{"id":286,"date":"2010-03-23T07:55:31","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T05:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2010-03-23T07:55:31","modified_gmt":"2010-03-23T05:55:31","slug":"where-ikea-tries-ski-waxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-tries-ski-waxing\/","title":{"rendered":".. where Ikea tries ski waxing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hello there! It&#8217;s me, Ikea!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">u must have thought the winter is over! not in this neck of woods! hehe&#8230; *neck* of woods&#8230;<br \/>\nso, there is lot of fun to have with the snow. even for a giraffe, like me. so i decided to learn ski waxing! i don&#8217;t have my own skis yet, i&#8217;m afraid. but it is good to know how to wax them properly when u finally have them, don&#8217;t u think? it seems perfectly logical to me. so, here come some fotografs that i managed to take in the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">apparently\u00a0first of all, it&#8217;s good to do some brushing with a metal brush. i can understand that. it seems to me that all animals (that i know) like\u00a0brushing from time to time too. like for example, i very much like to brush my back when it is itching. also, i can tell Angel needs to do a lot more brushing, because\u00a0his fur is all tangled up, u know. at least\u00a0most of the time it is.\u00a0because of hiding in the bamboo basket, that&#8217;s why.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1094.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-288 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"CIMG1094\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1094-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1094-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1094-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">so, first one ski..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1093.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-287 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"CIMG1093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1093-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1093-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1093-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">.. and then the other one :)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1098.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-290 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"CIMG1098\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1098-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1098-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1098-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">so, then, u need this candy-bar looking wax. i think this is for going really fast. then u need to do some ironing and scraping too, but i don&#8217;t have any fotografs from that. i think i had to go somewhere and when i got back all that was already done. so, i hope i can try that some other time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">and then, if u want to ski classic style (i can secretly tell you that for most animals, classic is highly recommended, hehe) u need some grip wax too:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1112.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"CIMG1112\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1112-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1112-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CIMG1112-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">and that&#8217;s pretty much it! after all this waxing, skiing is supposed to be six times as fun as without! did u know that? 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