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Don't mind me, I'm just trying to catch up BP style

grrrr. Mine vacay doesn't begin until the 29th. None too happy about working on Christmas day either I want to start a company here just to force my Japanese employees to work during obon.

Hey BP Just ordered nengajo yesterday and realized 2007 is the year of the bushpig.

10yrs of skiing doesn't mean anything if you've never skiied powder. You'll be struggling to adjust your style the first day or two no matter what skiis you're on. Fatter skiis will probably help you adjust quicker and have a lot more fun.

You're in rare form today spud! Hit the schnapps a little too hard last night or what?

Ohh great poombah, please enlighten us with your tips on the easy carving and other carnal pleasures. A boarder friend of mine is sooooo close, but just can't seem to get it to click. If he gets it, he'd be so much more fun to ski with because he wouldn't get tired at 2:00pm and could ski more terrain with the rest of us. "Tipping is not a city in China."

The poly inner shell of helmets is only designed to absorb one hit, and the helmet doesn't do squat to protect after that. If your $31 met has taken a hit, its not worth a yenny. And sometimes you can't tell visually if has or not. Given what you're going to be using it for, If it looks even remotely scratched when it arrives, I would just throw it out and get a brand new one.

And so I won't be misunderstood about this (again). . . If you're riding park, you'd be a moron not to wear head protection. If you're racing or in the trees without a met, you're even stupider than the moron in the park. If you ski under control on groomers, your biggest danger is probably the out-of-control **** about to rear-end you. And a helmet is as likely to do harm in that situation as it is to do good. I have been blindsided twice--once the person broke my pole, the other time the person cracked my ski boot. The time my ski boot cracked, my neck was f'd for

Quote: Originally posted by SG: Quote: Originally posted by Tohoku bum: There is in increased chance of neck injury with a helmet (especially with a cheap heavy one), despite the decreased chance of head injury. by that logic wearing selt belts causes a massive increase in neck injuries in car accidents: whiplash etc. Look, I'm not advocating not wearing a helmet. And I'm not in the mood for a philosophical debate about this. car seats have headrests to prevent your head from snapping backwards if you are rear-ended. If you are rear-ended on skiing or riding and you've got a

There is in increased chance of neck injury with a helmet (especially with a cheap heavy one), despite the decreased chance of head injury. Head injuries are far more common of the two in skiing and boarding, but there's more than one way to become a nasu. Weigh the risks and rewards of a helmet based on what/how you ski or ride. The answer is usually going to be that a helmet is good for most people, but not always.

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Dude, the weather in Hakuba is a touchy subject today.

I like my Giro9 also. There were others that fit just as well, but the 9 is one of the lightest I tried on.

Skier, yes or no Boarder, probably If you ski exclusively on groomers, don't see much point unless you're kamikaze, extremely accident prone, or worried about others running into you (which is a reasonable concern) It does add a bit of (perhaps false) confidence, that can make some people either more dangerous or better skier/boarders. Just know that once you ski/board with a helmet, its difficult to go back. Its really up to what and how you ski/ride. A heavy helmet isn't worth whatever you save over a better lighter one.

Faaaaaaaaark! Woke up with a raging sore throat this morning. I'm dying to meet up with you all, but gotta bail on coming up this weekend after all. Unless an emergency meeting gets scheduled, it looks like I'm in for a 3-day wknd (fri-sun) next week . Will definitely be up then.

Man, when you said shoronagashi, I was thinking those little origami ones and wondering why he had to push it. Great taste in cars. The two things I miss most about home are Pat's Cheese Steaks in Philly and my element. Enjoy your trip.

Depending on how this week shapes up snowwize, I might be heading up to Hakuba next weekend to stretch my legs on-piste before the real season starts. Any locals wanna meet up and try to convince me I should spend more time in Hakuba and less in Tohoku this season?

I've always wondered what it would be like to see your first snowstorm after growing up in a place where it never snowed. I'm guessing from your 40+ day seasons that it must have been amazing. Quote: Originally posted by thomas_m: we go back every summer around Obon (wrong time to visit Nagasaki). I'm trying to wrangle a schedule shift as I've always wanted to visit Tohoku/Hokkaido, probably next winter. Yeah mate. You should definitely try to convince the wife to do her satogaeri at oshogatsu rather than obon (and good luck with the boss). If you're a hummer-driving bi

t_m, You on the crew at Baker? Noticed you were in Japan for three years. Where were you?

Phew. When I read the thread title, I thought Kansas had outlawed the badass car.

Tohoku Bumpkin has started getting feisty. Mom has been feeling him/her kicking for about two weeks, but dad finally got to feel the kicks for the first time last night! Truly amazing. Me Jane how are you doing? Care to share any pic's of the little 'un?

Nice car Tsondaboy. Reminds me a lot of my Honda Element back home. Japanese car makers seem to be the only ones these days who make cars with fully flat floors in the back. And to add to subzero, a futon is just about the worst thing to use to separate your from the floor. It just becomes one big sponge. You may be alright for one night, but I would spend the 1000 yen on one of those blue foam mats with silver on one side.

I was told that that was the website reading your IP address as being located in Japan and adjusting accordingly. You mean it isn't?