Just because a line can’t be perfectly drawn, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t draw one…
The ‘jackboot’ has to come down somewhere.
To combat Coronavirus, Bondi was fenced off on Saturday. Manly followed suit on Sunday.
Many surfers aren’t happy.
Their reasoning? You’re more likely to get sick in the supermarket.
Also, “Fuck the police.”
And clubbies.
Nick Carroll suspects the Police and Emergency Services Minister, David Elliott, “possibly the biggest boofhead in NSW politics” is to blame for the initial over-reaction.
My take?
The government capitulated to clickbait (“World in crisis, Aussies hit the beach!”).
As a small southerly filled in, I found myself mildly annoyed.
Until, deep in a Youtube wormhole, I found a video of Bill Maher and Christopher Hitchens discussing “Vietnam and Communism.”
“The Vietnam war didn’t have to happen in Vietnam, but it had to happen somewhere.”
Maher likened it to a battle in Korea: “Hill 53 had no strategic value… but that was the point. We had to show them we were willing.”
Despite sounding like a local yelling at a VAL on a one-foot day (or an Aussie complaining about Brazzos at an Indo reef pass), he makes an interesting point: just because a line can’t be perfectly drawn, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t draw one.*
You don’t need to tackle that grommet, but over-reaching in the moment could save you five years of hassling.
Surfers intuitively know this, we just don’t like it when Clubbies are the enforcers.
Drawing the line allows for the masses to be kept away (or stop bussing it to Bondi), while the savvy few get their fix.
“I will return under the cover of sunset,” wrote Derek Rielly.
“Some tasty little wedges at Bronte this morning. Upon returning to shore, they were getting ready to shut the place down…..the message is to get out there early!” wrote Skinflute.
“I for one will not be curtailing my coastal activities,” – Longtom.
“Fuck off out of our national park,” – Channel Bottom and Surfads, (paraphrased), who are presumably setting up a Spanish civil war sex camp somewhere in the Blue Mountains.
What are your plans?
*Doesn’t mean they drew it right in Vietnam.
Yes surfing is living and core surfers can be proud of their counter culture credentials. And the Corona Virus probably isn’t even contagious in the ocean. But the commentators on these pages who boast about their disregard for the admittedly horrible limitations being imposed on us at backline, are nothing but stupid selfish cunts. Before they congratulate themselves for this rare accolade and their clever and funny words, they would do us all a favour by stopping for a moment to contemplate how they are responsible for killing people and ultimately keeping us all out the water for even longer.
Still waiting for ELO’s compo package for the world’s Fantasy Surfers. C’mon chief – priorities!
Got sick waves yesterday. It really was quite good, numbers low, water warm.
How good is a hitchslap rabbit hole btw. His owning of Mos Def, also with Bill Maher hosting was intense. One really ends up feeling bad for the mighty Mos.
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At my local spot today, there were a dozen d00ds on waist to shoulder high waves. I waited until the tide dropped a bit and the outside reef started showing. Overhead rights, all to myself.
I will surf through the CV19 hysteria. When surfing is outlawed, only outlaws will surf.
Where is this utopia?
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One of their best!
Whats the expression “spanish civil war sex camp” meaning?
They are married too a couple Latin cousins. And are fighting off Wiggs who has infiltrated their camp looking for a root. After being banned from the beach and BG.
Beach was a bit quieter this morning. No complaints. Best part was two of the grumpy old men had their first surf in many months. One coming back from a heart attack, the other from busted ribs. Seeing them made life feel a bit better.
This one’s probly more realistic
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He still the fkn Dude but..
I’m gonna wear my lifeguard uniform and see if I can sneak through today
Red undies tucked up your bum and a funny hat?
Yeah, but as soon as you’re seen being able to identify rips and float on a surfboard, you’ll be revealed as an imposter.
Alas, no need. Scored the most crowded beach on the northern beaches only 3 dudes out
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CB told you all to fuck off, I said to come hang out. The sorta mixed messaging that would make Gladys and Scomo proud.
But don’t come hang out.
What if I bring a good humour and vodka packed in ice?
Bring some of that to a fresh article. Preferable not on sharks.
Ebolager
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I’m running around like a blue-arsed fly sorting out: “working from home”, my daughters freshly fractured elbow -while avoiding emergency room, dropping others round town, home schooling as of tomorrow, wife stress etc etc.
Y’all can have my waves for the foreseeable future.
Hard work on the pushy!
Or did you break out the climate changer?
Rented the largest most coal-rolling ute I possibly could.
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Tent pitched.
Mine too, watcha watching? Teen spandex?
Stock market
Ratings are in the cellar.
Fuck all. At least you punters have waves to tempt you into confrontations with 5-0. Pancake flat here where I am. My plans are to try to not annoy my wife every hour for the next 4 months of quarantine. So far I’m failing, miserably. #CovidBabies
Take up writing poetry.
See my recent turtle imagery for inspiration.
Oh Eddie Haiku
Your debonair offerings
Please come back to us.
Are you saying my turtle poem was bad?
Derek Hynd’s Missing Fins is inquiring if a Hurlerley poem happened?
No, a Channelbottom poem happened.
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Covorce?
Play it cool and conserve your energy. The boredom will get to her. We’re now 9 days into quarantine and I’m already a bit concerned whether I can keep up the pace.
Annoy her more, she’ll send you surfing.
That’s the problem. No waves on US East Coast. Hard to believe Slater came from this crap.