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Gerrum posted yer wuss 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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boredsurfin, So, is he cuter than you ?
It would seem that SZK likes to be a bit of an enigma 
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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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IncogSkiSno, I was still drunk Saturday morning, so it's vanity i'm afraid. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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DB, Checkout the mediazone 
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Wed 15-11-06 10:30; edited 1 time in total
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Did I miss part four?
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Michelle, SnowHot, Even i'm waiting with baited breath. I can't remeber a thing that happened that morning, glad FOXY is prepared to fill in the blanks.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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SMALLZOOKEEPER, is this the place where you say..........."I wasn't there, you didn't see me there, and you can't prove I was there!"
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OK, I'm writing it now!
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You know it makes sense.
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Part four
(and I now realise that this wasn’t quite the order of things)
He grabs the red soles of the Superfeet, and marks them our roughly to the shape of my feet, then cuts them down to size. This was just an approximate cut, which he smoothed off later.
And then, I’m sat down on the Superfeet throne. Under me is the smell of a cork footbed being heated. SZK puts wedges under my thighs, and gets my feet as relaxed as possible. Another cup of coffee turns up. At this point a catheter is attached to my leg – but on my calf, and pointing downwards. I ask no questions…
Once the cork bit is ready, he places it in a mould, puts the red sole on top. He puts this mould under my foot – which is just hanging there, with no weight on it, and attaches the mould to my foot using Velcro straps. Then he wraps my lower leg and foot in a plastic bag, making sure there is a tight seal around my leg. He turns on a vacuum pump which uses the catheter to suck all the air out of the bag, and make the footbed mould to my foot. The suction is kept up for a minute or so, then the bag, mould and footbed are removed.
He repeated this exercise with my other foot, and left the footbeds to cool down.
At this stage in the procedure, he went to the fridge, but didn’t come back with beer. This was about the only fault I could give in the otherwise excellent service.
As my feet start to recover from the warmth & suction that they have just been subjected to, that when we do the work on canting adjustment (and did the 26.0 shell fit). The point of doing these things now was that we were waiting for the footbeds to cool down before heat moulding the liner (don’t want the heat of the liner to cause the footbeds to change shape).
Seb and Luke are busy with the other customers, and there’s quite a bit of banter going on with everyone, professionally done, of course. SZK also shows his paternal instincts by keeping one of the children amused for a few seconds (aaah, bless…)
To bring matters back down to earth, SZK grabs a calculator and starts punching in numbers. The boots were €499, the footbeds were €89 (but the distributor has just put up the price to €125, so you won’t get them that cheap). SZK offered me a good discount, that I was more than happy about – since I had originally asked him for a high estimate on a budget and he said €700.
By now, my footbeds were cool, so he tidy up the rough edges using a grinder. 
And places my liners in his oven (120C for 20 minutes). Before hand, these liners were very stiff, but as they heated up, they softened a lot, and opened up. While waiting, I think another cup of coffee arrived.
(and while you’re reading this, I’m off to lunch)
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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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Wear The Fox Hat, But you've beheaded SMALLCUTEKEEPER, will you be restoring him to his natural glory 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Is that chicken headless?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Wear The Fox Hat, Yes - you on skis
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Skipped lunch to write the fifth (and final) part…
(and include an interlude from earlier)
The canting washers (for the cuff alignment) that come with the boots are on a stalk, just like Airfix model bits. Unfortunately SZK didn’t let me push the ones out that I needed – he seemed to enjoy it himself. So there’s the second complaint I have about the service.
In preparation for putting my feet into hot liners, SZK stuck foam padding to my feet – strips along the little toe side of each foot, and disks at my ankle bones. (again on the little toe side)
He then put a foam cover on my toes, held the footbed to my foot, and put a shop sock on to hold it all in place
With these extras stuck to my feet, it was a squeeze to get everything into the liner and the boot, and once in, he got me to hold the liner tight while he did up my boots. I may have let out a slight wimper at this stage – not because of the heat, but because everything was so tight on my toes. This was followed by the bootfitting dance – heel slam, heel slam, walk all around, flex and hold, and walk around again. The pain lasted maybe 10 minutes, and then the relief of getting out of the boots was noticeable on my face.
The sock was removed, and the footbed put where it belonged – in the liner. The bits of foam were removed from my feet (and discarded, complete with the hair that came off with them). Then I could put on my own socks again, and get back into the boots.
Boy did they feel comfortable now!
And that’s when SZK starts to go through all the extras that come with the boots – softer tongues, replacement sole plates that are better at absorbing landings, forward lean inserts, cuff stiffeners, etc.
He disappears for a minute or two, and returns with this…
…and finally, I get out of my boots, that fit me well, and get back into my shoes. But just before I do, he takes the insoles out of my shoes, and throws them out, and replaces them with my old green Superfeet.
It took about 3 hours in total (but neither of us was rushing). And they were 3 hours well spent, cause a properly fitted pair of boots will make a bigger difference to my skiing than any other piece of equipment.
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Wear The Fox Hat, That skirting board needs a lick of paint (now where have I heard that before?) 
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The large gap betwen your big and 2nd toe; was this previously occupied by the 6th toe, or was it webbed? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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LARGEZOOKEEPER, beaten to the punch 
The look of those pins has put me off the pace.
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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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Wear The Fox Hat, you need to find a new leg-waxer
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Never wear socks and/or underwear before the shoot.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thankyou WTFH, i'm back to the full 365 days a year now.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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samharris, thanks.
marc gledhill, perhaps so. But I hasten to add, I WAS wearing underwear.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wear The Fox Hat, Joking aside the boots look great. I am chuffed to bits with my new boots, and they have made a BIG differance to my skiing. I am sure you will finf the same
PS I can recommend a good knee specialist
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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| Floppy the Snotman wrote: |
| PS I can recommend a good knee specialist |
Are they an expert? Related to anyone we know?
...I just need new cartilage in my left knee, that's all.
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Wear The Fox Hat, Well the man i know takes a bit of yours, grows it in an italian lab, and then sticks it back in your knee.
No good for mine or my mates......to far gone 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Wed 15-11-06 19:09; edited 1 time in total
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Floppy the Snotman, that's exactly what I needed - 15 years ago!
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, he didn't even teach you how to drink whisky...
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Wear The Fox Hat, Nice event report
SMALLZOOKEEPER, Nice job Fixing fox's problems(well, this problem anyway)
I must say Wear The Fox Hat, you may want to consider the Wine Women and Wax event next time, considering this picture
(WWW specifics here: http://www.snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=20165 )
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Wear The Fox Hat, I have no idea if you're trying, but i'm real happy with your stance.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, nope - not trying, just to make sure, I jumped in the air a couple of times before I took that pic.
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FAQ
bl00dy hell, I'm eating my lunch here y'know.
