by thurgood jenkins » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:10 pm
Yeah last time I was at Westie there was this one guy playing police officer at the break trying to teach everyone ettiquette I tried to ignore him and shrug it off. At one point he was calling out this Hawaiian guy on a long board for taking off early on the sets telling him to learn his ettiquette they started screaming and the guy from Hawaii said "This sh*t happens everytime I come here." "If you pulled that attitude in Hawaii you'd be dead!"
At the time there was only 4 of us out there surfing the groins. I ignored them for the first 5 minutes then simply said. "Guys, theres only four of us out here for god sakes, chill out and enjoy the waves" they got quiet after that I guess they felt silly. It's funny htough because after the guy told me off earlier in the session he started up conversation with me several times. He was a nice enough guy after the initial bs but his attitude turned me off and I really didn't want anything to do with him, I don't want to make any enemies though so I was polite.
It amazes me that these guys cop an attitude like that in this day and age it's not the smartest thing to start mouthing off a total stranger, you never know, the guy could be waiting for your a$$ in the parking lot with a tire iron or a gun or something. I figure unless I have something positive to say to someone I usually won't say anything at all. No sense making enemies. Besides why fight over waves anyways, another one will roll through in about 11 seconds. The whole localism deal is pathetic not only does it not work it's completely opposite to the soulful nature of surfing. These people need a wake up call, maybe if they didn't surf the same wave everyday for the last couple of decades they'd have a more open mind.
So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?
Stewie Griffin