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Do they have strict patrol over there these days?

Nice pics folks

Nice pics folks

Thanks for the in-depth report! 5 months - wow has that gone quickly for you?

All over for me. Grand total of 14.

The area where I grew up, and also the name of my lady (though spelt different)

Does anyone here still use floppy disks. My new machine doesn't even have a floppy drive and I have lots of old discs with mostly unused data on them but I'm wondering what to do with them. Spend a long long time going through them on my old PC and putting the data I want on CD/DVD or just bin the lot in an act of frustration. Many retailers aren't selling them now. I wonder when it will be that you cant really find a player or use them at all.

Check these fun inventions out (filed under the "didn't quite take off" folder) http://uebanet.ueba.com.br/hosted_pages/Top-12-Weird-Japanese-Inventions-20060511 I think number 4 looks particularly interesting. Not sure about the "Extra Teeth" lol:

Full time with not enough holidays to visit overseas (inc Japan).

Are people skiing in shorts and t-shirts yet?

I see. Data for Feb would be interesting things really seem to be heating up there this last week.

It's Friday!

Do you have Heroes in Japan yet? Excellent series (well the 11 I have seen so far).

Apocalypto - didn't rate it myself, then again not really the kind of movie that usually interests me. Now, Die Hard 4 is a different story

Looks like some Doomsday scenario map (not too far from the truth I suppose!) Nice work soubriquet. Curious that Sado off the coast of Niigata is green.

I spend a lot of cash for my fix, I want good snow for that. Not the resort or hotels or anyone elses fault. I do feel sorry for them all though they must be losing a lot of business, especially for this month and April.. can't see that that many people wanting to splash out from now on.

Nice work soubs. I'm a bit surprised to see that last year wasn't especially cold considering the snow.

Did things improve over the weekend?

And she made a song as well! Is that one on your ipod soubriquet?

While we were in Hakuba we heard a few different stories about which resort in the valley usually has the most snow (not particularly this season). Either Goryu or Tsugaike. I would have thought it were Tsugaike (higher up and to the north), but is there any truth to either of them usually getting more? Thanks

Well you have a good start... obvious eye for good pics, a good camera and the fantastic backdrop that is Hakuba. Good luck!

My friends and I when we were going from Hakuba to Nagano a few weeks back. We were on that road about 20km out of Hakuba and there were some small signposts on roadlights that said Hakuba 47 and showed a U-turn sign. Seemed a bit of a silly thing to have up there. Though I suppose some people might see the sign and suddenly remember they wanted to go to Hakuba 47 so U-turn to go back there

I am sure it does gamera. I think I know what you mean.

I'd like to escape heat so Malaysia doesn't sound like it to me!

All I recall is it was some gaishikei company - we didn't get a name.