J2Ski group holiday to Tignes January 13th 2013

OldAndy wrote:

Tony_H wrote:The snow looks fantastic. I bet, like me, you wish you were going now!!!

I wish I were going now - and not because of the snow but after having got to know some other members of the group.
:roll:

Have people got the wrong end of the stick?
Andy suggests he is particularly looking forward to the trip because of the people rather than the conditions :shock:

brooksy wrote:

Dids1 wrote:

felthorpe wrote:I'm with you Ally. OA has a nerve. We are all perfectly sane, nice, kind and friendly people, exactly the sort you want to spend a week stuck in a chalet with :lol: don't know what his problem is!

Shall we apple pie his bed?
:mrgreen:

I think you've jumped to the wrong conclusion. I read it that OA was so excited to be going with you that he wishes it was this week, rather than waiting.....

My take on this is, Tony wishes he was going to Tignes now because of the snow there & nothing to do with accompanying the group.

OA was saying he would prefer to be going now, not because of the snow but because we wouldn't be there. -)

Close, apart from me wishing I was going to Tignes. I just wish I was skiing now.

Maybe you're right about Andy, as were the others all along :wink:

andyoneil wrote:Its going to be like a soap opera

Do what me and the lads did one year and have a "diary room" (everyone locks themselves in the bathroom for 5 mins with the video camera and rants!)

You then have a pact not to watch any of it until its all finisehed and you see ita ll together in all of its glory.......

Day 2 in the J2Ski house and......

Brilliant idea.
Keep all footage until after the trip and then load it onto YouTube and put a link from here.

Tony_H wrote:
I can't wait to see old Andy laying into Ally for being such a soreadsheeting organiser lol

Tony - bang out of order!
(whether meant light heartedly or not)
AllyG's organising has been exemplary and I commend her on that.
I cannot think of anyone else on here who would have the patience and skills to manage all the disparate needs of a group such as this.

OldAndy wrote:

Tony_H wrote:
I can't wait to see old Andy laying into Ally for being such a soreadsheeting organiser lol

Tony - bang out of order!
(whether meant light heartedly or not)
AllyG's organising has been exemplary and I commend her on that.
I cannot think of anyone else on here who would have the patience and skills to manage all the disparate needs of a group such as this.

Completely meant light heatedly, as well you knew!!!!!

And you're right, the organisation has been nothing short of admirable.

I never once suggested otherwise so please don't go having a sense of humour bypass all of a sudden :wink:

If we've all quite finished throwing snowballs at each other, there's another organising type thing I'd like to say, and since it applies to everyone going abroad I thought I'd post it up here ...

Would everyone please make sure their mobiles will work in Tignes. I don't think it's worth us trying to sort out CB radios or anything, as texts seem to be cheap enough.

I know relatively little about mobiles so if anyone wants to add anything to this they are very welcome :)

My younger daughter is out in Val Thorens now, with her Uni ski and snowboard club, and it wasn't until she was out there that she discovered her mobile won't work in France :(

We've never had this trouble before, with our Pay as you Go mobiles. Usually we get an automatic text as we come out of the tunnel on the Eurostar saying 'welcome to France' or French Orange, or whatever, and all is well for the duration of the holiday. All we have to do is make sure we've topped up with credit before we go.

One of her friends sent me a text describing her predicament and I phoned Orange to find out what was going on. It seems that because I have a Sim card monthly contract on that phone, the sim card is automatically locked to 'roaming' abroad. They said they would unlock it now, but it would take 24 hours and it might not work because she is already there. Apparently we should have done it before she left, but I didn't know it was locked.

However, I reckon that International distress call 112 should still work on her locked phone, because it is supposed to 'roam' looking for an available network.

And in the past I have had a message from one of her friends asking me to top up their Pay as You Go phone from here, because they couldn't do it in France.

Another problem is using the internet on mobile phones when abroad. Apparently if you're using a Wireless network, like in the chalet, there's no charge, but otherwise it can get very expensive, especially if you don't realize the internet is on.

So - something we've all got to consider as a group is how we're going to communicate with each other :)

I have most people's mobile phone numbers, and I'll try and make sure I've got everyone's before we go. And if everyone is willing I can post the numbers up on our Excel sheet on FB.

Then - we will just have to remember to bring our mobiles on holiday with us :lol:

smoke signals has always worked for me.......

So - something we've all got to consider as a group is how we're going to communicate with each other




Over dinner and recount our experiences 8)