They are brilliant finds Chilli, have you ever searched with a metal detector?
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Ah! the lazy manās pipe. If you drop it you donāt have to pick it up. 
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Thanks Foxy!
Yes I have used a metal detector, bit of a nightmare really. The Thames foreshore is absolutely riddled with scraps of iron. Even with the discrimination adjusted accordingly the detector is chattering away like crazy, very frustrating. Iād much prefer to use my eyes. The Port of London Authority is no longer issuing permits sadly 
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Yes of course Chilli, I didnāt think of the metal rubbish deposited in the Thames. Iām thinking like an amatuer. I built a metal detector but have never been out with it, apart from round the garden, so even a coke tin or bottle top would be an accomplishmentā¦
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You actually built one?
Thatās very impressive Foxy! If youāre on good terms with any local landowners thereās the possibility that youāll get permission to search in a field or two. You never know what you might find 
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I empathize totally @Bruce, Iāve never understood what the fuss is all about, how can you enjoy yourself, freezing?! 
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But some people do! I liked Skiing in Glenshee in Scotland.
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Oh, Iām sure you did @OldGreyFox 
Winter/skiing holidays are very popular over here. If you go to the Alps this time of year, you probably wonāt find a free slope to ski on, being so packed with holiday makers. 
Iām one of a minority, who doesnāt like snow. 
When the kids were toddlers my husband and I used to take them on day trips up to the snowy mountains to go for rides on their sled . It was good family fun but you know what itās like with children, enjoyment is guaranteed, and I was many years younger then 
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I didnāt used to hate snow so much but over the years, it has become my pet-hate. . Iām sure if I lived in a city, it wouldnāt bother me that much, the roads get cleaned at least! 
I think I was also left traumatized after āthe big snowā we had in February 2012. 
One metre of snow for a whole month! 
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I loved skiing too, and always felt like it was the winter form of surfing. It is an altogether different experience these days; weekend ski passes are around $300 before ski rentals, parking passes, and other costs.
I broke my leg when my binding failed to release long ago, but undeterred, I returned to the slopes in Vail, Colorado a couple of years later. I was feeling confident and really getting my skis under me, when my brother and husband swooshed up, laughing and asking how I was doing. Describing the joy of my comeback, they howled in laughter. When I asked what was so funny, they pointed to slope sign, which showed a skunk on a sled. Apparently, I had chosen āSkunk Hillā designed for children, novices, and bad skiers. I am still living that one down 
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Hi Surfermom.
The skiing slopes gradually changed as the climate got milder to the extent that it was nn longer viable at Glen Shee. Life moves onā¦
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Thatās a shame, Besoeker. My own personal "climate changeā has likewise left me less viable on the slopes.
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Similar for myself - Iām nearly eightyā¦(
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Good to see the Australian Olympic Alpine skiing team out there strategizing their back-to-back wins.
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Donāt need much of an excuse to drag out my snow video.
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