You drink the Jack while cleaning your car's battery terminals with the Coke?
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Mental Health thread
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Great to see this thread and the COVID thread go quiet for a few days. I guess a little surf IS good for your mental health. More on the way.
Mental health couldn't be better. Hell, best in years (decades?).
Got an awesome job with excellent benefits in an area (NorCal) that I'm learning to absolutely love; so awesome to be out of the manicured homogenization that is SoCal. Not that I didn't massively enjoy life down there but man, this place kicks ass. Moving, getting kids enrolled, going through escrow right now on old place, all hellish beyond hell (deadlifts my ass; just dolly fridges, washers, dryers, etc. up and down stairs) but almost completely sorted out. I've been playing it relatively conservative so far as surfing but am loving the overall rawness of it up here and conditions have been great. So. Stocked. And the food, while a little pricy, it does not play. Kickass Mexican joint down the way from me. Every weekend take my family out and explore a new place - wife and kids are both acclimated and loving it up here.
Oh and having Russian River Brewing just down the way and getting growlers of Pliny at will isn't hurting the mental health either.
Got an awesome job with excellent benefits in an area (NorCal) that I'm learning to absolutely love; so awesome to be out of the manicured homogenization that is SoCal. Not that I didn't massively enjoy life down there but man, this place kicks ass. Moving, getting kids enrolled, going through escrow right now on old place, all hellish beyond hell (deadlifts my ass; just dolly fridges, washers, dryers, etc. up and down stairs) but almost completely sorted out. I've been playing it relatively conservative so far as surfing but am loving the overall rawness of it up here and conditions have been great. So. Stocked. And the food, while a little pricy, it does not play. Kickass Mexican joint down the way from me. Every weekend take my family out and explore a new place - wife and kids are both acclimated and loving it up here.
Oh and having Russian River Brewing just down the way and getting growlers of Pliny at will isn't hurting the mental health either.
Stoked for you brother. I bet the change is good.Mental health couldn't be better. Hell, best in years (decades?).
Got an awesome job with excellent benefits in an area (NorCal) that I'm learning to absolutely love; so awesome to be out of the manicured homogenization that is SoCal. Not that I didn't massively enjoy life down there but man, this place kicks ass. Moving, getting kids enrolled, going through escrow right now on old place, all hellish beyond hell (deadlifts my ass; just dolly fridges, washers, dryers, etc. up and down stairs) but almost completely sorted out. I've been playing it relatively conservative so far as surfing but am loving the overall rawness of it up here and conditions have been great. So. Stocked. And the food, while a little pricy, it does not play. Kickass Mexican joint down the way from me. Every weekend take my family out and explore a new place - wife and kids are both acclimated and loving it up here.
Oh and having Russian River Brewing just down the way and getting growlers of Pliny at will isn't hurting the mental health either.
Where did you end up?Mental health couldn't be better. Hell, best in years (decades?).
Got an awesome job with excellent benefits in an area (NorCal) that I'm learning to absolutely love; so awesome to be out of the manicured homogenization that is SoCal. Not that I didn't massively enjoy life down there but man, this place kicks ass. Moving, getting kids enrolled, going through escrow right now on old place, all hellish beyond hell (deadlifts my ass; just dolly fridges, washers, dryers, etc. up and down stairs) but almost completely sorted out. I've been playing it relatively conservative so far as surfing but am loving the overall rawness of it up here and conditions have been great. So. Stocked. And the food, while a little pricy, it does not play. Kickass Mexican joint down the way from me. Every weekend take my family out and explore a new place - wife and kids are both acclimated and loving it up here.
Oh and having Russian River Brewing just down the way and getting growlers of Pliny at will isn't hurting the mental health either.
i drink the Jack, soak my moms dentures in the coke.You drink the Jack while cleaning your car's battery terminals with the Coke?
People think it's all fun and games to be an erbb official, but I'm getting ready to turn in my badge.When you moving to Santa Rosa Auto?
It's where all the erBB official live, right?
I like Santa Rosa.
I went to Bodega Bay, it was a little too rough and tumble for my blood. Damp and overcast the whole time.
But those rolling hills coming in reminded me of my idyllic SoCal upbringing in the hills of the south east San Gabriel valley. All gone now, covered with houses.
Part of what made it awesome today. Conditions were raw indeed today, very random and shifty out there with sneaker sets galore, including the biggest one that landed right in front of me. Duckdove them but got rocked in process. Even that is fun. But lots of late drops off double ups, tons of speed, most not made around the corner, with not much in the way of escape hatch. So damn fun. Love this sh!t.
Salmon Creek has many moods. Often like you described, although I've also seen it break beautiful and peaky close to shore as wellPart of what made it awesome today. Conditions were raw indeed today, very random and shifty out there with sneaker sets galore, including the biggest one that landed right in front of me. Duckdove them but got rocked in process. Even that is fun. But lots of late drops off double ups, tons of speed, most not made around the corner, with not much in the way of escape hatch. So damn fun. Love this sh!t.
I've had a range of different types of sessions even already but #1 quality is the raw push behind waves. And they rock you good when they get you. I love it - that's the thing that makes surfing fun, if not damaging at times (but that's also fun). Followed 3+ hour sesh by hiking with kids through redwoods near Occidental. Awesome day.Salmon Creek has many moods. Often like you described, although I've also seen it break beautiful and peaky close to shore as well
Mental health couldn't be better. Hell, best in years (decades?).
Got an awesome job with excellent benefits in an area (NorCal) that I'm learning to absolutely love; so awesome to be out of the manicured homogenization that is SoCal. Not that I didn't massively enjoy life down there but man, this place kicks ass. Moving, getting kids enrolled, going through escrow right now on old place, all hellish beyond hell (deadlifts my ass; just dolly fridges, washers, dryers, etc. up and down stairs) but almost completely sorted out. I've been playing it relatively conservative so far as surfing but am loving the overall rawness of it up here and conditions have been great. So. Stocked. And the food, while a little pricy, it does not play. Kickass Mexican joint down the way from me. Every weekend take my family out and explore a new place - wife and kids are both acclimated and loving it up here.
Oh and having Russian River Brewing just down the way and getting growlers of Pliny at will isn't hurting the mental health either.
I went camping a few weeks ago in that zone and it was great. Saw 2 bald eagles in the estuary.
A friend of mine relocated to your area (he might be in RP, I forget) and loves it. Surfs your spot quite a bit on the weekends. Good surfer (particularly for that area), goofyfoot, quiet, Coast Guard. If you're there on the weekends, you'll see him around. I hate that I don't come up there much and he basically writes off any attempt at surfing on this side of the bridge unless he's sneaking an after work summer session. Too many people.
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That's how they like it
If any of you faggots are not yet swinging by the neck, I would advice you to get rich. It sorts everything out!
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After consulting my lawyer, the funny part got back on the show!
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Nice! Some fun spots up that way, and a bunch more a short drive away. We have family there and visit often.Mental health couldn't be better. Hell, best in years (decades?).
Got an awesome job with excellent benefits in an area (NorCal) that I'm learning to absolutely love; so awesome to be out of the manicured homogenization that is SoCal. Not that I didn't massively enjoy life down there but man, this place kicks ass. Moving, getting kids enrolled, going through escrow right now on old place, all hellish beyond hell (deadlifts my ass; just dolly fridges, washers, dryers, etc. up and down stairs) but almost completely sorted out. I've been playing it relatively conservative so far as surfing but am loving the overall rawness of it up here and conditions have been great. So. Stocked. And the food, while a little pricy, it does not play. Kickass Mexican joint down the way from me. Every weekend take my family out and explore a new place - wife and kids are both acclimated and loving it up here.
Oh and having Russian River Brewing just down the way and getting growlers of Pliny at will isn't hurting the mental health either.
On a big south swell. North of Salmon. There are some gems. Even farther north.
PA. One of my long time surfing bros lived about 12 miles away as the crow flies. He passed away recently while surfing. My dad was stationed there when I was a tike. Coast Guard. In charge of Loran. Don H. was my friend.
Also... "not living in Arizona".Mental health couldn't be better. Hell, best in years (decades?).
Got an awesome job with excellent benefits in an area (NorCal) that I'm learning to absolutely love; so awesome to be out of the manicured homogenization that is SoCal. Not that I didn't massively enjoy life down there but man, this place kicks ass. Moving, getting kids enrolled, going through escrow right now on old place, all hellish beyond hell (deadlifts my ass; just dolly fridges, washers, dryers, etc. up and down stairs) but almost completely sorted out. I've been playing it relatively conservative so far as surfing but am loving the overall rawness of it up here and conditions have been great. So. Stocked. And the food, while a little pricy, it does not play. Kickass Mexican joint down the way from me. Every weekend take my family out and explore a new place - wife and kids are both acclimated and loving it up here.
Oh and having Russian River Brewing just down the way and getting growlers of Pliny at will isn't hurting the mental health either.
desert life is A ok. as long as you're not surrounded by stoopid.
Is that even possible in the desert?