The General Wibble Thread

Shouldn't that be "lithp"?

Far Queue wrote:

TimBen wrote:But as he weighs 63kg he still had to walk!

Ooo, medium size dog :lol: What do you have? My last dogs were Great Danes, and they were never going to get carried either... or so I thought :shock: [you need to know Danes to understand that comment :twisted: Marmaduke is totally accurate!]

Did they like sitting on your lap? Mine did... and hugging too, putting paws on my shoulders. Best breed of dogs IMHO. I read somewhere they understand up to 500 words. And very accurate - would never step in the puddle.

verbier_ski_bum wrote:

Did they like sitting on your lap? Mine did... and hugging too, putting paws on my shoulders. Best breed of dogs IMHO. I read somewhere they understand up to 500 words. And very accurate - would never step in the puddle.

:D Oh yes, they loved backing themselves onto your lap, and although it was discouraged, it was great when they stood up and put their paws on your shoulders. My dog was nearly 6' 4" like that. He also had this habit of literally getting into the spare bed if the door was not shut properly. He would actually get under the quilt and pull it back over himself fully :shock:

Far Queue wrote:

TimBen wrote:But as he weighs 63kg he still had to walk!

Ooo, medium size dog :lol: What do you have? My last dogs were Great Danes, and they were never going to get carried either... or so I thought :shock: [you need to know Danes to understand that comment :twisted: Marmaduke is totally accurate!]

I have 8 (yes eight!) German Shepherds; 7 are black and tan and although large are of normal weight. Then I have a white shep at 63kg who can only be described as morbidly obese! He is on a diet though and an excercise regime ... hence being out in the storm this morn!

I do know Great Danes and I can picture an adult jumping up to be carried ... whether you like it or not! :lol:

That's a good number of dogs you have there. Are they pets or working dogs? Very loyal dogs are German Shepherds.

Far Queue wrote:

verbier_ski_bum wrote:

Did they like sitting on your lap? Mine did... and hugging too, putting paws on my shoulders. Best breed of dogs IMHO. I read somewhere they understand up to 500 words. And very accurate - would never step in the puddle.

:D Oh yes, they loved backing themselves onto your lap, and although it was discouraged, it was great when they stood up and put their paws on your shoulders. My dog was nearly 6' 4" like that. He also had this habit of literally getting into the spare bed if the door was not shut properly. He would actually get under the quilt and pull it back over himself fully :shock:

ha-ha! We had to get ours her own real bed as she wouldn't be satisfied with anything else. And a blanket in winter. Definitely taller than 6' standing up.

Why do ski resorts leave things so late?

I have noticed several times that some resorts install new lifts and do other remodelling really late in the year.

For example, on top of Signal in ADH they are rebuilding a restaurant and in Les Bergers they are installing a new chairlift.
I have been watching this work on the webcams as they plod along and now (last night) it started snowing.
Why would they not do it in summer when there is no danger of a huge dump of snow to cause problems....?

Snapzzz wrote:Why do ski resorts leave things so late?

I have noticed several times that some resorts install new lifts and do other remodelling really late in the year.

For example, on top of Signal in ADH they are rebuilding a restaurant and in Les Bergers they are installing a new chairlift.
I have been watching this work on the webcams as they plod along and now (last night) it started snowing.
Why would they not do it in summer when there is no danger of a huge dump of snow to cause problems....?

Any number of reasons but usually paperwork, licensing, change of authority, EU building regs, budgets.