Low-flying paint

[Maha]

have in mind that a paintball is quite small, about 17mm (.68caliber, the most common) and the amount of ink it holds is good enough to make a splatter mark 1/2 of the size of a tennis ball diameter. also its shell is some sort of gelatin that usually adheres to the target so you would possibly find parts of it with the ink.

i used to play it and most of the guys were older/responsible ppl. the whole safety thing is quite strong among the guys - not saying that it wasn't or that there are no dickheads among them, just thinking if it could have been something else?

peace

By the time I had stopped some 30 mins later most of the paint had washed off with the rain. If a paintball hit a wet moving (110kph) object the shell would not stick around to long surely?
It was almost fluorescent green in colour.

[Edbear]

"Pretty green! You know you're soaking in it?"

[Maha]

"Pretty green! You know you're soaking in it?"

Yes Mrs Marsh.....

[Big Dave]

If I had a paintball gun I'd shoot it at you too.

[Maha]

If I had a paintball gun I'd shoot it at you too.

But you enjoy hearing other men......scream

[oldrider]

Yes Mrs Marsh.....

No that was Madge, Mrs Marsh had the chalk, that did get in!

[Smifffy]

Let the cops know?

Feckers might develop a taste for it and do someone some serious damage.

Wouldn't expect them to be able to do too much in your case, but it might help soak up a bus ticket if they are ever caught.

[Chooky]

Hey Maha if you can mark on the map where you think you got hit I'll go out in the Nissan and see if there's any houses close by....
Patetonga is a rich farming area.. I work that area, and not too many dickheads live there...... Tahuna s a bit different but..
It'd have to be a lucky shot to hit a moving target, specially at the speed you go.
Chooky....

[Mom]

just thinking if it could have been something else?

peace

Suggestions as to what? It covered helmets, part of the tank, the jacket, gloves...
it hit Maha's helmet just where the visor is connected, I am a bit higher and it hit my helmet on the way past. Lime green, disolved in rain, and lets not forget not everyone that has a paintball gun is sensible. I am sure whoever fired it thought it was funny...

Hey Maha if you can mark on the map where you think you got hit I'll go out in the Nissan and see if there's any houses close by....
Patetonga is a rich farming area.. I work that area, and not too many dickheads live there...... Tahuna s a bit different but..
It'd have to be a lucky shot to hit a moving target, specially at the speed you go.
Chooky....

It was on SH27 just south of the Patetongata "blink or you miss it shop". We could see it and were slowing down. There was a house on a rise to our right, it could have come from there? There was a truck and a couple of cars heading south, it could have come from them? The shot came from our right, infact it hit just prior to the truck. I am going the house on the rise to the right...

Weatherboard? Blue?

[Mom]

If I had a paintball gun I'd shoot it at you too.

At least be good enough to choose a better colour than lime...

[Chooky]

OK so I'm coming north on 27 just before Patetonga shop, look for a blue weatherboard house on the right....
The weather be crap tomorrow so It'll give me something to do...

[Maha]

OK so I'm coming north on 27 just before Patetonga shop, look for a blue weatherboard house on the right....
The weather be crap tomorrow so It'll give me something to do...

I hadn't thought of reporting but guess I should, it may not have been the first time.
Yes Chooky, if you are coming from the round-da-bout at Paeroa/Ta Huna rd the the paintball came from the right. I dont know how many houses are on the right just before to the Patetonga shop but Anne got a glimps.

[Ricardo S]

well, i'm glad you came out all right of the whole episode. by what i read it seems to me that it could have been multiple shots (tank, gloves, jacket and helmet). i'd report to the police just in case as someone mentioned before me - it might not be the first time and if it happens that the pricks get caught doing it again it would weigh against them.

cheers

[Edbear]

I sense a vigilante group ride down SH27 may be in the wings...

[Maha]

well, i'm glad you came out all right of the whole episode. by what i read it seems to me that it could have been multiple shots (tank, gloves, jacket and helmet). i'd report to the police just in case as someone mentioned before me - it might not be the first time and if it happens that the pricks get caught doing it again it would weigh against them.

cheers

I spoke to them yesterday...(the police) just to lodge the incident really.