Saw my first idiot of the season!

moondog · Fri May 10, 13 4:44 pm **Saw my first idiot of the season!**

Yes the air temp was hot but the water temp at the Wunderbar is about 50. So who goes cruising by me? A kiter with a pair of trunks and a harness, thats it! 30 minutes later I do a jump, crash, boom and spend 10 minutes in the water in my 4.3 retrieving my board. I got to tell you I was chilled and my muscles were slow moving. We owe to our brothers on the beach before they go out to tell them the swimming portion of their session could kill them. By the way Laird, the wind came back 30 minutes after you left the Wunderbar. It was a sublime session, hope you got round 2!

Jonpnw · Fri May 10, 13 5:43 pm

jahmbi · Fri May 10, 13 5:53 pm

SHIT I SEE IDIOTS ALL THE TIME ON THIS ... KITING IS NEVER A SEASON IT'S A WY OF LIFE Twisted Evil

I BELIEVE THAT ALOT OF THE NEWBEES ARE THE IDIOTS ON THIS FORUM....TROLL

ridethewave · Since 01 Oct 2012 48 Posts

Natural selection at work. Seriously though, if you see someone going out like that yell at them, make them feel how idiotic they're being. I know youth is wasted on the young and they feel no pain etc etc, but my feet start to ache a bit from the cold water and I have 3m booties on.

Submerged in 56 degree water (according to http://westpacmarine.com/samples/Hypothermia_Chart.asp), you'll have 9 minutes before exhaustion/unconsciousness occurs without a life jacket.

9 MINUTES!! that's one tangled kite, that's one broken line, retrieving a rogue board, or anything besides a trivial kite hits the water event.

Please yell at these blokes, immasculate them in front of their friends, kick them in the nuts, do whatever you have to but don't let them go out like that! People die every year kiting, and it's idiots like this that give kiting a bad rep.

registered · Since 12 Jul 2005 1319 Posts tsunami Sandbagger

so your 4.3 wasnt enough for your crashing is that the lesson of the story.

The other guy in shorts must have been good so he didnt swim Twisted Evil

moondog · Sat May 11, 13 11:20 am

Thanks "ride the wave", I was looking for a good chart on hypothermia. That is a good wakeup call. It would be nice to have that chart posted at the event site for the "clueless"!

forrest · Sat May 11, 13 3:37 pm

Well said. Live and let live.

Lurk · Since 04 Apr 2009 355 Posts Obsessed

Yeah yeah live and let die. It's always the over- confident ones who end up dead, Hubris brings them down.

Then there will be all this crying here about what a great guy he was, instead of an idiot.

vLander · Since 28 Jun 2010 7 Posts Hood River, Oregon Kook

I'm just thankful he was wearing a pair a trunks.

If the water was warmer...someone like that...I'd hate to even imagine

melokitegirl · Since 28 Oct 2008 396 Posts Where the wind blows Obsessed

Come on, Moon Dog. A sign about cold water? The idiots don't read anything anyway, let alone follow the "rules" or have proficient skills before going out in the river. We rescued an idiot last season who was pretty close to being barge bait. Once in we asked him if he knew how to do a self-rescue. OF COURSE NOT. Darwin rules but these are the idiots who will get it shut down for everyone else. Yelling & Berating does not work. Kiters should have some kind of certification and a signed waiver to be allowed access and wear a wrist band to indicate it...if not - go play somewhere else.

And the wind drama continues.....

B MONEY · Since 08 May 2008 104 Posts Hood River Stoked

90 degrees and sunshine does strange things to people from the Northwest...

ridethewave · Since 01 Oct 2012 48 Posts

...you think that's strange, you should see what it does to our neighbors to the north.

pappas · Since 10 Jun 2007 58 Posts

Oh no, the every growing group of skill suspect, highly intermediate kiters in the Gorge are turing to calling others idiots... Hmmm, something about glass houses comes to mind.

Occupied Columbia · Since 12 Nov 2011 376 Posts Columbia City Obsessed

those girls are idiots. what if a boob slipped out a nipple that hard could put out an eye!

AndyD · Since 17 Mar 2008 54 Posts Bend, OR

Those aren't boob's, there surgically implanted floatation devices.

WindSki · Since 14 Dec 2012 411 Posts Portland Obsessed

I keep looking at the photo, what the hell are we talking about again?

registered · Since 12 Jul 2005 1319 Posts tsunami Sandbagger

how the lame fat guy in the back is bitching about how idioticly dressed those two girls are instead of minding his own bussiness and enjoying the day, Twisted Evil

thats what were talking about... Idea

they better make a sign ..stage off confusion.

maybe we could get mandated certified clothing lines for temperature and seasons.