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If you've rodded it, and it still blocks then there's 2 most likely scenarios:- 1. something is going down your bog that's blocking it back up - excess paper, tampons, condoms, kids toys (you name it I've seen it down there:eek:) 2. your pipework is ****ed, and has an obstruction not letting the true flow of waste from the cistern Depending on the age of your property, I'd plump for the latter, and admit defeat and call in the pro's.

It's been a fair time since I went to Soulac, but from memory the sand itself is soft above high water mark but with the Atlantic breakers coming in anything below this should be ok. There is plenty of sand around that part of France, it just may mean a trek to a less-busy part of the beach to static-fly rather than board/buggy. Perhaps contact the local tourist authority about beach use and possibly a net search on the French buggy/board group about beach usage around the Gironde. There's always Babelfish for your translation requirements

there are laods of plans availible, but the better performance ones (ie. decent) require some software to do the plotting work for you - foilmaker and surfplan. Surfplan is software for foils and LEIs, where as foilmaker is afaik solely for foils As it's your 1st foray into making, I suggest something easy - the NAsa is ideal - loads of straight stitching, and will produce enough grunt (just not top end). If you're intent upon making a foil, the Eliminator series is a good start, constant profile throughout the kite and regular panels so can be made form 1 sheet of ripstop with minimal cutting. http://fly.to/foilmaker is the only link I know of, and appears broken http://www.surfplan.com.au/sp/

much better

idd, thought I was the only one "nerdy" enough to get some enjoyment out of that. Pity that just looks like the trailer and not game play itself Sweet memories

been a while since I was in Jersey, but St Ouens is deffo the best place I found to buggy, and therefore kiteboard, can't comment of the kitesurfing though. As for the kite shop I can't find him listed now:mad: so would have said try him for your local knowledge. Enjoy it though

Just when you thought you couldn't waste any more time at work, sat in front of a PC, here's another little thing to pass those tedious hours away http://www.addictinggames.com/theimpossiblequiz.html

well you certainly see nothing like that on David Attenborough! truly awesome - nature at it's finest:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

http://miniclip.com/mko.php?c=qrosqBoisBoErBorFBoUBopBsossBUo7PSSRT6S3bouppu nowhere good enough, but not bad at 10:45 on a Sunday morning - when too hungover to kite

like the idiot that I am, on the off chance I tried Morbius and guess what... NOTHING! sory Morb

Defo agree with cheese and crimbo cake - but works well with all fruit cakes. A favourite of mine is Ketchup and lettuce, beats the hell out of salad cream! Gonna give the bombay mix thing a try soon, and if I can be bothered let you know what I really think!

Lou and everyone else that matters You may want to consider using Wx Tide (http://www.wxtide32.com/) a simple to use program that predicts tides and is cofigurable to any place on the planet. It MAY not be accurate to the last minute with High/Low Tides but close enough to not to worry, I've never had a problem and used various versions for 4 years. Phil

FWIW you might as well contact the european distributors to see if they can give you any more info etc. http://www.vlieger-op.nl (or com?) and failing that dear ole Flexi might be able to point you in the right direction Phil

For me, it's normally "Bread and scrape"

So far that's another 8 nominations from all the email accounts I operate

From memory Airbornkites have a few in stock, Boost would have been my choice but they've gone - so now your best bet is probably gonna be Boardriders on teh road towards Shoreham from Hove. Hope this helps

That's about the oldest World of Warcraft video going, but so true of all the users. Complete losers;) Hi, my name is Phil, and I'm an addict to online games. So far in 5 months clocked at somewhere in excess of 1 month online. my only excuse is working 2-10, there's never enough time to fly in the mornings:D

Sorry Lou, 1st time out and 808 ft. Call me lucky? Nope - damn good:)

Just got hold of issues 4 & 5, and after trolling through them haven't seen any buggies or ATB's - however the k/surf action is awesome. If you're interested in getting hold of them anyway try http://www.kiteboarding-attitude.com

1st off, if you're going around Xmas then it's likely to be a bit on the parky side in any of the suburbs, but downtown will just be chilly. *hint Toronto itself is one big city - find out where you'll be staying as there's municipal parks that you most like can fly in! *hint Toronto - is pronounced T'rono by the locals Although there are a few Canadians on the forum (hi Ewing!) it's a BIG COUNTRY and things are very localised. It's like asking someone in Cornwall what the ridings like in Scotland - Ontario is the province/state you need to localise the searches on also. As for attractions, well theres the Rogers Centre (aka Sky Dome where the Blue Jays hang out). Next door is one humungous Tower (can't remember the name) something like 500 ft tall, and you can scare yourself s**tless looking down through/walking across a glass floor. If you were going in the summer I'd recomend the city bus tour - shows you everything you need to know and more! but again might be a bit chilly for a couple of hours on an open top bus. For those so inclined there's shopping, but there's shopping everywhere. As for kiting itself, you'll not find much during the winter months - Canadian's are daft but they're not stupid! The main scene is kitesurfing, as T'rono is on a big lake - but what they class as T'rono more likely covers an area almost as far as Niagara. Talking of Niagara, thats another place to visit - regulalry it ices over so it must be cold!!!! Stating the bleedin' obvious do a few searches on google - Toronto Tourism and Toronto kites should answer some of your needs. If I can be any further help then pm me. Phil A brit who wishes he was in T'rono not stuck in a cake factory

Way back in 2000 I went there as a newb and it damn near cost me my life - seriously. I went there to learn - so I took the lesson at KB, great start on land then we were told to bodydrag through all the windsurfers and then come back to the beach just short of the rocks. Now being a newb I ditched the kite and after struggling for a few minutes caught a cramp, and accordingly sucked in a lingful of briney. After a bit of screaming in mild histeria for help a friendly windsurfer rescued me and brought me back in, where I puked up a gallon or so it seemed. I only remember seeing my instructor after a few minutes having I believe gone to rescue his precious kite. Just goes to show how much things have changed - NOT. Avoid Kite Beach like the plague IMHO Phil

I wouldn't do something so socially irresponsible as to play my ipod through the car stereo:), and let anyone else within a 10m radius enjoy my music if they just so happened to tune in to 107.5. After all, everyone should know that it is highly illegal to play your ipod through an fm transmitter in the UK, as you become your own pirate radio station!! (£3k fine ? + equipment taken!)

Well I've checked the listings given by C4 and it's this Sunday at 08:30 - so set the videos! They say " 8:30am FREESPORTS ON 4: Kitesurfing Ed Leigh presents from the premier world kitesurfing event, The Red Bull King of the Air. An international contest of behemoth magnitude set on the idyllic wave and wind-rich island of Maui, Hawaii. Can old-school legend Robbie Naish triumph in the face of new-school Aaron Hadlow and Ruben Lenton"

Yes, believe it or not Channel 4 is planned to show footage from KotA, as part of its Freesports package. At the moment don't know when it will be aired, but check your listings regularly and don't forget to set the video, normally goes out ridiculously early or stupid late! Whatever Phil

They change on the last Sunday this month, can't come soon enough