In reply to jdh90: just remembered a Wednesday club story . One Wednesday several years ago conditions were perfect . In fact A Bluebird day . I dropped the kids bang on 8.30 , drove over to stannah with fat Andy who had done the same at a different school . We skinned up sty barrow dodd from the sheep fold , skied down to the tow and had a few hours sking on really good snow . We then skinned up whiteside bank and skied most of the way down brunt Ghyll to the road on perefect powder Jogged along Back to the van . Drove via middle Ruddings and had a very quick pint of excellent beer ( well even CA rling would have tasted good ) . Drove ( observing the speed limit ) to be a about 5 minutes early for pick up . A fellow member of the Wednesday club had kids at the same school as mine didn’t ski,but would come on climbing jaunts in the summer , had been primed to collect the kids if I was late . I was about 5 minutes early . My mate was stood in the playground talking to one of those obnoxious posh mums who would generally look down thier noses at the scruffy outdoor types and has never walked further than from her Range Rover to sainsburues entrance .Her equally obnoxious husband was stood talking to his accountant close by . I jogged into the play ground out of breath , slightly sunburnt and of course buzzing .
My mate : “ good day ? “
me “ yep , you know ! “
posh mum looking down her nose “ oh ..have you been hiking ? “
Me ( guessing what was to come ) “ no . I’ve been skiing “
posh mum ( disbelieving ) “ what ? “
Me : “ yes . It was amazing “
posh mum ( now really puzzled ) “ what ? “
me “ I’ve been to raise . The Lake District ski club “
posh Mum “ what ? “
Me “ you know . The Lake District ski club “
posh mum now becomes really flustered and start to look around the playground for husband . Sees him deep in conversation . Shouts and almost runs over to him “ Charles . Charles . There s a ski club . In the LAKE DISTRICT !!!! “