Come hear a pool by pool comparison! Surf Ranch v Waco v NLand…
I chatted with David Lee Scales today for the first time in seemingly forever and what a chat it was. The man had just returned from northern Texas, surfing both the NLand pool outside of Austin and the Barefoot Ski Ranch featuring American Wave Machines technology near Waco. A few months ago, directly after Derek Rielly and I, he also surfed Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California giving him an official hat trick.
Oh I had a thousand questions. Which one is best, which one worst, which most fun and which least? How do they all compare? Which technology will be our future? You will learn many things while listening to the podcast and if you are not thrilled to go to Waco, when it is finished, then I don’t know if we can be great friends.
Just kidding, I am friend to all but back to which technology will be our future… I really needed to know and asked… is Surf Ranch a Bugatti while Waco is a Hyundai?
“Absolutely not.” David Lee said. “Surf Ranch is a Porsche and Waco is a Honda Accord with all the bells and whistles. Leather interior, upgraded sound system etc.”
I was perturbed by the comparison and pressed him further. “Both get you where you want to go…” he said “…the Porsche just comes with status.”
And I let the conversation drop at that point but shouldn’t have. Driving a Porsche is not about status, or not just about status. The way it handles, the way it accelerates and decelerates, the way the doors close and seats feel is… a revelation. From the outside, maybe, it seems like any other car but it is not. The Porsche is a joy. The Honda Accord is… not a chore but just meaningless.
Now, it goes without saying that my own personal Porsche experience is ill-gotten, though I have lusted over them since I was five-years-old but that doesn’t negate the truth of the sentiment. Which brings us back to our comparison. What sort of car is Surf Ranch and what sort of car is Waco? We can agree that NLand is a Kia Forte but what about the other two?
Help would be much appreciated but I think you should listen to David Lee Scales describe each first. It is, thanks to his experience, our best show yet.
Listen here!
Dick zenya.
you havent annoyed me. you only revaled your low IQ
Wow Ben you went an entire comment without being mean.
Hey buddy take my advice. Get into a program. Suit up and show up one day at a time. Tough at first but if you really want it and you go to 90 meetings in 90 days you might make it.
Please get help Brother. Wouldn’t want to see you become the next Jeff Spencer.
P.S. Who hasn’t wanked it to that O’neill ad of Anne Bayley? Or the pic of Jessica Castro stretching?
Anne was beautiful. Surfed with her at the Lane tons she was very sweet.
BTW F U name dropper.
Too bad it wasn’t you that got flesh eating disease after getting drunk at Harbor Pub and falling into Harbor 1 hour after largest sewage spill in Hawaii history.
Then Beach Grit would still be pure.
John used to get very tubed at Stockton.
And I surfed Town for years but as a commuter. Ala Mo regular. Seen some consistent periods ( June 2009 pumped for weeks ) but can’t fathom hanging out there. There are some other spots an hour north that are better.
BTW F U.
You dont even surf. why are you here?
I was there. THose girls you met at Prekestolen/pulpit rock and later at Checkpoint Charlie (nightclub in Stavanger) are still hot. Tomas still rips and now works as a heli pilot
whatever dipshit
It’s just a modern faster version of letters to the editor…
Time for another round of back, when, I, too many voices etc etc Ben?
you are a breibart person. you have the brain of a rock
difficult is not the same as being a selfish cock. hes out of touch with reality and believes he is above you that is why he looked at you that way
cheers…
Ben, submit it to Chas.
Why the hell not ?
Probably won’t be anything like you’re used to in remuneration, but why not ?
Yea – you’ve had your run-ins here but you were always going to get flak doing what you’ve been doing. You can write, so write.
Really, do it.
That’d be me olde Pal then…
Can you view the website analytics from this site?!?
As a Moderator that interests me as to who and where people post from
I guess a IP blocker could statter that anyway?
I wouldn’t say you’re generating hate… more people just love to agrue online. Alas nothing ever comes from it other than more arguing, and that’s something I’m trying this platform not to be full of.
You’re playing the provocateur quite nicely. I‘m not buying it though. I think it’s contrived. Nobody could be that pretentious and self–unaware of how ridiculous they sound. You are very convincing though I must say…
i know people that work for him. he’s not cool at all
Surf Ranch = Jurassic Park
Waco = Six Flags
Wow, I would have to a say from only watching videos that the Surf Ranch is more like a Brachiosaurus and Waco is the Velociraptor! Even the front doors the Surf Ranch remind me of Jurassic Park! Either way, the Surf Ranch technology is bound for extinction. Only the short lived Hedge Fund money keeps the doors open! At some point the Fools with have to drain the Pool…
Humility maybe?
John Arnold is a legend.