I recently ran into a friend of an acquaintance who knows I surf. He apparently frequents Westport and asked if I could show him around the strait a little. He said he was a transplant from Hawaii and had been "surfing" for several years. I asked him the questions I always ask when confronted with a new surfing buddy opportunity: Do you bitch when you are cold, do you bitch about wanting to leave before others are ready, do you bitch when you get hurt or when it sucks?
Im always a little wary about surfing with new people, and especially wary about sharing our spots with more people who will share with more people eventually and so on. In cases like this I generally take them to 2 places only. So we get to the point in the conversation where he seems cool enough, and semi hot so I dont think Id mind seeing his towel slip in the parking lot.....I guess I will take him surfing and find out if he is a kook.
Then he drops the bomb. The B-word. Body boarder. Game over. I pretty much told him not only would I not risk being seen with him on the beach or in the water with him ever...let alone tell him about any new spots, but also how lame he is for calling himself a surfer at all.
What would you do? Would you bring a boogie/body/knee boarder (what ever) surfing with you?
Am I just really mean?