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Crappy end of year...

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Created by rod_bunny > 9 months ago, 31 Dec 2009
rod_bunny
WA, 1089 posts
31 Dec 2009 7:43PM
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Just went out for a cheeky late afternoon session to end the year... SeaBreeze showing 16kn then 15 then 14... thought "Great, I'll take out the 14 while I'm waiting for yet another delaminated valve replacement to set on the 10".

Drive down... 18-22kn... hmm maybe? then thought better of it and drove home to get the 10 (Cant be ar$ed waiting to make sure the leading edge stays up)

Get home, get the 10, drive back down, get the kite, lines & pump out put my key on my harness and then promptly decide to leave said harness in the car while I rig up - close door and...... c0ck!


Ask some woman to borrow her phone to call my wife who has to wake up our 'just gone to sleep' 4 week old son to bring me my spare set of keys... and a beer.


So now - figuring the wind gods dont want me to kite today - to appease the gods I shall sacrifice my liver & kidneys at the alter of my bar and get totally rat ar$ed


Happy New Year to all!

sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
31 Dec 2009 8:03PM
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Hectic as ay bru.

cwamit
WA, 1194 posts
31 Dec 2009 8:16PM
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No Efen way, just had the best session for this year down here, wasn't blowing crazy mad but was the best swell and wind direction I've had for ages , totally epic downwinder with some 3 meter faces, after a month of $hyte wind today's put my faith back in this little part of the world

happy new years everyone , hope everyone gets a stocked session in next year!

Ps. The bloke that rang asking about the weather few days ago , my apologies but As said this place has fickle winds.

theDoctor
NSW, 5786 posts
31 Dec 2009 11:29PM
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swell.....?

does anyone on the east coast know what that is.....?

FlySurfer
NSW, 4460 posts
1 Jan 2010 11:23AM
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figuring the wind gods dont want me to kite today
the f'ing gods don't want us to kite this month, mofo!

Westies, shut the f up!

It's still f'ing grey with no wind and it's now f'ing raining!

I've put on 10kgs and I'm so pissed y'all lucky I aint packing.

Can't wait to get back to work.

18to23
WA, 16 posts
1 Jan 2010 12:04PM
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sorry to hear that
I shouldof bought a 7m
its goin 20-30kn again today

robbiminator
WA, 4 posts
1 Jan 2010 12:09PM
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FlySurfer said...

figuring the wind gods dont want me to kite today
the f'ing gods don't want us to kite this month, mofo!

Westies, shut the f up!

It's still f'ing grey with no wind and it's now f'ing raining!

I've put on 10kgs and I'm so pissed y'all lucky I aint packing.

Can't wait to get back to work.


It would suck rather badly to be living over east right now.

Foot
NSW, 57 posts
1 Jan 2010 10:52PM
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theDoctor said...

swell.....?

does anyone on the east coast know what that is.....?


I think it's that feeling they get in their pants from time to time

rod_bunny
WA, 1089 posts
1 Jan 2010 8:45PM
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So... anyone else fed up with replacing delaminated valves?

Another arvo r00ted - 2 more valves to replace - one on each kite.



Seriously I tried to punish my liver last night - I really did. [}:)]

tightlines
WA, 3510 posts
1 Jan 2010 11:40PM
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rod_bunny said...

So... anyone else fed up with replacing delaminated valves?

Another arvo r00ted - 2 more valves to replace - one on each kite.



Seriously I tried to punish my liver last night - I really did. [}:)]


North by any chance?

loco4olas
NSW, 1525 posts
2 Jan 2010 8:22AM
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tightlines said...

rod_bunny said...

So... anyone else fed up with replacing delaminated valves?

Another arvo r00ted - 2 more valves to replace - one on each kite.



Seriously I tried to punish my liver last night - I really did. [}:)]


North by any chance?


Left in a hot car by any chance?

FlySurfer
NSW, 4460 posts
2 Jan 2010 1:08PM
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U laugh now, next year I'm moving to Perth [}:)]

Yup gona kite all year round... ride my bike on flat ground near the river... just a little concerned about the 4000km drive (wife) and ride (me).
She doesn't know we're going so I can kite, I told her it's cos there's too many people in Sydney... and she thinks there's less Chinese in Perth.


rod_bunny
WA, 1089 posts
2 Jan 2010 10:55AM
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loco4olas said...

tightlines said...
North by any chance?


Left in a hot car by any chance?


Flexifoil Ion2 - only the blue valves (ie inflate deflate)

Where else would you leave the other kite your not flying? Or when your driving the 1000km to your surfari spot?


I know "why" they do it... known fault for that year/model (and not just with Flexi either) - just pi$$ed they weren't warranted AND they did it 2 days running



PS spent $700 insulating my garage before summer to help stop this sort of thing happening with my other gear... Err, to help keep the house cool for the missus

stabber
NSW, 1114 posts
2 Jan 2010 2:04PM
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FlySurfer said...

U laugh now, next year I'm moving to Perth [}:)]

Yup gona kite all year round... ride my bike on flat ground near the river... just a little concerned about the 4000km drive (wife) and ride (me).
She doesn't know we're going so I can kite, I told her it's cos there's too many people in Sydney... and she thinks there's less Chinese in Perth.





Don't slam the chinese here mate, they make all of our kites!

Den shi ta men ting ting ni , ta men hui bash the living sh!t outa ya!

FlySurfer
NSW, 4460 posts
2 Jan 2010 3:53PM
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stabber: Sorry kungpow I only speak Cantonese, and I'm not slamming them... the Mrs just feels there will be less Chinese in her circles...

rod_bunny
WA, 1089 posts
2 Jan 2010 1:50PM
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stabber said...
Don't slam the chinese here mate, they make all of our kites!


The kites are OK, just not so hot on making valves stick for more than a year

LUCAS123
QLD, 104 posts
2 Jan 2010 11:32PM
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we have had a weeks worth or perfect seabreezes here in noosa, mabey the wind gods just love us

Venomguy
154 posts
3 Jan 2010 7:18AM
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FlySurfer said...

stabber: Sorry kungpow I only speak Cantonese, and I'm not slamming them... the Mrs just feels there will be less Chinese in her circles...



Think you should consider getting a new Mrs....

dafunk
QLD, 561 posts
3 Jan 2010 3:57PM
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yeah stop ya whinging .6 stiches and no water play for me next 2-3 weeks .
the year can only get better

FlySurfer
NSW, 4460 posts
3 Jan 2010 6:55PM
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stop whinging? It's still freaking grey and raining! 2-3 weeks no water... if u lived in Sydney u wouldn't be able to go out.

Venomguy: EZ buddy, she's not Pauline Hanson.

dafunk
QLD, 561 posts
3 Jan 2010 9:40PM
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hey flysurfer at least you could go if it was windy .
all i can do atm is watch. and its windy

TurtleHunter
WA, 1675 posts
4 Jan 2010 11:48AM
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ha bugger you all. I am going to finish this bloody mary step out the front of the camp and pump up my 9m. Only a couple of hours left and I will have to pump up my 7m. It does get hard when there is wind all day but the body can only kite so long.



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