There's fifty people out.......

Epic.

I'm from MA, so I'll contest a few of the claims, however I will agree on a few things. Accent is atrocious, I've worked my entire life to ensure there isn't a trace of it. We sound like dimwitted mongoloids incapable of pronouncing a commonly used consonant. Sad. Sam adams tastes like panther piss. Our sports teams are flooded with the "pink hats". There is a over abundance of crusty looking folk, real crusty. I managed to snag a dope one, but she's a unicorn in a sea of donkeys. Chicks around here by default are busted.
I hate progressives, so I exist in the single worst state in the country. We are the political laughing stock of the country.
Trust me, the exodus from here to southern cali didn't cause any dip in the douche population here.

As for the food, I can't agree there. First place (next to NY) that had a massive Italian/Sicilian immigration. We have authentic old world cuisine here, and neighborhoods that maintain it. Lately, there has been an influx of chains, but for the most party...all old family run restaurants that haven't changed hands.

Culture...yeah we used to have it. Now it's a transplant population trying to be Euro trash/hipster. I don't fully understand it.

My biggest disagreement is the education. The education system is incredible, and it's here if someone wants to utilize it properly, unfortunately our inner cities and close to city suburb areas are loaded with the dummy. I think there was too much fluoride in the water. Regardless, our overall intelligence level is fairly high. Forget the cities though, they are hopeless.


Still, epic story. Flawless execution. I would have literally paid a substantial amount of money towards your bar tab to keep it going if I was there. Nothing like a verbal tongue lashing tirade to perk up your pulse.

 

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooo......and here I was, thinking, yep, he's gonna make it to 100 posts...

 

I've paddled out with several people from SI Forum (who shall remain anon), in different spots from east coast to west coast to CR. Of course, there's the initial curiosity to see how they surf, along with how badly I'll surf that day, but it's done and gone quickly & then it's just sharing waves with cool people who you wouldn't be out there with in the first place if they weren't cool people.

If I wanted to surf with the pros, I guess I'd figure out a way to be a board caddy or some such shiiite; I'm just looking to either surf solo or with cool heads. I check my ego at the door, so to speak. Pretty simple equation.

 

To each their own. I have never posted a matter on SI that was received via PM. Not even yours kind sir.

And meeting SI people is no big "secret", I just don't make a bunch of potential bromance threads about how me and so and so just shredded the gnar and went out for tacos afterwards.

I am just saying, I have had a blast with anyone on SI that I have ever surfed with. Like I said before, everyone I have linked up with has been really good in the water and turned out to be really good dudes from the brief time we have had in the water.

And bro, I will show you around Bmore someday....

But, at least on SI, if I have to be from Havre De Grace, you have to be homeless. deal?

 

Disclaimer: I don't really think all of those terrible things. It was just the perfect audience. It is not that often that you get that many boston fans in one room. Half were girls, and when I questioned their fandom, they couldn't even name ONE of the Redsox outfielders, meanwhile they have their GD redsox hat on, defending their honor to me... Something had to be done. Something had to be said.

It wasn't all true, but it's all I had at the time. If I had a few less beers, I would have snapped out a comment about that stupid "BIG DIG" that they have been blowing for 40 years now. I think I may have even taken a negative shot at Clam Chowder in there somewhere. And we know that sh** is banging. It wasn't my finest moment, but something had to be done. I just felt like I was surrounded by Boston Posers. Had any of these dudes ACTUALLY been from Boston, they probably would have at least asked me to step out side. I knew those hushpuppies were all from New Hampshire and sh**.

 

Hahaha thank you Bear. I felt as though it was time to come clean.

Ditto on you approach Mr. JR. Good stuff.

 

I think it's fear that causes most people to pack up. Fear of sharks, fear of drowning, fear of being alone, fear of missing out on the best waves that someone else might be getting, fear of being judged for surfing the "wrong" spot, fear of being singled out, fear of being a small fish in a big pond.

Personally I choose to surf DP every morning because that's who I am, surf to me is getting my one-on-one time with the ocean and the creatures around me. I much rather see a dolphin or sear turtle in the water than another human. I walk away peaceful and stoked out of mind when I have a solo session and caught tons of waves nobody will ever see.

I usually get a couple hours of one-on-one time before someone decides to walk a half mile down the beach to find me and paddle out right next to me and ask if I mind sharing my waves with them. I reply with "I appreciate you asking and tell em to go for it", but deep down i'm pissed and annoyed.

I paddle 50 yards down to get my space and then continue getting waves as they follow me from peak to peak. Then I start going back the other direction and guess who's there... yep, guessed it! YOU AGAIN! So I get out, walk till i'm out of sight, and try again....

 

Agreed. I don't judge anyone by their abilities. I am just saying, on a website, where every time people get into an altercation, someone is saying, bro, you probably can't even surf... I am just saying, I have yet to encounter a person from this site, who has not been a very good surfer. Not just people who can stand up and ride. There are some talented folks on here. There is nothing wrong with giving people props when they are due, even if the props are anonymous.

Also doesn't mean anyone is less of a person if that were not the case.

And I don't think the people on here who explain that they are a complete beginner have any less of an opinion or right to say or do anything on here. I would love to surf with some of the absolute beginners. I am captain save a ho when it comes to teaching friends to surf. My buddy, who I taught last summer had his brother from MA in town a couple weeks ago. He wanted to surf all week, finally, we had a 2-3 foot day, I took him and his brother out, have him the Keanu Reeves speak on the beach and then we went out. By the end of two hours, this guy had paddled into, stood up and rode like 3 ways. I was screaming and cheering for him... Beginner stoke is something special man.... Doesn't matter your skill level. I will surf with most anyway, unless you drive a white van. Well, depends on the van I guess, but you know the kind I mean.

 

hey sjb what part of jersey do u reign from?are u a centraler like Belmar/spring lake,or further south like lbi,or are u one of those oc goons?

I notice the crowd thing in the winter time.i don't do much surfing during summer because 1.5footers aint my cup of tea.during winter,thered be a jetty with good waves,and u can look left or right as far as the eye can see and theres perfect waves all around,but 30 people surfing this one jetty.i don't get it.is it a safety measure,are all these people part of the same pack?i got barked at one day in the winter by trying to tell a stranger he should paddle out with me away from the 40 people and he responded by calling me a kook,and then paddled out towards the pack but couldn't make it past the shorebreak,a whooping 20 yards.guy must of been slaters cousin or something because he talked a good game but failed to deliver.i was thinking ok if this guy paddles right out and catches a bomb il never surf this spot again.well dude didn't make it out I was in the water laughing when I seen him heading back to the car

 

I don't mind surfing with others around, but when a peak gets more than 4 or 5 people, I prefer to move down to another rather than "arbitrate" for waves. Fortunately there is a lot of open space where I go and it's usually at the crack of dawn so that limits the numbers. It seems usually wave sets come in ~4, so you can always position your self for one of them (w/ only 4 or 5 in the mix) so everybody is happy. I know a lot of the people, they are mostly pretty cool and there is a good vibe and for the most part, and people tend to share.

Yesterday me and a buddy had a good LB wave that was producing (in spite of a meager swell) all to ourselves. Water was clear and clean, and its was sunny out. It doesn't get much better than that (except perhaps more juice on the waves). So I enjoy being around other people .. just not too many.

 

Without being too descriptive, it's south c**** g**** b**** right? (I'm getting the hang of this). Got a place for a week down there, never surfed there. Don't want to wander aimlessly.