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bondo
bondo
QLD
699 posts
QLD, 699 posts
26 Jun 2005 11:58pm
for the weather watchers out there, found this whilst surfing the web - eerie looking.....

http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/june2004hastings-mammatus.html

*edit - the summer photo's links at the bottom of the page lead to some amazing images!
wind dummy
wind dummy
NSW
68 posts
NSW, 68 posts
27 Jun 2005 5:51pm
mmmm..... mammatus. In the 3rd and 4th photo you can get a good idea of where the word mammatus was derived.(boob clouds)!
Caelah
Caelah
WA
319 posts
WA, 319 posts
27 Jun 2005 4:04pm
nice site....those clouds are amazing, I've never seen anything like it in all the years I was studying and working as a meteorologist.....very very cool!
Arrow
Arrow
WA
25 posts
WA, 25 posts
27 Jun 2005 6:11pm
(boob clouds)!
haha
Very very Trippy. It just doesnt look right !

Arrow
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
QLD
6525 posts
QLD, 6525 posts
27 Jun 2005 8:18pm
Bondo are you a farker too?

Full site: www.jornolsen.com/mam/mamgallery.htm
Fark discussion: www.fark.com/comments/1548889/Coolest-clouds-youll-see-all-week
bondo
bondo
QLD
699 posts
QLD, 699 posts
27 Jun 2005 8:50pm

yeh i read fark from time to time. i worked out who you were the other day dave - youve ridden wello a couple of times on your 18 naish right? red board? when you heading down our way again?
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
QLD
6525 posts
QLD, 6525 posts
28 Jun 2005 6:53pm
Yeah it's a good timewaster but sometimes it's a bit yank oriented but it's good value..

Well I'm not sure if I'm me or not, I fly mainly a blue x2 18 but have a black board with a white bottom. (the board!) Only went out a few times at Wello last season (I hate saying that.. grrr... roll on spring!) mainly braved the jellys at brighton.

I'm working on contract at the Lytton caltex refinery now, so no more mid week kiting, but if my contract is extended and I'm still there through spring (hopefully) then I'll be able to knock off early once or twice a week if the wind's on and duck across to Wello.

I've gone into gear fixing mode now, sewing the 14 up and putting 3 more patches on the x2 (it's more sail tape than kite now) and fighting with a strut bladder that has about 6 leaks. It keeps me distracted from how much winter sucks!

bondo
bondo
QLD
699 posts
QLD, 699 posts
28 Jun 2005 9:17pm

nah you must have a doppleganger down wello way who is riding a red board.

respect for your patience with your gear - i'd be desperately looking for things to sell to finance new gear. did you know kurt is selling a 16 bfk
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