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- seales
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- kevspilly
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Yeah, had a similar situation when Dad was shouting at Son who was unable to stop nose-planting a toy stunt kite. I politely suggested that the lad may do better if he was permitted to let the lines out to a few times more than the 5 metres he had -- the mouthful of abuse I got!
You must realise it's an ego thing!
Don't go there unless invited
All that matters in life is kite flying, love and work ….preferably in that order.
In the bag; Shhhhh... far too many to mention, don't tell the Missus!
In the bag; Shhhhh... far too many to mention, don't tell the Missus!
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- ElusiveStranger
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Flic-flacking & cascading the STx today quite happily....
Bloke walks over and says "excuse me"
I pop out my headphones and say "Worry, what?"
Bloke "How do you do that?"
Me "pull this line *moves hand* then this one"
Bloke "No fly when there's no wind!"
I light up a ciggy and blow out, smoke moves just
Me "There's enough wind to fly this kite"
Him "No there isn't"
Me "It's magic then!"
Bloke walks over and says "excuse me"
I pop out my headphones and say "Worry, what?"
Bloke "How do you do that?"
Me "pull this line *moves hand* then this one"
Bloke "No fly when there's no wind!"
I light up a ciggy and blow out, smoke moves just
Me "There's enough wind to fly this kite"
Him "No there isn't"
Me "It's magic then!"
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Keithgrif
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At least three times over the weekend I was asked if the kites flying in EuroCup were remote controlled.
Keith
STACK UK
National Director 2006-2012
ExGrads pairs, fourth in Europe 2011!!!
Airheads team, 10th in the world 2012
STACK UK
National Director 2006-2012
ExGrads pairs, fourth in Europe 2011!!!
Airheads team, 10th in the world 2012
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Keithgrif
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What is it about the word KITE that means people cannot associate STRING with it?
Keith
STACK UK
National Director 2006-2012
ExGrads pairs, fourth in Europe 2011!!!
Airheads team, 10th in the world 2012
STACK UK
National Director 2006-2012
ExGrads pairs, fourth in Europe 2011!!!
Airheads team, 10th in the world 2012
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Stan Doff
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ElusiveStranger wrote:Two options for me next time:
1/ I filled the frame with helium
2/ They're not strings but super fine rods so I can push it around the sky
...if they look really gullible try "it's made out of anti-gravity fabric".
Woman with lad approaches me on the beach for help with a cheap 'eddy':
"His uncle put it together.......the instructions weren't very clear"
and hands me a bridle-less kite with the flying line formidably knotted around the middle of the spine.
(p.s. I sent 'em away to unpick the knot and after setting up the supplied bridle it did fly
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Re: What did they just say?
As I'm unhitching the lines from my gem a fellow approaches and asks the most pertinent question yet:
"How have you rigged your kite to flip backwards like that?"
I did try to explain about the nature of trick-kites and recommended FA as the place where the more accomplished congregate.
"How have you rigged your kite to flip backwards like that?"
I did try to explain about the nature of trick-kites and recommended FA as the place where the more accomplished congregate.
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Re: What did they just say?
I was having a break on one our rare std-wind days, when the kid next to me thudded his power kite into the grass yet again. Dad ran over, unwrapped the lines by rotating the kite (how else would you do it?) and let the kite take to the air. So far so good. He then walks directly back towards the kid, who was frantically trying to control the thing.
His reward was a highly tensioned line across the side of his face, just under his eye.
Fork me, I thought, he is going to go wild.
No chance. He remained perfectly calm, touched his cheek with a tissue, and trotted off to a safe distance behind his offspring.
I was well impressed by his self-control (but not by his risk analysis)
Granddad, who was also there, did a proper job the next time, and walked back at a well safe radius.
Stuart
His reward was a highly tensioned line across the side of his face, just under his eye.
Fork me, I thought, he is going to go wild.
No chance. He remained perfectly calm, touched his cheek with a tissue, and trotted off to a safe distance behind his offspring.
I was well impressed by his self-control (but not by his risk analysis)
Granddad, who was also there, did a proper job the next time, and walked back at a well safe radius.
Stuart
the lunatic is on the grass
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- border tim
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Re: What did they just say?
stuart ,this must of been in munich !! no british person would be so controlled lol!!
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Re: What did they just say?
border tim wrote:stuart ,this must of been in munich !! no british person would be so controlled lol!!
correct. But to prove I have true british blood, I pissed myself laughing (as soon as they were out of earshot).
Stuart
the lunatic is on the grass