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Shipping boards from Japan
bettyx replied to mazspazz's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
thank you! ok, now for a different question.. anyone know how i can get a board from heathrow to inner london without carrying it on public transport? is there a courier service over there? -
Shipping boards from Japan
bettyx replied to mazspazz's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
thanks, i'll check it out. i didn't know kuroneko sent internationally though?! this is going to cost me a fortune, isn't it? -
Shipping boards from Japan
bettyx replied to mazspazz's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
even better, anyone know how i can send a board to the UK? my luggage is way over limit already. OR.. anyone know how i can send a board from heathrow to a london address? any help would be wonderful, thank you! -
Tokyo snow?
bettyx replied to fukdane's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
my neighbour has a massive bonsai collection in her front yard & the ume are in bloom already. now, is this just some freakish bonsai thing, or has spring already sprung? -
does anyone know how to access hotmail when there are firewalls in the way? i'm using a shared PC and don't want to download any programs if possible. i know very little about computers and would occasionally like to check emails. & yes, i know the blocks are there for a reason.i'd just really like to check my mail occasionally. thank you!
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Snowboarding and hip-hop
bettyx replied to ghostofwar's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
just when i was becoming impressed at the level of intelligent debate on this forum,someone goes and brings up aussie hiphop! and in defence of bandanna-wearing riders everywhere - it's not always about style! wasn't shaun white the lad who started it all, to protect his pasty ginga skin from the sun? im not a fan of the goggle tan, occasionally bandanna up to protect against the sun/wind/ice. -
Snowboarding and hip-hop
bettyx replied to ghostofwar's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Quote: Originally posted by Rag-Doll: Just about every other mass participation sport seems to manage to do quite well without wrapping itself up in contrived counter culture or pretending that riding down a mountain on one board instead of two imparts any kind of attitude or cache or makes a lifestyle statement. I can understand how back in the day when resorts didn’t allow boarders or treated them differently to skiers, choosing to ride a snowboard said something about a person’s willingness to conform but geez, that was years ago. Being a boarder now is about as rebellious as becomin -
Snowboarding and hip-hop
bettyx replied to ghostofwar's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
i think it's interesting how the subculture has moved from the urban centres to the snow. wonder if we'll ever see goths on skis? Or are they not allowed to have that much fun? -
Heading to Happo - few q's!
bettyx replied to kateyk's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
there's free wireless internet at the pub at mominoki. -
Snow in Japan
bettyx replied to jeanniel's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
ooh how'd the gimpy leg go on the wall? -
has anyone ever seen tinned whale for sale? my bro was disappointed when we couldn't find any in Jusco. Seems reports back home portray it to be common fare over here. I've seen tinned seal & cans of bear curry, but never whale. Anyone else?
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it's snowing
bettyx replied to eskimobasecamp's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
oh man.. i read that as 'pretty girls on the beach in a bikini rubbing my board and waxing my back' i think i need my glasses. -
it's snowing
bettyx replied to eskimobasecamp's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
oi! that photo was taken by my two-year-old vodafone hunk'a'junk, without a photoshop in sight. ebc is THE hakuba ski bunny & no doubt will be bouncing around town sans leg lump by the time the resorts open.