Ski Jump on Carvers
Week of R&R after artic warfare exercises. We came across some Herdy-Gerdys preparing for a ski jump competition.

"I'll have ago at that". Got to the end of the ramp (slowly) and fell off the end, hard.

After getting strapped up in a bar by a lovely Nowegian lass over a few jars blagged a pair of "straight skis" off a 16 year old who had finished his runs and pelted up the top for the last run of the day.

Results: Beat Eddie "The Eagle" Edward's UK record by a mile. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrn8mz7lovc

Sent Eddy a postcard saying that had beat his record with a broken collarbone wearing jeans and a berghaus on my day off. He didn't reply





*lie
( buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Mon 28 Jul 2008, 22:29, 2 replies)

I don't believe you
You wouldn't have had the first clue what you were doing - I've trained as a ski-jumper and you actually can't just pile up to the top of the run, strap on someone else's skis and break the record of the British champion. For a number of reasons, the least of which being that they wouldn't let you up there. But all that's by the by - you had a broken collar bone while you did it? I've seen people break stuff while ski jumping and it isn't pretty - they certainly don't go to the pub right afterwards, chat up people, then take their skis and go for a second go, no matter how hard they are. I'm guessing you've got a lot of mileage out of this anecdote down the pub as part of your "been in the forces innit" bragadoccio (the reference to "herdy gerdys" is a clue)and thought you'd try it here. A friend of mine trained with the army in Norway and would delight in telling everyone how great a skier he was - could have skiied for Britain etc - until he went skiing with me and I annhilated him..
(lost, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 13:15, closed)

Edit
It could be true, given that it's not totally impossible, but it just sounds far too unlikely. I'm not sure I really need to say this, but apologies if I'm wrong above. Pretty damn sure I'm not though!
(lost, Tue 29 Jul 2008, 13:19, closed)