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windpig
Since 28 Aug 2008
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 Fri Sep 17, 10 9:07 am Rooster? |
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Anybody get the R.R. Dawn patrol today? Does anyone think it will go tomorrow? Will the New York Islanders ever win the Stanley Cup again? These are among the burning questions in my little brain.
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4304 Posts
Camas
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| Fri Sep 17, 10 1:16 pm Re: Rooster? |
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| windpig wrote: | | Anybody get the R.R. Dawn patrol today? |
Not even dawn patrol...  From 9:30 till noon it was golden. Steady winds & butter. Couple of kites in the air. It just doesn't get any better than that! |
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specialk
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| Fri Sep 17, 10 2:26 pm |
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| I'm soooo green with envy!!! |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
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| Fri Sep 17, 10 2:43 pm |
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new windsensor (you can see the trend) + webcam = pretty good idea whats going on, tho can be short lived when fronts are rolling thru
and what Nak said...
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Campbell
Since 07 Sep 2008
409 Posts
Camas, WA
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| Fri Sep 17, 10 2:46 pm |
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| Anybody think it might go tomorrow morning? |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
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K2
Since 30 Apr 2009
274 Posts
Hood River, OR
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 7:46 am Rain? |
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| Rooster is starting to pick up! But it's supposed to rain in Portland today. Any reason not to kite in the rain? I am jonesin for a sesh today but I just want to know: is kiting in the rain is doable just a little more wet? Seems possible to me but I still got a lot to learn about kiting in the NW. There is a 90% I will just see you all at Rooster in like an hour but I would like to get the low down before I just go by myself. Thanks! |
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2102 Posts
PNW
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 8:27 am |
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You can kite in the rain just fine. The face and eyes take a beating when kiting and the heavy stuff comes ie hard rain and or hail--sunglasses are nice when this happens.
Kiting in the rain just takes some extra motivation because it is usually cold/colder.
I wear a rain jacket when it rains and I'm riggin. I also use the latex and cloth work gloves when rigging. Then switch to 2mm gloves before launching. This of course is when it is a bit cooler then it is today.
There are caps out at RR right now. Probably good 11m sle.
BV to RR would be fun. . . |
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holly
Since 09 Jul 2006
440 Posts
Hood River
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 9:27 am |
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| you cant kite in the rain you wouldnt want to get your kite wet.. |
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
1648 Posts
Puget Sound & Wa. Coast
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 9:33 am |
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| holly wrote: | | you cant kite in the rain you wouldnt want to get your kite wet.. |
I/we kite in the rain all the time up here at Damon Point, Double Bluff, etc. But Holly, even though your comment was made in jest... it is a real pain to try to dry your kites when you live in an apartment or small house. And if you don't dry, the kites will end up with mold stains. My 15 is hanging in my attic right now. Grrrrrrr
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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
1794 Posts
Doin' The Dalles
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 10:26 am |
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| wylieflyote wrote: | | holly wrote: | | you cant kite in the rain you wouldnt want to get your kite wet.. |
And if you don't dry, the kites will end up with mold stains. My 15 is hanging in my attic right now. Grrrrrrr |
Been there done that. You never realize how big your kite is until you inflate inside your house.  |
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Marmot
Since 08 Aug 2007
109 Posts
Lyle, WA
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 11:17 am |
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Try inflating a 20.5 inside your house...
Good thing I live in a castle.
Thanks again Nak! |
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Blokt
Since 17 Nov 2008
196 Posts
Hamlin rocks, doody-root-tuders!
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 12:14 pm |
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It's 1:03pm on Saturday, and RR is LIT !!!!!!
21E G28 !!!!!!
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4304 Posts
Camas
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 2:30 pm |
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Oh, Jesus, another great f&^%ing day! If this is what we get with shitty weather, I wish it had rained all summer! OK, JK, sort of... Damn but I love Easterlies.
| Sasquatch wrote: | | You can kite in the rain just fine. The face and eyes take a beating when kiting and the heavy stuff comes ie hard rain and or hail--sunglasses are nice when this happens. |
You gotta wear polarized sunglasses anyways this time of year. Hauling ass in 2" of water, you need to see through the surface. It's funny leaving fresh tracks in the sand... |
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undertow
Since 15 Feb 2008
371 Posts
BeaversBurg
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 2:45 pm |
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| Off the side note, is there any way to remove mold stains from a kite? |
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4304 Posts
Camas
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| Sat Sep 18, 10 2:48 pm |
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| undertow wrote: | | Off the side note, is there any way to remove mold stains from a kite? |
No.  |
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