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Kite Crasher 2

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Created by Wet Willy > 9 months ago, 5 Feb 2008
Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
5 Feb 2008 2:53AM
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So, anybody ever had any problems with kiters?

TonyC
WA, 410 posts
5 Feb 2008 12:57AM
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Nah - they're a beautiful friendly bunch that do their own thing with GAY abandon.

Richiefish
QLD, 5610 posts
5 Feb 2008 10:43AM
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I did get a bit distressed when I heard about that english dude flying onto/into the cafe at Wello.(bit like the coyote on roadrunner). Imagine sitting down at an outdoor table, peacefully eating your fish and chips when BANG !Kiter comes through the power lines, across the road,and ends up on the roof(I think).

hardie
WA, 4103 posts
5 Feb 2008 10:02AM
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That's not a fight this is a fight:


stribo
QLD, 1628 posts
5 Feb 2008 11:37AM
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Wet Willy said...

So, anybody ever had any problems with kiters?




Oh dear

elmo
WA, 8765 posts
5 Feb 2008 10:42AM
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Wet Willy said...

So, anybody ever had any problems with kiters?




Nope

P.C_simpson
NSW, 1489 posts
5 Feb 2008 12:50PM
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nope, i love it when they land there dangley jumps 2 foot from me, i can see the maga extreme action for close up..

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
5 Feb 2008 11:54AM
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Wet Willy said...

So, anybody ever had any problems with kiters?


Not really, I've generally found them to be pleasant young men with an eye for Fashion. Generally they are keen to discuss new recipies and home decorating ideas. The ones I met are always well groomed and smell nice.

waveslave
WA, 4263 posts
5 Feb 2008 11:08AM
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Re: Scared rabbits caught in the headlights.

Sometimes I can see it in their big bunny-eyes.
Irrational fear I'm talking about.
Unjustified anxiety stemming from their absurd string-paranoia.
Many times I've been forced to end their pain...
to humanely put them out of their misery.
So I load the weapon....
and BOOOOST )))))))
lol.

My 50m downwind-drift safely places them in a non-vulnerable position.
Out of harms way, so to speak.
The green-zone.

Their expression of relief,
that burden of stress that's instantly relieved....
immediately the worry-face is washed clean.

It's priceless.

stribo
QLD, 1628 posts
5 Feb 2008 12:13PM
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waveslave said...

Re: Scared rabbits caught in the headlights.

Sometimes I can see it in their big bunny-eyes.
Irrational fear I'm talking about.
Unjustified anxiety stemming from their absurd string-paranoia.
Many times I've been forced to end their pain...
to humanely put them out of their misery.
So I load the weapon....
and BOOOOST )))))))
lol.

My 50m downwind-drift safely places them in a non-vulnerable position.
Out of harms way, so to speak.
The green-zone.

Their expression of relief,
that burden of stress that's instantly relieved....
immediately the worry-face is washed clean.

It's priceless.


I think your mistaking fear for uncontrollable rage

graceman
WA, 323 posts
5 Feb 2008 12:15PM
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Has anyone contemplated this from a sea creatures point of view?

Windsurfer - smooth or constant slap/slap/slap lots of under water warning and any landings in a break masked by the waves and they self rescue. Sea creatures happy

Kite person - stealth attack no noise as the rail just holds the water, bombies from height, any underwater creature would be frightened by the sudden appearance of a sweet smelling, nice hair do on a tray. You would probably react badly as well

waveslave
WA, 4263 posts
5 Feb 2008 12:22PM
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Poley string-paranoia is a very misunderstood emotion.
A mental condition not unlike fear-of-the-dark.
Because poleys can't see the strings (from a distance),
they always fear the worst.
For a poley, the kite itself is actually the lesser of the two evils.
But those invisible lines are satan's strings.
lol.

Now,
if the lines were thicker maybe,
so you could actually see the things as they fly thru the sky....
Perhaps if they were say one inch thick,
(but of course they would need to be made from strong, feather-lite material).....
then the poleys would be less anxious, I guess ?
To them, the thick kitelines would look like very long skinny masts.
Four 25m long masts connected to a sail.
lol.

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
5 Feb 2008 1:41PM
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If you could only cut your kite into a triangular shape and attach one thick carbon fibre string to the leading edge....

stribo
QLD, 1628 posts
5 Feb 2008 1:44PM
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It's not the strings that worry me ..It's the dude in the pink boardies and blonde tips,squirming inthe air like his gold neck chain is pulling his chest hair, checking out my package as he resurfaces from another failed landing in the wave zone

Pugwash
WA, 7673 posts
5 Feb 2008 12:46PM
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waveslave said...

Poley string-paranoia is a very misunderstood emotion.
But those invisible lines are satan's strings.


Maybe lines should be PINK and fluffy

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
5 Feb 2008 2:14PM
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Honestly the flacid, limp and soft lines don't bother me. I just worry when they power up and get hard in the hands of young men with pink boardies and blonde tips

aus301
QLD, 2039 posts
5 Feb 2008 2:20PM
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I wonder if Corey Delaney is actually a kite surfer.

Hmmm...looks like a kiter, acts like a kiter...hmmm

Haggar
QLD, 1667 posts
5 Feb 2008 2:23PM
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Nebs you're a crack up

meerkat
WA, 644 posts
5 Feb 2008 2:12PM
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Wet Willy said...

So, anybody ever had any problems with kiters?


Top quality lure you are using there, its almost too easy though. Perhaps we should start a similar thread in kite forum.

"really really really fast out of control windsurfer"
A windsurfer today was seen going soooooooooooo fast he forgot to turn as he looked at his own reflection and shouted out "look how hard this sport is, FIGJAM!"

but that might get a entire post full of childish replies like this one.... go figure.

Richiefish
QLD, 5610 posts
5 Feb 2008 3:30PM
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I would rather have my good stiff pole than something you have to inflate.

Greenfinger
WA, 239 posts
5 Feb 2008 2:36PM
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Hang on, I got a good one. Windsurfers / Kitesurfers are heaps better than Kitesurfers / Windsurfers because ..........

Richiefish
QLD, 5610 posts
5 Feb 2008 3:52PM
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ha ha ha ha

monster
TAS, 495 posts
5 Feb 2008 5:06PM
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Wet Willy said...

So, anybody ever had any problems with kiters?




yer when we were kids we built a really big kite trouble was we couldent hold it so dad hooked up to a game fishing rod 130lbs was flying well unto the wind picked up and dad lost control of kite and it wraped it self around some power lines and blew the tranfomer ,when hydro came to fix transfomer we got the blame , morel dont trust kites

evlPanda
NSW, 9204 posts
5 Feb 2008 5:44PM
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merman said...

wow you pole boys seem to be realy frustrated about something...


i think this is just what the doctor ordered...

http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=-700827341679524235&q=poledancers&total=24&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0


or some of this

www.hetracil.com/

for thoes extra frustrating days..





The guy on the hetracil site you suggested is holding a kite.
Funniest comment so far, unfortunately.

Ling Ling
NSW, 4 posts
6 Feb 2008 1:08AM
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Wet Willy said...

So, anybody ever had any problems with kiters?


Na no problems with kitesurfers or windsurfers
Do have a problem with some bald guy riding a pushy around towing some lame trailer getting in my way when I'm out cruising in my Ferrari

Mr. No-one
WA, 921 posts
7 Feb 2008 11:22PM
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stribo said...

waveslave said...

Re: Scared rabbits caught in the headlights.

Sometimes I can see it in their big bunny-eyes.
Irrational fear I'm talking about.
Unjustified anxiety stemming from their absurd string-paranoia.
Many times I've been forced to end their pain...
to humanely put them out of their misery.
So I load the weapon....
and BOOOOST )))))))
lol.

My 50m downwind-drift safely places them in a non-vulnerable position.
Out of harms way, so to speak.
The green-zone.

Their expression of relief,
that burden of stress that's instantly relieved....
immediately the worry-face is washed clean.

It's priceless.


I think your mistaking fear for uncontrollable rage




I'll second Stribo after being in that "Green zone" and having to to bail to avoid an airborn out of control kiter from taking me out, twice. Also been tangled in lines in the shore break a few times from dropped kites which does get a little scary.
The kiters are ok because their safe at one end while we're the ones caught in the middle of the web and they wonder why we done ask them out on dates
I have some very good friends who kite ,so I don't hate them all, just the ones who get in the way

Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
9 Feb 2008 1:00AM
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I got whacked on the head by a kite today!! This guy was struggling in the shorebreak doing god-knows-what, and his kite swung down and around and *bamf* whacked me in the head. It didn't hurt! Just shocked me - now, if that had been a windsurfer, it wiould have HURT!!

The guy came up and apologised, which was nice!

But, it serves me right for being on the beach when I should've been out on the water!

TonyC
WA, 410 posts
8 Feb 2008 11:08PM
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How selfish of you WW - you should know better than to just sedately walk along a beach. Have some consideration for others and ensure you look around every few seconds so you don't get in a kites way. And if you're within 100m of a kite you should either run away or be prepared to catch the kite - you should know the rules by now.

Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
9 Feb 2008 1:27AM
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www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=9328

...Tony C, this is for you...

jp747
1553 posts
9 Feb 2008 12:00AM
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Wet Willy said...

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=9328

...Tony C, this is for you...


you haven't seen my airspace clearing device and it's not rigged for arrows but with flareshey tony c did you ever try mg14 or br14 dinghies?

TonyC
WA, 410 posts
9 Feb 2008 12:07AM
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Hi JP - dinghies never tried a 14' (or BR etc) - sailed Manly Junior, Flying Ant, Cherub, 420, Moth and Contender. And a heap of one design keelboats & ocean racers. Always felt I missed out on something by not sailing the true skiffs - 14', 16' or 18's.

The flares would work great on kites - a giant chinese burning lantern - hmmmmm that would make a great photo[}:)]



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