Sure it wasn't a cuda? Paul you are getting your own back or what?*
Apparently it was at mile marker 39.6 around Little Duck Key. The wind was south or side onshore. The high tension powerlines are about 25 ft. away from the water's edge. Doesn't take much to send a kite into them. Amazingly, power was down for only about 15 minutes by reports.
This kind of thing about got kiting booted out of OBX back in the day before leashes became "fashionable" again, sigh. If there is the remotest chance of you separating from your kite, RIDE SOMEWHERE ELSE! The Utility indicated the kite was released on purpose and said nothing about an equipment failure. Could have been a failure but that is what they think happened apparently.
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Originally Posted by greg meintjes
Glad to hear the kiter is okay, "equipment failure is the devil we know", check before you go.
Greg
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DITTO WHAT GREG SAID
* On a lighter note:
November 30, 2009
Power Outage Report: Duck Key
Only in the Keys...
A power outage occurred at 1:35 p.m. on November 30 when an osprey dropped an approximately 3-foot-long barracuda across all three phases. FKEC restored all power to the 411 affected members on Duck Key by 2:25 p.m.
So, does this mean;
a. Osprey's like cooked fish, or
b. They are getting revenge for those plastic pointy things the utility put up to stop nesting, or
c. The birds want us out of the Keys and they are trying to make our beer go warm to drive us away?