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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by oldman » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:52 am

Another good reason for not being on a SUP!!! :shock: :lol:

I wonder if you can send the hospital bills etc to the owner of the jet ski, plus a little on top for personal injury, aggravation, shock and pain. I would be tempted.
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by wanto » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:03 pm

holy fk that is freaking hilarious. perfect aim by the 'safety officer'.
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Revolution » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:07 pm

You are supposed to tie a little arm band thing to yourself which cuts the engine when / if you fall off.
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Surfin Turf » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:48 pm

yeah poor bloke ... but don't blame the jet ski , everyone knows there are jet ski's out there but like the experts quoted it is a one in a miliion chance of being hit by one out of control while paddling a SUP ... the last thing we want to see is jet ski's being hunted down , that SUP rider was in the natural environment of the jet ski so he must've known the risks ... besides there is no proof to support that the jet ski will hang around and run over another SUP , just because it found one SUP to run over doesn't mean it's out there looking for another one ...

does anyone know what type of jet ski it was ... a kawasharki :?:

well anyway lets all take a breath before we reach for our pitchforks and socket wrenchs and go after this poor defenseless jet ski ....

does anyone know of any good books or scientific studies they could recomend on out of control jet ski's ... :?:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Surfin Turf » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:00 pm

^^^^

interesting loofy ... quite possibly a south african sub breed ... I have heard they are more aggressive and have tendencies leap out of the water .... :idea:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by purple pyramids » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:42 pm

as i so cruelly learned at school, it only takes one person to spoil the fun for everyone.

do you think some type of incident like this will lead to a council or some organisation getting a large bill and pack of lawyers chasing them. which could then result in all councils (well, those with some water around) placing a blanket ban on jet skis to avoid the possibility of any such legal action?
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Trev » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:02 pm

Revolution wrote:You are supposed to tie a little arm band thing to yourself which cuts the engine when / if you fall off.
They said up here the jet ski was new and the dead man's switch failed.
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Revolution » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:08 pm

What a load of rubbish. The guy would have just been to lazy to put it on when getting on the thing.
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Surfin Turf » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:37 pm

TrevG wrote:They said up here the jet ski was new and the dead man's switch failed.
he was already dead ... :shock: no wonder he ran that SUP over ....

his name Bernie by any chance ... :?:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by oldman » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:12 pm

purple pyramids wrote:do you think some type of incident like this will lead to a council or some organisation getting a large bill and pack of lawyers chasing them. which could then result in all councils (well, those with some water around) placing a blanket ban on jet skis to avoid the possibility of any such legal action?
We can only hope so PP.

I'm praying for it, well not praying for it exactly, as that implies a certain attitude towards the possibility of a god being which I would not like to advocate, further ......
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by oldman » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:12 pm

Surfin Turf wrote:yeah poor bloke ... but don't blame the jet ski , everyone knows there are jet ski's out there but like the experts quoted it is a one in a miliion chance of being hit by one out of control while paddling a SUP ... the last thing we want to see is jet ski's being hunted down , that SUP rider was in the natural environment of the jet ski so he must've known the risks ... besides there is no proof to support that the jet ski will hang around and run over another SUP , just because it found one SUP to run over doesn't mean it's out there looking for another one ... :
Oh stfu ST!!!!!

Enough already! :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by mustkillmulloway » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:44 pm

i've been trying warn you all for months :roll:

now that jet ski has a "taste" for sup's it will attack again :!:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Surfin Turf » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:17 pm

oldman wrote:Oh stfu ST!!!!!

Enough already!
retribution ... :idea: :wink:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Surfin Turf » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:44 pm

coming to a beach near you ...... :shock:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Surfin Turf » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:48 pm

coming to a lawn near you .... :shock: :shock:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Surfin Turf » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:52 pm

coming to a footpath near you ... :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by Surfin Turf » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:54 pm

coming to a trendy beachside cafe near you ... :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Re: Are Jet Ski's the new sharks??

Post by TMC » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:16 pm

WARNING: the following post contains a sh*t dad joke.
Surfin Turf wrote:yeah poor bloke ... but don't blame the jet ski , everyone knows there are jet ski's out there but like the experts quoted it is a one in a miliion chance of being hit by one out of control while paddling a SUP ... the last thing we want to see is jet ski's being hunted down , that SUP rider was in the natural environment of the jet ski so he must've known the risks ... besides there is no proof to support that the jet ski will hang around and run over another SUP , just because it found one SUP to run over doesn't mean it's out there looking for another one ...

does anyone know what type of jet ski it was ... a kawasharki :?:

well anyway lets all take a breath before we reach for our pitchforks and socket wrenchs and go after this poor defenseless jet ski ....

does anyone know of any good books or scientific studies they could recomend on out of control jet ski's ... :?:
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