Oh dear you are all making me pine for the slopes, like Bikerbabe I don't think we can afford it this year due to the credit crunch. Lady Godiva and Suzie88, you've made me laugh out loud with your exploits of pinging passes and stopping the chair lift.

We took a friend on her first ski trip a couple of years ago who after several failed attempts finally got on the chair lift (scared of heights!)only to promptly faint when I got her off it at the top - right over the back of my skis! Her next attempt invloved her getting her jacket somehow caught on the chair lift so we had the Bridget Jones moment of her going right round again dangling off the seat!!!

Thank you. being up this late after a very bad day, you've all made me smile, which was much needed.