Construction worker says he hasn't had a job in two years since Surf Ranch injury…
On the eve of the wildly anticipated Founders Cup, a former worker at Surf Ranch has appeared with a claim that he was severely injured during its construction.
In response to a post by Kelly, @decayrook, owned by the relatively notable drop-knee bodyboarder Louie Robles, wrote: “I been a wave rider my whole life and an #ironworker for half. I love my job almost as much as getting spat outa the pit. The #WSLsurfranch took both my job and passion. Unfortunately I took fall off the square tube/beam the vessel rolls on I haven’t worked since April 12 2016. As you can imagine, workman’s comp insurance claims suck. Please help turn this tragedy around for one or two of the #ironworkers who built this wave out of a wakeboard pool when all was kept secret Even if it’s for one ride @kellyslater help me out here man. I built your stoke machine please let me ride what we worked on for so long.”
Kelly replied,
“I’d love to see you ride a wave one day here. That’s why it’s for after all. Thank you for your work on it I/We do appreciate all the time and efforts people have put into the project. I’m sorry about your injury. I never heard about it or the details and I hope you heal up. I take a slight offence to you saying it ‘took your job and passion’ but I really don’t know what occurred to injure you or cause the accident. Can you enlighten me as to how it happened?”
And, from Robles,
“I DM’d you the details but I fell into the vessel trench breaking my scaphoid bone in two preventing me from working and surfing, my two passions, until the surgery is approved, which is a whole other issue. But fortunately it’s being resolved/approved and surgery scheduled soon. Since you have responded it seems progress is being made. Thank you for your time and inspiration.”
Both Kelly and Louie have been contacted for comment.
More to come etc.
Clearly fucked up the rock jump on a big day.
Can someone please post up the latest photo from the Tub with Jordy, ADS and Kelly arm in arm.
Looks like a bunch of middle aged gas station attendants from 1972 who just got picked for the local ten bin bowling team.
Did you by any chance see Stabs insta post earlier today where Jordy claims his boards don’t work in Kelly’s pool? Something about having to ride a Slater designs Omni?
Kelly also built the fucking Death Star right?
no but Jordy’s dad build’s G Star and could have an Omni type board shaped and glassed within hours, all a scam for $$$
KELLY BUILT THE DEATH STAR, KELLY BUILT THE DEATH STAR!
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This is where I don’t understand the US health system. If you break your scaphoid (requiring surgery) in Aus you’d be rushed straight into it to get the blood flow back to the whole bone whether you have private health insurance or not.
We don’t have a queen
Mike Ho won the fcuken Pipe Masters three days after fracturing his scaphoid in his rail-grab hand.
Lack of drug testing made this possible!
Those were tougher times.
Caught my foreskin in my zipper at the doctors once. Should have sued.
Underpants are for lesser men lacking your swagger Nik Karol. I’m taking mine off right now in solidarity.
What are underpants?
Is that a thing?
…and who the fuck where’s “underpants”? Freeball
Thank you comrade, let’s break the shackles!
What do you mean, “underpants” don’t have zippers dog
Gosh! The court of public opinion seems far easier to navigate than any state administrated judicial system. Unless! Shit! Kelly you sneaky fuck! Nice invite! Kelly’s Mine’s* Eye says “yes Robles! Cost you no rubles to drop a knee and swear allegiance. Come! Come! Play!”
*as opposed to Kelly’s Mind’s Eye, or Kelly’s Tub Wall Eye
The old ‘just disabled enough to surf and nothing else’ trick. Gets em every time.
Maybe drop-knee is a little easier on the bod than construction?
He’d be unemployable with a non-union of a scaphoid fracture as a steel worker, even if he could do pushups, he’d be as popular as a pork chop in a synagogue with the Hiring department.
Porkchop in a synagogue…!
…or a mosque.
If only it was easier on the eye.
You’ve never DK’d before obviously Derek, It’s a terribly difficult, non functional choice of wave riding. Not a natural stance in life.. Except the old DK doggy style- so much easier to hit the lip(s). You done that lately Derek? I do it. It makes me feel big.
Kelly’s a standup guy for replying. Of course, he owes the man not a thing but if he decides to give him a wave then well enough. Wondering though, if he’s so messed up how can he surf?
Not a hell of a lot of difference between drop knee and ball dragging
Oh please tell me no spongebobs at the surf ranch…as if it couldn’t get any more fucked up
Mate, the official body that represents surfing is the ISA.
google them up. Anything to do with a board any fucken where.
Don’t discount it. aloha
WSL is an associate member, iirc
Maybe ya shouldn’t have fallen into the trench ya dumb cunt.
cant really blame the guy, assuming he was standing on both of his feet in an upright position when he fell off
Yes… yes you can blame him for “allegedly” falling down, assuming he was standing before he fell
This isn’t quite “There will be Blood” territory!
Well, then again, it does sound very “baby in a basket” tho