Stuck up a tree
I was camping all weekend, a bunch of us from church went together. Our campsites were right on the edge of a field which was big enough for 30 meter rangs. Of course I had plenty with me so started throwing after we got our camper set up. Some of the group decided to join me and get some pointers. One of the guys, Ken, had thrown before, but only with backyarders. I tried various boomerangs with him and he was getting pretty good with my new PJ5 from Bob Burwell. I finally decided I had enough and headed to the camper for a cold one.
Ken was still throwing but as I walked in off the field, he moved in too. Not the best idea, because of RV's and trees. Ken made a throw, and it was a bit laid out. The boomerang heads up and into the tree at our neighbor's RV (not part of our group). I dug out my baseball and started tossing it at the boomerang hitting it a few time but not knocking it down. The the baseball landed on top of the RV and I was left without something to throw. My kylies were at home so that was not an option. Ken got a rope and a weight and tried to loop over the branch. We finally had to quit to make and eat supper.
Saturday after doing some sightseeing, we got back to camp. I started to look at what was available to get the boomerang back. I had 2 load bars from my pickup truck and removed the feet. I also had a 4 foot aluminum pole and removed one adjustable pole from my screen room. I duct taped a picnic tablecloth holder to the short pole for a hook, then taped that pole to the adjustable one. With one of the load bars taped on we could just about reach the branch.
We taped the second load bar on and Ken took over. I think he felt guilty for getting the boomerang stuck. Sneaking the poles past the branch he was able to snag the branch and pull down. All of a sudden the boomerang pops off the branch and tumbles it's way down. Then all I was stuck with was 20 plus feet of poles taped together. I had to disassemble them and put them back in their proper place.
BoomerangDave
Ken was still throwing but as I walked in off the field, he moved in too. Not the best idea, because of RV's and trees. Ken made a throw, and it was a bit laid out. The boomerang heads up and into the tree at our neighbor's RV (not part of our group). I dug out my baseball and started tossing it at the boomerang hitting it a few time but not knocking it down. The the baseball landed on top of the RV and I was left without something to throw. My kylies were at home so that was not an option. Ken got a rope and a weight and tried to loop over the branch. We finally had to quit to make and eat supper.
Saturday after doing some sightseeing, we got back to camp. I started to look at what was available to get the boomerang back. I had 2 load bars from my pickup truck and removed the feet. I also had a 4 foot aluminum pole and removed one adjustable pole from my screen room. I duct taped a picnic tablecloth holder to the short pole for a hook, then taped that pole to the adjustable one. With one of the load bars taped on we could just about reach the branch.
We taped the second load bar on and Ken took over. I think he felt guilty for getting the boomerang stuck. Sneaking the poles past the branch he was able to snag the branch and pull down. All of a sudden the boomerang pops off the branch and tumbles it's way down. Then all I was stuck with was 20 plus feet of poles taped together. I had to disassemble them and put them back in their proper place.
BoomerangDave
Added on June 23, 2008 by bvdrangs
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