[CAUT] Skiing, was Re: RE : balancier/wippens report

[Willem Blees]

Guys

I am NOT going to go skiing. The last time I tried, I was at the top of 
a very gentle hill about 200 yard long. But looking down that hill, 
with the prospect of falling down and getting hurt, I got an anxiety 
attack. My heart was palpatating, I got sweaty plams, and I was 
litterally shaking in my boots. I decided then and there that skiing is 
best left to other people. I took off my gear, walked down to hill, and 
spent the rest of the afternoon next a fire place in a easy chair, with 
my feet on a coffee table and a beer in my hand. I had a grat time. 

Wim 

Quoting Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>:

> The book "Skiing From the Head Down" is also excellent.  I forget the
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> author at the moment, but I read it in the 80's and had no further
> fear of 
> Black Diamonds. I even looked for big mogels on purpose!!  Enjoy the
> snow 
> when you get there!!
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> Paul
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> "Cramer, Mark" <Cramer at BrandonU.CA> 
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> Hi Wim,
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> I just saw Denver's 3 feet of snow on CNN, hope you can get there
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> I recommend you make the short trip to Chris Finger's store in Niwot
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> few minutes from Boulder), it's one of the nicest piano stores I've
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> The real "gem" of course is his technician; Barth Story,.. a quiet
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> of experience and knowledge.
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> You might also call chapter pres. (and my very good freind) Trevor
> Nelson 
> for a coffee, also a valuable resource of skills, curiousity and
> endless 
> discovery.
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> BTW, last year "Mike" the ski instructor who talked me down from a
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> black diamond slope here in Banff ("am I still on the green run, I
> asked?" 
> ;>) recommended a great book... "Breakthrough on the new skis."
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> I spent my first week reading it before heading back to the fresh
> powder 
> at Sunshine Village. It really helped, I was "master" of the beginner
> runs 
> (greens) and even took on a few blue runs just for the "smug
> factor."
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> If you change your mind about ski-ing (afterall you're in ski-Mecca
> in 
> Co.) a brief lesson and/or a good ski-book can do wonders.
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> The downside, with all the new bindings/release hardware, apparently
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> broken limbs are almost a thing of the past... so, no cast... no 
> ski-bunnies to sign it for you! ;>) 
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> As for you Marcel, I'm seeing Quebecors out on the golf course... in
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> December... I'm the one whose jealous!
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> best regards and happy holidays all!
> Mark Cramer,
> Brandon University/Banff Centre
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcel Carey <mcpiano at videotron.ca>
> To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:51:06 -0500
> Subject: [CAUT] RE :  balancier/wippens report
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> It's really too bad you don't ski Wim. I do and we don't have snow
> yet
> in Québec. I'm jalous of the snow situation around Denver...
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> Marcel Carey, RPT
> Sherbrooke, QC
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> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] De la 
> > part de Willem Blees
> > Envoyé : 20 décembre 2006 18:49
> > À : College and University Technicians
> > Objet : Re: [CAUT] balancier/wippens report
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> > My son just called, and said to plan to be delayed getting 
> > into Denver. 
> > They are expecting up to 3' of snow in the foothills south of
> Denver. 
> > (he lives in Colorado Springs). He said we might make it to 
> > Denver, but 
> > he won't be able to pick us up until Friday. 
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> > Wim 
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> > Quoting Jeff Tanner <jtanner at mozart.sc.edu>:
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> > > On Dec 20, 2006, at 10:11 AM, Willem Blees wrote:
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> > > > I'm spending my Christmas vacation in Colorado for the next 2
> > > weeks.
> > > > Since I don't ski, I guess I could work on it.
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> > > You might need to learn how, from the weather reports I'm
> hearing...
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> > > Have a great Christmas vacation!
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> > > Jeff Tanner, RPT
> > > University of South Carolina
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> > Willem Blees, RPT
> > Piano Tuner/Technician
> > School of Music
> > University of Alabama
> > Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA