The Winter Season is Upon Us

[H]

From reports, the pre-winter weather has already hit hard in the west and is heading this way. Although it's rather warm for this time of year (warm air is often pushed ahead of stormy weather -- we just had a cool rain rather than a cold day's snow), the ski/sled/board slopes are preparing. Just down the road from US, Gunstock opens for the season today.

[H]

We're supposed to get a snow cover from Mother Nature, herself, on top of any artificially-produced. As said, it's just down the road from US and Gunstock opens night skiing tonight. This is also a Free Ski Lesson weekend.

[Fozzer]

Far too cold for me , H!.... ....!

I always imagine that; "Skiing" and "broken legs" go together!

Like propelling oneself into the unknown!

Paul...A warmish 11*C at the moment... ...!

[G.K.]

Very mild in 'astings at the mo, around 10.66 deg

[Fozzer]

Very mild in 'astings at the mo, around 10.66 deg

1066 and Hastings....

A good day for a battle, G.K!....... ...!

Paul....In the Kingdom of Mercia.... ...!

[H]

1066 and Hastings...

You've reminded me of my main duty station -- a remote site just inside the border of Hastings (Nebraska); also, if it gets in your eyes, Hay stings...

Paul....In the Kingdom of Mercia!

'Twas where Harold was from, was it not?


Anywho, the snow's on the ground, the slopes are open: they've got tickets on site and online; we've got tickets at our desk

8)

[Fozzer]

1066 and Hastings...

You've reminded me of my main duty station -- a remote site just inside the border of Hastings (Nebraska); also, it gets in your eyes, Hay stings...

Paul....In the Kingdom of Mercia!

'Twas where Harold was from, was it not?

8)

..@H...

The Kingdom of Mercia (the English Midland Counties region) the domain of good King Offa, he who built "Offa's Dyke" to keep the invading Welsh out of England....
(...but they have always continued to invade our Pubs on a Friday night)... ...!

Offa's Dyke:.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offa%27s_Dyke

His Queen; Aethelflaed...Lady of the Mercians.....interred in Gloucester Cathedral.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelfl%C3%A6d

Paul.... ....!

P.S.. I always look upon Queen Aethelflaed with the same affection as Pocahontas ...>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahontas

[Fozzer]

Edit:

King Offa...>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offa_of_Mercia

..got to get it right...>>

Aethelflaed was his Daughter?

Paul....I love History!.... ...!

[H]

Edit:

King Offa...>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offa_of_Mercia

..got to get it right...>>

Aethelflaed was his Daughter?

Paul....I love History!.... ...!

So it wasn't incest -- he didn't marry his daughter!
Glad you corrected that.

Actually, if I have it correct, it was Harold Godwinson's wife that hailed from Mercia.

[G.K.]

.......and Harold himself came from Bosham, a lovely little village on Chichester harbour.......This is documented in the epic poem "Harold's Smallholding":

Extract:
There once was a young man from Bosham
Who took out his bxxxxxks to was 'em
His mother said "Jack"
"If you don't put 'em back"
"I'll jump on the buggers and squash 'em"



(He was known as Jack back then)

[Fozzer]

.......and Harold himself came from Bosham, a lovely little village on Chichester harbour.......This is documented in the epic poem "Harold's Smallholding":

Extract:
There once was a young man from Bosham
Who took out his bxxxxxks to wash 'em
His mother said "Jack"
"If you don't put 'em back"
"I'll jump on the buggers and squash 'em"



(He was known as Jack back then)

...but following his Mothers displeasure and vigorous activity, he was subsequently known as Ethel... ...!

(...or Ethelbert the Unsure...)... ....!

Paul.... ...!

[G.K.]

Lol.....…

That'll be the famous Ethel knutless aka Ethel the neverready

[H]

The Gunstock slopes are supposed to get additional snow tonight. They've also scheduled a New Year's Eve celebration, with fireworks (the rocketing bursting up in the air type), from 1600 hrs to midnight.

[Fozzer]

The Gunstock slopes are supposed to get additional snow tonight. They've also scheduled a New Year's Eve celebration, with fireworks (the rocketing bursting up in the air type), from 1600 hrs to midnight.

8)

Eight hours of rocketeering!.... ...!

That's an awful lot of rockets for a New Years Eve!.... ...!

..terrifying the Wildlife... ...!

Paul....Mostly racketeering!... ...!

[G.K.]

Still very mild down here in Sussex. Between 5 and 10 degrees , Seriously glad the rain we've been having wasn't snow, no doubt the cold stuff will happen in Jan and Feb.