From the TC:

Province sets up new office for chipped windshield claims
Loose gravel on highway has government swamped by motorist complaints

Times Colonist
Published: Saturday, December 09, 2006
Motorists who have had their windshields chipped by loose gravel on Highway 18 can submit claims ...

For those using 2006 Naish gear - spready the word:

http://www.skypilotkiteboarding.com/mod ... 99&forum=7

I meant borrow and use where it is.. besides, moving an incubator can be heavy work... The stuff needed to grow large amounts to use in any terrorist way is a little different than the stuff needed to do a test anyways...

I guess if you felt like it you could do it at home too.. all you really ...

Maybe these guys?
http://www.cantest.com
Over in Vancouver... Looks like they do microbiology as well as metals, trace organics etc.

The test for coliform is easy, you just need the equipment. I know they do (or used to) do it as a lab for second year microbiology at U.Vic., maybe someone up there ...

Check with out upisland friends at http://www.goosespit.com/


(someone found one)

That's another thing.. if you get super lofted, do you want to be clipped in so you don't drop 50 feet, or you want to be unclipped so that hopefully the bar gets ripped out of your hand (but then you fall off cause you can't hold on anymore once you're 50 feet up...)

Thankfully my stupidity moment only cause me a few scratches. I'm still learning too, and I got to suffer the abuse of flying with a 2 liner for a while (no depower, clipped in or not). I was dicking with my board or something, let my kite drift down, then it powered up and dragged me over the beach ...

Considering it should be www.paypal.com too...

I'll second the vote for lotus - I've got one that looks more or less like this one:
http://www.patagonia.com/za/PDC?OPTION=PRODUCT&merchant_rn=7385&cgrfnbr=366170&sku=L1001&ws=false&promo_cat=&promo_cat_id=

It's bright yellow, so it probably make me more visible, I haven't had any problems with it ...

Well, I feel a little bad ditching work so early 2 days in a row... .. but if the wind looks good, I'll probably be there.

Another good (I'd guess from looking at it) Jericho wind info site, with a lice webcam, sweet...
http://www.jerichowind.com/

Ditto on the Predator - I think it's sold as a white water kayaking helmet, and designed to pretect your head when you roll over in whitewater onto rocks, which I thought would be sufficient... I don't really notice it.

What about Muir creek? - I was there once just on a stop back from a hike - seemed to be a decent area to launch (maybe) - but downside is that if you get pulled downwind it's hard to do the walk of shame without landing the kite, and packing it back inland to the road bridge... (assuming you launch ...

Soo.. I guess the general consensus is that I view is the best spot for us new guys to practice body dragging etc. - only problem I see is that wind there seems to be somewhat more elusive than other places.

That being said, what's the next best place for afternoon sessions (i.e. not nitnat), I'd ...