Oh I've never said California is not better than the rest of the country, I'm just saying, in the words of GDaddy, the juice ain't worth the squeeze. Sure it might be better, but not THAT much better to justify housing prices, taxation, fees, and other cost of livingOh please. You claim all the time that you're more of a Californian than an American.
I don't think anyone's scrambling to justify living here. More like recognizing the fact that it's better here than just about anywhere else in the country.
And it was hollow and glassy this morning. Almost no one out. But quite closed out. There were some corners though. Got a few until got caught inside and tangled in trash kelp. Had to ditch under a wave and that was the end of my beloved 6'6". I hate myself for snapping it that way but board had been on last legs for a couple years at least.
You still had that same 6'6? Crazy. I'm going to go for a PM session today if the wind isn't too bad. It looks empty everywhere but that's understandable because of the rain. I've never been scared to surf after the rain until I had an ear infection that kept me out of the water for virtually the whole winter last year