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Mental Health thread
- Thread starter Subway
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my brain is fried, my soul is tired, my body is trashed and it's been almost two years since i last surfed so i'm thinking something like this would be pretty good for me right about now...
i think i could spend a couple weeks just getting my cross-step frontwards and backwards back in order
i think i could spend a couple weeks just getting my cross-step frontwards and backwards back in order
Made it through check in with no fee for my overweight giant board bag with 5 sticks
the old foot under the bag while you sweettalk the counter agent
she tells me “this only weights 24 pounds wow”
Hahahaha
the old foot under the bag while you sweettalk the counter agent
she tells me “this only weights 24 pounds wow”
Hahahaha
Dude. We’ve covered this. There is room for one more. And I spend lavishly on all those around me. It’s going to be pumping down there in a couple weeks. The choice is yours. Money is not an obstacle, TIME is the only truly valuable commodity. That and empty Mexican point breaksI sure could use some of that, flat for foreseeable future
Life throws yet another curve ball my way, and I got struck square in the chest. It fucking hurts too this one.
About a decade ago, our neighbor rented his illegal airbnb apt to, of all people, the vp of airbnb from madrid who was down here for some business. He spent an afternoon with my wife and I, we reminisced about Madrid life, explained our scene here and showed him our home and animals. He fell in love with our Podenco, Marvin, a total character of a dog....
Long story short, Mauro left to Madrid and back to his life. A week into it, he started thinking about us, and some of the things we'd said about living life over chasing duckets. He quit his job, sold everything and broke his lease. He came down and rented from us for a month. He was SO HAPPY. He moved to the tourist town up north, git a pt job in tourism and enjoyed his bachelor life. He had brought a pointer with him named Curro, and after becoming involved in the dog rescue program here adopted a Podenco, he named Chester. The guy was the life of the town. Literally everyone knew him, had only good things to say about him, etc...
Long story short, he moved back to town here this year because of the high rents and lack of availability recently since the island population exploded after the lockdowns. One day we crossed paths and he mentioned living in this town would be the death of his social life, that he understood how we do it as a couple, but that he was authentically worried he'd start to consider the goats after a while. I told him to be sure and pick a sexy one. We all laughed and went our way, promising to meet up for an afternoon of chit chat sooner than later. Two days later we were walking our dogs and again ran into him, but only waved from across the street because he was saying goodbye to a young lady he'd clearly spent the night with. He emphatically waved and reminded us of our promise to hang out soon.
Yesterday we got the news he died of a massive heart attack. Apparently he was with a lady he'd brought home, and just after finishing making love he stood up, said he felt dizzy and dropped dead.
My wife is crushed, her sister too... they were both closer to him than I was. He was a perfectly healthy 50 year old guy. Just turned 50 in March.
Fucking wierd.
There's a gofundme to take care of his dogs and his funeral. He had no family what so ever.
We're all totally stunned by his loss.
About a decade ago, our neighbor rented his illegal airbnb apt to, of all people, the vp of airbnb from madrid who was down here for some business. He spent an afternoon with my wife and I, we reminisced about Madrid life, explained our scene here and showed him our home and animals. He fell in love with our Podenco, Marvin, a total character of a dog....
Long story short, Mauro left to Madrid and back to his life. A week into it, he started thinking about us, and some of the things we'd said about living life over chasing duckets. He quit his job, sold everything and broke his lease. He came down and rented from us for a month. He was SO HAPPY. He moved to the tourist town up north, git a pt job in tourism and enjoyed his bachelor life. He had brought a pointer with him named Curro, and after becoming involved in the dog rescue program here adopted a Podenco, he named Chester. The guy was the life of the town. Literally everyone knew him, had only good things to say about him, etc...
Long story short, he moved back to town here this year because of the high rents and lack of availability recently since the island population exploded after the lockdowns. One day we crossed paths and he mentioned living in this town would be the death of his social life, that he understood how we do it as a couple, but that he was authentically worried he'd start to consider the goats after a while. I told him to be sure and pick a sexy one. We all laughed and went our way, promising to meet up for an afternoon of chit chat sooner than later. Two days later we were walking our dogs and again ran into him, but only waved from across the street because he was saying goodbye to a young lady he'd clearly spent the night with. He emphatically waved and reminded us of our promise to hang out soon.
Yesterday we got the news he died of a massive heart attack. Apparently he was with a lady he'd brought home, and just after finishing making love he stood up, said he felt dizzy and dropped dead.
My wife is crushed, her sister too... they were both closer to him than I was. He was a perfectly healthy 50 year old guy. Just turned 50 in March.
Fucking wierd.
There's a gofundme to take care of his dogs and his funeral. He had no family what so ever.
We're all totally stunned by his loss.
That’s awful and sounds like a widow maker event. The Left Anterior Descending artery. Some people (myself included) can just have the genetic luck to accumulate plaque in THAT specific artery; regardless of health age fitness level etc. docs noticed and established mine early (43) so we now know to have it checked every couple years
they call it a widow maker for the obvious reason, but more specifically for these other reasons. It’s a genetic thing and when it’s unknown/ those are almost ALWAYS the cause of those fatal heart attacks of healthy active men in their 50s. A “LAD” event is virtually a death sentence. I’ve read that if you have a LAD heart attack sitting IN A HOSPITAL, you only have a 25% survival rate. Outside? Single digits.
Im terribly sorry bud, that’s way too young in this era
they call it a widow maker for the obvious reason, but more specifically for these other reasons. It’s a genetic thing and when it’s unknown/ those are almost ALWAYS the cause of those fatal heart attacks of healthy active men in their 50s. A “LAD” event is virtually a death sentence. I’ve read that if you have a LAD heart attack sitting IN A HOSPITAL, you only have a 25% survival rate. Outside? Single digits.
Im terribly sorry bud, that’s way too young in this era
Sorry for everyone's losses...Dealt with quite a few lately and I can say that a quick trip has me stoked for a little while - though I wonder why I even left (oh yeah that work thing). Apparently a new (larger) sw filled in today with the outer spots showing. Most of these pics are from a popular spot that shifted over the winter into two river mouths, the smaller of the two straight throwing on the more southern sets. This was a mix of S, SSW and SW (apparently some of the Tahiti swell in the SW)- super consistent and got lucky with offshores all day, not super normal in middle Nica everyday.
ALL waves were ridden on my freshly shaped 5'8 twinnie from ThrashCraft (a local guy making gooood boards). I couldn't get off it. Didn't even jump on my 6'0 Chilli A2, though I needed it on a couple drops (as shown). Get down there!!!!!! Swell looks super consistent
ALL waves were ridden on my freshly shaped 5'8 twinnie from ThrashCraft (a local guy making gooood boards). I couldn't get off it. Didn't even jump on my 6'0 Chilli A2, though I needed it on a couple drops (as shown). Get down there!!!!!! Swell looks super consistent
The 2 week forecast (knock it all you want but Surfline is eerily accurate with their extended forecast) for the region is promising.
As of now, Surfline is suggesting a very large and prolonged south swell starting May 27 (when we arrive). 10-15 feet on the 27th (we fly in that day, too late to surf) but it very well could be mental for the first few days of our 8. We’ll see. It’s active down there right now for sure.
As of now, Surfline is suggesting a very large and prolonged south swell starting May 27 (when we arrive). 10-15 feet on the 27th (we fly in that day, too late to surf) but it very well could be mental for the first few days of our 8. We’ll see. It’s active down there right now for sure.
Wedding season is starting (yeah I'm at that age) so my summer is fcked. I've got three weddings and bachelor parties and so on or I'd try and make it out there...I think Mexico is next on the list, but as you can tell I like left points so Nica has been great. Saving up for three weeks in INDO atm - Get IT!
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Yeah weddings and Bacchys suck up entire chunks of time and financial resources of one’s prime young-adult years.
I agree with my late father. Everyone should just elope. The large expensive (especially destination) wedding thing has gotten dystopian at this point.
bachelor parties- fine if they’re in a surf zone or at the very least a ski mountain so you have something fun to do in between bumps and blow jobs
Old curmudgeon OUT
I agree with my late father. Everyone should just elope. The large expensive (especially destination) wedding thing has gotten dystopian at this point.
bachelor parties- fine if they’re in a surf zone or at the very least a ski mountain so you have something fun to do in between bumps and blow jobs
Old curmudgeon OUT
I told my daughter that if and when she gets married, I wouldn't give her any money for the wedding, but I'll toss in 10 grand for a raging reception. She can get married here for free:
The surfing pics are cool and all, Rambo statue = epicSorry for everyone's losses...Dealt with quite a few lately and I can say that a quick trip has me stoked for a little while - though I wonder why I even left (oh yeah that work thing). Apparently a new (larger) sw filled in today with the outer spots showing. Most of these pics are from a popular spot that shifted over the winter into two river mouths, the smaller of the two straight throwing on the more southern sets. This was a mix of S, SSW and SW (apparently some of the Tahiti swell in the SW)- super consistent and got lucky with offshores all day, not super normal in middle Nica everyday.
ALL waves were ridden on my freshly shaped 5'8 twinnie from ThrashCraft (a local guy making gooood boards). I couldn't get off it. Didn't even jump on my 6'0 Chilli A2, though I needed it on a couple drops (as shown). Get down there!!!!!! Swell looks super consistent
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When Ortega dies and his wife is either dead as well or at least nullified I think the people of Nicaragua have a number of great leaders waiting to get their chance to bring Nicaragua into the 21st century. Most of them were locked up during the summer before the most recent elections.
Ortega may very well be dead and his wife is just keeping him propped up (literally and figuratively) a La “weekend at Bernie’s” to keep her own slim grasp on “power”. She is universally loathed. Her husband is equally loathed by 90% of the country but he still has his Sandinista history giving him what little mandate may remain.
when they are gone that Rambo statue may be holding a soft top in one hand and a yoga mat in the other
Ortega may very well be dead and his wife is just keeping him propped up (literally and figuratively) a La “weekend at Bernie’s” to keep her own slim grasp on “power”. She is universally loathed. Her husband is equally loathed by 90% of the country but he still has his Sandinista history giving him what little mandate may remain.
when they are gone that Rambo statue may be holding a soft top in one hand and a yoga mat in the other
I was in the far north last spring and it was already crawling with fly by night Yoga/Wellness retreats.
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