Something weird just happened...

The war office started to bang on about the week ahead and I said "hang on" and opened up sea breeze. Then said "go on", I'm listening. ( well sort of)

Anyhow two things I noticed .

1. Opening up sea breeze was an instinctive reaction to the impending barrage of instructions.

2. She did not even flinch and seemed to accept this is just normal behavior.

Tell me it's normal behavior??

eppo said...

Something weird just happened...

The war office started to bang on about the week ahead and I said "hang on" and opened up sea breeze. Then said "go on", I'm listening. ( well sort of)

Anyhow two things I noticed .

1. Opening up sea breeze was an instinctive reaction to the impending barrage of instructions.

2. She did not even flinch and seemed to accept this is just normal behavior.

Tell me it's normal behavior??

Eppo everyone on this sites knows you opened up SB some years ago and you haven't turned it off since.

Dawn Patrol said...

It is perfectly normal. Along with having a backup list of excuses as to why I am busy when the swell or wind could be up days in advance.

And it is completely safe as it is as innocent as checking the weather for the plans

Lucky she can't read the graphs to catch me out.

But she does tend to notice when I sound like a slow person on the phone while I read the graph just going 'yep/yeh/mmm/i know/ok'.

The thing is I was checking off each day as she mentioned them. yes okay, no can't do that...it was like I was consulting my diary. She just kept chronologically (we that's not true, when are women ever chronological) but anyway she covered the week.

But hang on, wait for this.... she started talking about the following week and I said "can't comment' no data that far forward? and nothing just okay...

of course then she mentioned october the 23rd at 4.30pm we are meeting such and such for such and such,,,then I drifted off...farq me I can't predict the weather that far ahead, why are you talking to me about october!

Slack said...

eppo said...

Something weird just happened...

The war office started to bang on about the week ahead and I said "hang on" and opened up sea breeze. Then said "go on", I'm listening. ( well sort of)

Anyhow two things I noticed .

1. Opening up sea breeze was an instinctive reaction to the impending barrage of instructions.

2. She did not even flinch and seemed to accept this is just normal behavior.

Tell me it's normal behavior??

Eppo everyone on this sites knows you opened up SB some years ago and you haven't turned it off since.

LOL

I take it you are not married. If you are or do, you will ask this question many times.

Must admit I have done better than most my mates, she understands ( I think) the compulsive need to kite or surf.

But annoying, yes

suniboy21 said...


My wife refers to SeaBreeze as "kite porn" cause i allways close the page when she walks in.
I have a newborn and if I even get caught looking at the Graphs I get called all sorts of selfish names.....
What about the baby.... blah blah blah
"You complain about being tired after work but you still manage to get a Kite in". blah blah blah

This has got to be the classic line that winds us up so much. The kite/surf is the de-stress thing that keeps us on an even keel.

My wife is still coming to grips (after 6 years of kiting) that i go kiting when the wind is there. at whatever time that is. she usually wants 2 go shopping or some other non weather related thing right in the middle of when the wind is best.

I'm probably up to 1000 of these conversations. "but you can go shopping at any time in the day! best wind tide combo is 2.30-4.30"

Luckily for me i'm organised and state the times on the weekend i'd like to kite well in advance. she decides on saturday at 2.00 that shopping is required instancly...

"oops sorry booked my window in on thursday, See you at 4.30"... hehehe...

but it does back fire on me when the forecast is wrong. i can be looking out at perfect wind looking after the kids while the missis buys shoes and then race to the beach to find the wind is now crappola.... oh well you cant wind them all.

I always laugh when i read this kind of thing with blokes whining about inflexible wives .WTF ,WHY DID YOU MARRY THEM .YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY INCOMPATIBLE

Freddofrog said...

The thing is I was checking off each day as she mentioned them. yes okay, no can't do that...it was like I was consulting my diary.

You do realise you are putting kiting first before her needs, they dont typically like that too much, need to be more devious about it, just make sure you dont get caught!

Yeh heard a classic lime that she is even starting to repeat. Depends on the wind. DTW

Nah I've have got it pretty good. And to the dude who said why you marry you must not be compatible. How long you been married dude? Compatibility and marriage is an oxymoron.

Mr float said...

I always laugh when i read this kind of thing with blokes whining about inflexible wives .WTF ,WHY DID YOU MARRY THEM .YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY INCOMPATIBLE

a man marries a woman hoping she wont change... but she does.
a woman marries a man hoping she can change him but she cant!...


A woman fakes an orgasm to have a relationship
A made man fakes a relationship to have an orgasm.


So....

Tha man fakes a relationship to have an orgasm then finds himeself in a relationship.... The woman is "nice" for a while because she knows she can change him out of his bad habbits (burping, farting, kiting having fun), plus the man is faking and holding back on the farts etc. ... . .. . !

All is happy for a while. Man gets to fart, burp, kite, orgasm But then after marrage maybe a very kids the woman slowly realizes "just a minute i can't change him, this burping, farting and kiting heathen will be the same until i die" she then gets very very mad.

Thus we enter inter the situation were most blokes find themselves in.... The woman has changed from something worth faking a relationship for to some other ferrule creature!

Ahh its a cruel world. Someone is playing a giant cosmic joke on us. ....

I love it, women trying to change blokes is sooooo true!
I got told the other day
"I knew you liked to have a drink, have fun with your mates, and smoke relaxation substances at times but after 11 years I thought you would grow out of it"
I thought to myself ...."why?"
l never said I would change.
However she is always saying she is going to lose weight but let me see the reaction if I expect her to!!!

eppo said...

Something weird just happened...

The war office started to bang on about the week ahead and I said "hang on" and opened up sea breeze. Then said "go on", I'm listening. ( well sort of)

Anyhow two things I noticed .

1. Opening up sea breeze was an instinctive reaction to the impending barrage of instructions.

2. She did not even flinch and seemed to accept this is just normal behavior.

Tell me it's normal behavior??

Sounds as close to perfect as you are going to get Eppo, has she got a single sister with the same attitude to DoW??

Chris6791 said...

eppo said...

Something weird just happened...

The war office started to bang on about the week ahead and I said "hang on" and opened up sea breeze. Then said "go on", I'm listening. ( well sort of)

Anyhow two things I noticed .

1. Opening up sea breeze was an instinctive reaction to the impending barrage of instructions.

2. She did not even flinch and seemed to accept this is just normal behavior.

Tell me it's normal behavior??

Sounds as close to perfect as you are going to get Eppo, has she got a single sister with the same attitude to DoW??

nah all taken mate. Must admit I did set a precedent in that when were 'courting - old fart word', I missed the first 8 dinner appointments cause the wind was up.

When the second child came though, her and her mother sat me down...bummer (then again both times she went into labour I happen to be kiting he he he).
But have worked this much out married men...

When at home be the father of the farqin year (but hold some back otherwise this becomes their benchmark and the norm), then when wind is up, seeya. Also make sure from time to time you let it all slip, don't do a thing, go kiting for 3 hours 7 days in a row...she loses it, then you crack into the father of the farqin year again and it is like wow!

By the way let's face it we are lazy farqers ultimately. You don't need to try and do the above intentionally it will just happen.

Also another tip...if she wants to go out with friends, have those stupid play dates and crap with her sisters kids, wants to visit her family for the tenth time that week, etc etc always, always let her go. The more the better. Build up the gratis points then cash em in baby. Also when you ahve not had a kite for a while get real grumpy, kick the dog, sigh frequently...that helps to.

eppo said...

Chris6791 said...

eppo said...

Something weird just happened...

The war office started to bang on about the week ahead and I said "hang on" and opened up sea breeze. Then said "go on", I'm listening. ( well sort of)

Anyhow two things I noticed .

1. Opening up sea breeze was an instinctive reaction to the impending barrage of instructions.

2. She did not even flinch and seemed to accept this is just normal behavior.

Tell me it's normal behavior??

Sounds as close to perfect as you are going to get Eppo, has she got a single sister with the same attitude to DoW??

nah all taken mate. Must admit I did set a precedent in that when were 'courting - old fart word', I missed the first 8 dinner appointments cause the wind was up.

When the second child came though, her and her mother sat me down...bummer (then again both times she went into labour I happen to be kiting he he he).
But have worked this much out married men...

When at home be the father of the farqin year (but hold some back otherwise this becomes their benchmark and the norm), then when wind is up, seeya. Also make sure from time to time you let it all slip, don't do a thing, go kiting for 3 hours 7 days in a row...she loses it, then you crack into the father of the farqin year again and it is like wow!

By the way let's face it we are lazy farqers ultimately. You don't need to try and do the above intentionally it will just happen.

Also another tip...if she wants to go out with friends, have those stupid play dates and crap with her sisters kids, wants to visit her family for the tenth time that week, etc etc always, always let her go. The more the better. Build up the gratis points then cash em in baby. Also when you ahve not had a kite for a while get real grumpy, kick the dog, sigh frequently...that helps to.

hahaha. that is ecactly what i do!!!. though i was the only cunning one!.... obviously not!....

I also use confusion as a tactic for prolific buying and selling of kites.

"honey i'm going to sell the 10 and the 6 and buy this 8 but i'm going to keep the 10 bar for the 8 but new bar for the 6 and i'll sell the 10 in the 13 bag but that will mean i need a new leash. but i get a leash with the 6 i'm buying with the deal on the 10 and the good news is the 15 is sweet and will go for another season!"

by the time i mention the 6 her eyes have glazed over and i get the "what ever mutter mumble" as she walks off. muhuhuhahahahahah!

eppo said...

Chris6791 said...

eppo said...

Something weird just happened...

The war office started to bang on about the week ahead and I said "hang on" and opened up sea breeze. Then said "go on", I'm listening. ( well sort of)

Anyhow two things I noticed .

1. Opening up sea breeze was an instinctive reaction to the impending barrage of instructions.

2. She did not even flinch and seemed to accept this is just normal behavior.

Tell me it's normal behavior??

Sounds as close to perfect as you are going to get Eppo, has she got a single sister with the same attitude to DoW??

nah all taken mate. Must admit I did set a precedent in that when were 'courting - old fart word', I missed the first 8 dinner appointments cause the wind was up.

When the second child came though, her and her mother sat me down...bummer (then again both times she went into labour I happen to be kiting he he he).
But have worked this much out married men...

When at home be the father of the farqin year (but hold some back otherwise this becomes their benchmark and the norm), then when wind is up, seeya. Also make sure from time to time you let it all slip, don't do a thing, go kiting for 3 hours 7 days in a row...she loses it, then you crack into the father of the farqin year again and it is like wow!

By the way let's face it we are lazy farqers ultimately. You don't need to try and do the above intentionally it will just happen.

Also another tip...if she wants to go out with friends, have those stupid play dates and crap with her sisters kids, wants to visit her family for the tenth time that week, etc etc always, always let her go. The more the better. Build up the gratis points then cash em in baby. Also when you ahve not had a kite for a while get real grumpy, kick the dog, sigh frequently...that helps to.

Eppo , met your missus and kids in Bali - you have done well my son . I liked the way your family just slip into beach mode - they are used to it and expect it .Pretty soon you will have little gromms - mine is 22- its a buzz

My family beach life has been similar to my time in Bali recently - surfing or kiting - I didnt shop , go on the elephants, etc - my missus was concerned when I thought about going with her once and she suggested it was not a good idea .

She has supported me for 30 years in my passion - " no we cant ,he's kiting or windsurfing" - he has no time time for anything else ,dont you get it?
"No we cant commit to a time "- DOW(depends on wind )
I cant ask for much else

I have followed a similar belief - be there in full when its not windy and be ready to pick up the pieces or send her for a coffee when you get home full of buzz after a good session - before you lose your good will and as the kids begin to wind up the pressure and you feel like a little murder might be a good idea

eddiemorgs said...

eppo said...

Chris6791 said...

eppo said...

Something weird just happened...

The war office started to bang on about the week ahead and I said "hang on" and opened up sea breeze. Then said "go on", I'm listening. ( well sort of)

Anyhow two things I noticed .

1. Opening up sea breeze was an instinctive reaction to the impending barrage of instructions.

2. She did not even flinch and seemed to accept this is just normal behavior.





Tell me it's normal behavior??

Sounds as close to perfect as you are going to get Eppo, has she got a single sister with the same attitude to DoW??

nah all taken mate. Must admit I did set a precedent in that when were 'courting - old fart word', I missed the first 8 dinner appointments cause the wind was up.

When the second child came though, her and her mother sat me down...bummer (then again both times she went into labour I happen to be kiting he he he).
But have worked this much out married men...

When at home be the father of the farqin year (but hold some back otherwise this becomes their benchmark and the norm), then when wind is up, seeya. Also make sure from time to time you let it all slip, don't do a thing, go kiting for 3 hours 7 days in a row...she loses it, then you crack into the father of the farqin year again and it is like wow!

By the way let's face it we are lazy farqers ultimately. You don't need to try and do the above intentionally it will just happen.

Also another tip...if she wants to go out with friends, have those stupid play dates and crap with her sisters kids, wants to visit her family for the tenth time that week, etc etc always, always let her go. The more the better. Build up the gratis points then cash em in baby. Also when you ahve not had a kite for a while get real grumpy, kick the dog, sigh frequently...that helps to.

Eppo , met your missus and kids in Bali - you have done well my son . I liked the way your family just slip into beach mode - they are used to it and expect it .Pretty soon you will have little gromms - mine is 22- its a buzz

My family beach life has been similar to my time in Bali recently - surfing or kiting - I didnt shop , go on the elephants, etc - my missus was concerned when I thought about going with her once and she suggested it was not a good idea .

She has supported me for 30 years in my passion - " no we cant ,he's kiting or windsurfing" - he has no time time for anything else ,dont you get it?
"No we cant commit to a time "- DOW(depends on wind )
I cant ask for much else

I have followed a similar belief - be there in full when its not windy and be ready to pick up the pieces or send her for a coffee when you get home full of buzz after a good session - before you lose your good will and as the kids begin to wind up the pressure and you feel like a little murder might be a good idea

Yeh my kids are growing up 300m from the beach in mandurah so are well adapted and love the water, which is a blessing because my wife is a bassendean bogan and hates the beach! Too bad! can't wait until they are old enough and can just take off, just us without her fussing about like a headless chook. Then again so does she.




Ps to the newly married guy. All good until kids then the game changes. One kid okay, two and above you gotta work it like Plummet and I.

You know you are in trouble like today. Kite pumped, ready to go, harness on, hooked in, its a crazy gusty Southerely, rain on the horizon, haven't had the Varial X out in 20 knots yet, cross off, sh1t for launching, trying to concentrate...then kite rings in kite bag. Pick up..its the missus...
when you get back can you boil some broccoli and pasta for the kids, its monday night its your night for cooking, blah blah blah....'okay, okay okay I say........

Seriously WTF (I didn't say that, just thought it). Anyhow the Varial X is one crazy mother Farqer kite, like a damn race car...the windier it got, the faster you flew...my eye balls nearly popped out. Good 3m swell as well!

then I got home boiled some broccoli...farq me.