Monday DP

[Skyway Scott]

Looks like another one.
TIme to burn sick days, Bob?

[Unimog Bob]

Scott,
I was thinking of stopping by. I saw your kite up on the beach. I'm thinking Weds looks good

Bob

[Skyway Scott]

You didn't miss much. I got to ride and had a decent time, but.... it was about 9 knots with "gusts" to 11 (once it "filled in" :roll: )and crappy looking out there.

I still enjoyed myself tho :)

[A-Bomb]

Glad it picked up for you Scott, at least enough to ride anyway. I'll probably be out in the AM again this week if it's blowin'.

[Skyway Scott]

Wish it was blowing that when you were there to trade off kites and boards.
Next time. :wink:

[bryanleighty]

scott are you back in st. pete!?

you ever find that Super Phatty you lost???

[Skyway Scott]

That's why I am here. I have been wandering the roadways, the waterways and the pawn shops both day and night in my never ending search for my lost board :?

[inferno]

my lost board

you mean Donna's Board :)

[toby wilson]

Well when you go into the pawn shops, etc. do Mira a favor and look for her yellow 120 UG Wavetray... :D

[bayflite]

yeah,
and look 4 my nail gun and compressor and chop saw sombody jacked me 4 last month
L8r

[tomstock]

And E-Bone's bike. It has a pink basket and tassles on the grips.

[tomstock]

Well when you go into the pawn shops, etc. do Mira a favor and look for her yellow 120 UG Wavetray... :D

How long ago? Was it during the race?

[toby wilson]

http://www.fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=3230

Yep, lost in the race. Some loser who found it called WSW (their # and PJ's name is on the board) the day after the race and said he had found it. When John offered to come pick it up, he refused to give out any information on himself. He was obviously calling to inquire about what the board was used for or more likely what its value is... :evil:

[tomstock]

Maybe the person was hoping for a reward and decided it was better to keep it when he realized he wouldn't get one?

[toby wilson]

Do all good deeds in life require a reward? That is absolutely stupid. Doing good deeds always comes back to you in the end in some way, shape or form. Plus, he would have probably gotten a nice cash reward from Mira for returning it. He was calling a shop, not the owner so there is no way to tell. He didn't directly ask for a reward. This guy is a piece of crap thief, plain and simple.

[Unimog Bob]

Toby,
If you found my board I know you'd move heaven and earth to get it back to its rightful owner. For everyone else I write REWARD IF FOUND and my number. I hate writing my name on stuff, it makes me feel like I'm back in first grade and my Dad wrote my name huge inside my cool bomber jacket. I'd hate it more if I lost my board and someone besides one of my kite bros found it.

Hey I had an Idea Maybe we could get Rick to make up some cool looking stickers that say FKA member REWARD IF FOUND and an 800 number. with some cool colors and graphics. It wouldn't look as dorky as my giant sharpie scribling

Bob

[Skyway Scott]

Cool idea.

[toby wilson]

Great idea Bob! I would buy a bunch of those, we have a total of 5 boards between Amber and I. My OR Mako is all uglied up with sharpie from where I put my name, number, address, e-mail, reward if found, etc. on the underside but boards are for riding, not for a fashion show. The stickers would be a GREAT idea though, Rick are you in for getting these made up? If not, I would be more than happy to look into it...

[tomstock]

I write my name, number, and usually REWARD IF FOUND on just about everything including my kites.

There are a lot of people out there who just don't give a crap about doing the right thing for someone they dont know. They will take whatever they can get and as much of it as they can get.

When this person realized they wouldn't get any sort of reward I am sure they decided they would rather just keep it and use it as a wakeboard, sell it to a buddy, or take it back up north as a souvenier.

Then again, this sweet board had a beautiful golden yellow tan with the rail line curves of a swimsuit model, and two very sexy, full, round, kicked up tips. My opinion is that the guy has fallen in love with it.

Seems everyone falls in love with Underground boards.

[bryanleighty]

blah..
underground..


:P

[toby wilson]

blah...

Best...

[inferno]

Blah

SS machine's....
especially the 25.5m :wink:

[toby wilson]

AMEN to that on the 25.5.

If I could get rid of it, my quiver would be SUPER strong with some great backup kites! I just don't need it with the 20.5...

25.5 SS Machine
20.5 SS Machine
17.5 SS Machine
16 SS Octane
16 SS Turbo Diesel (can you believe I actually bought a SLE???)
13 SS Fuel
11 SS Fuel
7 SS Fuel

You won't see me sitting on the beach with nothing to fly anytime soon... :D

[inferno]

AMEN to that on the 25.5.

If I could get rid of it, my quiver would be SUPER strong with some great backup kites! I just don't need it with the 20.5...

25.5 SS Machine
20.5 SS Machine
17.5 SS Machine
16 SS Octane
16 SS Turbo Diesel (can you believe I actually bought a SLE???)
13 SS Fuel
11 SS Fuel
7 SS Fuel

You won't see me sitting on the beach with nothing to fly anytime soon... :D

somebody obviously likes SS :shock:

why exactly did you buy 2 16m kites???

[toby wilson]

I basically got both kites for less than the price of one new '07 kite. The Octane rides like a 14M and is a very quick kite. I bought it first and got an unbelievable deal on it. The TD was also a bang-up deal and I had no intention of buying it. Was going to the shop with Amber and Roy so that Roy could get booties and Amber a wetsuit. It was a school demo kite that was flown 2-3 times total and the price was ridiculously low. I figured that I liked the kite (I had flown Roy's the previous day) and did not have an SLE so why not? Plus, I may be able to dump 1-2 Machines now.

The Machines are quite slow turning because of their size which I think has really been a hardship for me as far as my learning curve. With these 2 new kites I should be able to learn some new things. The Octane is one of the fastest kites out there from what I hear and the Machine (although they are similar construction) is one of the slower ones. Yeah, I'll get worked a lot while adjusting to the new kites but I have flown the TD and really liked it, it is a Ferrari when compared to my old dump truck Machines...I expect the Octane to be even faster!!! :D