There you are, standing on launch.  It has been a long day at work and you are ready for a rejuvenating flight.  There will be a short window to launch, so you and your buddies quickly lay out the gear and set up.  You lay out your wing as best you can on an awkward launch, fluff the wing to help clear the lines, and realize - ah schiznatt, you have a tangled rat's nest of lines.  A good cycle comes, your buddies pull up their wings, and take off toward the moon.  You still are on launch..."the rabbit goes around the bend, through the hole, over the hill... where did this line come from..?.?......

Two days ago we had mounted a very large group of pilots to go fly one of our favorite big mountain sites for a late evening "sled ride."  This is a wonderful site for all pilot levels and gives everyone a chance to launch with some real altitude.  Upon reaching launch and looking over the valley some 5,000 feet below we felt super calm air, with no sustained wind, but could see a large dark band many, many miles away.  Some of the experienced pilots ribbed each other on who was launching first, with a sarcastic smile.  We all knew we were not going to be launching, but joked as we talked back...