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11-25-2007, 01:54 PM
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Man, no wind.... no kidding..... WTF?
 Who makes these dumb forecasts, anyway?   There were 8 of us hanging at EB for hours today, just waiting, shooting the sh.it (not the breeze, cuz there was none). Even Superintendent Wilson came out and hung out with us for awhile (he felt bad for us and our skunk, I think). LOL......  Oh, he did have some words of advice regarding Sand Key Park, so that was useful. 
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11-25-2007, 04:32 PM
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Basically -- Ask to speak with Julie (maybe Judy) Cummings, I believe was her name. She is second Big Cheese at SK, was my impression.
Mr. Wilson said he thought a reasonable compromise to propose would be to rig at the most northern part of the park (near the jetties and outside the designated swim zone) Then, once on the water, stay outside the swim buoys. When ready to land your kite, land up near the jetty. That's the best place to ride is near the jetty. The further south you go, the harder and harder it gets to hold your ground. Also, it's fairly flat and the "waves" are good near the jetty too. He said this seemed like a reasonable proposal to put by them. At bare minimum, it shows we are wanting to do the right thing. I am all for being proactive and talking in a friendly manner to those in charge, first, not after something happens. It's been my experience that once you show your face and it's a smiling and reasonable one, you are way better off than staying a stranger until a "rule" is made. Anyway, I know Jim hates to have anything in writing, so these are simply suggestions he made, off the record and in passing. He wasn't in his office, but was out just talking kiting with us, non-formal like  . If you decide to go in and talk with them, I am very confident you would do a great job representing the kiters and getting the skinny on the situation up there for us, Sean.
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11-25-2007, 06:58 PM
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Awesome work Jayson!
I just ripped up all of my carpet and put down bamboo flooring. Advice for anyone considering this job: pay someone else to do it. Man what a pain in the butt (on cement floors). Looks great tho! Unfortunately no before and after pics, sorry
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#5
11-25-2007, 07:05 PM
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Thanks Tom.
You can't see it but there is bamboo flooring in our master bed and bath. Free Advice: Buy the manufactured bamboo that snaps together. No glue and no nails. We put down both rooms in 3 hours and havent had any problems since.
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#6
11-25-2007, 07:20 PM
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Thanks for the tip... I looked at that stuff but finally settled on the tongue and groove due to cost considerations. Basically you had to get a nice underlayment so it wouldn't sound hollow. Would have been a lot more expensive (since the bamboo tongue and groove was on sale).
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#7
11-25-2007, 07:21 PM
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More no wind stuff... had to strap the camera to my kiteboarding helmet to video this. I must have looked like a complete fool.
http://www.floridakiteboarder.com/helis/Raptor.mov
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11-25-2007, 07:36 PM
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Jamie Van Dorn is the man for flooring, I have seen several of his jobs (in high end homes) and he does beautiful work. He's also a great networker and given me plenty of referral work in my own business. His # is (813) 810-4477
Maybe we could add a barter section on this forum for those who want to keep their money among kiting professionals and kiter friendly businesses. ***DISCLAIMER*** Hiring a contractor is an important decision. If you hire a "kiteboarding contractor" and have an urgent deadline during the windy season, you are ScReWeD...... 
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