Comments on: Police Community Meeting On Noisy Kite Flying

By: Candice

Candice — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:56:24 +0000

Sorry not debunked…
I’ve had this conversation many times..with different ages…older people…oh it’s not true..They just love flying kites..
Younger generation..oh hell yes,,supply in d island.their words not mine..
So it is what it is..But it’s inconsiderate and very irritating when it’s your window the noise is coming through..day after day sometimes

By: Candice

Candice — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:49:27 +0000

Hello, I’ve read most above comments..First people are not complaining about kite flying…in general but it’s the ones with hummers..
Second. The guys selling drugs down the road are not flying the damn kite to keep Bermuda Culture alive, who the hell you kidding…
And people saying leave them it’s our culture…
You work all night and have that kite humming load out your window…deal with that or my mom with dementia who is bed bound, saying what’s that horrible noise…over and over..
Sorry ban the kites with hummers..no problem once a year for we all enjoy the beautiful kites..no problem with kites without the noise..
It’s seems to be ok with everyone, unless it’s your window it’s blasting

By: Time Shall Tell

Time Shall Tell — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:41:44 +0000

So you’re saying it takes a NASA grade zoom lens mounted onto a drone for it to actually see what it is you’re flashing? LOL!!

By: Time Shall Tell

Time Shall Tell — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:38:56 +0000

Do people still actually believe this garbage?

By: Time Shall Tell

Time Shall Tell — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:32:58 +0000

Well, it’s funny that when there are so many other pressing matters it’s the very same BPS saying they’re understaffed. So it seems that the story changes as the narrative requires. I have personally called the police for a crime only to have to complain about response time (over 40 minutes) to only be told there is a limited amount of staff on given shifts (which as at night when crime rises was early in the evening), other times I have tried turning in found items to be told (via cellphone because the provided phone outside of the station wasn’t working) that there is no front desk staff & to take it to another station. I had a car rear end me once, tried calling the police only to be told they no longer show up to crashes unless there is a severe injury. Heard a complaint from a lady who had her house broken into that when she tried to have the police gather the information from her security cameras that she was told that she would have to do it herself, edit it to the section of the evidence that shows the crime, put it on a memory stick & turn it in to a station that isn’t even close to were she lives. Once she tried to turn it in she was told that she would have to wait until a working station was found to download it. So either the BPS is properly founded to properly address real crime or under founded so address petty nuisance issues.

By: JohnnyB

JohnnyB — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:24:50 +0000

That was a made up story and what I though would be clearly recognized as a joke

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:51:58 +0000

I guess they may be better at following the line from the kite to the home than they are at following the crime scene to the criminal

By: James

James — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:51:31 +0000

This is the 21st century. Drug dealers have WhatsApp and it is encrypted end to end. I don’t think they need to put up a kite anymore! These people are just being a pain in the ass.

By: lil mommy

lil mommy — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:45:04 +0000

can we tackle noisy neighborhood children next….I find it disgusting that on weekends when I’m off from work they have the nerve to be outside playing, shouting and kicking ball!! for crying out loud I’m trying to get some rest! How inconsiderate. You people need to raise quieter children!

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:15:41 +0000

Urban myth debunked a long time ago. Don’t choke on your tea.

By: Thankful

Thankful — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:03:54 +0000

Sir, the article you’ve chosen to comment on today is about paper kites and the noise they make; you’ve decided to bring up same-sex marriage. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and guess that the rainbow colors found in kites moved you to comment on that.

Stay focused mate.

By: PANGAEA

PANGAEA — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:28:54 +0000

Why 6 policemen in the room $$$$$$ ?

It is not a national disaster, is it ?

We could put hummers on cars and bikes that way we would know when they are speeding.

Are the hummer used to show the agony on the cross?

By: Ye of little mind

Ye of little mind — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:09:27 +0000

The C.A.T Police unit’s role within the community is to bridge gaps between the public and the police. They are their to meet and get to know those in their area.
They are not a unit that deals with severe antisocial behavior and will not be the ones to show up in a severe crime scene. The BPS surprisingly have multiple other units for that. They are well equiped to handle multiple concerns that we the public have and meet with us to try to bridge gaps. I live in a house where I can have up to four kites at a time fly over it all day with the loudest hummers that could drive you to the point of insanity, I have had them crash in my Yard and have also had a thick string run through my drive way that got caught in my son’s wheel of his bike, luckily he didn’t get injured. I don’t mind people flying kites, but I do mind the sound of the kite drowning out my home.

By: Trump supporter

Trump supporter — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:56:59 +0000

Obviously it’s the hammers that people want not the kite o’er say. If the hummers are getting louder that where the flyers are putting the emphasis.

By: aceboy

aceboy — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:28:37 +0000

Your scarcasm is noted.

Do you think this is as important of an issue that we need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on it and drag it through the courts and the press for years, like same sex marriage? All to the remove rights from one small group in society?

Your stance on that matter please?

By: JohnnyB

JohnnyB — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:03:33 +0000

Well there’s 2 minutes of my life I’ll never get back.

By: Lol

Lol — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:27:51 +0000

Lol you know they fly hummers to let you know who has the goodie ….. or did I reveal to much … sips tea

By: PaperKite

PaperKite — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:23:24 +0000

Johnny B. There have been sightings of loud noisy kites flying since Bermuda was called Devils island. Out of all the years living here on this island, my home,I have yet to hear or see anything that fits the description of the sailers account of their sightings.
We all know that there is no such thing as a witch. But yet experienced sailors claimed to see something that they had never seen, and could only explain it to be a witch.
Johnny I’m just investigating the many accounts of the sailors that have told their story of devils island. Johnny we both intelligent humans right. So if the sailor’s didn’t see a witch then what is it that they saw? A bird? Could it be that the cowhow screamed and cried in the air, and tricking the “slave traid sailors” into believing that the bird, itself, to be a witch? If true, why don’t we hear the screams today? Was it the pig? If the pigs could scream so loud to be heard miles from land we would never get anysleep.
So Mr johnny B I have a question for you, well a few questions. Did the sailors lie about seeing and hearing something? What was it they saw that makes sence? Who was in control of what it was that they saw and heard? A little FYI for you part of being a kite maker is keeping the technology a mystery.

By: Winifred

Winifred — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:56:50 +0000

The hummers that are placed on the string are what make the noise…it is incredibly annoying…especially when you are trying to sleep!!! It’s like a mosquito multiplied 5000%.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:49:14 +0000

TMI lol

By: Time Shall Tell

Time Shall Tell — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:38:18 +0000

Reading is key, I suggest you do so.

By: So wildly obvious

So wildly obvious — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:09:11 +0000

A little respect would go a long way.
Unreasonably loud, obnoxious kites being flown all day and night are ridiculous. I am Bermudian and find it invasive. You can’t aleep. You are forced to close your windows. You can’t sit on your lawn and talk.
It’s selfish and in your face. These people should show some respect.
There is simply no need for “the loudest hummers I can make” on your kite as it’s sole purpose is to annoy people period.
Thank you BPS.
This will turn nasty if not addressed.

By: JohnnyB

JohnnyB — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:50:16 +0000

I like to flash the drones when they fly over my house, although they prob wont see much unless that drone has a NASA grade zoom lense.

By: JohnnyB

JohnnyB — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:48:58 +0000

I didn’t read your whole post because its too long, and id argue that maybe only 1% of people do…but you must understand the police are able to work on many issues at once. It’s quite simple. You act as if the couple hundred dollars spent on this meeting will solve the public school issue. The police get calls regarding this on a DAILY basis and there has already been a physical altercation over this issue so yes, it IS something they must address. How about you start fund raising money for the public school purse instead of spending what looks like a good amount of time writing an essay complaining.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:48:34 +0000

Tl;dr

By: JohnnyB

JohnnyB — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:44:36 +0000

Most people cant think logically unfortunately

By: grump

grump — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:37:04 +0000

Kite flying does not bother anybody. People complain about the noise that inconsiderate kite flyers create with the loud hummers. Simply remove the hummers and enjoy flying your kite without irritating the whole neighborhood.I hope the police will enforce the law when complaints are received.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:58:38 +0000

Can we please tackle noisy bikes next!

By: Sailor

Sailor — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:38:51 +0000

Just don’t use hummers all day long over people houses. If it’s going to be over people’s houses then remove the hummers

By: JohnnyB

JohnnyB — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:13:06 +0000

If you look into the history of kite flying, yes, it is very Bermudian. However if you do your research on hummers I think you would be surprised. Hummers were first introduced back in the early 1600’s and were used as a means to attract a partner. The first known users of hummers were losers and/or lacked the physical appearance to attract a mate. As this newly found technology developed a trend was soon realized that the louder the hummer the smaller the endowment of the user. Exasperated at the lack of a partner these hummer grew louder and louder. Fast forward 400 years, people are getting vexed. In a unique twist of events and in uncustomary fashion the Police Western Community Action team has organized a speed dating event disguised as a discussion in hopes that the poor hummer will find a mate and restrict putting their roots on display to Good Friday.

By: Time Shall Tell

Time Shall Tell — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 07:57:02 +0000

I feel so safe now knowing that this important matter has received the proper level of attention that it deserves. A true testament of proper allocation of the public purse to address this matter to this level above all else that is going on around us. It really puts into perspective how serious of a matter this really is & that we can find public funds to address this serious situation in a time that public funds can’t be found to fully fund public schools. I always felt Bermuda was under-regulated and its’ people allowed too much freedom. Please put into place the enforcement of these important regulations such as Section 18A and update it to include everyone should not offend anyone in any shape form, or fashion or in any way. I put forward my suggestion of including a law against anyone cooking any foods on peoples property on days that the wind should carry said smells outside of the said property boundaries. I find it offensive that one should cook such foods as to tempt me away from all the efforts I have put into my diet. Some people are just so inconsiderate when their cooking & I can’t find refuge even in my own home from the aroma of temptation emanating from the neighbors’ kitchen & (even worse) BBQ’s. Please BPS, address this situation as I feel it deserves even higher attention than the enforcement of Section 18A, let’s call it section FA for “Food Aromatics”. I suggest a specific task force be formed to address this serious situation with the task force being named “P.A.F.A” (Police Against Food Aromatics), this task force can be financed from the proceeds of the new sugar tax & will aide against public obesity by removing such tempting aromatics.

By: Ignorant Minion

Ignorant Minion — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:18:30 +0000

Thanks to the BPS as I know this is a real problem for many. But, at the same time I love that we have to have a community meeting on kite flying. It reminds me that as bad as we think things are at times, when this is the kind of story that makes the headlines, things are not so bad…in comparison.

By: 16v

16v — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 01:52:15 +0000

so the complaint is about the actual flapping noise that a kite makes while in flight during strong winds; or the noise from groups of people flying kites?

By: Thankful

Thankful — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 01:38:30 +0000

I am SO THANKFUL that this has been labeled as such a serious concern amongst residents on our island. With ALL that is going on in the WORLD right now, I rather have these problems in my country any day. Noisy night kites and string cutting = serious community concerns. I am so grateful for all those who invested time and energy into the negativity surrounding paper kites; whether it be complaints, the arguing and fighting or showing up for this organized meeting. If this is where our concerns lie, I think Bermuda will be ok everyone.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 01:29:57 +0000

At least the kites don’t have cameras like the drones do! I’ll take the nuisance over the invasion of privacy any day!