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by Techno
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:28 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: South East QLD and Northern N.S.W Cripple Stick Enthusiasts
Replies: 430
Views: 81101

Queensland Kneelo's

Hey Al, Stop teasing me with those pic's - I almost spewed when I saw your photo - you and two others - then they got out !!! been getting flogged at work again - storm season has me dragging D-heads out of cars in swollen creeks every shift at the moment. I look like getting down Kingy way for a su...
by Techno
Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:52 pm
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Surfing after a Kidney Transplant ?
Replies: 17
Views: 6625

Post Kidney Transplant

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I've been a bit slack over the months - not enough hours in the day after the transplant. Constant trips to the hospital etc make life a bit hectic, but not as hectic as life on Dialysis. I returned to work (Full duties) as a Firefighter 4 months post transplant, ...
by Techno
Sun May 27, 2007 4:44 am
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Surfing after a Kidney Transplant ?
Replies: 17
Views: 6625

Kidney Transplant - Finally

Well my number finally came up. Monday 14th May 10:00pm the phone rang - "We have a Kidney for you". My world started to spin - I knew it was the moment I had been waiting for the last 2.5 years. Now it was here and I was quietly Sh*tting myself. To add to the equation - I was on my Dialys...
by Techno
Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:25 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: U offically realize that kneeboarding is in your blood when
Replies: 41
Views: 8740

U offically realize that kneeboarding is in your blood when

You have trouble getting your shoes and socks on: because after that last 3-4 hour session, you now have no skin left on top of your toes !!! Then you have to put up with the wife "Bleating" about how she's going to get the blood stains out of the toes of your socks ??? This only applies t...
by Techno
Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:00 am
Forum: Kneeboard Design...
Topic: coffs comp
Replies: 18
Views: 4672

Kids Singing !!!

Thanx Fingal - those kids were mine - I try to bring them up on good old Aussie music !!! They had a great time and I now have a 7yr old son and a 9yr old daughter that are pestering me for a new kneeboard each. Parkesy is gunna make a fortune out of me ??? Great weekend - even though I bombed out o...
by Techno
Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:21 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: KSUSA name change?
Replies: 46
Views: 9547

Name Change

If we want this sport to grow, we need to think of all the kneeboarders for whom English is a second language: The Puerto Ricans, the French, the Brazilians, The Italians, and The Australians. English - a second language to an Aussie ??? Did we even learn English in the first place ??? We don't spe...
by Techno
Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:31 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: Fin/flipper savers
Replies: 33
Views: 7357

Fin Savers !!!

Dorje - try O&E (Ocean & Earth) I've been using them for a couple of years now - they have tag ends and have neoprene backing with webbing straps that don't dig into your ankles !!! You don't even know they are on you ??? They are about $15-20 ??? Mail: Ocean & Earth, PO Box 22, Sussex I...
by Techno
Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:13 am
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Brain Tumor Update !!!
Replies: 26
Views: 7538

Relle's Memorial !!!

This will be my final posting in our long ongoing battle with Glio Sarcoma. As you all know - my wonderful wife Narelle passed away peacefully & painlessly from a long battle with a Brain Tumor (Glio Sarcoma) on Tuesday 5th October. I had the number 47 in my head - I don't know where it came fro...
by Techno
Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:53 am
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Brain Tumor Update !!!
Replies: 26
Views: 7538

Brain Tumor Update !!!

Well as you can see from Scoop's post that our battle is over !!! Relle was brave to the last - she fought a hard fight - and we lost. She was pain free and comfortable when the end came - I was by her side holding her hand - and our children were with us, asleep in another part of the same ward. I ...
by Techno
Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:41 am
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Brain Tumor Update !!!
Replies: 26
Views: 7538

Brain Tumor Update !!!

Well – the holiday is over !!! Relle had a Stroke last night and I had to call an ambulance to our north coast unit to take her to Nambour hospital. Tests have shown that the tumor is growing rapidly and that the pressure is building. This has caused a paralysis down her left side – she still has sp...
by Techno
Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:28 am
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Brain Tumor Update !!!
Replies: 13
Views: 2841

Thank You !!!

Thank You !!! All you guys and girls are the only thing that keeps me sane at the moment !!! I'm having someone babysit Relle tomorrow for my Club Comp and again on Friday and Saturday when I will be competing in our September 11th Memorial Surf Classic. (Look out Farnzilla) I need some saltwater in...
by Techno
Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:44 am
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Brain Tumor Update !!!
Replies: 13
Views: 2841

Brain Tumor Update !!!

Relle and I went to the Princess Alexandra Hospital this morning, for an appointment with the Oncology people about her treatment. We knew this time would arrive – but we weren’t ready for it just yet !!! They have told us that there is nothing else they can do for her. Not “Go home and die” but not...
by Techno
Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:50 am
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Need Help URGENT!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 2521

Brain Tumor

Farbz, Go to this thread: http://www.ksusa.org/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=283&highlight= It was done the day I found out my wife had a Brain Tumor - she was given 6-12months to live. She has had Radiation treatment - and is now up to her 6th Chemo treatment, is doing really well and has actually had ...
by Techno
Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:26 pm
Forum: Short Stories...
Topic: The Mythology of the Surf God - HUEY !!!
Replies: 24
Views: 5487

Some Thread ???

Well - Didn't that open up a can of worms ??? I, luckily -was only too young to experience the fog/haze of the 60's. Glad to hear some of the yanks are taking up my magic Huey Prayer Ritual during the luls !!! So how crowded will it become if everyone in the linup starts this little ritualup ??? All...
by Techno
Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:38 pm
Forum: Health matters...
Topic: Watershades.
Replies: 19
Views: 6821

Sundog Eyewear

Scoop - and all others - the correct address is:

http://www.sundogeyewear.com

the .au link is wrong.