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Catfight at Pipeline
- Thread starter vanrysss
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Lawyers = effect
Shitty parenting = cause
Changing the legal system won’t mitigate the cause.
What was it Shakespeare said... "First thing we do is kill all the lawyers"
Lawyers are just the new lineup enforcers - it benefits them to represent the many rather than the old method of enforcement which catered to protecting the few
I get so pissed when I see young adults call off, back paddle, under paddle or drop in on him. One of nicest people in the world and has been surfing this spot forever. Used to charge when he was physically able.
Anytime he is position to catch anything there's a few of us that block for him and/or yell him into waves regardless if anyone is up. If anyone complains they get an ear full from those in the know.
Unfortunately, over the last 10 or so years this spot has become overrun with brobra blow ins that have no clue as to who's who and have zero respect for us aging regulars.
I block for 70 year olds all the time. Sheeet, I block for 60 year olds. Most of them been surfing my local since before I was born.
its like that everywhere in california, maybe the world. with few exceptions theres an entire generation thats blind to their context. seriously makes you wonder how perspective could be lost on so many and where they think this heading for everyone that survives their youth.
i see it more and more. taking off deep on the peak and theres some kid (anyone under 40) windmilling it on the shoulder. i always make a point of paddling up and explaining things to them after i kick out
It's not lost on them. They just don't care. And deep down they know they'll be gone and quit surfing well before they turn 60 or 70.
If I was an old guy I would just drop in on anyone and everyone that I didn't know. I kind of do that now and I'm not old. But, I only do it to people who try to snake me.
some people don't know the rules (Brazilians). why should they? they're not a surfing culture. they're NEW to the sport. I'm just using Brasil as an example. Hawaiians on the other hand, have it in their dna.
I could have said any other nation besides the US Hawaii and Australia probably....
I could have said any other nation besides the US Hawaii and Australia probably....
There's a 64 year old at my local who still shreds and paddles incredible. He takes any and every wave he wants. He gives zero chits and nobody says or does anything. He also tells people, "You're a kook." It's awesome.
I don't know about that. I've spent about 6 months there over the course of several trips. Brazil is more of a beach culture (far inlanders excluded) than just about anywhere in the world. They've had a surf culture there for a very long time.
As for the stereotypical Brazzo in Indo/Hawaii/etc everyone loves to hate, I think that's more a function of them coming from a high enough upper class to afford being able to travel the world with a crap currency. With that kind of money in a country with that high of wealth inequality, you can basically walk all over people and they will still wash your feet afterwards. There is also an intensity to the culture that comes from living in such a high crime city like Rio.
Like brukuns pointed out, your working class Brazzos surfer tend to be more polite.
Watched some locals fight with some other locals last week. neither group knew each other but I knew them both.
wfh is shifting people’s normal surf hour and causing all sorts of intra-local battles.
Lulz.
wfh is shifting people’s normal surf hour and causing all sorts of intra-local battles.
Lulz.
There is a few old timers at my spot. If they turn and put there head down- regardless if they may blow the wave. I dont even think of paddling for it.
Yes. That's a different but interesting dynamic.
I've surfed Blacks for most of my life but I don't think I've ever shared a session with Truth, even though we know a bunch of the same regulars.
Another odd dynamic is surfing with someone for years and years but don't know their name. Then you run into them at Costco with significant others and there's that awkward moment of trying to introduce spouses...