X-OldHeader: From allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com Wed Aug 8 22:33:59 2001 Return-Path: <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id WAA17848 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:33:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.59]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id WAA21604 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:33:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp002.mailsrvcs.net (smtp002pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.181]) by msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B85A682D for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 23:31:56 -0600 (MDT) Received: from computer (1Cust76.tnt4.sjc4.da.uu.net [63.42.74.76]) by smtp002.mailsrvcs.net with SMTP for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; id f795Vdh24659 Thu, 9 Aug 2001 00:31:39 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <000f01c12094$2760f9c0$4c4a2a3f@computer> From: "Allen H Zimmermann" <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com> To: <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com> References: <3B722A9C.9721F55C@home.com-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: Kiter at Sherman Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:28:39 -0700 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400
JR, how can we protect our children from this horrible menace??
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From: "JR Johnston" <jrstudio@home.com-DeleteThis.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list WIND_TALK"
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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: Kiter at Sherman
>
> "One beginner was having a friend wade behind them and hold their
harness to
> keep them under control.
> It seemed to me that you should not be attached to a kite you can't
control
> with your own weight, period."
>
> Dear Peter,
>
> This is how they teach beginners in Maui :-) The instructor rides
behind the
> student holding onto their harness and instructs
> them on water relaunching and maneuvering, etc. - if his friend was a
beginner i
> guess that would be a different story all together though:-)
> (I don't see them instructing here in the bay area using this teaching
method
> for whatever reason?)
>
> The Fact is: Kiting is very dangerous. Just look at the insurance waiver
you
> sign when you buy one. Or the label on the kite,
> "removing this tag & you except all liability. . . Kiting could result
in
> death."
> Do you guys really want broken bones? Lopped off fingers and ears from
kite
> string? Torn rotator cups that will never functioin
> properly again for the rest of your life. Death?!! Just put your kiting
> ambitions to rest and stick to what you know!
> You'll be much happier!!
>
> ALoha,
>
> JR
>
> Be careful of thermal bubble conditions too! In case you didn't hear Eric
Eck's
> trip to heaven (almost literally) got caught in a thermal bubble as it
released
> from a hot spot on the ground just as he was about to land his 15.5 and
went
> straight up about 150' to 200'. Bummer he and friend Donnel,
> who accompanied him in the ambulance, couldn't finish out the contest. We
are
> all thankful he did not get seriously hurt.
>
>
>
>
>
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