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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby Tex » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:09 pm

Not sure where yer at HD...but we got barrels today. That stoked me pretty good. Its pretty sad you get stoked on people not being able to score good surf.
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Postby holddown » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:41 am

Tex,
I'm glad you got waves (especially somewhere else!).

I'm not sure you've been around long enough to have seen this before, but my goal with HD's posts has always been to be half serious or informative, half humorous, with the remaining half being just stupid. I'm afraid I've allowed HD to spiral out of control into the third half with the grumpy local bit and my opinions have gotten lost in the process.

This Haters thread is a perfect place to attempt to explain my points more succinctly. I was first pissed when Critter suggested that it was OK to name drop well know spots including my home. Again, you probably haven't been around long enough, but Doc & I had a feud about this same topic several years ago. My point has always been that you should treat any spot and the locals there with respect, even if it's a popular kook destination. And I think the respect extends to your behavior on the internet when you return home. I'm asking that posters treat my home break with the same respect as other "secret" spots, both in the water, and on the internet. Those of us that have been around the OSP for a long time will be descriptive in our surf reports without blatantly naming a spot. And I prefer that you hold off with posts of your action shots (here and on other sites) until the conditions have changed. This might seems silly, but I've lived at this spot long enough to notice direct effects in terms of the number of bodies in the water because of internet posts, web cams, and cell phones. It's especially aggravating when us locals have endured a long spell of crappy surf only to have the crowds blow up because of over advertising when it does start working. To me, it's sort of an evolution of surfing etiquette to minimize the widespread advertising of your "epic" session on the internet. When I travel, I try to wait until I'm home to post action photos and I try to omit spot names. Bulbous pointed out that there is some hypocrisy in my own posts, so I have room for improvement, too.

I'm never going to say go somewhere else (but HD might) because I love this place and its pristine beauty. That's why you'll find a lot of photos of this place if you look through my archives. If you haven't travelled, you might not realize how lucky we are to have the Beach Bill which guarantees public access to all of Oregon's beaches:
http://www.opb.org/programs/oregonexper ... beachbill/

So really, my only request is that you treat the locals with respect in the water, and treat the spot with respect on the internet.
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby the dude » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:20 am

"...pristine beauty..."

Thats a bit of a long shot. But it is damn beautiful.
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby Tex » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:42 am

all good HD....having lived on the coast myself years ago, I get it.
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby SooLoo » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:11 am

Nice post HD but I like it more when you are an a-hole
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby holddown » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:20 am

the dude wrote:"...pristine beauty..."
Thats a bit of a long shot. But it is damn beautiful.
Yeah, I realize the town itself is a shithole, but the natural features are awesome.

Sooloo, why aren't you out tanning somewhere with Mitch & Ding?
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby SooLoo » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:05 pm

I got a smart phone so I can bronze and hassle you guys at the same time. 5 to 7 with light offshors today
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby Doc » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:47 pm

HD said:
"...doc & I had a feud about this same topic several years ago."

Did I win?
Ha! That's ridiculous...
Of course I did!
Didn't I?

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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby Critter » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:50 pm

WEll put
All ya gotta do is ask for it.
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby Betty » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:43 pm

Sometimes you just have to break it down barney style.
The service here sucks.
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby holddown » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:24 pm

Doc wrote:Did I win?
Ha! That's ridiculous...
Of course I did!
Didn't I?

I though I won, but my memory isn't that good anymore. Maybe we should start over...
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby nm » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:01 pm

My kid!!! The V-man KICKING @ss in the pool!! :D :D :D
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby Spider » Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:58 am

congratulations!
how fast did your speed demon go?
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby nm » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:17 pm

The speed demon has gone fast enough to qualify for 12 State events & 11 Sectional events. Right now he's the fastest 11-y-o 50 flyer in the state....by a good 2 seconds. :D
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Re: What stoketh thee...

Postby Betty » Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:35 am

Our new Safeboat. So big and bulky, gotta hire out a Mac to haul her. She's going to be in the water a while, that was a rough launch.
The service here sucks.
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