Thunderbird2

Had a dream last night. I skied off a cliff just like at the beginning of the bond movie (Spy who loved me?) I woke up just before I landed (my parachute didn't open!)

I wonder if someone might buy the ski hill without the hotels or if it all needs to be bought as one?

I've done it 3 times. It took me over 3 hours once. I'd say the average time it takes would be around 2 hours. 1.5 sounds like the fastest possible time with no snowfall, no ice, no holdups and an empty Nagano.

Neither did I. Made me laugh that, thought the same. Crappy ads all round.

The recent glut of airline and hotel ads on CNN. Feel the Hyatt touch What do millions of people do in their (forgot the name) hotel rooms? Shag?

The firemen volunteer dudes in my neighbourhood that practice every single night for a full week twice a year - and the shouted commands that come with it.

Walking in the countryside / on the hills on my own, good weather. Music.

102!? Are you joking? I think I have just about reached double figures.

Your money, parrot-beaked

Interesting read this thread.

I much prefer cold tea to hot tea.

Hardly surprising it is. Talk of changing the rules suddenly dried up of late.

Bad news for Japan - Croatia seem quite resilient.

There's not many places like it here. Small village at the bottom of the slopes that is nice to look at, good courses, good snow, big area, good onsen. If only it was a bit nearer.

Can't remember them being exciting - I think we get mislead by the "exciting commentary" that we are lucky to have here I see Germany won their last game 3-0.

Tokio Hotel, never heard of them where are they from. Some of the boys at a school I used to go to were into wearing bright red lipstick. Along with the spiky moulded hair thing going on as well. They seemed to be popular enough with the fashionable girls.

I'm swimming at a local place that is quite cheap actually. I often go early morning when no-one is there and just enjoy swimming for 20 minutes or so. I agree, it's a great feeling.

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125772,pg,8,00.asp# IE6 in there?

Looks like it might be good for summer. "the first real self-refridgerating can." http://www.tempratech.com/chill1.html

Hopefully a long spring, incredibly short summer and long autumn.

I didn't have my fingerprint taken but I sure was photographed when I went to the US late last year.

I have a Japanese colleague who smells strongly of booze most mornings. I think he downs a few whiskeys before work. Sure doesn't make him do anything better!

Hostesses wear too much make up (the ones I have seen anyway). Not my cuppa.

I've been on a few single lifts that have felt more than a little unsafe. The seat wasn't big enough for my not that big bottom.

Really sorry to hear that. Without wanting to sound gruesome, how did you friend get caught up in things 0151?