What do you do on a chairlift?

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Singing songs loudly is a good way of dealing with long chair rides in blizzards.
Nonimations so far for the Chairlift Hit Parade include:
Mercedes Benz song (Richie_S)
Always look on the bright side of life (saxabar)
And my nonimation: "I know a song that will get on your nerves" - my son Tom's favourite, and number 89 on this list.

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"Oh what a beautiful morning" from Oaklahoma. Top of the lungs as the chair rises majestically through the silence (that was)

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Jonpim, I assume you sing loudly in low visibility so the people on the chair behind dont get lost Shocked

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When in France, we sing French songs - but in dreadful English accents. As we've never seen the words written down we improvise. Frere uh Jacques uh means brother Jack but what on earth has Sunny Lemon Tina got to do with anything? Then there's Sur le Pont, Davin Yont. And there's Je t'aime, moi non plus. That's the best one as you don't have to know much French but just have seen the restaurant scene from When Harry met Sally Shocked

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Scarpa, your experience of both diabetes and extreme sports could be invaluable to people like my husband, an insulin dependent diabetic (albeit not prone to extremes; his idea of an extreme sport is going more than two hours without a restaurant stop). There are obviously quite a few diabetics around - maybe you could start a thread on diabetics on the snow? I will also look at the weblink you suggest - I am curious as to the effects of both cold and adrenalin on blood glucose levels. Some of my husband's results don't seem explicable when simply taking carbohydrate intake, GI values and exercise into account. And congratulations on doing blood tests and insulin shots on a chairlift without dropping the lot in the snow.

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Jonpim, "I'm in the mood for dancing" by the Nolans is also a fave - one of the chaps 'published' a CD last year, "Songs from a Chairlift" included such other great hits as "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis, "Summer Lovin" - Grease and, of course, "You've lost that loving feelin'" by the righteous brothers....

No vote for Bohemian Rhapsody? Surely no one would venture on a chairlift without it.

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pam w, I do keep everything in a bum bag inside my outer jacket so it's easy to keep things from falling.

Adrenalin does cause a rise in glucose levels

<the body reacts to the low blood glucose level by the production of counter-regulatory hormones, mainly adrenalin and glucagon. These hormones are the ‘fight and flight’ hormones that the body releases when there is any danger. Hypoglycaemia is a danger and these hormones give the warning symptoms of an impending hypo and trigger the release glucose from the liver>

... so a scary descent mid morning may lead to levels being a little high before lunch. Then more insulin is often taken which can give a mid afternoon hypo as exercise uses up the midday carbs Confused

It's always a real balancing act - especially if evenings involve much drunkeness. There can be quite complex effects from exercise and alcohol which persist for the entire next day.

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John Denver wrote a song on one. Annie’s Song had the kind of appeal that Take Me Home Country roads had displayed a sweet and melodic tune with lyrics that expressed straightforward, simple emotions. It was written while Denver, an avid skier, was riding a ski lift in Switzerland. He says by the time he had finished the 10 minute ride the song was finished.

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