 Poster: A snowHead
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| cameronphillips2000 wrote: |
| mayr wrote: |
| The cow in the trailor does look like it has 'clenched' |
The cow outside the trailer is thinking 'He ain't doin' that to me -rubber gloves or no rubber gloves' |
Whilst the other cow is thinking - 'I knew Swiss customs officers have upped the ante lately but this is ridiculous'
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| cameronphillips2000 wrote: |
| cameronphillips2000 wrote: |
| mayr wrote: |
| The cow in the trailor does look like it has 'clenched' |
The cow outside the trailer is thinking 'He ain't doin' that to me -rubber gloves or no rubber gloves' |
Whilst the other cow is thinking - 'I knew Swiss customs officers have upped the ante lately but this is ridiculous' |
Now I understand why they ran up the mountain in the first place
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Funny you should say that but we were given an absolute grilling by Swiss customs officers when driving to Geneva recently (and we thought they liked their meat on the rare side)!
Apologies for the many grammatical and technical errors on my posts in this thread (I've tried to correct them but am sure there are some remaining) - I'll fess up to being a bit hungover, which just added to the surreality of looking out your window and watching cows being delivered by helicopter!
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| miranda wrote: |
Funny you should say that but we were given an absolute grilling by Swiss customs officers when driving to Geneva recently (and we thought they liked their meat on the rare side)!
Apologies for the many grammatical and technical errors on my posts in this thread (I've tried to correct them but am sure there are some remaining) - I'll fess up to being a bit hungover, which just added to the surreality of looking out your window and watching cows being delivered by helicopter! |
There has been a few posts on the forum recently about the Swiss customs officers getting a bit over zealous recently - pinging on the rubber gloves wherever possible - hence my post....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I prefer the little pocket hand warmers myself ..... each to their own
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Loosely farmyard related, there's a little bar at the bottom of the other side of Mt Chery in Les Gets where the owner puts a rooster on a crate to advertise his lunch - poulet et frites, E14. I'm trying to see if I can find the photo, but I think it's on my phone where I can't access it.
He also has a dog that's trained to bark/growl and chase snowboarders. Likes skiiers though.
ETA pic - found it on my facebook page[/img]
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Mon 18-01-16 9:57; edited 1 time in total
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| wadgebeast wrote: |
Loosely farmyard related, there's a little bar at the bottom of the other side of Mt Chery in Les Gets where the owner puts a rooster on a crate to advertise his lunch - poulet et frites, E14. I'm trying to see if I can find the photo, but I think it's on my phone where I can't access it.
He also has a dog that's trained to bark/growl and chase snowboarders. Likes skiiers though. |
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Many years ago I saw an inflatable sea horse balloon, miles from any piste, whilst on a day-tour in the Espace-Killy area
Very surreal
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@wadgebeast, ha, that is an interesting adverting strategy!
A little update for anyone who might also have been wondering what on earth those cows were doing up there at this time of year…. apparently some dogs belonging to holidaymakers chased the herd during the autumn and the cows were dispersed along the ridge. Most of them were gathered up again before the first snow came (although sadly a couple were chased off the rocks and died) but a few remained up there and became "wild". So then they had to wait until they were in a position to get them (presumably easier once the conditions meant they could no longer peg it) and yesterday was the day...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Hyst, ha I'd forgotten that picture but had seen it before. Of course your primary instinct is survival but, once you're safe, to realise your back bottom was hanging out for everyone to see… whilst your rescuers had to get up close and personal… 
I'd actually completely forgotten until now that it was late ski season a few years ago and we had a friend staying and helping us out as I'd bust my knee in February. We were just having a beer in the bar before heading to bed when OH looked out the window and saw a goat from next door's farm who'd obviously jumped the gate to get out and then realised "oh, this isn't quite as much fun as I thought - it's quite pretty cold out here and all my mates are on the inside" so was bleating to be let back in. We phoned the farmers but no answer, so I dispatched OH and also city-raised friend to go and help the little goat… was very amusing from my vantage point watching them trying to field the goat back into the shed whilst trying to not accidentally free the rest of the herd. I really needed cheering up having not been able to ski from the first of February!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Was in Valfrejus maybe 7 years (staying in Bardonnechia but went for day). My mate and I was stood having a chat near a lift queue when we heard a shout. A snowboarder was hanging upside down from a chairlift by his one attached leg. He had gone only maybe 10-15m from the bottom of the lift. After the attendant had finished having a right good laugh at him, they radioed for someone to bring a set of stepladders, which they did, in no rush! The poor lad must have been dangling for 15mins! Pretty funny really, once we realised he was stuck fast and not good to hurt much more than his pride!
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