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best way to selfland bow /SLE kites

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Created by zork > 9 months ago, 8 Feb 2010
sboardcrazy
NSW, 8045 posts
11 Feb 2010 11:40AM
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Assuming this is just an errant sincere post why are you guys giving this poor bloke such a hard time? Doesn't give sailboarders a very good name.
Ok so there are probably some d..head kiters out there.As yet I havent seen them although i dont sail with them a lot . There are probably d .. head sailboarders too .Just that i suppose kite stuffups are more obvious & dangerous to others.I feel a bit embarassed to be a sailboader when I see a run of posts like this.Fair enough you want to have a bit of fun but at the poor guys expense?

Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
11 Feb 2010 12:07PM
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The kids are just enjoying a bit of harmless fun...I'm guessing it was accidentally posted in the wrong forum?

I'm enjoying reading the responses...although he'll be making sure he posts his questions in the right forum from now on!

sboardcrazy
NSW, 8045 posts
11 Feb 2010 12:10PM
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sboardcrazy said...

Assuming this is just an errant sincere post why are you guys giving this poor bloke such a hard time? Doesn't give sailboarders a very good name.
Ok so there are probably some d..head kiters out there.As yet I havent seen them although i dont sail with them a lot . There are probably d .. head sailboarders too .Just that i suppose kite stuffups are more obvious & dangerous to others.I feel a bit embarassed to be a sailboader when I see a run of posts like this.Fair enough you want to have a bit of fun but at the poor guys expense?

I ' donned my firesuit ' & I was wondering how long it would take to get a red thumb for this one..

Mark _australia
WA, 22522 posts
11 Feb 2010 10:24AM
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I didn't give you a red thumb but the reasons for the replies 'giving him a hard time' as I see it:

(1) posted in wrong forum - red rag to a bull, considering the p!sstake culture we have in Australia
(2) poor spelling - ditto
(3) regardless of any unhealthy animosity between kiters and windsurfers because there is a rivalry of sorts, there will always be healthy / funny bagging of each other going on

I don't think anything in this thread is nasty.

Looking at the O.P's thread in kitesurfing (posted after he realised his mistake) there is some bagging going on and 2 replies area quite nasty. The kite forums users' nasty / smartarse / snide comments to each other (in general) is quite surprising I think

sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
11 Feb 2010 12:27PM
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sboardcrazy said...
I ' donned my firesuit ' & I was wondering how long it would take to get a red thumb for this one..



Too late now to be putting on that firesuit - you need to don it in the original post otherwise it won't protect you. Much like Firiebob putting a fire out in his undies and then putting on his suit once extinguished.

PS - there's an idea.........a flame suit for kites to protect them from flame throwers.

PPS - I always find it quicker to run away than don the fire suit too.

Gestalt
QLD, 14429 posts
11 Feb 2010 12:30PM
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or something to protect them from the ragdoll

sboardcrazy
NSW, 8045 posts
11 Feb 2010 2:40PM
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Mark _australia said...

I didn't give you a red thumb but the reasons for the replies 'giving him a hard time' as I see it:

(1) posted in wrong forum - red rag to a bull, considering the p!sstake culture we have in Australia
(2) poor spelling - ditto
(3) regardless of any unhealthy animosity between kiters and windsurfers because there is a rivalry of sorts, there will always be healthy / funny bagging of each other going on

I don't think anything in this thread is nasty.

Looking at the O.P's thread in kitesurfing (posted after he realised his mistake) there is some bagging going on and 2 replies area quite nasty. The kite forums users' nasty / smartarse / snide comments to each other (in general) is quite surprising I think

Never bothered going into the kiters forum.Maybe I should post a sailboarding question there.. I dont think my firesuit is thick enough or legs fast enough..

Mark _australia
WA, 22522 posts
11 Feb 2010 11:48AM
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Don't bother...... they are a different breed and you will come back here pretty fast

kawindsurf
VIC, 137 posts
11 Feb 2010 3:03PM
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get a pin and pop it

Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
11 Feb 2010 3:15PM
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sboardcrazy said...

I was wondering how long it would take to get a red thumb for this one..



No red thumbs from me...I save those for the few 'special' contributers to these forums!

They're not for you either Mark (in most cases)...although the trend to red thumb you was catchy a few months ago.

Mark _australia
WA, 22522 posts
11 Feb 2010 12:23PM
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Sailhack said...

sboardcrazy said...

I was wondering how long it would take to get a red thumb for this one..



No red thumbs from me...I save those for the few 'special' contributers to these forums!

They're not for you either Mark (in most cases)...although the trend to red thumb you was catchy a few months ago.



Shhhh! I've only just stopped my therapy sessions after being so cut up when the regular trolls picked on me <sniffle>

LeStef
ACT, 514 posts
11 Feb 2010 3:44PM
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sboardcrazy said...
I ' donned my firesuit ' & I was wondering how long it would take to get a red thumb for this one..


Well, it looks like a red thumb is cancelling a green one (and vice versa).
Can we actually check how many ticks ?

Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
11 Feb 2010 4:01PM
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zork said...

hi

what is the best way to selfland a bow kite

yhanks


Look for a tree

eyeMhardcor
255 posts
11 Feb 2010 7:28PM
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I like thumbs red or green. It means i've done my job

stribo
QLD, 1628 posts
12 Feb 2010 12:28PM
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The answer to his question is easy....
Just don't launch the silly thing in the first place!!
Use it for something practical.Like a cover for your ride on mower or motorcycle.
If you really have to take it to the beach it would make a good windbreak/shade tent for the missus and kids.Just make sure you use some good sand pegs to peg it down.

frant
VIC, 1230 posts
13 Feb 2010 3:41PM
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Kitesurfing is set to feature on an upcoming Simpsons episode.
That rascal Bart is going to try to sel Fland(ers) a bow kite. In reality the producers are going to use this as a link to that "controversial" theme that in an episode of Seinfeld led to the immortal phrase "Not that there is anything wrong with that"



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