If you skateboard I’d try snowboarding – the feel should be similar and you should be able to get to a standard that will get you round the mountain reasonably quickly. IMHO a helmet and waterproof trousers are essential, padding is nice, as is layered clothing, it’s amazing how hot you can get even in subzero temperatures, I used a small pack for surplus clothes & water, it also absorbs some impact if you fall on your back. Talking of falls the really unpleasant ones are a result of catching a downhill edge so be really positive about engaging the rails of the board.

Thanks – I’ll discuss it with the Boss.

Rare Exports – a bonkers Finnish Santa story.

Take a surfboard as well if you can – there are some outstanding breaks over there.

Mission Impossible

Scarpa’s are lovely & well made…………..but they have to fit your feet.

It can be good. If you go it’s worth booking a guide & trying La Grave if the conditions are good/safe (fantastic riding, followed by the traverse from hell to get out, but worth it).

Something along these lines http://www.ochef.com/r153.htm
If it’s cooked long enough the fat melts away leaving moist tender meat. Tastes like a proper hog roast.
Shoulder or belly cooked slowly are my pork joints of choice, much nicer than loin or leg.

I looked again & found it – makes a huge difference, 8.5 down to 1.5 gigs, but transfer seems slow, good job I'm in no hurry.

http://standuppaddlesurf.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1631
……..seems pretty pricey to me.

Which are your 4th & 5th digits? CTS will affect your thumb & index finger, possibly the middle one. If it's severe you will get weakness/wasting of the muscles at the base of your thumb. The median nerve (a branch of which which passes through the carpal tunnel in your wrist) can be compressed in various places – If you have no wasting I would go see an osteopath/physio who is familiar with the course of the nerve, potential compression sites & mobilising nerves to see of a non-surgical option could work.

Get a good thick steak (1"+). Mix a little herbs/chilli in some oil. put the steak in a dish just big enough to take it, cover the steak with the oil, put in the oven at exactly 55C for at least 2 hours (longer doesn't matter), heat a pan to smoking hot & fry on each side for a minute or so to brown. I generally use rump, occasionally sirloin or ribeye. It's always tasty & tender.

As Well as those already mentioned ;
Junior Wells – Hoodoo Man Blues
Allman Brothers – Live at the Fillmore East
Rory Gallagher – Live in Europe
Anything by Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Otis Rush, Sonny Boy Williamson…………..
Should be a start.

Could be patellar maltracking – see someone who knows about knees & muscle balance. If it is some exercises & stretches will probably sort it out.

I'm with Nedrapier – but then I'm an Osteopath. There are good & bad examples of all professions, the trick is to find a good one that suits you. Whoever you see should be suggesting things for you to do outside the appointments. Steer clear of anyone claiming it's all because 'a bone's out of place' & they will 'put it back in'. Try yoga (I go to an Iyengar class), but think about trying to do it better rather than further. Finally consider Structural Integration, it's a course of treatments which is intended to give a greater general sense of freedom of movement rather than attempting to solve specific issues.

Allman Bros – Whipping Post (live)
Billy Idol – Mony Mony (live)
Rory Gallagher – Bullfrog Blues
Cream – Spoonful (live)
Free – Mr Big (live)
George Thorogood – Who Do You Love (live)
Led Zep – Black Dog
Prince – Purple Rain
Ry Cooder – All Shook up
Golden Earring – Radar Love
Who – Won't Get Fooled Again

………..Spot the old codger.

IM how does a wobble board/ cushion work in that case?
TJ If your talo-crural joint is properly orientated it takes much less effort to maintain the medial longitudinal arch both standing and particularly as you move forward over it walking. The ball & socket of the hip joint is where this is best controlled – a big joint with big muscles. Try it, allowing the femur to medially rotate will reduce the MLA. Weak gluteals is IMHO the reason behind so many people being diagnosed as over pronating, this in turn being caused by too many people spending too much time sat on rather than using their a$$es

I'm an Osteopath & think they are a clever idea on a number of levels:
The soft heel reduces shock loading on the legs (important for me as I have an arthritic knee).
The soles are designed to mimic walking on an uneven surface whilst on an even one – this can help improve proprioception.
They encourage pulling yourself forward using gluteal & hamstring muscles rather than falling forwards (using the hip & knee to decellerate the fall), thus reducing the tendency for the pelvis to tilt anteriorly (with the associated compensatory increase in the lumbar lordosis).
I believe that a lot of arch support comes from the hip muscles, particulary gluteus medius, the instability of the shoe encourages this.
………But you need to be show how to get the best out of them, pay attention to how you use them & they're not cheap.

If you can be flexible dry conditions & a tail wind will make a BIG difference.

Do before it's due. I have a Y reg. Transporter 102 TDi which has done almost 100k. The cambelt was changed at 50k (vs 60k advised) & I was just about to get it done again……………….when it broke & I needed a new engine – I could have bought a bike for what it will cost me!

Try Easy Money off Ricky Lee Jones' 1st album – super clear sound &, more importantly a good song well played. Some of the single mike jazz recordings from the late '50's/ '60's sound great – Ben Webster meets Oscar Peterson comes to mind.
One good thing about headphones is that it removes the effect of the room from listening. They can also be great value – I bought some Stax headphones s/h for £50 in the '80's. you would still need to spend ££££ to improve upon how they sounded driven by an old Meridian CD player & power amp.
Spending on HiFi is a slippery slope – I have bought most of mine 2nd hand (Meridian & Quad fwiw), if you buy good quality British stuff the back up is generally good. A while ago the garage in garbage out (GIGO) argument was a good one, now with the advent of digital sources this argument is less persuasive – my front end is a meridian processor & 6 active speakers (775W in total) but the DVD player was £100 & I run music losslessly from my mac.
When you spend more effort listening to the equipment than the music you have gone too far IMHO.

Gore with windstopper fronts. Shorts underneath – toasty.

@ RichPenny
If you have a recurring niggle it is probably worth getting it looked at, but unless there is a good reason I would expect the problem to lie in usage patterns rather than a structural inadequacy – someone worth your ££ should sort it out & explain how you can reduce the probability of it recurring.

I'm an Osteopath so probably biased……. but there are some philosophical differences which I am sure you can search for if interested. Practically speaking Osteopaths tend so see people less frequently (very rarely more than once per week) but for longer – I allow 45 mins per session. Chiropractors tend to manipulate (crack joints) more and do less soft tissue work. X-rays are used less than they used to be due to the ionizing radiation. The training is equally rigorous & both are legally protected titles governed by their relevant General Council. A good one of either type is better than a bad one of the other. There is potentially a huge amount of overlap between the two – some Osteopaths may have a more Chiropractic approach than some Chiropractors & vice versa.
Ask around for recommendations and whoever you go & see if there is no improvement in 3-4 treatments get another opinion. Unless you have a degenerative condition I would avoid a 'maintenance programme'.

Ask the surgeon, preferably after the op. Whatever happens you should be working on your strength & proprioception before the reconstruction(s) to speed up your recovery post-op.

Are you sure you have a prolapsed disc? It normally involved leg pain/ weakness/ numbness. If you do have one think in terms of months not days/weeks. Work on gluteal flexibility & core strength (swiss ball/ pilates, preferably taught, not from a book / DVD) in the meanwhile.
Good luck

Go see someone who knows what they are talking about. If you have rotator cuff damage it could be to any combination of four muscles, each has a different action. Doing the exercises in the right way under the right load is important. Given that this happened nearly 2 months ago you will also have other related muscles misbehaving – these need looking at too.
If it's a simple problem it should only take a couple of appointments, if it isn't at least you know what you are dealing with – money well spent IMHO

I stayed with a DVD player, it was £100 & discs are £3-5 vs £13+ for BR. I have a 42" 720p TV which I watch from 12' away & the picture looks good. With a bigger TV or closer viewing position I may have stumped up – there is info about screen size & viewing distance somewhere on the web. If I had gone for a BR player it would have been a PS3 or (more likely as I don't play games) an Oppo BDP80 which is supposed to be the mutts.

Go see someone who knows about shoulders (it will probably need to be private). The best outcome is that they give you exercises to help with rehab, the worst it that you need to be referred to an orthopod for a repair. I would advise against leaving it to get better on its own after this time.

Nobu was nice – if you turn up without booking & aren't fussy about your table you should be ok
Ben Benson was a more American (in a good way) meal – if you go have some Ridge Zinfandel for me

Shades, 8 & Troubador, but there are no real turkeys.

Iyengar yoga does it for me. Try an old tennis ball instead of the foam roller for the smaller areas.

Last time I considered LED's they didn't provide the light levels of halogens…….and I now have all the fittings. The only way for me to sensibly swap would be if LED units were as good as halogens at providing light and fitted into the same base unit.

They're never all on the go – but they are all letting heat out all the time.

Been to St Anton a few times. I liked it, particularly on the Rendl side. There's a big schuss if you go pass the Ulmerhut (can be scary on a board) & the beginners coming down in the evening petrify me (think of a funnel full of daleks on t-trays demonstrating the finer point of brownian motion). The biggest problem is that it gets skiied out after a dump pretty quickly (presumeably a good guide could sort that). Canadian Powder Tours run chalet style holidays in Fernie (great) & Kicking Horse (not been there but heard good things), we've used them a couple of times & they were great.

I think they can be repaired using an endoscope which means a quicker recovery time than open surgery……..It could be worth asking, but the surgeon should know best about recovery times.

I am an Osteopath but don't use cranial techniques. A lot of the claims made for it's efficacy seem implausible to me – but I could envisage that the bones in a babies skull may compress one or more cranial nerves as they exit the skull, if the vagus nerve is affected this could impact on digestion. If you decide to give it a try make sure that the Osteopath you see has a particular interest in treating babies & is trained to do so. I am sure there are many in London, you could try the Osteopathic Centre for Children (where they train people) or Carina Petter at the Hale Clinic who teaches there.

Who's That Coming – Rory Gallagher Irish Tour
Lazy – Deep Purple

Make sure all the nails are punched in, get more belts than you think you will need if you can get them sale or return. Small areas take much longer than you think. You'll need fairly quick drying sealant.
+1 re dust – wear a mask unless the sanders have very good extractors.

Thanks Stoner.
Also anyone know where the cheapest place to buy the stuff is.