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WebGuy


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My smiling kite avatar is of a kite I made several years ago. I call him "Chip". After carefully sewing all the seams in this kite, this is why I have to do the machine sewing now. hmm.gif

The kind of kite it is, is a "Rokkaku" (its Japanese). Most everyone just calls them a "Rok". The o is long as in it rhyms with smoke.

I used to use this kite exclusively to lift my camera. Now I also have the "Power Sled" that shares in that duty.



The avatar doesn't give a sense of scale. This is "Chip" -n- me to give an idea of how big he really is.

chip-n-me.jpg



-- Edited by WebGuy at 19:30, 2008-08-26

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That's a big kite Web.  And you made it yourself??  Way cool!!


Man I haven't flown a kite in a long time!  I think next Spring I'm gonna buy myself a kite (not an expensive one though) and when the March winds come whistling through here I'm going kite flying!  smile

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I always say I wish you'd go fly a Kite Ghost nod.gif

VERY COOL Web, you're right, from the avatar you have no idea how big it is. I would have guessed it was maybe 2 or 3 feet tall. Clearly it's much bigger.

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Well, I'm only 2'-8" tall so that does effect the perspective too.



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Wow, where'd you get such a tiny car then? Did you have that special made? Is that like one of those Shriners cars?

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Yeah, there's a hole in the roof that I stick my head out of to drive.

It's powered by Briggs and Stratton.



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laughing.gif 


Actually today I saw one of those itty bitty cars with a For Sale sign on it.  It wasn't a kid's toy car either. I think it was somebody's hobby car they made. 

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If it gets better than 15 MPG, I may buy it

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If you leave the engine off and do the Flintstone thing with your feet, it does really well on gas. nod.gif

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I may do the Amish thing...take the motor out and hitch up a couple of ponies.  I used to haev a mustang, now I could have two. smile

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You had a Mustang!!??  One of my all time favorite sports cars!!  Never owned one, but I sure want to!!! smile

You are talking about the Mustang car and not the horse aren't you??  confused

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1995 Mustang...Teal...spoiler on the back...5 speed smile

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Neeeeeeeeeeeeeever looked as cool as I do in my minivan though no.gif

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Well I aimed high...so even though I fell short with the Mustang...I was still avoiding the bus pass thing.

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My brother had one the year they started putting the big engines back in 'em.  Car hauled butt!!!!  He let me drive it when he brought home on leave.  Best responding car I ever drove!!!  biggrin

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Great car unless there was snow...would love to get another one for summers.

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That's what he said too.  He stored his during the winters when he lived in Maine.  He put it up for sale when he got divorced....I wanted to buy it, but couldn't come up with the money.  cry

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well if you promise to wash it, wax it and bring it back with a full tank, you can drive mine when I get one.

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Of course Riggs would report it stolen biggrin

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clap.gif  Heck yeah!!  You got yourself a deal!  I'm meticulous when it comes to my ride looking nice, so I'll hand wash it and wax it.....no scratches from those car wash brushes to mess up the paint.  biggrin

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the mantra must be...pamper the Mustang biggrin

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That's a big kite! But Web you don't look as happy as your kite no.gifwink

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ghostdancer wrote:

You had a Mustang!!??  One of my all time favorite sports cars!!  Never owned one, but I sure want to!!! smile

You are talking about the Mustang car and not the horse aren't you??  confused

-- Edited by ghostdancer at 20:46, 2008-08-26





Ghost, Sturgis is having their anual mustang rally this weekend. Six blocks of just mutangs.

http://www.sturgismustangrally.com/

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Woo Hoo wrote:

you don't look as happy as your kite no.gifwink



That kite is always happy. Me, not always so happy.

 

 



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Sparky wrote:

 

ghostdancer wrote:

You had a Mustang!!??  One of my all time favorite sports cars!!  Never owned one, but I sure want to!!! smile

You are talking about the Mustang car and not the horse aren't you??  confused

-- Edited by ghostdancer at 20:46, 2008-08-26



 



Ghost, Sturgis is having their anual mustang rally this weekend. Six blocks of just mutangs.

http://www.sturgismustangrally.com/

 


Six blocks of beautiful Mustangs!  I could take my time looking at each one and talk cars for a few days with the guys!!  Now that's my idea of fun!!!! biggrin

 



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