kteguru - 19-2-2010 at 06:05 PM
Paul and I decided to get in some buggying and kite skiing at the lake in manchester. Conditions were decent winds 12 gusting to 20. I took off on
the buggy with a 4m blade and Paul was right behind me on ski's with his 6m access. After making a few runs I started looking around for Paul. Hmmm,
no where in sight. I figured I better find him before something bad happens. I found him on the other side of the lake but it didn't look good.
What does one do in this situation?
Of course the tree was a bit unhappy with the whole situation and exacted a bit of revenge.
What ever happened to a nice easy day of kiting?
Kamikuza - 19-2-2010 at 06:10 PM
So there's the kite - where's Paul? 
rocfighter - 19-2-2010 at 06:17 PM
Tree ate him too? You sure that wasn't Charlee Brown?
kteguru - 19-2-2010 at 06:19 PM
He's right there with the access and the tree. Paul 1, tree 0.
kteguru - 19-2-2010 at 06:25 PM
We took turns sawing away at the kite eating tree. We're both to blame for chopping down mother nature:P
kteguru - 19-2-2010 at 06:26 PM
must have pushed wrong button,
doublespeed360 - 19-2-2010 at 06:42 PM
it only took 35 min. to cut down, and of coarse it was all across the lake.mile 1/2. still not bad for a finish hand saw.some thing else to carry
while snow-kitting.
Hardrock - 19-2-2010 at 08:11 PM
Hey you took a saw? I would have never thought.
But where I kite mostly a tree would be way more expensive than the kite, at least mine anyway. But I can climb a tree and take a limb or two off.
Those fold out hunting saws would be great. The blades on those things go through wood like butter.
I have one that might find its way into the pack.
Thanks for the post.
kteguru - 19-2-2010 at 08:26 PM
Paul's a builder so he had one in his truck. I thought about climbing it but there were really no branches to climb on. Paul and I will plant a tree
somewhere to make up for it
Hardrock - 19-2-2010 at 08:49 PM
OH don't get me wrong, out around the woods and that 6m hung in a tree, that tree is coming down.
Even if I have to do it beaver style. Besides, someone will make good use of that for firewood on the lake soon enough.
On Clemson University where I kite most, they would toss me in jail. But out on the lake, T E M B E R R R R!!!!!!!
I was flying a single liner out of the boat one year. It was out 500ft. I had drifted closer to shore but didn't think I was too close. The wind got
funny and that thing took a dive way back in the tallest oaks you ever seen.
I took a sip of a cold one and said that the last we'll see of that kite. Sit down a few minutes then started trying to wind in and save some line.
I guess 5 minutes had went by and low and behold that ole delta came straight up out a them oaks just as pretty as you please. I could not believe
it, it was the most amazing thing.
I still have that kite and I'll put it up 500ft and tie it to a cleat on the boat and just let her fly.
indigo_wolf - 19-2-2010 at 09:58 PM
Thank you for adding that Paul got the saw from his truck.... there was a bit of a WTF (I thought I carried weird stuff) moment
ATB,
Sam
mgatc - 20-2-2010 at 07:28 PM
Hilarious!
B-Roc - 21-2-2010 at 09:47 AM
That is a bummer and 35 mins is a lot of sawing on hardwood. Too bad it couldn't have landed in some skinny pine. Bet both of you had tired arms
after felling an oak with a cross cut saw :yawn: No need to replant. That tree got what it deserved :ticking:
So how did it happen, Paul? Did you get pulled into the trees or did you drop the kite or :puzzled: and how badly was the sail damaged 
Looks like there was still a bit more cutting to be done once the tree was down.