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| Masque wrote: |
@Gerry, prurient curiosity. . . . In what way do you represent the Ski Club?
As fer Brexit (you could at least grant that fückup the honorific of capitalisation) that wee Freudian slip is exactly why you racist Nazis should be put against a wall and shot . . . I sort of want to put a winking emoji here, but no @Gerry, represents the small heads that can't see beyond the 1950s and are still angry at losing the 'Empire'. |
There we go, anyone who doesn’t want to be a citizen of the EU is a racist Nazi. That rather sums up your binary approach to most things I suppose.
Anyway, I’m just representing myself.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Any chance you two can take your petty argument to PM?
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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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| SnoodlesMcFlude wrote: |
| Any chance you two can take your petty argument to PM? |
The best way to deal with arguments you aren’t interested in is to not read them.
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Macdonald's sells more "meals" than anywhere else. It doesn't mean that the quality of the meal is good.
So just because SCGB has lots of members compared to snowheads is irrelevant.
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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'm going and I enjoy SH bashes - usually the excellent PSB in Tignes and Ski Club Freshtracks hols - the again excellent Premier Party (PP) in Val D'Isere that follows PSB. And I enjoy resort leading in Muerren with fellow alpinists who also like gravity dragging them down a slope.
Interestingly, if you compare the overall cost of PSB and PP, which includes chalet half board and guides every day, they are remarkably similar.
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@colinstone, Indeed. Horses for courses. I really don't see the problem some of your fellow SCGBers have.
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| Whitegold wrote: |
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2. Class wars. Rich (SCGB) vs. poor (SH)
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| Gerry wrote: |
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@Gerry, and that's why you and the SCGB has become irrelevant to the sport. Yer just a sad anachronism, a dag to dissolve in the dip of snowsport future.  |
Yet the Ski Club remains relevant to its 27,000 members. |
SCGB only has about ~16k paying-members worldwide.
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And speaking as a member it's no longer relevant to me. Won't be renewing my membership.
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Having been on many Ski Club and SH holidays I can say there is a lot more nonsense coming from SHs about the Ski Club than the other way around. Many of the Ski Club members have never even heard of SHs.
As Colinstone said above, by the time all costs are taken into account the prices we have paid were fairly similar.
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Fri 10-05-19 18:04; edited 1 time in total
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| GlasgowCyclops wrote: |
Macdonald's sells more "meals" than anywhere else. It doesn't mean that the quality of the meal is good.
So just because SCGB has lots of members compared to snowheads is irrelevant. |
So you think snowHeads is best? That's fine, good for you, but it's just your opinion. @colinstone obviously has an informed opinion, not so sure about you.
Anyway, putting aside your 'my favourite colour is better than your favourite colour' commentary, it was claimed that the Ski Club is completely irrelevant, so the fact it has lots of members is obviously proof that such a statement is illinformed to say the least.
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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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@king key, Eh? Seriously? Who talks about Skeeb/SH on a SH or any ski trip?
Every SH trip I've been on, we barely even talk about the SH forum as we're too busy reconnecting and generally having a great time.
The only gripe I have with SCGBrs is that they post on the SH forum fairly regularly and don't even chip-in some funds towards forum running costs. Of course, it's not compulsory but it shows them up a bit IMHO. It's not as though they don't have an alternative.
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@AL9000, too much of a generalisation. I know SHs who are SC members and they subscribe here
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You know it makes sense.
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| Whitegold wrote: |
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| Yip I'm going and I'm looking forward to meeting people that like skiing and boarding. This petty uniformed knocking of the Ski Club seems to have become the orthodox on this site and is pretty tedious. |
This topic has been widely covered for many years and there are 3 factors at play:
1. SH was born out of SCGB conflict. Being a hater is a tradition.
2. Class wars. Rich (SCGB) vs. poor (SH).
3. Brits love to drag down successful folk. |
Exhibit A
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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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@holidayloverxx, Agreed. Poor choice of words. Of course, I should've have written, "those SCGBrs that post on here quite a bit..etc.". Minor issue anyway.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I quite often mention SH forum to any skier, British or other nationality, I am with. Especially if they have a tech issue, eg boots, or what kit etc etc.
I tell them that industry expert support is first class and other experiences and comments from the membership are worth reading.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| colinstone wrote: |
| I quite often mention SH forum to any skier, British or other nationality, I am with. |
So do I.
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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London seems a strange place to have an end of season party and would be the last place to celebrate my other sports too including rock climbing, sea kayaking etc. I suspect the Scgb members I’ve enjoyed skiing with (when I was a member) will think likewise and wouldn’t be surprised if those going to the event wouldn’t be my first choice of drinking buddies, but that may because I’m a dour Northener. Now if it was the Office Bar in Argentiere I would be tempted to fly out (May be cheaper than a train to London and hotel too). And since you raised Brexit Gerry you’re talking bollox. I remember you banging on about Turkey’s imminent membership flooding UK with immigrants, typical Brexit lies mongered by merchant bankers trying to make a killing out of lost Northern manufacturing jobs.
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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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| Masque wrote: |
@Gerry, prurient curiosity. . . . In what way do you represent the Ski Club?
As fer Brexit (you could at least grant that fückup the honorific of capitalisation) that wee Freudian slip is exactly why you racist Nazis should be put against a wall and shot . . . I sort of want to put a winking emoji here, but no @Gerry, represents the small heads that can't see beyond the 1950s and are still angry at losing the 'Empire'. |
#godwin you forfeit the argument
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@eblunt, Do you apply that rule to referendums too?
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| Napoleon, Hitler, various people tried this out, and it ends tragically. The EU is an attempt to do this by different methods.. |
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I finally understand the origins of the rancid with the ski club.
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| Gustavobs wrote: |
| I finally understand the origins of the rancid with the ski club. |
Splendid as nobody's explained how it happened. So was Gerry originally a monkey or a chimp? 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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£10 for a beer and burger in London?! Bargain
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@LittleBullet, Shirley you're not serious? KFC tower meal, beer from Tescos, on a bench along the Thames - priceless.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@AL9000, haha - is anything even open around Cannon street on a weekend? But yes I am deadly serious, it's really cheap for cooked food, a beer and venue. The Listing is actually pretty decent too.
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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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It was a great do. Good food, great venue, good live music and reasonably priced drinks for the Capital. Lots of like minded skiers talking skiing and drinking beer. About 150 people so too big a party for the White Haus pub, should satisfy the conspiracy theorists....
Oh and I won second prize in the raffle! Result!!
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