Power Kite Forum - Things that bug me....

Things that bug me....

JimSSI - 4-7-2017 at 12:29 AM

I don't know if it's the dental surgery or general grumpiness, but I thought a 'let's vent' topic would be cathartic.

1. They are fixed bridle kites, not bridal. 'Fixed bridal' sounds like either an arranged marriage, or a shotgun wedding....

2. ?

Unk - 4-7-2017 at 02:47 AM

2.

What I mean when I say "I fly kites"

What people think when I say "I fly kites"

Unk - 4-7-2017 at 03:18 AM

3 .Dog owners who think it ok to let their dogs pee on my kite :mad:

I don't send my kids round to their house to pee on their television :D

B-Roc - 4-7-2017 at 05:31 AM

4) when there is wind I have no time and when I have time there is no wind.

Windstruck - 4-7-2017 at 05:46 AM

5) When Wyatt Earp the Lawn Sheriff tells me to my face that I can't kite skate on a public field (with 200 x 50 mm inflated wheels of doom tires on) at the exact moment that three kids are biking across the field on mountain bikes that he pays no mind too. :crazy:

6) When my bride insists that I stop kite skating and snow kiting just because I get yanked 40 feet into the air and then slammed into the ground and bash my head in. Wait a tick, that's actually a good reason. Damn. :mad:

JimSSI - 4-7-2017 at 06:03 AM

7. That I have to refer to my precision engineered, carefully maintained, Mach-1-capable, beach racing rocket (which cost more than my first car) as a......"buggy"

Chook - 4-7-2017 at 06:23 AM

Quote: Originally posted by JimSSI

I don't know if it's the dental surgery or general grumpiness, but I thought a 'let's vent' topic would be cathartic.

1. They are fixed bridle kites, not bridal. 'Fixed bridal' sounds like either an arranged marriage, or a shotgun wedding....

2. ?

Shouldn't it be "Fixed bridled kite" as it has more than one bridle??

I thought a bridle was a single span of rope supported at each end.

soliver - 4-7-2017 at 07:22 AM

8. "To" is a preposition used in conjunction with with a destination or activity: I'm going TO the store. He went TO play... conversely "Too" is an adverb meaning "also" or "in excess of": I want that TOO. It is TOO much.

9. It's spelled "definitely" not "definately"

Just 2 pet peeves of mine

Blitzhound - 4-7-2017 at 07:59 AM

1. I absolutely loathe Grammer Police. "Go justify your Education somewhere else."

2. When I have my buggy on the back of my truck and people approach me at the most inappropriate times asking..."what is that thing?"

Randy - 4-7-2017 at 08:05 AM

Yeah - word crimes very annoying....

soliver - 4-7-2017 at 08:22 AM

Not intended to offend, or be the grammar police... identifying with of the original posters annoyance with the misuse of "bridle" and "bridal," I find annoyance in the misiuse of "to" and "too"... by appearances the topic posed is things that bug me... that is something that bugs me.

I'm sorry if that bothers you, I did not intend it to do so. If I were policing the forum and correcting grammar, I agree that would loathesome.

Awesome vid Randy... loved it.

Randy - 4-7-2017 at 08:35 AM

Thanks. May be the only music vid ever about grammer.

Blitzhound - 4-7-2017 at 10:47 AM

Soliver...no offense takin or intended here. It was meant in jest. In the spirit of the thread. But...grammer police do annoy me. Haha. Happy Independence Day!

riffclown - 4-7-2017 at 11:13 AM

Some people are educated way beyond their intelligence.

A few of my pet peeves..
there, they're and their
affect and effect.. (One is a verb the other is a noun.)

Eye Halve a Spelling Chequer
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a quay and type a word
And weight four it two
say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its really ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect
in it's weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
(Sauce unknown)

soliver - 4-7-2017 at 11:19 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Blitzhound

Soliver...no offense takin or intended here. It was meant in jest. In the spirit of the thread. But...grammer police do annoy me. Haha. Happy Independence Day!

Thanks bud... just wanted to be certain there was no frustration! Nothing more annoying than when being corrected on incidental stuff.

Happy 4th to you to!.. or ... to you too! I mean :lol:

Blitzhound - 4-7-2017 at 11:58 AM

I have yet to learn how to convey sarcasm in text. I often tell people. "You can't offend me. I'd have to care to be offended."

bigkid - 4-7-2017 at 11:59 AM

Quote: Originally posted by soliver

Just 2 pet peeves of mine

Just 2?
It's obvious that your daughters aren't old enough to be included into your pet peeve's. In fact they're not even dating are they? :ninja:

As for the spelling issue, my name starts with a J, not an A and ending with an E. :rolleyes:

things could be so much worse. :lol:

soliver - 4-7-2017 at 12:31 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Blitzhound

I have yet to learn how to convey sarcasm in text. I often tell people. "You can't offend me. I'd have to care to be offended."

Quote: Originally posted by bigkid

Quote: Originally posted by soliver

Just 2 pet peeves of mine

Just 2?
It's obvious that your daughters aren't old enough to be included into your pet peeve's. In fact they're not even dating are they? :ninja:

As for the spelling issue, my name starts with a J, not an A and ending with an E. :rolleyes:

things could be so much worse. :lol:

Let me add "of many" to the original statement:... "just 2 of many pet peeves"

adambweird - 4-7-2017 at 02:53 PM

10 (i think) When theres wind, but its only included with tons of rain...and no wind for DAYS after when the rain has stopped.

11 People asking if id sell my car EVERY time i drive it... its been mine for the last 19 yrs and will stay that way unless im give a stick shift 83 cutlass or a challenger srt8 or hellcat (stick shift as well) and either one MUST be black, no stripes or other silliness.

ColinW - 4-7-2017 at 05:54 PM

12. You bust yourself up at SOBB and then it's uncommonly windy at home for a month. :rolleyes: