175cm Progressors are on the way!

[Barrettscv]

I've been able to sell 3 sets of not-really-needed skis. Today I contacted Scott (Dawgcatching) and he will be shipping the '08 Fischer Progressor tomorrow. I should get them just in time for the 'boat!

I been wanting this model since I learned about it earlier this year. I was able to demo the ski at Loveland, and it did not disappoint. It is as stable as a GS ski. Easier to turn than a Worldcup RC or my Scenio S500 all-mountain ski. Great carving & crud performance.

I sold my Dynastar Contact 11's from last year. These will be missed... they were an all-around wonder ski. I also sold A pair of Dynastar XXL & Elan Speedwave 14's. These skis were new but never really needed. Compulsive buying...

Cheers,

Michael

[midwif]

Michael
You get away with murder. If poor Ron bought and sold and bought!!! the way you do, he would never, ever hear the end of it.
It must be in the way you couch your exchange of skis.
Congratulations, btw. Always fun to get the ONE ski that you really NEED!
Teasing you, of course,
Lynn

[jim-ratliff]

Gang tackling.? ?

But that is the real joy.? Each ski is the "one ski" that is needed.? ?

[Barrettscv]

OK Jim, the kissing smiley face is a little weird  (among other things).

My new motto is very simple, "A one-ski-quiver is great, as long as you have all the other skis, too".

Michael

[jim-ratliff]

Michael:

Yeah, Lynn has informed me once before that I am icon challenged.  I tend to not pay much attention and just click on one, but I did edit and remove kissy smiley face.

I just wanted to say I think that is a tremendous motto.

Jim
PS - When are you getting into Steamboat?

[Ron]

Michael, great ski choice and I love the new motto!  Lynn, umm hate to break this one to you but I am just as bad as Micheal. I bought and sold my 78's, bought and returned my Elan 14's and bought and sold my PE's. I bought and are now using dynastar LTD's and bought and are using my Watea94's. I bought a pair of Contact 11's earlier this summer too.

I also just bought a new pair of Head S11 boots (that I absolutely love). 

[midwif]

 
Uh, Oh, I thought that icon was a big s..t, eating grin???
It's a kissy, smiley face??
Somebody shoulda told me!!

[Ron]

No its a big laughing face that can be used in various methods..... 

[Barrettscv]

This is the kissy face .

Like i said... a little too weird.

Michael

[midwif]

Uh, Jim.
When was the last time you had an eye exam??? THose thick lens you wear need updating every so often. You know, just like updating your software!!

[jim-ratliff]

I am defenseless and icon challenged, and the abuse is merciless.               

Vision???  Are you asking about the eye with the cataracts or the one with the detached retina??
And, yes, I do wear thick glasses.  Actually, the problem here isn't vision, it's lack of attention.  I just grabbed an icon that had a smiley face and didn't notice that it was animated (and that the animation was not what I wanted).

So, Lynn, thank you for "Grin - Evil - Kiss".   Pretty sure I'll post more slowly in the future.

[Ron]

thank God it's snowing because this has gone from discussing a kick ass ski to emodicons.......

[Gary]

emodicons....is that like the Decpticons (nasty cartoon creatures)

or is Emodicon what you take after eating refried beans and chili at 13,000 feet?

G

[Ron]

well, it does sound a lot likeoption 2 but that is the real name for the little guys above this 

[jim-ratliff]

Not related to anything, but Ron is 12 posts away from 1000.? Wonder if he'll make it by Steamboat.
Ahhh, what am I thinking.? I wonder if he'll be there by midnight?


An emoticon is a short sequence of keyboard letters and symbols, usually emulating a facial expression, that complements a text message. An abbreviation itself (of emotion icon), the term is sometimes referred to by the name of the original emoticon, the smiley :-) became  . Mike Jones, who works in the systems and networking research group at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, has determined that the first smiley was posted on September 19, 1982.