OK, so last weeks accident was catalogued in my post below - this week I had another interesting (painful) experience that was totally not my falut!
We'd just skied down down lower roller coaster to the Ridge Quad chair at Blue cow. I was standing in one of the gates at the front of the lift queue and a chair swung around in front and the gates opened. Just then the chair lift slowed right down, with the chair in a really awkward place, but because I was leaning against the gate I started to move through slowly (I didn't want to smack into the back of the chair. The gate, which is obviously only tied to open when the chair passes a certain place, not to stay open till the chair is in position, swung closed with me inside it.
My right knee was clamped between the metal post and the gate, and the pain caused me to double over - so I was lying on the ground, with my right leg suspended in the air. And the lifty didn't notice!
After the shouts of several people in line and one of the guys on the slowly swinging chair let the absent mided fellow know with "hey, there's someone stuck back there". The lifty ambled back and prised the gate open. I was able to stand up thanks to the lady behind who had kindly uncliped my ski - taking the strain of my knee and ankle. The lift sped up again and we were whisked to the top where Mel asked me "was that you going argh arghhh down there?"
Hrmph
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Of snow and soreness
Ahh, what fun yesterday was.
Husband and I arose at 4:45am, filled our thermos', and jumped in the car. We stopped in Jindabyne to grab our skis and were on the slopes by the time the lifts opened.
The weather was perfect. Blue skis, minimal wind, dry, deep snow. It was minus 5, but hey, that's what scarves are for...
We explored all over blue cow and perisher, finding fun little places, and fast slopes. All was going well until mid afternoon when (somehow) Lachlan's skis ended up on the front of mine. Somehow, in the confusion (in the middle of a blue run that was thankfully deserted) my inner edges dug in and my skis (with legs attached) went different directions. Suddenly I was doing what I had always wanted to do, but never been flexible enough: the sideways splits!
I lay there moaning (Lachlan wondered if I had broken my leg). Of course this happned right next to the t-bar and a friendly yell of "are you all right" was (thankfully) answered with 'yes'.
No bones broken, only two nearly dislocated hips, and a little bit of hurt pride.
The best stack of the day, however, has to go to Lachlan - not everyone can somersault quite so stylishly. And the wonderful sub-zero temp. left ice crystals nicely decorating his beanie for the rest of the day!
Husband and I arose at 4:45am, filled our thermos', and jumped in the car. We stopped in Jindabyne to grab our skis and were on the slopes by the time the lifts opened.
The weather was perfect. Blue skis, minimal wind, dry, deep snow. It was minus 5, but hey, that's what scarves are for...
We explored all over blue cow and perisher, finding fun little places, and fast slopes. All was going well until mid afternoon when (somehow) Lachlan's skis ended up on the front of mine. Somehow, in the confusion (in the middle of a blue run that was thankfully deserted) my inner edges dug in and my skis (with legs attached) went different directions. Suddenly I was doing what I had always wanted to do, but never been flexible enough: the sideways splits!
I lay there moaning (Lachlan wondered if I had broken my leg). Of course this happned right next to the t-bar and a friendly yell of "are you all right" was (thankfully) answered with 'yes'.
No bones broken, only two nearly dislocated hips, and a little bit of hurt pride.
The best stack of the day, however, has to go to Lachlan - not everyone can somersault quite so stylishly. And the wonderful sub-zero temp. left ice crystals nicely decorating his beanie for the rest of the day!
Monday, July 02, 2007
Back from the depths
Its been a while.
Althought I severely doubt anyone has noticed, I'm not the world's most prominant blogger.
SO, since November last year I have (in reverse order)
- gotten married
- moved to Canberra
- been given a position as a volunteer minister
Life is a little different from 7 months ago. Good different and bad different.
Lachlan is working on his PhD, and I am working on sermons and bible studies and class worships and meetings and learning how to be a wife :)
Its good, I'm glad we are finally married, and settled here in Canberra. I can't say we are living in our dream house and dream location. But is pretty awesome living so close to the uni and the city.
I miss college, and I miss living with so many friends and in such a nice, quiet place. I know that the end of last year I was ready to move another place. But I miss people so much. I miss having a social life which is only just starting to reform with niew people and new activities. Less random conversations and more skiing...
Its interesting to me how hard it is to really get to know someone when you only see them one day a week. At college, seeing people everyday created an accelerated level of acquaintance, which had its bad side.
On the whole though, its been a good move. We are close enough to our families to see them if we want to , but 3-4 hours drive is a nice buffer to start our own lives and our own routines.
Althought I severely doubt anyone has noticed, I'm not the world's most prominant blogger.
SO, since November last year I have (in reverse order)
- gotten married
- moved to Canberra
- been given a position as a volunteer minister
Life is a little different from 7 months ago. Good different and bad different.
Lachlan is working on his PhD, and I am working on sermons and bible studies and class worships and meetings and learning how to be a wife :)
Its good, I'm glad we are finally married, and settled here in Canberra. I can't say we are living in our dream house and dream location. But is pretty awesome living so close to the uni and the city.
I miss college, and I miss living with so many friends and in such a nice, quiet place. I know that the end of last year I was ready to move another place. But I miss people so much. I miss having a social life which is only just starting to reform with niew people and new activities. Less random conversations and more skiing...
Its interesting to me how hard it is to really get to know someone when you only see them one day a week. At college, seeing people everyday created an accelerated level of acquaintance, which had its bad side.
On the whole though, its been a good move. We are close enough to our families to see them if we want to , but 3-4 hours drive is a nice buffer to start our own lives and our own routines.
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