EVERYTHING... is D.O.W. (dependant on wind). Xmas is no exception! "yes honey, i'll be there... may be a little late if the Northerly comes in...." standard practise up here...
and clearly yer bro aint a "kiter" or he would be more committed!!!

alternative is to have xmas lunch at the beach like we do...

wind is a seemingly limited resource... get it while ya can

merry xmas...

If he is under the thumb, his mrs no doubt has already told him he can't kite on Christmas Day and the lunch is at his house so he is probably a lost cause

if you don't want to offend : only a long, elaborate lie is going to work

if you are not worried about offending : brag and boast all day about the fact you are going kiting and how good the wind will be in the arvo

You could fake him choking and rush him to hospital....ie Beach.

If there are enough intelligent answers he will read them and i might be in for a chance.

Intelligent answers on seabreeze .... lol

...although StinkyPete has a good plan.

You should definitely go for a kite in the arvo ... it is a good opportunity to try and catch up with your brothers superior kiting ability.

Option 1- Buy your a brother a bit of kiting kit for a xmas present and then go try it out when the wind comes in.
Option 2- tell your brothers missus he's looking been very stressed and you want to do some thing brotherly with him.....like take him kiting.
Option 3- Pretend you won a kite harness or something in a xmas charity auction for homeless puppies (go buy yourself a present) and your keen to give it a go
Option 4- Fake a big argument on xmas day (after you've eaten) and walk out, go for a kite to relieve your stress.
Option 5- Tell the truth....

Just tell them you love Jesus. And say your going to church. Noones going to want to go with you and they will want you out of there house.

pearl said...

Option 1- Buy your a brother a bit of kiting kit for a xmas present and then go try it out when the wind comes in.
Option 2- tell your brothers missus he's looking been very stressed and you want to do some thing brotherly with him.....like take him kiting.
Option 3- Pretend you won a kite harness or something in a xmas charity auction for homeless puppies (go buy yourself a present) and your keen to give it a go
Option 4- Fake a big argument on xmas day (after you've eaten) and walk out, go for a kite to relieve your stress.
Option 5- Tell the truth....

Great advice .Get him one of these or a $15 stunt kite from K mart that won't fly. You haven't spent too much on ya woossy brother ,you've both got an excuse to get out and go kiting to test the new accessory(overbearing ing wife prolly won't know what it is )you're bro will love u for it becasue you won't miss out on a sesh(If she is up to speed then maybe the cheap ****ter kite might be the go .When it doesn't fly properly you go kitesurfing instead)

Now having said all that i have basically written kiting off xmas day and xmas eve with the outlaws for years .(not because of overbearing wife or family just a way of saying thanks and earning brownie points for the other 363 days of the year that I do keep available for kiting wind depending )

If he's a good brother he will understand. If hes a kiter he will understand. If it was at your house- he would probably be looking to do the same thing as he wouldnt feel pressured to stay at home.

If its windy, go. If its not stay. Life too short to waste sitting round.

Oh yeh, tell the truth... easier in the end and if your bro' is a true kiter her will understand.

If he doesn't, he'll get over it (he may not get over the nagging from the better half though).

have a speach prepared, something like this

" Bro, I'm single, no chance of getting a girl...not like you, you have it all. Me, my girl is out there...(pause, look to ocean) out on the ocean with the arms of the wind wrapped around me. My only christmas wish is to be the girl I love, just as yours is. I would never expect you to leave your your girl at christmas, it would break my heart. Now I'm gonna go be with my girl, wish me luck, love ya bro"

eppo said...


Oh yeh, tell the truth... easier in the end and if your bro' is a true kiter her will understand.

If he doesn't, he'll get over it (he may not get over the nagging from the better half though).

Yeah Eppo. I am unsure if he is a true kiter anymore. He has dumped me many a time, even when the wind is pumpin. I have to rethink the present i bought from Kitepower for him, and maybe donate it to a worthy charity. - Me.

... yep, everything is D.O.W (Depends On Wind).

This year may be a bust if 'you' sook out and don't go kiting, but there is always hope for next year, with a bit of conditioning!!

Start now, with every sentence, or conversation with family, friends, etc, with the ending of D O W! So when some thing like this comes up again, your off scott free 'cause you said, "D O W", and if the wind goes off, even at random times through out the year, you go kiting and all with guilt free ease, 'cause you said D O W!.

Every one will know the 'D O W' then and every one will understand, or stiff cheese 'cause its always D O W.

"sure, I can help move your couch, D O W"!

"what time is dinner love, I'll be there D O W"!

"I'd love to come for Christmas lunch, D O W"!

"the party starts at D O W"

... so, if your late or you don't even turn up, it was windy and thats it, no more excuses needs to be said!

If your a kiter, then it is always D O W


Good luck,

Robbie

eppo said...

Puetz said...

... yep, everything is D.O.W (Depends On Wind).





Dude that is ****in gold! DOW. Can i have permission to use this. In-fact my wife actually is using this and she doesn't even know it.

You know how girls organise your social life at least two months in advance I over-heard her say to one of her friends, chris may be here, depends on the wind! No **** - just half an hour ago. Then she arranged another stupid god forsaken 'get together' with her friends, so i have to sit there and talk to the tosser husbands about anything but kiting, and she said wait for it...

I will be there, chris may or may not, depends on the wind.

DOW - is my life summarised to a single focused point of simplicity.

You should do marraige counselling!!

... man, the D O W works so good, it got the missus into kiting too, now we both use it on each other and no one gets upset (except when the other one misses out of course)!!

Simplicitly is good!!

cheers,

Robbie

ps use D O W enough and every one knows what it means!!!

Just like birthdays and anniversaries, Christmas happens EVERY year (and on a predictable date). Wind, on the other hand is so much more fickle.
Just like you have to 'make hay when the sun shines', you must also 'kite when it is windy'

The wind is a harsh mistress, whe she calls you must go. There is no other choice!

tell the kids santa's slay broke and he has to kite hear from the north pole - your bro can dress up as santa and have a kite, the missus can bring the kids down to the beach to see - everyone's happy :)