Poster: A snowHead
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was bored with the look of my bare carbon Grimner so had a very nice tattered flag design made for it.
My wife has pointed out this may cause me a lift queue issue and possibly her and my friends skiing with us ?
Does she have a point ? And no I didn't vote for the B word , as we have both worked in Europe alot.
We often ski in Utah alot and I wouldn't have even worried about it there but France?? ( I mean surely fine in Val D Isere)
Pic below
[img] https://imageshack.com/i/pmAQKSI1j [/img]
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Fri 23-11-18 0:06; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Dunno. In Utah they gave me an "Alta Snowboard Team" sticker, which I like a lot.
Years ago I used to ride with a UK flag because there were no other UK people anywhere around.
At this point I would not do it because people may think I'm a Trump type person, and I'm not remotely proud of the UK at the moment.
It's otherwise a good design.
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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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i have one Swiss buckle and one French buckle on my boots cos I'm neutral
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Why don’t you put a euro flag on the other side?
Anyway I wouldn’t worry - I doubt very much anyone will pay it much heed!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@philwig I have been skiing Utah every Christmas since Christmas 04 staying in the Little America for between 2 and 3 weeks each year.
This Christmas after lasts $1.20 to the £ means we are not coming ( reality is a job change actually means no holiday)
Glad to know people don't think it's an issue
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Don’t think it’s an issue. Just looks like a nice design not a political statement
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If anyone gives you grief just say it's your Olympic helmet
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@harvsurrey, Looks excellent. Although I'd prefer it across the entire helmet, not just as a rectangle/flag.
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@harvsurrey, first world problem
why would you care
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goops
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads on Thu 22-11-18 23:37; edited 1 time in total
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Bennisboy wrote: |
If anyone gives you grief just say it's your Olympic helmet |
or tell them to fugk off
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AL9000 wrote: |
@harvsurrey, Looks excellent. Although I'd prefer it across the entire helmet, not just as a rectangle/flag. |
You know, Easy Rider style
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GlasgowCyclops wrote: |
@harvsurrey, first world problem
why would you care |
I'd care if it attracted unwanted grief
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You know it makes sense.
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If it is not enough for the obnoxious behaviour and public drunkness and puking all over the place to show your colors ... then helmet helps !
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Be proud.
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Poster: A snowHead
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It’s more likely to be a risk in the UK, where anything vaguely patriotic seems to get you branded racist as it might offend someone not born here
Nice helmet by the way, unfortunately Sweet Protection doesn’t make that helmet in a large enough size for me.
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@harvsurrey,
No need for flags. Become a citizen of the world. Nationalism is on the nose at the moment.
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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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if people dont like it, then its their problem.
I think it looks great.
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Very apt. UK in tatters.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I got kicked off another forum for up-loading pictures of my helmet.
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@WindOfChange, should have put a flag on it
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harvsurrey wrote: |
...I have been skiing Utah every Christmas since Christmas 04 staying in the Little America for between 2 and 3 weeks each year.
This Christmas after lasts $1.20 to the £ means we are not coming ( reality is a job change actually means no holiday) ... |
I shifted to USD just before this crazy stuff really kicked in. The rest of the world didn't see the seriousness of the risk quite quickly enough, fortunately for me.
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Strange that someone would put their national flag on their ski helmet and then be too ashamed to wear it.
But I wouldn't worry, the union flag, especially slightly faded, has been a popular design in France for a few years now. I've seen the design in French hypermarkets on everything from body boards to school bags.
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I like that.
I wouldn't expect any grief from anyone about it.
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@harvsurrey, Looks very cool. Where'd you get it made? I want a shamrock for my helmet so that everyone knows I'm not English!
(Ducks for cover)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Be proud to wear it
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I would also add a yorkshire rose
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Penry wrote: |
Strange that someone would put their national flag on their ski helmet and then be too ashamed to wear it.
But I wouldn't worry, the union flag, especially slightly faded, has been a popular design in France for a few years now. I've seen the design in French hypermarkets on everything from body boards to school bags. |
I hadn't felt it was an issue and was quite proud of the look as it's on both sides .
It was my wife and another ski buddy who said they were inclined not to stand with me in the lift queue.
Maybe I have missed something more obvious these females are telling me
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You know it makes sense.
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I would also add a yorkshire rose
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Thats what i'd wear on mine......union jack is the last thing i'd be displaying in Europe right now, couldnt be less proud to be British given the events of the last 29 months.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@harvsurrey, The fact is, it looks really good regardless of what it means.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Slap on a snowheads sticker and people will be falling over themselves to be near you
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tom Doc wrote: |
@harvsurrey, Looks very cool. Where'd you get it made? I want a shamrock for my helmet so that everyone knows I'm not English!
(Ducks for cover) |
ROFL, I Love it.
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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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This is something I also need
My snowheads sticker and my ski Utah yeti
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@harvsurrey, As this thread shows, you'd be far more likely to receive a hard time for displaying a Union flag at the Islington Waitrose than from the French in a lift queue.
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Nice design. Nothing to be ashamed of. Sadly, likely to generate sympathy as much as anything else these days. I've never understood mad patriotism - your nationality is an accident of birth and not an achievement.
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Looks good - but isn't it upside down?
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Tubaski wrote: |
Looks good - but isn't it upside down? |
Depends where you think the flag pole is.
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I wouldn't worry about it, the union jack/flag is seen as quite a la mode at the moment (given some of my wife's french family pictures on FB).
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dw832 wrote: |
Nice design. Nothing to be ashamed of. Sadly, likely to generate sympathy as much as anything else these days. I've never understood mad patriotism - your nationality is an accident of birth and not an achievement. |
Having lived and and worked on 4 continents and 9 countries, I agree with you here. And is true of my current situation.
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@harvsurrey, in all seriousness, where did you get it?
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