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03-12-2010, 03:36 PM
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Who knocked out the power?
Lol, i hope no one was hurt, but i heard a kiter let go of a kite in the middle keys and it shut the power down all the way to key west for 1/2 hour.... i was told this by an electric worker and was on radio.....who did it......
Anyway, better a power line than a hurt kiter.....more strong wind coming and lots of spring break testosterone on tap! 
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03-12-2010, 03:41 PM
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Hey Paul. The kiter is fine. Equipment failure from what I hear. Chicken loop broke and took the leash with it. Kite hot the lines and burst into flames.
Noel oTHErside Boardsports www.othersideboardsports.com 305.853.9728
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03-12-2010, 03:57 PM
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lucky guy
Glad to hear the kiter is okay, "equipment failure is the devil we know", check before you go.
Greg
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03-12-2010, 05:31 PM
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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. Quote:
* 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?
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FKA, Inc. transcribed by: Rick Iossi Last edited by ricki; 03-13-2010 at 09:09 AM.
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03-12-2010, 10:19 PM
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The 3 years i did in hatteras i saw the best ever fireworks shows in the early days with kites...man they can burn.....those carbon bars, spectra lines.....transformers.....it happened alot, we have had our share in key west over the years and i am suprised it doesnt happen more.
Any idea why kite spots are always by airports , powerlines or parking lots? glad all are well and who ever you are you owe me for loss of business!
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03-13-2010, 06:23 AM
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good and bad
GOOD:: There was a really great pic of Sean Reyngoudt on the front page of todays newspaper.
BAD:: They printed a separate article inside the paper blaming a kiter for the power outage. Greg
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