rabbits on my land and just give them the bodies. Their dogs just eat a whole beast for a meal,...
  42. 6% ? SIX PERCENT ?? Fekkin 'Ell !! In...

    6% ?

    SIX PERCENT ??

    Fekkin 'Ell !!

    In the UK the rate is 2%, and sometimes a bit less than that.

    For that % the agent does all the flyers, advertising etc etc .
    Real Estate agents are...
  43. Thread: World Champions

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    Probably the best team in the world. But until...

    Probably the best team in the world.
    But until the competition is widened in some way to include the rest of the world they are just the NBA champions. Nothing more.

    Please note that the World is...
  44. Ripzalot forgot to mention the Zermat Speciality:...

    Ripzalot forgot to mention the Zermat Speciality: seeing elderly ladies in full fur outfit carrying a rather small dog under their arms while out shopping.
    That is the cherry on the icing on the...
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    At the risk of proving my doucheness: OED: ...

    At the risk of proving my doucheness:

    OED:
    1. a. A jet or stream of water, or the like, applied
    to some part of the body, generally for medicinal purposes;
    the application of this; an...
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    Bingo...sorry hadn't thought of snopes in this...

    Bingo...sorry hadn't thought of snopes in this context.

    And Montanaskier...this has not been a feeble trolling attempt to bash Obama....I wanted something to go back with...and I got it.
    If that...
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    CE...I get that...but A) the guy is an ass (the...

    CE...I get that...but A) the guy is an ass (the guy I have "discussed" with
    B) I want to call him on at least some of these.

    Evidence please!
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    Obama...help me refute these

    So first of all let me be clear...I am from the UK and in the UK so my vote, even my opinion, doesn't count.

    Hover I got into a "discussion" about Obama and the guy (who is an expat Yank) pointed...
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    Scummy fellow workers who were quick to pull out...

    Scummy fellow workers who were quick to pull out their phone cameras while he is beating up women and swinging an axe.
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    It's not just a US problem...UK is bleeding: ...

    It's not just a US problem...UK is bleeding:

    http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2008/06/house-prices-housing-british
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