Date: Sun, 27 Nov 1994 09:02:43 -1000 From: Silas@silasm.demon.co.uk (Silas Murray) Message-Id: <785962963snz@silasm.demon.co.uk> Organization: Myorganisation Subject: Dog ate my Flexi`s !!!!!!! :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( If you fly near dog-walkers, my advice is, once you`ve landed your kites, put them away *first* and reel up your line *second* Why? - dogs like kites - especially ones with pink in, and especially ones lying on the ground ready for them to eat. Don`t believe me? - ask two of my Flexifoils - one on a virgin flight! :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( Boo Hoo, where`s that flexifoil.repairs FAQ? sniff -- _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/ To find your mind _/_/_/_/ _/_/ You have to lose it first. _/ _/_/ S;(as _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 12:28:34 -1000 From: Nick@swrcc.demon.co.uk (Nick Boyce) Message-Id: <786061714snz@swrcc.demon.co.uk> Organization: South Western Regional Health Authority Subject: Re: Dog ate my Flexi`s !!!!!!! In article <785962963snz@silasm.demon.co.uk> Silas@silasm.demon.co.uk "Silas Murray" writes: > Boo Hoo, where`s that flexifoil.repairs FAQ? sniff Did somebody say there's a flexifoil.repairs FAQ !? Lead me to it. I'll even offer it whiskey. This is great news ;-) Fat Foils, Nick -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Nick Boyce : "We did not have time to learn everything | | SWRHA Computer Centre, : we wanted to know" | | Bristol, UK : - Mayor Amalfi | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 13:29:08 -1000 From: jburka@Glue.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) Message-Id: <3bdp44$1il@geog20.umd.edu> Organization: Project Glue, University of Maryland, College Park Subject: Re: Dog ate my Flexi`s !!!!!!! In article <786061714snz@swrcc.demon.co.uk>, >Did somebody say there's a flexifoil.repairs FAQ !? Lead me to it. >I'll even offer it whiskey. This is great news ;-) Sorry, but I don't think there is one. You can probably find a bunch of information if you sift through the archives, though. I know I've posted of some of my Flexi-repair experiences over the last couple of years, and that others were involved in the same threads. Or you could just ask a specific question and see if anybody knows the answer (and has time to provide it... ;-) Jeff -- |Jeffrey C. Burka | Pithy, insightful quote to be inserted | | | when one occurs to me. *If* one occurs | |jeffy@glue.umd.edu | to me. | = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 13:35:54 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: Re: Dog ate my Flexi`s !!!!!!! In article <785962963snz@silasm.demon.co.uk> Silas@silasm.demon.co.uk writes: >Why? - dogs like kites - especially ones with pink in, and especially ones >lying on the ground ready for them to eat. > >Boo Hoo, where`s that flexifoil.repairs FAQ? sniff Open up the rear seam. Repair damage with white rip-stop repair tape (shows up less on all colours). Sew tape in place. Close back seam. On the other hand... I understand that Flexi do good repairs at a very reasonable price - talk to your dealer. Andrew -- Kite FAQ's: ftp.hawaii.edu:/pub/rec/kites/faq) For sale: 10' Flexis with std & UF Spars. I've had some trouble with my news feed. Sorry if this isn't too timely... = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 13:50:26 -1000 From: hayden1009@aol.com (Hayden1009) Message-Id: <3bgeo2$o4k@newsbf01.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: Re: Dog ate my Flexi`s !!!!!!! In article <785962963snz@silasm.demon.co.uk>, Silas@silasm.demon.co.uk (Silas Murray) writes: If you fly near dog-walkers, my advice is, once you`ve landed your kites, put them away *first* and reel up your line *second* Second rule, don't land you kite near your mother-in-law who is feeding the seagulls. Unless the kite is mostly white anyway. Alice Hayden 8^) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 08:15:29 -1000 From: Silas@silasm.demon.co.uk (Silas Murray) Message-Id: <786219329snz@silasm.demon.co.uk> Organization: Myorganisation Subject: Re: Dog ate my Flexi`s !!!!!!! There *IS* a flexifoil.repairs FAQ. Andrew pretty much sums up the FAQ in the few lines he wrote, but you can get the full FAQ from the hawaii site as touted in his sig. If anyone has trouble getting it I can mail them a copy. I`ve repaired the kites involved in the canine encounter, and they both seem to fly OK - but it will always be in the back of my mind that a dog once ate them - So I bought another one to make me feel better :) I flew them all today but it was just *TOO* windy (25 mph) to fly them anywhere but around the edge of the window, so I had to take a couple out of the stack. Guess which two. -- _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/ To find your mind _/_/_/_/ _/_/ You have to lose it first. _/ _/_/ S;)as _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =